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, […]
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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 […]
Year 5 are creating stop frame animations. For the third week they have created drawing animations using the same principals as before: simple, small, still! It’s great to see again how they are improving. Views: 107
Year 5 are creating stop frame animations. In the second week they worked with a variety of objects from around the classroom. You can see they are getting the hang of it! Views: 107
Stonehenge is a real historical mystery. There are many theories about why and how it was built, but nobody really knows the answer. This afternoon Octopus Class enjoyed recreating Stonehenge from biscuits! Views: 136
Yesterday Toucan class were visited by Andrea from Essex Fire and Rescue Service. Andrea taught us all about how the fire brigade had changed over time and about The Great Fire Of London. She was very impressed by how much the children knew about the topic already and they enthusiastically […]
Year 5 are creating stop frame animations. For the first week they worked with Lego. Here are their first attempts… Views: 134
On Sunday Miss Todd and children from Year 6 represented the school at the Halstead Remembrance Service in the Public Gardens. Views: 189
What an amazing day! We had a lot of fun trying to hold up the extremely heavy chain mail tunic, ground some flour, tried on clothing and helmets, played Hnefatafl and Nine Men’s Morris, learnt some Viking commands for battle and so much more! Views: 143
Year 6 had a taster session of Ancient Greek Olympic food. After limbering up they got to taste food such as olives, feta cheese, and dried fruits. It’s fair to say that not all the children would have enjoyed their pre-competition sustinence in the time of the Ancient Greeks but […]
Year 4 have been creating graphics using Google Drawings, and Year 5 are about to start creating stop frame animations, so to mark Bonfire Night, here are some fireworks pictures by Jaguar Class & some firework animations (put together as a video) by Panther Class. Views: 179
Gecko Class have been exploring how houses have changed throughout the centuries. The children made models highlighting the features of homes in the past and we put these models onto a timeline showing homes throughout History. Can you spot the Celtic roundhouse, the Tudor beams, Victorian bays and modern day […]
Year 2 finished off this half term’s science topic by thinking about why exercise is important. As part of this they completed 10 minutes of intensive exercise by doing some basic circuit training. They described themselves as: tired, sweaty, exhausted, dizzy, refreshed, good, hot, achy and happy when thinking about […]
The Year 5s have a Homework Club at lunchtime to provide a peaceful enviroment for those who wish to get their homework done without distraction. Views: 124
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: 182
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: 134
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: 133
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: 137
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: 179
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: 167
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: 168
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: 505
This term Year 3 have been looking at various artists, replicating some of their famous pieces. Views: 351
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: 330