The children in Year 2 have been reading the book 'Winter Sleep' by Sean Taylor and Alex Morss. From the initial illustration on the front cover, the children were tasked with writing a poem about winter using the five senses. They could choose from an acrostic poem called 'Winter' or a non-rhyming poem entitled 'Winter Walk'.
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
Storytelling with Phil McDermottAfter launching our Literacy Week with a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging assembly, children from Years 1 to 6 each attended a storytelling workshop with Phil McDermott. Children learnt about the way in which stories can be … Read More
500 Words Writing Competition
Do you love to write stories? Have you got a wild imagination? Do you love to read books? Well, this is the competition for you! For the 5th year, BBC Radio 2 are hosting the 500 word story competition and it's bigger than … Read More
Year 6 Literacy: The Giant's NecklaceAfter studying the short yet moving story of 'The Giant's Necklace' by Michael Morpurgo, Year 6 learnt how to change narrative into play script. Carefully written stage directions along with well crafted script lines, allowed… Read More
Reception: Drawing the Giant's CastleReception have been learning about a range of traditional tales this term. For their focus on Jack and the Beanstalk, the children used Drawing Pad on the iPad to draw the giant's castle. They learnt about some different feat… Read More
