Homes and Gardens Part 2

This half term we will be focussing on the 'Gardens' part of the topic. We are starting off by looking at plants that grow in the garden. We will be learning the names of some common flowering plants. We will also be planning what to grow in our class vegetable garden. 

We have already started to grow some cress in pots and we will be writing a set of instructions to tell Oliver (from the book 'Oliver's Vegetables') how to grow his own vegetables.

Minibeasts!

We have now started our topic of minibeasts, within our learning about 'Gardens'.

We have started to learn about what minibeasts are and where they can be found. On Tuesday (11.03.25) we went on a minibeast hunt around the school grounds. We found quite a few minibeasts which was surprising as it was so cold outside! We hope to look again in April when it is warmer in the hope that we might spot some bees and butterflies too. Take a look at the photos of our minibeast hunt below.

Our new class story is Aargh Spider! by Lydia Monks. We are learning the oral story, practising retelling the story using actions. We are practising writing sentences using conjunctions, time adverbials and the past tense (Y1-3) to retell the story. Our Reception group are sequencing pictures, drawing story maps and using these to verbally retell the story. 

Space Day - British Science Week 2025

This year, to celebrate British Science Week, the whole school took part in a day of learning and activities linked to the theme of Space. Our class focus was 'Rockets'.

We watched rockets launch and learnt about the parts of a rocket. We learnt about astronauts, including some famous astronauts in history and what it is like to live on the ISS (International Space Station).

We made straw rockets and measured how far we could make them travel.

In the afternoon, KS1 & 2 children took part in a workshop, using VR headsets to explore and learn about the planets in our Solar System. 

We finished off the day making a rocket shoot into the air by stomping on the air pad. It flew really high!!!