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🎨 Painting Like the Pre-Raphaelites 🎨

This week, Year 6 learned about the Pre-Raphaelites and how they wanted their paintings to look realistic and full of detail. We studied Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his painting The Annunciation, noticing how his work was different from traditional…

We have had a great week this week getting stuck into the science and Art units. In Science we have been thinking about electricity - and which appliances in our homes use mains electricity or use power from a battery.

In Art we have begun drawing the outline of our self-portraits. Getting the…

We’ve had a brilliant week of learning and the children have really risen to the challenge across all subjects.

In Maths, we’ve been exploring congruent shapes, translation and reflection. After a slightly rocky start, the class have absolutely smashed it — drawing shapes, moving them across…

Art – Exploring Edvard Munch

In preparation for our new art unit, we’ve been studying the work of Edvard Munch. The children looked closely at the lines, shapes and spaces in his famous painting The Scream. Everyone had a go at sketching the outline, and the first attempts have been impressive.…

We have had a very busy and successful week in class, with lots of fantastic learning across all subjects. The children have worked extremely hard and should feel proud of their achievements!

✏️ English

In English this week, we focused on developing our descriptive writing skills. The…

In Maths lessons this week, the children continued to work practically to explore partitioning, addition and subtraction facts of the teen numbers. Their confidence in number is improving day by day and the children are working hard to recall the key number facts they have learned. They love the…

Year 6 Geography Blog 🌍

This week in geography, Year 6 learned about Brazil and how farming and energy production are important to its economy.

We discovered that a large amount of land in Brazil is used for farming crops and raising animals 🚜🌱. Brazil grows products such as coffee, cotton,…

Our Learning This Week:

Humanist Spiritual Beliefs

This week in Year 4 we have been learning all about Humanism and what Humanists believe. It has been really interesting to explore a worldview that is different from many religions but still has ideas about how to live a good and meaningful…

What a brilliant week we’ve had in Year 5! In English, the children have been hard at work crafting persuasive pieces based on the evacuation of children during World War II. They showed real maturity and empathy in their writing, and we were especially impressed with how confidently they used…

➗ Maths
This week we have been working on fractions and learning the importance of equal parts . We found fractions, made our own fractions, and explored equivalent fractions too. Great teamwork and thinking!

📚 English

In English, we created our own instructions on how to make fireworks 🎆.…

➗ Maths
This week we have been working on fractions and learning the importance of equal parts . We found fractions, made our own fractions, and explored equivalent fractions too. Great teamwork and thinking!

📚 English

In English, we created our own instructions on how to make fireworks 🎆.…

Year One children became weather presenters this week! As part of our 'Seasons and Weather' unit in Science, the children used their knowledge of weather symbols to tell others what the weather was going to be like that day. They have learned about the names of different types of clouds and how…