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Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 4:21pm
Year 4 started their Hinduism topic by looking at a variety of examples of films where the theme was ‘good overcoming evil’. The children then suggested their own film or story ideas where there was a protagonist and antagonist showing goodness in the world or good overcoming evil.
Children then worked in groups to discuss whether goodness always overcomes evil in the real world. The children had different views. Many children discussed crimes and littering however some children discussed the ‘goodness’ that overcomes the challenges. Children stated that many volunteers, help the homeless, give money to charity, help animals and donate to food banks.
In groups, children looked at inspirational figures who have shown sources of light and hope for others such as Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:44pm
In Redwoods we have had a busy first week in class. We have enjoyed lots of active brain breaks, disco dough and sensory circuits. In Maths it has been great to explore place value to 100 and in writing we have been focusing on the story of Norman who was an ordinary boy until he grew beautoiful wings.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:40pm
In Redwoods we enjoyed working with a partner to measure ingrediants and create our own pizza dough. Once be had baked our bases we prepared a range of toppings, before finally making our masterpieces. We enjoyed getting to eat our final products, which were delicious.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:19pm
To start our unit of work on Christianity and God, we recapped our prior learning on the Christian faith.
We recalled the holy book, the place of worship, the language and the name used to refer to the Christian God.
We then thought about the different qualities’ leaders can have. We looked at some famous leaders such as Sir David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg and then we thought about how we could show leadership qualities of confidence, responsibility and honesty within school.
In our second lesson, we linked our knowldge of leader to the Bible stories of Moses and Noah. We thought about what Chritians can learn from these stories and why God may have chosen Noah and Moses as leaders.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 2:18pm
This week, we used our balancing skills from last week but using apparatus. We did individual and pair balances.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 8:00am
Acorns had lots of fun developing their engagement and shared learning experiences alongside peers during our sensory food exploration. We were using all our senses to explore the ingredients for making pizza. We had fun sifting flour, mark making, mixing in tomato puree and water, tasting peppers and getting very messy.
We are learning to share group resources and working alongside each other, as well as developing our focus and concentration in an adult led activity. We then enjoyed trying see pizza we made earlier.
Date: 12th Sep 2025 @ 7:16am
This half term, we have began completing sensory circuits in a morning. This is made up of 3 sort tasks design to alert us, help us organise before grounding us again ready to learn. This half term, we have hopped for 1 minute to become more alert, focused on throwing and catching a beanbag to help us organise ourselves before grounding ourselves with deep breathing exercises. We have been enjoying this and it's helped us concentrate more.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:49pm
This half term we are focusing on our fundamental skills. So far we have explored different ways of travelling, looking to find space when travelling and travelling with a partner.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:42pm
Year 6 had a great PE session today. Our unit this half term is fitness and in today's lesson we focussed on endurance. We completed six different tasks including tests of speed, balance coordination and agility.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:26pm
In Year Two, we have begun our Mastering Number. We have been focusing on the composition of number and which two numbers make the whole. We used the stem sentence ‘ ____ and ____ makes _____’.
Year 2- Investigating materials !
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:21pm
In Year Two, we have looked at investigating different materials. We looked at seeing what different qualities they have and through about which materials are absorbent. As a class we post-it note planning to see what we would keep the same, what we would change and how we would keep it a far test. Then the children conducted this experiment and saw how high the water had absorbed in the material, we then recorded this in a results table.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
This week, Year 5 have been exploring a news report about the potential ban of energy drinks for under-16s. The children engaged in thoughtful discussions around the topic and examined key vocabulary from the text, including excessive, fluctuation, signalling, ban, and voluntarily.
To deepen their understanding, pupils answered comprehension questions, developing their ability to retrieve information and interpret meaning. They also worked in groups to perform sections of the news report in front of the class, building their confidence in public speaking and teamwork.
It has been a fantastic opportunity for the children to develop both their reading skills and their awareness of current health-related issues.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 4:12pm
In Year Two, we have started looking at one of our Skills For Life ‘Respect’. We focused on what respect was and how to show it. We then looked at how manners and compliments link to respect, and thought about how to give compliments. We then filled a cup of compliments, thinking about which different attributes we could compliment people on.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 3:58pm
In Year Two, we have started our Design Technology journey by looking at existing products. We looked at shadow, marionette, finger and hand puppets and thought about the purpose, user, material and how it was joined together. We will then use this when we go on to plan and design our own puppets.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 12:55pm
This half term, our focus in Computing is on grouping data which links nicely to the Maths curriculum of sorting objects. In our first two lessons, we learnt to understand that objects have lables and experimented sorting a variety of different objects into groups seeing where they best fit. We have grouped items by: the object they are, their colour, shapes and sizes.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 12:50pm
Over the last two weeks, Year One have been immersed in the catchy song, 'Find The Beat' during our music lessons. They’ve picked up the essential musical vocabulary—words, pulse, rhythms, and pitch—enabling them to actively Listen and Describe Music. This week, the children truly shone as they learned and performed the song, complete with actions, singing in unison with great enthusiasm. What a wonderful start to our music journey! We can't wait for what’s next!
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 9:23am
This week in Computing, Year 3 were introduced to programming using Scratch. We explored how to create simple programs by adding sprites (characters), choosing backdrops, and using movement commands to bring our sprites to life. The children were excited to experiment with the different blocks and see how their instructions made things happen on screen. It was a great first step into understanding how coding works, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and logical thinking. We’re looking forward to building on these skills as we continue our programming journey this term!
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 9:09am
This week, Year 3 began our Science unit Animals Including Humans by exploring the importance of a balanced diet. We learned about the five main food groups—fruits and vegetables, carbohydrates, proteins, dairy, and fats/sugars—and discussed how each one helps our bodies stay healthy. The children enjoyed sorting foods into the correct groups and sharing their own meal ideas. We talked about why eating a variety of foods is important and what makes a healthy plate. It was a fantastic start to our topic, full of curiosity, discussion, and great thinking about how we fuel our bodies.
Date: 11th Sep 2025 @ 7:39am
Today we were listening and appraising. Next we reviewed the Elements of Music .To get us ready we warmed up by completing the copy back activities to find the pulse and named the notes onscreen. Using the Music listening Mats, we then listened to Ghost Parade and discussed the instruments we could hear. This song is in 20th and 21st Orchestral style with vocal. To refresh our memories we looked at how an orchestra is set up and which instruments are in one. We listened to different instruments. Next we created a class mind map of our responses to the music. Finally we began to learn the lyrics to the song so that we could perform it.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 7:56pm
This week, our key question was 'Is it a solid, a liquid or a gas?' To start the lesson we explored images of items we recognise and we had to sort them into each category. Next, we started to discuss the particles of solids, liquids and gases. We even became particles ourselves!
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 7:54pm
Since returning to school our focus in Maths has been place value. This week, we used place value counters and base 10 to show how well we understand numbers.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 6:43pm
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Thank to School Supplier, Boundary have received a set of acoustic guitars. Children across school will benefit from these instruments!
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In this picture are six of our children who attend guitar lessons through school with a peripetetic teacher. The children work hard every week with Mr Stone to learn a wide range of songs and chords.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 2:30pm
Nursery have begun their dough disco journey. The children will take part in dough disco twice a week as well as having opportunities to use playdough daily in continuous provision. Using play dough is a great way to strenghten fine motor muscles to support the development of a good penci grip.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 2:14pm
There's nothing we like more in nursery than a nice bit of water play! It's a fantastic way for the chiildren to explore capacity, develop their fine motor skills through pouring and emptying and build relationships through sharing and talkikng through ideas. If only we could find a way to stop them getting soaking wet!
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 2:04pm
The Nursey children are becoming familar with all of our routnines. They are starting to get themselves ready to go outside by putting their shoes in their trays and putting on waterproofs. At snack time, they are washing their hands, choosing a snack and putting the rubbish in the bin. They are all doing a fantastic job!
