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LOTC Year 5 June

Year 5 were investing different forces outside to link with our science topic. We also had a RE focus on meditation and making a list of things that we are thankful for. These include the changes in the seasons and being able to learn.

Year 5 also had a taster day at…

14.06.24

During P.E outside, Reception has been practising finding a safe space to move around in different ways and avoid others while changing direction. We then pretended to be butterflies in the rainforest and moved using high and low movements to avoid the snakes and frogs! We learnt that…

June 2024

In one LOTC lesson this month, we were practising our symmetry skills as we are looking at shape at the moment in maths. We were given some nature symmetry cards and we had to forage for materials to match the picture and reflect it. We spoke about how to recreate the images they will…

June 2024

In one of our LOTC lessons this month, we looked at fire safety. The children recapped previously learning about why fires can be dangerous. We then discussed fires outdoors, and how they can be different. The children discussed how sometimes they can be used for good reasons such as…

17.06.24

Nursery have been learning about friendships and what qualities make a good friend. We started the session by sharing our ideas around the circle then we read the story ‘Millie Sharing’. The children had a good understanding of the story and made some good predictions.

“If…

May 2024

We have been very busy this term in outdoor learning focussing on science! We have looked for flowers and trees that grow within the school grounds.  We have sorted wild and garden flowers. We have also planted our own seeds and have been delighted to see some of our seeds grow,…

Year 5

Year 5 finished the spring term in style by taking part in the Year 5 dance festival. The children performed a dance to the Eye of the Tiger and made us very proud with their energy and enthusiasm.

In April Year 5 had an exciting trip to the British Museum to link with our topic on…

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Maths

Making number equations using natural materials in our forest school. 

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English

Writing and performing our persuasive speeches.

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PHSE

Mindfulness cards.

April 2024

We have got back off to a busy start in the summer term. We had Miss Moxham come and visit us from Stanborough School to teach us about tri-golf. We did a carousel of activities where we learnt the different skills required to play golf such as putting and chipping. We had a…

April 2024

We have been very busy this term in outdoor learning! We have taken our science learning outside to begin our science topic ‘Plants and Growth’. We went on an environment walk and became ‘flower detectives’, trying to identify which plants or flowers grow within the…

26.04.24

Reception have been learning about different minibeasts and where we might find them. We decided to go on a mini-beast hunt at forest school to look for them!

“There is a pond skater!”

“I can see a water snail around the pond!”

“There are lots of worms under the wood!”

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22.04.24

Nursery have started to talk about measuring length in Maths and using the correct language such as longer and shorter. We also spoke about the fact that we can measure the length of different objects using our feet! In pairs, we then went outside and used our feet to measure…