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Science Year 1-What types of animals are there?

We have been looking at different types of animals including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals and birds. We talked about similarities and differences between each animal. The children then sorted the animal pictures into the different…

Today Year 2 took part in an online Titanic masterclass with many other schools. They were joined by Emma, Daniel and Nathan who talked about museums and the Titanic. They learnt lots of interesting facts about this famous ship and how, despite it never visiting Liverpool, it had strong links with…

We have made bird feeders using pinecones, lard and seeds. This afternoon, we took them to are woodland area and hung them on the trees.

We have been reading the beginning of The Christmas Story when Angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a baby and his name would be Jesus. The children have re-enacted the story and talked about how Mary may have felt. This week we talked about the meaning of love and created ‘hanging…

Communication & Language, Physical Development, Literacy

We are reading ‘I’m Going to Eat This Ant’ by Chris Naylor which is a story about an anteater who is tired of eating ants all the time. This week the children have looked at different images and clips of anteaters. We then asked them to…

We had an amazing time learning how to bowl. It was great fun learning the technique.

Yesterday we were really lucky to receive a visit from SWACA, a women and children’s charity that support families in our area.  They talked to the children about relationships and being kind to each other.  They challenged stereotypes in regards to toys and games the children play.  We celebrated…

We listened to the story of the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her she was going to have a baby boy. We got dresssed up and acted it out.  

We had a wonderful PE lesson today. The children took it in turns with a bean bag, tennis ball and playground ball to develop their catching skills. We explored different types of catches from various heights- catch high, catch low, catch with one hand and catch with two hands. 

Our home school diary task this week was to talk about bonfire night and what we did to celebrate.  We then thought about the fireworks we saw in the sky and created our own firework pictures. First we selected different colours and mixed them together, we then used a sponge to print the paint on…

Year 1-Beep Beep! Day

We took part in a special day today and learnt how to stay safe near roads. The children listened to a story about Timmy Time and how we should hold hands with a grown up when crossing the road. They enjoyed using cuddly toys to show Timmy and his friends how to hold…

Understanding the World, Personal, Social & Emotional Development, Physical Development

This week the children made vegetable soup to eat as part of their snack. They used their cutting, chopping and peeling skills to prepare the different vegetables. We talked about where vegetables grow and…