This week in Nursery, our focus has been on Harvest and we have continued with other autumnal activities. In maths the children have played a counting game using conkers. They have also explored ways of making 6 or 12 with egg boxes, conkers and fir cones. Reverend Jon Taylor came to do a special assembly about Harvest and we discussed
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This week in Nursery, our focus has been on Harvest and we have continued with other autumnal activities. In maths the children have played a counting game using conkers. They have also explored ways of making 6 or 12 with egg boxes, conkers and fir cones. Reverend Jon Taylor came to do a special assembly about Harvest and we discussed
Year 3 had a great day at Ryton Pools learning all about the Stone Age. We did a range of activities including den building, exploring artefacts from the Stone Age such as a hand axe and an elephant`s tooth! We also made our own fire, roasted `mushrooms` and learnt how to light a fire using flint. The rangers told us
We enjoyed our Harvest Festival which was led by the Reverend Jon Taylor from St Bartholomew’s church. He spoke about the importance of being thankful for what we have and how it is kind to share. He also described how his church would be celebrating Harvest this year. As a school we collected enough food to fill over 18 crates
We had a great time walking around the school to measure different volumes in decibels. We used an amazing app on the iPads and went into different classrooms and areas of the school to see which would be the quietest, and which would be the loudest!
Year 4 have been incredibly generous this year for the Harvest Festival! We had a great assembly with Reverend John, where we learnt all about what harvest was about and finished with our Harvest Samba!
We had a brilliant day at Ryton Pools learning new facts and expanding on our knowledge of The Stone Age. We looked at artefacts, built dens, toasted ‘mushrooms’ and learnt about the history of the local environment.
Year 6 are learning to combine their ukulele skills with their song writing skills. In pairs, they have started to write their own song with ukulele accompaniment. I’m looking forward to hearing them once they’re performance ready!
The Nursery children have been enjoying accompanying their favourite nursery rhymes by playing a range of percussion instruments. They have been trying hard to keep a steady beat.