Anti-Bullying Week
We have enjoyed taking part in anti-bullying week. We started by reading Don’t Hog the Hedge. Hattie the Hedgehog was really kind and shared her hedge with her friends. We […]
Category Archives: Our learning
Together Old and Young: Integrational Learning
This afternoon in Acorns, we have taken part in the first piece of our Nemesis project. Our goal for Nemesis is to create sustainable partnerships between different communities. We kick […]
Green Screen Poetry
We have recently installed a green screen in school and we were so excited to try it we put this together. We hope you like Year 6 reading some of […]
Odd Socks Day in Class 7
Celebrating diversity and differences in class 7
Creating our Remembrance wreath in class 7
We worked together to create our wreath, which is Niue proudly on display in our classroom.
Y3S Ukuleles
Class 4 have been continuing to develop our musical playing skills. They are working really hard on reading and interpreting music! Keep it up children!
Body Percussion
Class 6 have been using their bodies today to create percussion sounds and interesting rhythms.
Comparing local geography
Y3S have been learning lots about local geography. We have learnt lots about our local environment, Rotherham. Today we looked at comparing Rotherham to another environment, London. We looked at […]
Y3S using scratch in ICT
Class 4 have been working with Mr Clarke to create a video animation using the software Scratch. As you can see they have used fantastic team work and resilience despite […]
Class 4 – How plants grow
Class 4 are beginning to write an explanation text all about how plants grow! We have spent lots of time ordering and sequencing accurately and creating our own images and […]
Phonics
This morning Year 1 have been learning the new split digraph a_e. Do you like our sentences?
Superb Writing
Year 6 today have been writing some magnificent setting descriptions. We can’t wait to show you the published pieces!
A few snapshots of immersive learning in action!
Class 4’s Visit to Tropical World
More photos from our amazing trip to Tropical World as part of our topic this Autumn term!
Visit to Tropical World
Class 4 had a fantastic trip at tropical world to help us delve deeper into our topic based all around the Rainforest. We learnt lots of new information about the […]
Pen and Ink
Children have used their knowledge of hatching and cross-hatching to great tone in these fantastic pen and ink images of Tudor homes.
Harvest Moon Poem
Class 6 proudly presenting our Harvest Moon poem, which we performed at the Harvest Festival celebrations this week.
Y3/S nemesis project
Today class 4 went and had a look at our new nemesis project! We have decided that we would love to transform this area into a peaceful, reading area that […]
Attendance Breakfast and Golden Table for Class 7
Class 7 were super lucky and won both the Attendance Breakfast AND the Golden Table this week! Superstars!
STEM in Acorns
We used the song 5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate as our stimulus. As a class we discussed the different construction materials we have in our class. We decided […]
Oliver’s Fruit Salad
This week we have been reading Oliver’s Fruit Salad. In the story, Oliver doesn’t like fruit however, they go to the supermarket to buy lots of fruit and Grandpa suggests […]
Crucial Crew with Y6
The children have learnt so much today at Crucial Crew. We have learnt about road safety, first aid, criminal responsibility, internet safety and hate crime. A very informative but fun […]
Y3/4 Girls Football
Y3/4 Girls receiving their certificates after competing in the Rawmarsh School Games Football Festival
Negative numbers
In SUMMs, Class 7 have been counting through zero into negative numbers. We then practised by playing “tug of war”.
Y3S adjective game
As part of our genre writing we are looking at including adjectives for effect and precision. To practice this, we played an adjective game where we had to think of […]
Y3S research
Y3S used a variety of resources to help find information for our non chronological report. We decided to follow a carousel and use lots of different things: they included: non […]
Using technology to support our learning
We are thrilled to use Chrome Books for our research lesson. This will help us greatly as we write our non-chronological reports.
Superhero Craft- Family Learning
Thank you to all the parents that engaged in our family learning session on Monday. It was a great event, which the children thoroughly enjoyed! We hope you enjoyed it too.
Words and Your Heart in Acorns
We read the story, it was hard to understand that words can change the way we feel. We used some role play to understand the different things we may say […]
Wonderful Learning in Foundation
Children have been so busy today in Foundation. The mud kitchen in looking very muddy and we have enjoyed learning with pumpkins. Would you like to try our soup?
Dissolving experiment Y5M
We are learning about materials and their properties, and have recently focused on the difference between dissolving and melting – dissolving is when a solid mixes with a liquid to […]
P4C in Y5M
In class 7 we looked at “Words and our heart”. Our question was – “Should you think before you speak?” We thought of lots of other interesting questions we could […]
Year 3 finding the difference
This week in Maths, Year 3 have been exploring subtraction and the ways we can use it. In the photos below, children have created their own number lines using string […]
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 […]
Maths fun in class 4
Today class 4 used counting on to find the difference between 2 numbers. The children used the strategy of a number line to complete a number sentence. Once they had […]
Y3/S P4C
Class 4 recently had a very though evoking conversation around words and the effect they can have. The question we came up was “how can words make you feel heartbroken?” […]
Class 4 – Applying our colour mixing skills
Today class 4 applied their new colour mixing skills to complete a rainforest inspired painting! As you can see the children thought hard about what colours they would need and […]
Brilliant Reading
Children have had a fantastic time in Guided Reading this morning. Children are challenging themselves and trying hard to meet their targets. Our reading environments are developing childrens love of […]
P4C Words and your heart
Class 2 shared the story words and your heart. We had a long discussion about how this made us feel and how our own hearts were affected. Not everyone agreed […]
Times Tables Rock Star
This week we have had an amazing 74 Families engage with our Tea, Toast and Tables mornings which have seen parents and children playing tables games to raise awareness of […]
Flying Superheroes
We had an amazing P4C session this week discussing the concept of flying. The children listed things that could fly and we grouped these into two categories, wing and no […]
Colour mixing in the puddles
In Chestnuts this week we have been exploring colour mixing. We learnt about Primary colours and mixed them together to make secondary colours.
Climate Change Discussions
As part of our learning on persuasive texts, we have engaged in conference-style discussions about plastic pollution under the title of ‘A single person can’t change the world.’
Y3S outdoor learning
Today class 4 took their maths learning outdoors. To practice using the column addition the children had to work out the sum of a number sentence. Once they worked it […]
Creating colour wheels in Y3/S
Today class 4 experimented with mixing powder paints to create warm and cool colours. We learnt how to mix the primary colours plus black and white to create new ones. […]
Class 4 using their oracy skills to give instructions
To support us with our instructional writing this week, class 4 decided to give each other oral instructions. One partner had an image of a finished model and the other […]
Y3 Drama meets PE
Y3 worked collaboratively with Miss Whitworth and Mr Tyas to combine drama and PE in a performance which was inspired by the animals and surroundings of the rainforest. As you […]
Talk for Writing in Acorns
Over the last two weeks, we have been reading the story Funnybones. We decided to recite the start of the story and the children were excited to make their own […]
“I’m only one call away…”
Year 5/6 have been having sessions with Ms Roberts from Wingfield and have finished learning One Call Away.
Year 5/6 family learning session
Thank you to all families that attended the sessions with Rotherham CLC, who kindly came to do a “structures and materials” session with children and families from classes 7 and […]
Pastel and Paint Puffins
Today we have been using pastels and paints to create different tones and strength of colour. Our puffins have turned out fantastic.
From rain to sun on Lindisfarne
We have crossed the causeway to Holy Island and are now stranded till 4 when the tide goes out. It’s a good job there’s lots to see and do and […]
Funnybones in Acorns
This week in Acorns we have been reading the story Funnybones. We have enjoyed making ourselves into skeletons, looking at x-rays, using the Mr potato head to identify body parts […]
Brilliant Maths
Children in year 3 have been using models and images to support their addition learning. Adding one digit to a three-digit by adjusting. Great learning!
Learning about Puffins
Today some Year 6 children have set of on an adventure to Northumberland. In school, we have been learning about where our peers are going and some of the magnificent […]
Learning all about plants in Y3/S
Class 4 are currently learning about the different parts of a plant and the function of each part. The children dissected their very own plant to see what each part […]
Y3/S instructing Miss Sare how to make toast!
Today class 4 attempted to instruct Miss Sare how to make them some jam on toast for breakfast. It didn’t go exactly to plan the first time round and it […]
P4C in Y3/S – discussing the environment whilst being in our own outdoor environment
Today Y3/S decided to hold their P4C session outside in our school environment. We thought what better way to discuss the impact our actions are having on the rainforest environment! […]
Talk for Writing in FS2
We have been reading the book ‘What Makes Me a Me?’ by Ben Faulks. We created a text map together and thought of actions to go with the text.
Tudor pastel art
In Year 5 we have started our large pastel pictures, looking at Tudor patterns. We have only just started these but, as I’m sure you will agree, Class 7 have […]
Chestnut’s Welly Walk
This morning we went on our first welly walk. We found lots of mysterious bones, a spooky skeleton and a book called ‘Funnybones’ which we will be using as a stimulus […]
Class 6 Tooting their 🎺 trumpets.
Year 4s learning about notation and how to create different rhythms. See the concentration!
Learning About Emotions in Acorns
In Acorns this week, we have been talking about how we feel. We have come up with a simple way of finding out and tracking how everyone is feeling. We […]
Ukulele’s in Y3
Today the Y3 children had their very first ukulele lesson. They learnt the components of a ukulele and how to hold it correctly. They also learnt about the important of […]
Away from the desk learning in Y3/S
Today Class 4 did a fantastic job of beginning to learn how to partition numbers with up to 4 digits! The children had to work in their partners to find […]
Investigating materials and their properties
Year 5’s science topic this half term is materials and their properties. We have started the topic by looking at a variety of materials, thinking of ways we can describe […]
Place Value in Year 5
We have started the Autumn term by looking at place value. Today we have completed some practical collaborative activities to consolidate our learning this week.
Vocabulary matters in Y3S
Class 4 have been working exceptionally hard at ups killing our vocabulary so that we can create interesting sentences that will engage our readers. The children loved using a thesaurus […]
Leanimals Mobile Zoo
What a fantastic first week in Year 1 this week, the children have really settled in well. Today we were lucky to have Leanne and her animals visit from Leanimals […]
Our school would be better without…
In Chestnuts this week we have been discussing what our school would be better without and what our world would be better without. Take a look below…
The Big Blast
Last week, Y4 children attended Magna and took part in The Big Blast, a Rotherham concert involving other schools and instruments.
Almost Anything
We know that when we set our minds to it, we can achieve almost anything, but how can we keep our magic working well? This is our P4C question this […]
Art in Year 3
We have been learning about different tones of colour in year 3 to make some brilliant images of leaves from the jungle and rainforest. We have used pastels, watercolour and […]
Yearly Awards
We have celebrated some magnificent achievements today and recognised some wonderful behaviours in children. Respect, Friendship and Excellence awards have been given out as well as Teacher Awards and our […]
Class 2’s WOSCARS
For the annual Willow Tree OSCARS event Class 2 recreated the events that took place during the Great Fire of London. Take a look below!