Today we have spent lots of time converting our classroom into the ‘journey of chocolate’. We were creating a jungle area to show where cocoa beans are from. We then created a vending machine and a chocolate shop to show where we get chocolate from! We used lots of materials and had lots of fun creating our new classroom!!
Here are some photos from our day…
Today, the Year 6 children have conducted an inspection of each Small School to find out who has the tidiest classroom. After very careful consideration and a fair process of scoring, the Year 6 pupils have decided on the following classes as the winners:
Key Stage 1 winners are….
Class 2b and Class 1a (a draw)
Lower Key Stage 2 winners are….
Class 3b and Class 4b (a draw)
Upper Key Stage 2 winners are….
Class 5b
Congratulations to all of you – the school now looks very tidy! Let’s work together to keep it that way!
As part of Black History Month KS1 have been learning about Mary Seacole. We found out that she nursed wounded soldiers in the Crimean War between 1854 – 1856. Mary stood up for what she believed in and risked her own life to save others. Look out around school for portraits of Mary that the children have created this week.
We have now tested our material covered paper boats to see if they were waterproof! We found that the wooden boats had holes in them so they weren’t waterproof! Some of the plastic covered boats were waterproof and ALL of the tin foil boats were waterproof! We worked as a team and cheered on each of the groups that had been successful in creating a waterproof boat! We have all really grown our understanding of materials!
Well done class 2b!
On Wednesday Class 2b followed origami instructions to create a paper boat! We then chose a material to cover it in to make the boats waterproof. The choices were tin foil, plastic or wooden sticks. We can’t wait to test our boats! 
As part of our project about Lighthouses, we have been learning about the properties of materials.
Miss Low heard about the fantastic learning that was happening in Year 2 and posed us a dilemma… With all her travelling back and forth to our two sites, she keeps forgetting her lunch! Miss Low suggested a rope to transport her lunch from one school to the other (like in The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch!) but could we make a waterproof lunch box to make sure she wouldn’t have soggy sandwiches if it rained?!
We chose some materials to test and wrote our predictions as to whether they would be waterproof or not and why. We then tested the materials and wrote our findings.
We are well on the way to designing a waterproof lunchbox for Miss Low’s sandwiches! Hooray!!
We have been working really hard to create lighthouse pictures using paint and pastels in our art lessons. Here are a few examples…
Year 2 had a fantastic day playing in the sandpit and eating ice cream! We made lots of sandcastles and dug some very big holes!
Here are a few photos of our day…
Good morning!
It was fantastic to see so many children coming to school in their summer gear this morning ready to ignite our Lighthouse project!
Ignite has begun!! Class 2a are currently making seagulls, 2b are enjoying a sensory experience of sand and water while 2c are making a collage Mr and Mrs Grinling!
We are looking forward to our ice cream treat after lunch!
Photos to follow!
Here we are in our second dance lesson where we are learning and practising ready for November’s lantern festival! We are in high learning zones and full of energy! We are looking forward to showing you all soon!
