The Stone Age activities continued into the afternoon. Here are some of the photos of our time travellers learning all about life thousands of years ago. Views: 76
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Today, Year 4 investigated complete and incomplete circuits by first predicting which circuit would work. They discovered what a circuit needs to be complete in order to allow the current of electricity to flow. Views: 45
We’ve stepped back in time and become hunter gatherers for the day… Will they survive? Watch this space! Half of the class are inside building a shelter in the style of ‘Stig of the Dump’. Meanwhile outside…all of the tribes are busy learning to track animals, grind oats, light fires, […]
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 […]
Panther Class are busy writing their edited and improved copy of their Nelson Mandela biography! Views: 65
Thank you to the PTFA for organising and running a fantastic Autumn Disco last night. The children had a great time. Thanks also to the staff who stayed on to help out, and to Daryl Paul Roadshows for putting on such a good show. Don’t forget that it’s the PTFA […]
Year 3 have spent the afternoon exploring ‘Holy Trinity Caves’. They have recreated artwork formed by Neolithic people during the early Stone Age. Views: 92
In science this week Year 5 had to try and keep their ice pops* frozen for half an hour so they could eat them. Each group were given three ice pops to preserve, whilst three control pops sat and melted. Mostly the groups managed to keep things cool, but as […]
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! Views: 111
As has become something of a tradition, the first task set for Toucan Class was to paint a picture of a toucan using 2Paint-A-Picture and save it correctly. Here are their brilliant creations! Views: 121
We had a brilliant time indoor den building, carefully finding ways to join fabric and keep our dens upright! Some excellent teamwork and communication skills were beginning to show – well done everyone! Views: 124
The children had a fantastic time at Brightlingsea until the rain came. Well done to all the children who were wonderfully sensible and well behaved throughout the day, and thank you to all the adults who went along to make the trip possible. Views: 409
This term Year 3 have been looking at various artists, replicating some of their famous pieces. Views: 292
This morning, after a break of six months due to it being too cold to give the rest of the class a go in late-January, the other half of Giraffe Class roamed around the school grounds taking photos of absolutely anything they wanted. It was the first time they’d used […]
Year 4 have been outside today creating their own angles using sticks and chalking on the playground whilst identifying obtuse, acute and right-angles. Views: 268
Building up to a final piece using techniques of their own chosing, in weeks two and three of their stop motion work Year 5 experimented with Lego and drawing to make short animations. Views: 289
Year 4 have been learning to tell the time to specific minutes, converting 12hr to 24hr time and solving time related problems. Many have realised how important it is to be able to tell the time – especially, analogue! Views: 286
Raven Class were put into groups and given 1 hour to make their floor robots do amazing things. Here are the (speeded up) results. Views: 336
Kestrel Class were put into groups and given 1 hour to make their floor robots do amazing things. Here are the (speeded up) results. Views: 293
Craft Club Phase 2 of making our shoe bags. Fantastic use of the sewing machine, and next week they should be completed! Well done Craft Club!!! Views: 308
This week we were delighted to welcome poet Matt Abbott to school to write poetry with children across the school. On Wednesday he worked with Year 6 and they have written a collaborative poem which will soon be shared in video form and be put on display in the school. […]
Y5 have started creating stop motion animations. These were their first attempts, and I’m really pleased with how they kept their ideas simple and took their time to create some smooth movements. There are over 700 individual photos in this video. Next they will develop their skills to create more […]
Year 5 have been enjoying their English lesson outside! They were performing play scripts! Views: 262
Thank you to all the parents, friends and carers who joined Toucan Class for their lunch on Wednesday. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying their school dinner! Views: 213
Toucan Class have had a lovely morning playing games on the field. They have worked really hard this week on their assessment tests and enjoyed a well deserved break from work. A special thank you to the PTFA for the games and ice creams – they were enjoyed by all! […]
This afternoon we welcomed the children who will be starting at Holy Trinity in September, and so Giraffe Class teamed up with Raven Class for a joint computing lesson. It was lovely seeing the two year groups working together – such patience, kindness and enthusiasm from them all. Our children […]
The Great Holy Trinity *Children’s* Bake Off took place this week. There were some amazing entries from across the school – thank you and well done to everyone who entered, and to those who came to the cake sale after school. Altogether over £100 was raised for PTFA funds which […]
As part of our topic on the the circulatory system Kestrel Class made blood to help us remember the components that make up our blood, and the functions of each of them. We calculated the percentage blood parts we would need to represent: 55% Plasma , 44% red blood cells […]
We had a fantastic first session, all the children were extremely proud of their letter creation ready to be added to the next sewing step of our mini shoe bag project…. more photos to come! Views: 194