We've been reading Kensuke's Kingdom, which is based on a family who decide to pack up and go on an around-the-world tour (if only!) however, they're doing it in a tiny boat and sailing across the Atlantic with only basic experience. The story's centred around Michael, an 11-year-old boy who blogs about his trip. We've been writing as Michael inventing our own blogs using Purple Mash. The children have really enjoyed writing their own, reading others and leaving supportive co

It has been lovely to see the sun this week . Mrs Longstaff held another fantastic forest school session but in the sunshine rather than the rain ! In English the KS1 children have been writing in the form of a diary , practising writing in the first person. In RE EYFS have looked at photographs of our village church and talked about the special features inside and outside . KS1 children have explored where Muslims feel they can see God (Allah ) and drawn pictures of some exa

Thursday is everyone's favourite day of the week as the children have their music lesson with Mrs Longstaff. Over the term the children will be creating their own pieces of music using a range of different instruments and focusing on different styles too. The children really enjoy getting all of the instruments out and have a great time playing together and being creative. We can't wait to see what they come up with!

This week, we've been brushing up on our angles understanding. Using the protractor to measure precisely and then had lots of fun to estimate freehand and see how close we were. We've also used our knowledge to solve angle puzzles where protractors aren't needed. We've also begun are much-anticipated history unit on ancient Maya. As with all history units, we studied where this period fits in with British chronology and compared the two. We then, located the Maya regions with

It was lovely to see all the children after the holidays. We have had a very busy first 4 days back . In maths we have started a topic about time , starting with days of the week and months of the year. The EYFS children have been exploring doubles and odd and even numbers . In RE the KS1 children are starting to learn about Muslims and what they believe and the EYFS children are learning about special places . Everyone has been very enthusiastic about our history topic all a

It was great to see everybody again this week and to be able to welcome the children back to school. It was also lovely to actually see some sunshine and we made the most of it by getting outside at every opportunity. On Tuesday the class had their pe session with Mr Whitford and they started by taking part in some very energetic warm up sessions- I wish I had their energy! Some of the children also got the chance to take part in some extra pe sessions thanks to an initiative

This week has been a really busy week as we have saved one of our best topics until last - levers and linkages in D and T. The children had to create an Easter card that had different moving parts to it, and they had to design all of the mechanisms and movements by themselves. They worked very well on the project and came up with some very creative ideas. It was brilliant to see their creativity in full flow as they produced some excellent designs. The final results were bril

This week the children have made and decorated an Easter tree. They had a super fun forest school lesson with Mrs Longstaff and celebrated Easter at our end of term service in church. I hope you all have a lovely break and look forward to seeing the children next term .

This week in maths the children have moved onto learning about measures of length and height. They have used centimetres and metres as standard units of measurment. The younger children have focused on the language of comparison of length. The KS1 children had a great time at forest school with Mrs Longstaff. We have had a design technolgy week , where the children have planned , constructed and evaluated some fabulous Easter cards . Well done class 1 - have a lovely weekend.

At forest school for the last few weeks we have discussed fire etiquette in order to light a fire safely. We have practised using a flint and steel to create a spark and reminded ourselves of the fire triangle. We have toasted smores and also cooked bread on the fire on a peeled green stick. We have also learnt a lot about how to keep ourselves safe when using tools. Children have practised whittling using peelers and hand knives, peeling bark, practising a stop cut and a thu

This week the sun finally started shining and we made the most of the good weather by going outside and looking for mini-beasts. In science we have been studying different types of animals and creating classification keys, so we went outside to see which types of creatures we could find and then think about how we could sort them into different groups. We are really lucky to have such a great outside space to use and the children loved exploring all of the little nooks and cr

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This week, we've been doing some very important skills around how to deliver first aid and what to do in an emergency. Here we are carrying out a practical and putting our first-aid knowledge to the test. We were also very fortunate to have Bethel church come back to deliver a different workshop on the life of Jesus. They went through Jesus' life in order and brought it to life by having people play roles from the stories. We got to do a bit of drama by acting out the scenes

This week in maths the EYFS children have been exploring doubles . They have made a display of doubles butterflies . KS1 children have been counting in 2s , 5s and 10s and looking at the relationships between them . As part of our world religion we have learnt about the Hindu spring festival of Holi and produced some fantastic art work which is up in the classroom . The EYFS children enjoyed the story Dear Zoo and each produced their own page which we have proudly displayed .

What a great day we had celebrating books new and old in school. This year's was one to remember with all the activities going on in school. We had an author visit, chocolate bars being sold, North Stainley came to visit and all sorts of fun activities throughout the day. Well done Class 3 on their excellent costumes

We have had such a busy week ! The children looked amazing in their costumes yesterday . Our visiting author ran a super workshop based on the book Where The Wild Things Are. In RE the EYFS children have been acting out the story of Palm Sunday using palm leaves that they cut out themselves. The KS1 children have been sequencing the Easter story and talking about the significance of each part . Thank you for all your support . Have a lovely weekend everyone.

We have had a really exciting week this week, and not only have we been out on a school trip, but we've also had World Book Day too! On Wednesday we went to Askham Bryan Wildlife park near York to take part in some workshops to help us with our science topic. We have been learning about how to classify different types of animals and we thought it would be a good idea to go and see some of the animals for ourselves. The children loved observing and drawing the animals, and the

This week class 3 had the opportunity to go to a dance showcase. They've been eagerly mastering a dance routine all halfterm and demonstrated their dance to a crowded hall, full of primary-school children. They carried it out with such enthusiasm, there were cartwheels a plenty and shaking hips. Here they are in full swing. Some were noted for their contribution and received an award for their efforts. In other areas of the curriculum, we've been studying the solar system and

Spring 2 Week 1 Class 1 news . This week the Year 1 and 2 children had the opportunity to have a forest school session with Mrs Longstaff. They had lots of fun and are looking forward to next weeks' lesson ! In maths, KS1 have been dividing numbers into groups of an equal number. Reception have been ordering numbers and looking at which numbers are 5 and a few more and how they can tell how many objects are in a set just by looking . In RE we are looking at why Easter is a s

On Tuesday we went to take part in a dance festival at Outwood school to show off our dancing skills. The children had been working with Mr Whitford in pe to create a dance routine from scratch that they could perform at the festival. The children loved the project and got to pick everything from the music they danced to, to the moves themselves. It was wonderful to see how confident the children were on stage and they worked together brilliantly to put on a real show. They a

We always look forward to art week and this time it was painting's turn to be our choice of medium. As with all art projects, Mrs Lyall (our art specialist) is on speed dial and is always keen to offer a helping hand. She came into to model how perspective can be created in a landscape by looking at the vanishing point Mrs Lyall also demonstated pointillism, which we then had a go at. We were now ready to consider drawing some outlines of our landscape, with perspective in mi

This week has been one of our favourite weeks so far - art week! For our project we created mountain scenes inspired by the winter Olympics. The children used a range of different types of paints and tools to create some wonderful pictures. They have also enjoyed learning all about the events in the winter Olympics too, and even had a go at indoor biathlon and curling thanks to Mrs Staveley. The children have worked incredibly hard this half term and we are all really proud o

This week the children have explored watercolours. They experimemted with different techniques and used brushes and pipettes. The children looked at abstract art by Paul Klee , Kadinski and Emma Burleigh . They explored colour mixing and chose a technique for a final piece of art . In maths the KS1 children have been counting equal groups of 2s, 3s and 5s. EYFS have looked at the principle of one more and how numbers 6 to 10 are 5 and a certain number more . Children have pla