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Use of video software has increased greatly since we’ve all been staying at home. It’s a brilliant way of keeping in touch with family and friends. There are lots of platforms to choose from but they all need the same basic e-safety advice: 1. All have age restrictions above Year […]
Gecko Class have spent most of the day constructing the UK landmarks they have been studying out of recycled materials! Can you spot: Edinburgh Castle, The Menai Bridge, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, The Angel Of The North, and The Giant’s Causeway? The whole class worked brilliantly, helping each other out in […]
During STEM Week we completed an experiment to find out how to make the egg float. We added salt to water to make a solution, this made out eggs float! We are thinking about trying this with flour and sugar to see what happens. Views: 67
We are awaiting an announcement about possible school closures in England from the Department of Education at around 5pm. We have been given no indication of what the announcement will contain and do not expect details of the impact on us as a school, and you as parents, to be filtered through […]
And then came the oceans… Following on from the making of the globes (which you can see pictures of here) Toucan Class have today painted on the water. More to follow… Views: 97
On Friday, we completed our STEM Week with an exciting visit from Subject Revolution. KS1 and EYFS travelled around an amazing new world working together in practical maths challenges to help Prince Lunimo tidy up for the Queen. The children worked to pass through each maths challenge zone, undetected by the invading […]
Toucan Class spent a day designing, making and evaluating moving pictures. They had to follow a design criteria carefully to design a moving picture and then make their design. Their final products were brilliant! Views: 90
Dear Families, The situation with C-19 is a quickly changing one. We continue to follow Public Health England and Government Advice and will pass this to you as soon as we have it. Our communication with you will be through the app, school website and social media, and will continue […]
In Year 3 we are designing and making a marble maze. Our ideas are based on the inside of one of the pyramids of Egypt. Views: 86
As part of STEM Week Gecko Class studied birds’ nests. After looking at some pictures of real nests, they trawled the school grounds for sticks, twigs, moss, feathers, and other suitable material to use to make their own nests. Using only the collected materials they had to work together to […]
An update. We are aware of stories in the media in regarding the possible closure of Essex schools due to Coronavirus. Essex County Council statement: “We have not informed any Essex County Council schools to close for additional time due to coronavirus and they have not been put on alert […]
Today the children were put into mixed-age groups named after scientists, and worked together on a range of STEM-related activities. During the course of the day the children learned about how to care for the chicks, created a house of cards, made pictures out of perfect squares, built towers from […]
Our STEM Week coincides with British Science Week – this year it is all about our diverse planet. In assembly the children considered all the types of diversity in our world. We talked about our diverse weather and attempted to create a cloud in a bottle! Views: 105
Panther Class went on a walk up the High Street this morning to make observations on food retail outlets as part of STEM Week! Views: 112
Year 6 investigated different sauces that could be eaten with burgers, and explored types of bread suitable for a burger bun. They worked hard to follow recipe instructions to create salsa, tzatziki and barbecue sauces. They then tested the sauces in order to evaluate which sauce and bread they might […]
Earlier this week Toucan Class put out a request for old newspapers – here’s why! The class carefully followed instructions in order to make a globe. They will be painting them and adding on the continents and oceans once they have dried. (A special word of thanks to all those […]
It started with Booky Breakfast – thank you to everyone who was able to join us! And then Toucan Class visited Halsead Library and WHSmith. They learnt all about what the library does and how we can use it. At WHSmith they spent their World Book Day tokens. They all […]
Y4 have been using Google Drawings to create Warholesque images of themselves… They had to create at least three different versions of their faces using the formatting options available to them, and then move and crop the images to make them into a neat block. I’m really pleased with how […]
Year 1 are learning about the United Kingdom and symbols, so of course we have been finding out about the Union Flag. Yesterday, using 2Paint in Purple Mash, the children painted copies of the UK’s flag. It’s not an easy flag to replicate, and it’s made even trickier when you’re […]
To start 2020 Year 1 had a play with the MashCams in Purple Mash. Not everyone was at school on Thursday but most of the class (and a couple of adults) are here in their virtual dressing up clothes. Although this is a fun activity, it’s suprisingly tricky, and I […]
Year 2 have been creating animations using 2Animate in Purple Mash. These were some of their first attempts, trying to make a dot look like it was slowly growing to fill the page. I think they’re great, if a little hypnotic! There will be more animations to follow as the […]
In DT we are looking at the strength needed for bridges.The class tested different bean designs in order to work out which design had the most strength and therefore supported the bridge better. Views: 158
Jeudi dernier, l’année 5 a pris un petit-déjeuner français et a fait semblant de gérer nos propres restaurants. Les enfants ont dû utiliser un menu français pour rédiger les reçus et calculer le total de la facture, etc. Views: 166
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. This is the last of the six videos posted daily in the run up to Christmas. As always, this work […]
The children in Year 5 have created these Christmassy images for you using 2Paint-A-Picture in Purple Mash. Views: 163
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. Six in total, this is the penultimate daily video between now and Christmas. As always, this work has been devised, […]
The children in Year 2 have created these Christmassy images for you using 2Paint-A-Picture in Purple Mash. Views: 156
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. Six in total, there’ll be one for each of the three remaining days between now and Christmas. As always, this […]
The children in Year 3 have created these Christmassy images for you using 2Paint-A-Picture in Purple Mash. Views: 149
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. Six in total, there’ll be one for each of the four remaining days between now and Christmas. As always, this […]
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. Six in total, there’ll be one for each of the five remaining days between now and Christmas. As always, this […]
As is now a Holy Trinity Computing tradition, Year 6 were given a media project to create a Christmas video using the multimedia hardware and software we have in school. There’ll be one for each of the six days between now and Christmas. As always, this work has been devised, […]
Thank you to the PTFA for paying for the whole school to go to The Empire Theatre to see Toy Story 4 this afternoon. There was popcorn for everyone, and a snow machine too! Views: 233
The children in Year 4 have created these Christmassy images for you using 2Paint-A-Picture in Purple Mash. Views: 180
Even though all the children in Gecko Class worked with me on laptops and with BeeBots when they were in Giraffes, it’s still a steep learning curve at the beginning of Year 1. Logging in and accessing websites such as Purple Mash & Sumdog by themselves is a big ask, […]
RAFFLE TICKETS Raffle tickets were sent home today. Please return stubs & money and/or unsold tickets to school before the PTFA Christmas Bazaar next Friday. There are some great prizes including: 1st PRIZE – NINTENDO SWITCH! 2nd Prize – Spa Day for Two at Gainsborough Health Club and Spa 3rd […]