The Year 1 and 2 children have continued their maths topic of Measures with Miss Lawton. In Geography the children have continued to explore the school and village locality using simple maps . The Year 1 and 2 children worked together to draw maps and give each other directions to follow using small play people . In English the children learnt a poem called Hands by Julia Donaldson and performed it beautifully ! Have a lovely weekend everyone .

This week we have been learning about a really important area with the children and we have been looking at money. The children have been looking at the different values of the coins, and then playing games to create different amounts with a partner. They loved the challenge of trying to see how many coins they needed and working out how to make the same totals in different ways. By the end of the lesson they were all experts with money and they were able to solve the problem

Today was our time to experience a whole day with our local artist. She uses the natural world as inspiration for designs and artwork. She focuses on mark making and depth of tone to create wonderful pieces. The children worked with care to use their own stimulus to create texture, depth and design into their own pieces. It was intricate work but they've produced some wonderful pieces. And I don't know if you're aware but, we do happen to be putting on a production which is t

It was lovely to see the children after the holiday . This week we have been looking at maps of the school ground . Key stage 1 children labelled the features they could see and sorted them into physical and human features . The EYFS children explored our school grounds and created a map and model of the school . We talked about maps being an aerial view . In maths we have been looking at different coins and counting out given amounts - tricky ! EYFS have been ordering number

Every Tuesday we have French with Mr Breckon and the children get to work on their language skills. This week Class 2 have been learning about stationery and how to explain what's in their pencil cases. They have worked really hard to learn all the French words for the classroom stationery and took part in some speaking and listening tasks where they explained their pencil case contents for a partner to guess. The children love these sessions and every week I'm amazed by how

To tie in with our celebrations around the school being 150 years old, we went on a whole school trip to the work house in Ripon so we could see what life was like in in the 1870s. Once the children had recovered from the shock of being told that there was no internet back then we toured the museum and took part in lots of different activities. We learned all about the different jobs the children had to do around the house and took turns polishing, setting the tables, sweepin

We celebrated our 150th anniversary last week and to add some context to the celebration, we visited the Ripon Workhouse and focused on what life was like back in 1876. We first visited the Court House to experience how harsh laws were for those who were poor and found themselves in difficult times. We role-played the real case of a boy who had stolen bread First we met the court staff, the magistrate, clerk, usher and police officier Then we met the accused, with the police

This week the children enjoyed a whole school trip to Ripon Workhouse Museum . They learnt about what life was like in 1876. This was the year our school opened so it helped put the history of the school into perspective. Have a super half term next week !

SATs week is always a full-on time for year six. They have sat multiple exams and worked in such a studious manner, with dedication and commitment - they have absolutely done our school proud. jubilant scenes as the SATs were declared over for 2026 - well done year 6 - you're awesome In our history lessons, we've been studying how farming was crucial to the survival of the Maya. They lived in a hot, tropical climate with wet and dry seasons. In order to yield the best harves

This week the children have been using adjectives and concentrating on using full stops and capital letters in their writing. They have written diary entries today . In maths the EYFS children have been exploring recognising the amount of 6 and 7 as 5 as a bit more. In KS1 the children have continued to learn about time . This week they have focused on hours in a day and looking at quarter to the hour. The children have each made a flower or something colourful to decorate t

Once again the sun has (sort of) been shining and between the hail and the rain we've managed to get outside and to keep working on our tennis skills with Mr Whitford. The children have been improving their serving skills and learning how to get the ball over the net (they've also been getting it over the school fence a few times too so I'm sure there are now some tennis balls rolling around in the village!). They have loved the sessions though and we have some amazing player

Become a Parent Governor We are looking for enthusiastic parents and carers to join our Local Academy Council (LAC) as Parent Governors. This is a vital role in helping shape the strategic direction of our school, supporting and challenging leadership, and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our pupils. No previous experience in education is required, just a commitment to the role, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work as part of a team. Full induction and t

This week both EYFS and KS1 have enjoyed forest school sessions with Mrs Longstaff. In maths the KS1 children have been counting in 5s to tell the time and the EYFS children have been looking further at double numbers and relating that to odds and evens . We have looked at how London is different because of The Great Fire Of London and have produced some great writing by sequencing the story of Little Red Riding Hood . In RE the KS1 children have listened to sories about Prop

We're now quite knowledgeable about the Maya - we've learnt about their Gods and how they lived their whole lives to please them. We've ben studying their cities in greater detail, looking at what remains and finding out what they were. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/z2yttrd#z6944xs Our task is now to recreate a civilisation, historically realistic but all out of Lego. The children need to research the types of buildings, look at their purpose and loc

This week has been filled with exciting enrichments. The KS1 children enjoyed a Fire of London workshop and everyone had a wonderful time today with our Art workshop. In KS1 maths we have continued learning to tell the time and in Reception we have been looking at subitising (recognising a quantity without counting ) values to 6 . The children had a fantastic day exploring life in 1666. We began with an enthusiastic discussion about clothing from the period before moving on t

We've been studying the volume this week in maths. The children have learnt the process of finding the volume and to try and make maths as engaging as possible, we like to have a bit of fun with our calculations. We know the process to calculate it, but will it work? We found the volume of containers and then measured the exact amount of water out and poured it into a container... however, we needed a brave volunteer to sit underneath said container while we poured the water

This week we have been busy working away on our local history topic all about Fountains Abbey. We have been using maps of the local area to work out where the abbey is, and how we could get there from our school (the children are definitely better at not getting lost than I am!). The children have also been looking at how the monks lived and what it would have been like to have been in the abbey when it was a working building. They were pretty shocked to discover what the foo

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