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This week we have been investigating the solubility of materials. We talked about what this meant, how we could do this and fair testing. We tested the solubility of various materials in water and then lemonade to see if there were any differences.

We also observed chemical reactions between…

This week, the children have been creating leaflets to advertise their own ghostly theme parks. They worked really hard on presentation and applying their steps to success to their work. They look fantastic and I'm really impressed with the effort they have all put into their writing - keep up the…

One of our little poppets found a snail whilst walking to nursery and brought it in for everyone to see. It stemmed our curiosity and we wanted to learn more about snails. We looked at its shell and described what we could see. We thought about what other minibeasts we already knew and made our…

Varjak Paw and his family are pure-bred Mesopotamian Blues, which is a breed invented by the book’s author, S F Said.

The closest cat to fit the description is a breed called a Chartreux. 

Could this have been the inspiration for Varjak Paw?

As a class we tried to find out as much as we…

The Sound Collector – by Roger McGough

A stranger called this morning

Dressed all in black and grey

Put every sound into a bag

And carried it away

The whistling of the kettle

The turning of the lock

The purring of the kitten

The ticking of the clock

The…

What a wonderful way to end this week, enjoying some beautiful weather in the outdoor play area.  Some of the children planted sunflowers and runner beans this afternoon.  We have now got quite a large variety of vegetables growing in our outdoor area - peas, potatoes, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes…

This afternoon, Year 2 had a fabulous time doing Boogie Bounce! Thank you very much to Ana, and thank you to RAFT for helping us to do this.

I was extremely impressed with how much energy and perseverance everyone had!  Well done to Year 2!

We began the week by looking at our maps of Alchemy Island. Then, using six-figure grid references, the children plotted the route they would need to take across the island. 

On Tuesday, the children observed reversible and irreversible changes in science. First, we visited the Fountains of…

In our topic this week, the children visited the next place on our journey through Alchemy Island: Copper Nook. Here, we investigated whether materials are insulators or conductors. The children successfully made their own circuits to enable them to test their chosen materials. 

In English,…

We have been reading the classic fairy tale Jack & the Beanstalk. 

We really enjoyed the traditional version where Jack sells his cow for some magic beans but, we thought the alternative version of Jack and the Jelly Bean Stalk was soooooooo good too.

Jack sells his cow for 20 gold…

We’ve had a roaring start to the new term in Year 1.

We have started our new topic of Paws, claws and whiskers.  We have talked and looked at pictures of our visits to the zoo, before lockdown and identified carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.  We discussed which was our favourite…