23/24

23/24

Making Salads (17/7/24)

Eat The Seasons (14/7/24)

Trying and evaluating a variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables for our DT topic.

Maypole Performance (26/06/24)

Children from years 4-6 have been learning how to maypole dance with Mr Twelves and Mrs Bingham. Before performing for the village, they gave us a show on the school playground. We all loved it and we are so proud of all of those who took part.

Art Installations (25/6/24)

Continuing our art topic, this time bringing natural resources into the classroom and making art installations.

Relief Art (18/6/24)

Making relief art in the natural environment around school.

Forest School (2024)

Throughout the Summer term, our Y4s are visiting forest school for some wonderful outdoor learning. They have loved it so far!

White Hall Residential (June 2024)

A truly wonderful three days at the White Hall Centre with our Year 5s and 6s - we engaged with a range of activities including canoeing, hiking, shelter building, zip lining, rock scrambling and much more. The children showed great skill, perseverance and team-work.

Class Photo (23/5/24)

Holding a piece of work they are proud of!

Digital Images (20/5/24)

In art, we have been turning a photograph into a digital images using paint software. There were our incredible first attempts.

Flower Dissection (7/5/24)

This week we dissected tulips to identify the parts involved in sexual reproduction.

National Space Centre (22/4/24)

An incredible class trip to the National Space Centre in Leicester to further our learning about Earth & Space from the Autumn term. We had a wonderful day and loved every minute of it - we have decided our favourite part was probably the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium, where we had a tour of the night sky in the fantastic full-dome 360-degree planetarium. What an amazing experience!

Architecture (25/3/24)

In DT, we designed and built a functional building, using columns as supports, inspired by our work on Ancient Greece.

World Book Day

We explored our chosen book, discovered ways to reuse & repurpose plastic, made a start on our vertical garden, played a game of bowling, learned about regeneration, read for pleasure and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves while doing it.

Paper Collages (29/2/24)

After starting our Mixed Media project earlier this week - doing quilling, marbling and origami - we continued by making paper collages.

Expressive Portraits (1/2/24)

We worked with Mrs Ortton to create an expressive photograph, and then use this to paint a portrait in the style of the Expressionists.

Class Assembly (26/1/24)

On Friday, Sapphire Class awed parents, teachers and fellow students with a space-themed class assembly. They showcased their astronomical knowledge through engaging presentations, intertwined by harmonious singing performances. The highlight of the show was a stellar music video that came at the end, that was both educational and entertaining.

Map Work (12/1/24)

Exploring grid references and contour lines in Geography.

Santa Dash (14/12/23)

Amazing event, with children raising a total of £816.35. WOW!

Simple Pneumatic Machine (13/12/23)

Designing and making a simple pneumatic machine.

Pneumatic Talking Box (11/12/23)

We have started our Moving Mechanisms DT topic. Our first task was to make a pneumatic talking box.

Cosmic Disco (30/11/23)

In Guided Reading, we chose our favourite poems from Cosmic Disco by Grace Nichols and worked on performing them.

Investigating Air Resistance (27/11/23)

For our Forces and Mechanisms topic, we have been investigating different forces. To test air resistance, we design, built and made a range of different parachutes. We altered the shape, size, materials and length of string, to find out what would make the best one.