Year 5 are creating stop frame animations. During the two Computing lessons after their recap on 2Animate Panther Class have created animations using Lego, and by drawing on whiteboards. The principals are “simple, small, still” and it’s great to see how they are improving. Views: 64
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Panther Class are going to be creating stop frame animations between now and Christmas. To get them back in the mindset of ‘Simple & Small’ (simple concept, small changes) they revisted 2Animate. Here’s how they did… Views: 112
Today to mark Remembrance Day each class marked the occasion individually at 11am. In addition, for this afternoon’s whole school assembly, Miss Todd took Raven Class to the memorial in the Public Gardens and lead our daily virtual assembly from there. A wreath was laid, a minute’s silence held, and […]
Miss Todd: On Friday in assembly I had the pleasure of announcing the jaw dropping total of the fundraising from the Sponsored Walk. I am thrilled, humbled and stunned to share with you that we have raised £4825.65 with a number of families telling me they still have money to bring in. […]
In the penultimate graphics lesson for Toucan Class this term they had to import and manipulate a moveable figure in 2Paint-a-Picture, and then use their trackpad skills to colour and enhance them. It’s not an easy thing to do but the results are great. You can see the moveable figures […]
In the second of their computer art lessons this year, Toucan Class used the Impressionist option in Purple Mash’s 2Paint-A-Picture to portray the colour and movement of fire. This ties in with their study of the Great Fire of London. Views: 260
For their writing focus Toucan Class are reading ‘The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty” by Beatrice Alemagna. To complement this we went on a town walk looking at all the different types shops we could find. The children were very well behaved, and we also had time to learn a […]
Gecko Class have had a fantastic start to the year! We are enjoying our learning and are excited about Year 1. Views: 191
We know that the form for registering for a flu immunisation isn’t working. We’ve let the Immunisation Service know and they are working on sorting it out. We have confirmed that it is an issue with the form, and not due to using an incompatible browser or OS. They have […]
As is tradition, Toucan Clas spent their first full Computing Lesson of the year painting Toucans! They’re displayed below, and for a while on the outside screen. Watch out for more computer art from the class over the coming weeks. Views: 177
Y5 are going to be learning about the Shang Dynasty this term, but first we’ve had a brief introduction to China to better understand its place in the world. As part of this we’ve made kites, learned about the complex form of Chinese script and painted out own names, and […]
Last week Year 1 did grapheme washing, and then created them using natural objects! Later they explored art techniques to create animal rainbow pictures. Views: 201
Gecko Class have been exploring Australian Aboriginal art and the different techniques used to create effects. We are using block colour in our pictures. Views: 195
The national Summer Reading Challenge is also moving online this year. The length of time the scheme runs for has also been extended and it has already launched! Children can take part by going to www.sillysquad.org.uk and signing up. The sign up process will require parental consent and parents can […]
Another fun day in Gecko Class. We wrote a thank you letter from the Snail to the Whale, and then challenged ourselves with problem solving and made bubble wands. (Making sure we didn’t catch anyone else’s bubbles, obviously!) Views: 263
We had a great day in Gecko Class yesterday. We enjoyed our virtual assembly with Miss Todd. We looked at thank you letters in Literacy, used scales to measure capacity in maths and made beautiful snails using wool. Views: 274
We are delighted to announce the arrival of eight (we think!) ducklings at school. It’s lovely that each year ‘Geraldine’ chooses to return to our school to nest – so many ducks can now call Holy Trinity home! Please look out for ‘Geraldine’ and her young when you are out […]
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: 328
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: 300
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: 300