This morning there was a ‘fire’ on the willow dome. Luckily, Toucan Class were available to put out the fire using what they had learnt about putting out fires in the 17th century. They passed buckets along a chain of people, working together in order to tackle the fire. Whilst […]
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Year 3 have spent the afternoon exploring ‘Holy Trinity Caves’. They have recreated artwork formed by Neolithic people during the early Stone Age.
Year 3 became archeologists this afternoon, investigating the diet of early Stone Age people. They delved into ‘poo’ and found fruits, nuts and seeds. Just look at their faeces!
Year 4 were asked which chocolate will melt the fastest. They investigated dark, milk and white chocolate by first creating a prediction then analysing their results to compare. They found that most people said the white chocolate was the quickest to melt and that the dark chocolate melted the slowest. […]
At the beginning of their Ancient Greeks topic Year 5 created individual web pages to store their work, before learning about and painting plates in the style of the time. They tried using a different grip on their paintbrushes to help with precision. It wasn’t easy, but they took their […]
Yesterday Toucan Class was gentlemen an’ ladies o’ fortune! They took part in all sorts o’ pirate activities, terrifyin’ the seas (and the school) in their man-o’-war the Toucan Tango, ‘avin’ jolly fun an’ learnin’ lots.
On Monday Toucan Class spent the day boat making. They started with testing materials to find which ones would be best to make their boat out of, and then spent time making their boats. At the end of the day they tested them out. They worked really well and found […]
As part of our ‘Amazing Americas’ topic Kestrel Class designed and made their own fabulous Dream Catchers.
Last week Panther Class took part in a simulation game, pretending to be Viking traders trying to ensure the prosperity of their trading centre. They learned about what, how, and where the Vikings traded and, after preparing their goods and creating a ‘shopping list’, they travelled across Europe buying and […]
On Thursday Kestrel Class visited the Police Museum in Chelmsford as part of their ‘Crime & Punishment’ topic.
Toucan Class have produced some wonderful firework poems this week. They have worked really hard on them and wrote them out beautifully trying to use their best handwriting and presentation skills.
On Friday afternoon over 100 pupils from Foundation to Year 6 chose to spend their Golden Time session on a walk into town to see the Remembrance Day poppy displays outside Holy Trinity Church, in the Public Gardens, and at the front of the library. Pupils and staff will be […]
During a varied day, Panther Class have been busy making their Anglo Saxon brooches out of clay and getting to grips with long multiplication!
This afternoon Year 3 made Stonehenge out of a variety of biscuits. They needed all of the Trinity Street qualities to help them, especially resilience! Miss Todd played the part of head judge and gave the children feedback about their creations. We then all enjoyed a biscuit. Well done Year […]
Year 6 experienced hard labour in the style of the Victorians. Activities included: treadwheel, picking oakum, shot drill and silence and isolation. They were exhausted!
This afternoon, Jaguar class have been very busy and creative! They created a model of a shaduf using a choice of materials. Shadufs were used by the Ancient Egyptians to irrigate their crops.
This is a Queen Victoria Quiz by Alfie & Billy. There will be more quizzes from the rest of Year 2 next week! Your browser does not support iframes.
Years 3/4 have been walking in the footsteps of the Ancient Egyptians.Dressed as explorers, mummies, Cleopatras and Pharaohs, the children have enjoyed quizzes, games, explored artefacts and learnt about the ancient art of mummification!
Everyone in year 3/4 are looking forward to their Ancient Egyptian day and have all dressed up ready for the occasion! They all look fantastic!
