KS1 Well-being meeting
This morning to end our half term on a high key stage one all got together to have a quiz and celebrate what an amazing half term of remote learning […]
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Maths escape room
Today in our live maths lesson class 3 found themselves lost in a potion lab and had to solve the clues to get out. They had to use all of […]
KS1 Live P4C
This week KS1 hosted our first live P4C session. We used our literacy text ‘Professor Puffendorf’s Secret Potions’ to create a stimulus for the children to discuss. This stimulus focused […]
KS1 Mental Health Week
This week the key stage 1 children have been completing a variety of challenges that promotes good mental health. A key element of mental health is reflection, therefore the children […]
Well-being Tuesday
Since the start of lockdown class 2 and 3 have been really missing seeing each other. So today we decided to have a catch up. The children all brought something […]
Professor Puffendorf
Today in literacy we started our new text Professor Puffendorf’s secret potions. Children were asked to draw the main character and around her use expanded noun phrases and adjectives to […]
KS1 learning at school
Yesterday I had the privilege of working with these children at school. It was fantastic to see how engaged they was with the tasks that had been set. We tried […]
Class 2 well-being session
On Friday class 2 decided to have a wellbeing quiz! We shared our favourite memories of the current lockdown and had a fun film themed quiz after. It was great […]
What happens when you put an egg in vinegar?
The children in school have been very busy over the past two days carrying out a science investigation. They put an egg in vinegar and left it for 24 hours […]
Class 2 – Learning in the snow
Snow days can be a distraction when learning but in class 2 we have been using it to our advantage. We have been practising our addition and times table in […]
Arrays
Class 3 today in maths have been using arrays to solve multiplication questions. They were challenged to be as creative as possible with the arrays and they certainly succeeded.
How do we use the internet?
Class 3 have spent the afternoon thinking about how they use the internet and how they keep themselves safe whilst using it. As a class they have come up with […]
Class 3’s Magic Potions
Class 3 have worked so hard this week in all aspects of their learning and they have produced some amazing literacy outcomes. The children have used ‘talk 4 write’ to […]
Class 2’s talk 4 write!
Well done Class 2 for producing amazing literacy work this week at home. We have been planning and writing instructions on how to make our own potions. The children have […]
Marvellous Mixtures
Children is class 3 today have made a fantastic start to distance learning and have been extremely creative. For literacy today they had to imagine that they worked in a […]
Glockenspiel Easy E
In class 3 we have been beginning to play the glockenspiel. We listened to a piece of music and then began to look at the different notes. For the piece […]
Healthy or unhealthy
During our final day of home learning today children have had to sort food from there cupboards into healthy and unhealthy. Some children even looked into the five different food […]
Where is God?
Class 3 today did some work about different religion and beliefs about God. Children had to discuss with their grown ups where they believed God was. After having this discussion […]
Money, money, money!
Today class 3 had to select coins and notes to make the correct amount to pay for an item in a shop. They were fully immersed in their activity using […]
KS1 PE at home with Mr Tyas
Wow! Today we had over 30 key stage 1 pupils join in with Mr Tyas for his live PE lesson. It was great to see all the children being physically […]
Class 2 home learning!
Last week Class 2 produced fantastic pieces of work whilst engaging in their home learning. We learned about South America in literacy, shapes in mathematics and designed our own planes […]
Live lessons have been a success
Class 3 began distance learning on Monday. We have been having a live maths and phonics lesson everyday. Children have been taking a full and active part in the lessons […]
All about South America
In literacy this week we began by researching all about South America. We found lots of interesting facts. Today we started creating our information booklet. We designed our front cover […]
How far will your aeroplane travel?
Over the past two days class 3 have designed and made an aeroplane. There challenge was to create a plane that would fly 2 metres or more. They have worked […]
Learning all about South America
The children in class 3 have loved literacy today. They have been researching all about South America. They have found interesting facts, the languages that are spoken, countries in South […]
Class 3 know how to stay safe when crossing the road
Being at home hasn’t stopped class 3 from creating some amazing videos to let others know how to cross the road safely. We read the story Super Cat’s Road Safety […]
Our first day learning from home
Today is the first day the KS1 bubble have spent at home. We had our first zoom meeting so that we all know what to expect on Monday and we […]
KS1 World Food Day
Today we celebrated world food day by creating a tzatziki dip and rainbow couscous. All the children had a hand in making the food and really enjoyed trying the array […]
Class 2 Talk for write
Class 2 has been learning about animal poems this week. We had a mini competition between the boys and girls to see who could do the best performance! It was […]
Place value problem solving
Class 3 absolutely loved maths learning yesterday. They worked in groups of 3 and they had 7 questions to answer. Children worked on using the greater than, less than and […]
Country dress up day
Class 2 mathematicians
Class 3 love reading
What a fantastic start class 3 have made to year 2. They are so enthusiastic to all aspects of learning. They have a love of reading and are so inquisitive […]
Have you seen these pirates?
Today class three have been making pirate wanted posters using tea stained paper. They have described there pirates and explained why they are wanted.
Pirates
On Friday as part of the literacy task children were asked to use drama to act out the pirate they had created earlier on in the week. These four children […]
Class 3’s learning so far
This week class 3 have been letting us know what they got up to during half term, creating their own pirate and tea staining paper in preparation for an activity […]
Class 3 join together
Today class 3 had their first zoom meeting. It was lovely to see everyone have lovely big smiles on their faces and for them to share stories about what they […]
Class 3 miss you all 🌈
As we are all missing each other and everyone at school we decided to create a video with a message for you all. Hope you enjoy watching it. #staysafe #stayhome […]
Class 3 are amazing!
This is just a snapshot of the learning and activities class 3 have been up to this week. We have started our science project, read our favourite stories, tried hard […]
Thank you NHS
Layla (Class 3) and Finley (acorns) have been busy creating rainbows for our amazing NHS. There rainbows have travelled in an an ambulance and now take pride of place on […]
A snapshot from day 2 of summer term learning
Class 3 continue to blow me away with there learning. They show determination, pride and resilience on a daily basis. Today we have seen science learning, rainbows created out of […]
Class 3’s Easter bonnet competition
Even though we weren’t in school to have our Easter bonnet parade I set them the challenge of creating an Easter bonnet. They got very creative with the resources they […]
Day 7 Distance Learning Class 3
Another day of amazing learning. The children in class 3 have done arrays using different objects in there house. They completed some very challenging multiplications sums. Another activity they completed […]
Distance learning in class 3
Class 3 have started the week by completing some brilliant distance learning. They have found a cosy place to enjoy a book, tried to beat there score on times table […]
Rainbows to brighten up Kimberworth
Class 3 were set the task of creating rainbows to brighten up the community and they certainly didn’t disappoint. They have all put a smile on my face.
Rainbow window
Team B added to the rainbow window. Sharing positivity with the community. #hope #sharingpositivity #teamb
Homeschooling Day 1
I was blown away by the amount of work Class 3 completed on day 1. You all worked extremely hard and put so much effort into each task. This is […]
How could we create the most effective catapult?
As part of science week we were set the challenge to find the best material to make our very own catapult. We looked at different designs before we designed what […]
Silly science workshop
As part of our science week we went into the hall to do a silly science workshop. We saw lots of different science experiments and learnt some new scientific vocabulary […]
Find your brave
As part of our mental health week we did lots of work on courage. We discussed what courage was and children thought about times in their own life when they […]
Science club – creating different weather types
In science club this week we looked at different ways to create weather in a jar. We used soap, water and glitter to create a tornado. Then we used shaving […]
Grimm and Co
In class 3 we were lucky enough to visit Grimm and Co twice and help to reclaim some of Graham’s memories. We found many different objects and helped to come […]
A Miracle in Town – KS1 Nativity 2019
We are so proud of all of key stage one for there performance this morning. They did themselves, parents/carers and the school proud. Children were able to recite al their […]
Making own own habitats
In science over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at what a habitat is and what an animal needs within that habitat to survive. We designed and […]
Fun with fractions
This week we have been learning about fractions of shapes and fractions of quantities. We investigated how to find different fractions of different shapes. We were also able to show […]
Making bird feeders
On Friday 15th November 2019 class 3 had a family learning morning where parents came in to follow our instructions to make bird feeeders. Lots of fun was had by […]
Delicious maths
This week in maths class three have been learning about measuring. We have looked at what we use to weigh things. We can use the terminology grams and kilograms. After […]
Simon Murray Workshop
Today key stage one and foundation stage two met the author Simon Murray. We listened to some of his stories and learnt how to create illustrations like the ones in […]
Fur, feathers and skin
In computing with Mr Clarke we have been working on our computer skills and have created a front cover and information page using comic life. We added a title and then […]
Tea, Toast and Tables
Lots of fun had this morning in key stage one sharing times tables games with our grown ups.
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Class 3 have had a fantastic day at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We have seen lots of different animals with fur, feathers and skin. We stood and watched the polar […]
Surviving on a desert island
In science this week, class 3 have been discussing what you need to survive on a desert island. We soon decided that we needed food, water, air and shelter to […]
Almost Anything
Class 3 today read the story Almost Anything. We made paper hats to help us believe that you can do almost anything with a little bit of magic. As a […]
Mobile Zoo
Class 3 today were visited by a Mobile Zoo. We had the chance to hold and stroke a snake, rabbit, bird and a bearded dragon. All children were extremely brave […]
Why is exercise is important?
Class 4 today investigated why exercise is important. We answered questions like: what happens to your heart rate during exercise?, what happened to your body during and after exercise? and […]
Science ambassadors visit Shireoaks Marina
On Wednesday the science ambassadors got a day out of school to visit Shireoaks Marina. We went on narrow boat down the canal, learnt how the canals locks work, looked […]
A day in Sheffield
Class 4 caught the bus and the traintram to Sheffield. On the way we were looking for Sheffield landmarks and we spotted quite a few. Once in Sheffield we had […]
Science Club
This week in science club we have been investigating how to create the biggest bubbles using washing up liquid. The children explored the amount of washing up liquid used and […]
Diversity Week
This week we have been exploring diversity through art. We have been showing that even though we have differences, we are all the same. Take a look at the pictures […]
The Great Fire of London
This week we started our new topic. We began by coming up with some questions about what we wanted to find out about The Great Fire of London. Some of […]
Investigating Materials
After discovering who the scientist Charles Macintosh was and what he discovered, class 4 decided to carry out an investigation into which materials would be best suited to make a […]
Tasty Toast Coffee Morning
What a lovely morning KS1 had! We got to eat lots of toast with different toppings, but best of all we got to enjoy it with our grown ups. Children […]
Class 4’s Visit to Tesco Bakery
On Wednesday 6th March class 4 caught a public bus to Tesco. When we arrived at Tesco we were shown around the warehouse to see where the bread was kept […]
Ironman on his travels
It is lovely to see what our class bear gets up to when he goes home with children in our class.
Fractions outdoors
It might have been a little bit cold and windy yesterday, but we didn’t let that stop our learning. We showed that we could remember how to write different fractions. […]