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Year 4 - Making a lever system
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 3:04pm
A couple of weeks ago, we started to learn about linkage and lever systems in Design and Technology. We received a letter from The Card Factory asking us to design and make Christmas cards. We used split pins and a template to make a lever system this week to make a waving hand.
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 2:54pm
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 12:54pm
This half term we have been learning how to say different pets in French. Working collaboratively with partners we have developed our ability to introduce ourselves discussing what pets we do and do not have. This is building on our previous learning in school. We are going to continue to build our confidence as we move on through this half term.
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 12:17pm
Nursery have been learning about Autumn and how as it gets colder, there is less food for the wildlife. We talked about how squrriels will collect as much food as they can and store it for winter (a bit like doing the big shop!) and how we can help the animals by leaving food out. We filled up some bird feeders with seeds and fat balls and are now waiting to see if any birds come to our Bird Cafe!
Date: 26th Nov 2025 @ 11:28am
Acorns had a lovely afternoon sharing their activities with family and friends. We enjoyed participating in a shared learning experience to support sharing resources and turn taking.
Then we introduced our families to TACPAC. An activity to support regulation through sensory touch experiences.
Thank you to our families for joining and sharing our fun and learning experiences.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 6:28pm
This half term, Year 1 have continued to work hard in phonics lessons to learn new sounds and apply them in our reading and writing. We are doing lots of activities to help us remember our tricky words and to read words containing phase 3 and phase 5 diagraphs.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 1:56pm
This half term, Year 5 have been developing their gymnastics skills with a focus on jumping techniques. The children have learned how to perform controlled jumps on the floor, concentrating on balance, power and safe landings. They have progressed to jumping onto vaults, practising correct take-off positions and body control in the air. Finally, they have extended their skills by learning to jump safely over vaults, combining speed, height and coordination. Throughout the unit, pupils have improved their confidence, strength and spatial awareness while applying key safety principles in every session.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 1:52pm
Year 5 have been studying the Anglo-Saxons this half term. They have learned about when and why the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, the different tribes they came from, and what everyday life was like during this period. The class also explored how their beliefs changed over time, learning how the Anglo-Saxons moved from pagan traditions to Christianity and how this transformation affected their culture and society.
They have investigated how the Anglo-Saxons defended their land against repeated Viking raids and invasions, discovering the key battles, leaders, and strategies that shaped this turbulent period. They also learned how the ongoing conflict eventually led to the creation of the Danelaw, an area of Britain ruled by the Vikings but influenced by both cultures.
This week, the children examined the growing threats the Vikings posed over several centuries — from early coastal raids to full-scale invasions — and considered how these challenges impacted Anglo-Saxon communities and the development of early England.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 12:57pm
In this maths lesson, pupils in year 4 were dividing 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 10. To support understanding, some pupils used base 10 equipment to exchange 100s for 10s and 10s for 1s. Using manipulatives in math is highly beneficial because they make abstract concepts more concrete and easier to understand.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 12:55pm
In Redwoods we spent the week looking at and thinking about what being Eco Friendly means. We discussed different examples of pollution and how these damage the environment. Together we also designed persuasive posters encouraging our peers to become Eco Friendly by recyling, walking to school, saving water and electricity and many more ways. We were lucky to get a tour of school from Mr Galloway our site surpervisor. He told us all about the things Boundary School does to be Eco Friendly. This helped us to gather ideas for our letters to Miss Moyes about other ways our school could reduce its carbon footprint.
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 10:10am
The classroom buzzed with excitement as tables were covered with paper cups, orange juice, zip-lock bags, and a pair of tights (yes, tights!). The children were curious—“Are we really going to make a stomach?”—and that curiosity set the tone for an unforgettable lesson.
Step by step, we built our digestive system model:
- Mouth: We started by breaking up pieces of bread, just like chewing.
- Stomach: The bread went into a zip-lock bag with orange juice (our stomach acid). The children loved squishing the bag to mimic churning!
- Intestines: Then came the tights—our pretend intestines. We squeezed the mixture through, watching the liquid drip out, representing nutrients being absorbed.
The reactions were priceless:
“Eww, that’s gross!”
“Wow, so that’s how food gets broken down!”
Date: 25th Nov 2025 @ 10:04am
What a great morning at our Together Time today. We welcomed in parents and carers to our programming lesson on Scratch. Before we got started, we showed our parents our Sensory Circuit which gets us ready for the day! Then we followed instructions from Scratch to code a fun game. Our teachers were very impressed with our knowledge...and the parents!
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 8:21pm
Reading is such an important skill that offers children so much. Regular guided reading in Year 4 is more than just a lesson—it’s a gateway to lifelong learning. By fostering comprehension, confidence, and curiosity, we prepare pupils not only for academic success but for a world where reading is a vital skill. Today, pupils were introduced to a new text and given time to read and explore it before listening to it being read by an adult.
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 9:52am
This week, Year Two enjoyed a wonderful Together Time session with our parents and carers. It was fantastic to see everyone working side by side, sharing ideas and supporting each other.
Our focus for the morning was adjectives, and we explored all the different ways we can describe characters. The children worked brilliantly—thinking carefully about personality, appearance, and feelings, and choosing exciting vocabulary to bring their characters to life.
A big thank-you to all the grown-ups who joined us. Your enthusiasm made the session extra special!
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 9:51am
This week, Year Two enjoyed a wonderful Together Time session with our parents and carers. It was fantastic to see everyone working side by side, sharing ideas and supporting each other.
Our focus for the morning was adjectives, and we explored all the different ways we can describe characters. The children worked brilliantly—thinking carefully about personality, appearance, and feelings, and choosing exciting vocabulary to bring their characters to life.
A big thank-you to all the grown-ups who joined us!
Year 1 Hazel Class Together Time
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 8:24am
Today, we welcomed our parents into the classroom to complete some learning together. We used our knowledge of the Christmas story from our learning in RE to create a piece of art representing the star shining over baby Jesus in his manger. We used a range of mediums including: collaging with tissue paper and pastels to create a colourful representitive piece of art. Thank you to all who joined us- we thoroughly enjoyed it!
Year 1 Beech Class Together Time
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 8:23am
Today, we welcomed our parents/carers into the classroom to complete some learning together. Firstly, we showed our grown ups how we complete our mini me activities. We then used our knowledge of the Christmas story from our learning in RE to create a piece of art representing the star shining over baby Jesus in his manger. We used a range of mediums including: collaging with tissue paper and pastels to create a colourful representitive piece of art. Thank you to all who joined us- we thoroughly enjoyed it!
Date: 24th Nov 2025 @ 8:21am
Today, we began to explore our new topic of our local area. We began by reading 'The town mouse and the country mouse' thinking about the differences between where the mice lived before moving on to learning about human and physical features of our local area. Next, we began to look at map skills and took an ariel view of the playground outside and tried to identify some of the things we could see in the playground and show them on the map. Lastly, we made our own messy maps on the classroom using resources to show the different areas of our classroom. We look forward to continuing our learning in the coming weeks.
Date: 23rd Nov 2025 @ 11:09am
This week our activity was all about slowing down and connecting with creativity through sensory drawing, inspired by artist Sol LeWitt. The children explored lines and shapes in a relaxed manner, letting their hands move freely without worrying about the outcome. Guided by touch and feeling, each mark became part of a calming rhythm that encouraged mindfulness as much as imagination. It was a joyful reminder that art can be both meditative and expressive, giving space for children to discover their own unique way of seeing and creating.
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 4:11pm
🌊 Year 6 Reading: Sedna, Goddess of the Sea
This week in Year 6 we read the story of Sedna, the goddess of the sea. We enjoyed exploring the text together and talking about what it meant. We stopped to look at tricky words and worked out their meanings so we could understand the story better. We also practised our prosody – reading with expression, rhythm and tone – to make our voices sound more like storytellers. It was a great way to build our reading skills while enjoying a powerful myth from another culture.
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 4:09pm
👨👩👧 Year 6 Together Time
This week, we welcomed our parents and carers into Year 6 for a special Together Time session. It was a fantastic opportunity to share all the hard work we’ve been doing since September.
To make it fun and interactive, we organised a quiz covering everything we’ve learned in class so far. From maths and reading to history and science, the questions gave our families a real taste of the wide range of topics we’ve explored. Everyone joined in with great enthusiasm, and it was brilliant to see parents and carers working alongside us, testing their knowledge and celebrating how much we’ve achieved. The quiz sparked lots of laughter and proud moments, showing just how far we’ve come this term.
Together Time was a wonderful way to connect home and school, and we’re already looking forward to the next chance to share our learning journey.
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 4:06pm
➗ Year 6 Recap: Fractions
This week in Year 6, we have been busy revisiting everything we’ve learned about fractions this half term. From simplifying and comparing to adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, we’ve worked hard to make sure all of our fraction skills are sharp and ready for SATs.
To challenge ourselves, we tackled a mix of reasoning questions and arithmetic problems. The reasoning questions helped us explain our thinking clearly and show how we can apply fraction knowledge in different contexts. The arithmetic practice gave us the chance to build speed and accuracy with calculations.
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 4:04pm
🖊️ Exploring ISPACE Openers in Year 6:
This week in Year 6 writing, we have been learning how to make our sentences more exciting and varied by using ISPACE openers. ISPACe stands for Ing, Simile, Preposition, Adverb, Conjunction, Ed, — six different ways to start a sentence. By practising these, we can avoid repeating the same structures and keep our readers hooked.
We’ve also been working on adding detail to our main clauses. Instead of writing short, simple sentences, we’ve been stretching them out with description, action, and atmosphere. This helps us to build a clearer picture in the reader’s mind, which is especially important as we prepare to write our own crime stories.
Year 5 - Pol-Ed: Police Visitor
Date: 21st Nov 2025 @ 3:36pm
