Year 2 have been studying maps this half term. They have shown a good understanding of maps and symbols and can give and follow directional instructions. For our final lesson, the children went on a walk around the school grounds in search of some map symbols. They had to identify these symbols, place them in the correct location on the map and create a key.
Language and Culture Week
Language and Culture Week was a busy and exciting time for our globetrotting pupils. Equipped with passports, each child travelled around the world to learn about at least 10 countries. Our pupils moved out of their usual cl… Read More
Year 4: Ancient EgyptYear 4 began their History and Geography topic in the first week of term by learning about the river Nile and its importance to Ancient Egyptian people. After discovering its location on a map, the children made wheels to ill… Read More
Year 2 Geography: IslandsYear 2 have been looking at islands in Geography. Firstly, the children made plans of how they wanted their islands to look with all the features they hoped to include. To start building the islands, balloons were covered in … Read More
Using New Resources in Geography
One of the major benefits to moving into our new school has been extra funding in technology to support teaching and learning. In Geography, Year 6 pupils were very excited to use our new laptops to research the type of clot… Read More
Year 6 Geography: Antarctica
Year 6 have researched Antarctica in their Geography lessons. Using words such as longitude, latitude, continent and hemisphere they had to describe its relative and absolute location. Adopting the role of travel agents, pu… Read More
