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“Goldilocks and The Three Bears”
This half-term, class 8 have been learning all about the traditional tale; Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Last week, the children had lots of fun creating their own bowls of healthy porridge for Goldilocks! The children learnt about the importance of hygiene and...
“Why do you love me so much?”
The children have had a fantastic start to the year and they have all settled into their new routines really well. The children have continued to develop friendships, old and new, and have enjoyed sharing lots of fun experiences together. We are so proud of all our...
Creature Ark
On Wednesday 3rd July, Nursery had a very special visitor! Mags from Creature Ark came in with her fabulous animals. We were lucky enough to have encounters with Monty the python, Timotina the tortoise, Matilda the giant african land snail, Blue the Lizard and...
“Moon Zoom”
This half term, class 8 children have completed an investigation titled 'Which straw makes the rocket travel the furthest?'. As a class, we have discussed what an investigation is and used technical vocabulary such as 'variables'. It was important that we understood...
Science Day May 2024
On Friday 17th May, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building towers using spaghetti and marshmallows, making lava lamps and creating rain...
Which is the biggest dinosaur?
We have had a 'roarsome' start to our new topic; 'Which is the biggest dinosaur?' The children have enjoyed finding out about all the different dinosaurs and having a go at pronouncing their names. They have also enjoyed making their own representations of the...
RSPB Old Moor Trip May 2024
The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip to RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley. This half-term’s topic is ‘why do spiders eat flies?’ where the children have been learning all about minibeasts! During their trip, the children had a brilliant time pond-dipping where they...
Science Day May 2024
On Friday 17th May, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building towers using spaghetti and marshmallows, making lava lamps and creating rain...
Science Workshop May 2024
On Friday 17th May, parents/carers of children in Year 1 and Year 2 were invited into school for a fun-filled Science afternoon! The children completed a range of activities such as building towers using spaghetti and marshmallows, making lava lamps and creating rain...
Waste Week Campaign March 2024
Our Eco monitors were very busy checking waste and recycling bins in school during the annual 'Waste Week' campaign 18th - 24th March. As part of this campaign, children were challenged to use recycled materials at home to create a new Eco mascot. We loved seeing...
“Muck, Mess and Mixtures”
This half term's topic is based around the theme ‘Muck, Mess and Mixtures’. The children in class 7 have started their Science work and their focus is around materials and their properties. The year 1 and year 2 children have learnt about a range of materials and they...
“Why do you love me so much?”
The children have had a fantastic start to the year and they have all settled into their new routines really well. The children have continued to develop friendships, old and new, and have enjoyed sharing lots of fun experiences together. We are so proud of all our...
“Which is the biggest Dinosaur?”
This half term in the 2-year provision our topic has been ‘Which is the biggest dinosaur?' The children have enjoyed accessing various activities around our provision such as, using different dinosaurs to put in order of size and matching the dinosaurs on our dinosaur...
“Moon Zoom”
Our topic this half term is Moon Zoom and the children in class 7 collected data as part of their Geography learning. We sat outside school patiently waiting and observing cars that came passed to see which colour was the most popular. We recorded our findings in a...
“The Enormous Turnip”!
The children in 2 year provision enjoyed a visit from a storyteller. The children really enjoyed the session where stories were told through music, actions and singing. We took part in various stories but our favourite was ‘The Enormous Turnip’! We invited our...
Stay & Play June 2024
The 2 year provision hosted two stay and play sessions last week for parents and carers to attend with their children. The children had a fabulous time and enjoyed a range of activities linked to our topic "Which is the biggest dinosaur?" There were engaging...
School trip to Old Moor
The children thoroughly enjoyed their trip to RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley. This half-term's topic is 'why do spiders eat flies?' where the children have been learning all about minibeasts! During their trip, the children had a brilliant time pond-dipping where they...
Stocksbridge Library
We really enjoyed a trip to Stocksbridge Library. During our visit, we listened to the story 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' for our 'why do spiders eat flies?' topic. After the story, we thoroughly enjoyed looking around the library and we used our library cards to...
“Save or Spend” May 2024
Last half-term, children in Key Stage 1 took part in 'Save or Spend' whereby classes earnt money by working towards their targets. Year 1's target was to do good sitting and good listening. The children got a lot better at their targets throughout the course of the...
Practical Homework Y1 & Y2 May 2024
As part of Year 1 and Year 2's homework, children can choose whether they want to complete the formal (written) task or the practical task within their homework pack each week. This is a perfect way to support individual children's learning needs. There are many...
“Why do you love me so much?”
In our 2-year provision over the last couple of weeks we began doing activities around our theme ‘Why do you love me so much! This is a lovely topic as it is around ‘All about me’. Our adult led craft was doing self-portraits. The children really enjoyed looking at...
“Why do you love me so much?”
It has been love to welcome back our children into Nursery and welcome our new children that have joined us. Over the past couple of weeks, the children have been exploring provision areas and learning our routines. This half term we have been focusing on our topic...
Wonderdome Planetarium Visit!
As part of this half-term’s topic ‘Moon Zoom’, we invited Wonderdome Planetarium to visit and bring an exciting multimedia exploration of the solar system. The children loved learning about the planets and their surroundings. They especially enjoyed discovering about...
“Moon Zoom”
This half-term's topic is 'Moon Zoom'. As part of Design and Technology this half-term, children in Class 9 have been learning how to sew using a simple running stitch. The children have learnt some key vocabulary along the way such as ‘thread’ and ‘stitch’. Their...
“Which is the biggest dinosaur?”
During our 'which is the biggest dinosaur?' topic, the children have been learning all about dinosaurs! We have been naming them and describing them using vocabulary such as gigantic, sharp and rough scales. We have enjoyed using duplo blocks to print scales onto...
Stay & Play June 2024
Nursery hosted two stay and play sessions last week for parents and carers to attend with their children. The children had a fabulous time and enjoyed a range of activities linked to our topic "Which is the biggest dinosaur?" There were engaging activities linked to...
Forest schools
The children thoroughly enjoyed their forest school sessions. They took part in lots of different activities including: making magic potions using water from the stream and items found in the woodland, developing physical skills through climbing and manoeuvring...
Story teller
The children in Reception enjoyed a visit from a storyteller. The children really enjoyed the session where stories were told through music, actions and singing. We took part in various stories but our favourite was 'The Enormous Turnip'! We invited our grown-ups into...
“Save or Spend” May 2024
The children in Year 2 have worked really hard so far this year and staff thought the children deserved a treat. As part of save or spend, the children focused on doing good listening, lining up and demonstrating good learning behaviours throughout school. The...
Engineer competition May 2024
If you were an engineer what would you do? KS1 children have taken part in an inspiring competition developed by a Primary Engineer STEM programme. Children were encouraged to imagine if they were an engineer, what problem would they most like to solve? Before this,...