Should Heracles complete the twelve labours?
In English, we considered why Heracles should and should not complete the twelve labours. The children used modal verbs within their responses to express levels of certainty and possibility. The children then told their responses to Heracles in a conscience alley activity. By the end of the alley,…
RE - what a humanist is
In RE, we began our new unit by learning what a humanist is. We then explored ‘bad’ actions a person may do and considered why. The children understood that actions have consequences and offered lots of ideas for different scenarios. Each children then created their own code for living, which…
Using our “inspectacles”
Using our “inspectacles” to improve our work - editing is an important part of the writing process.
‘The Twelve Labours of Heracles’ text predictions
To begin our English unit, we made predictions about our new class text, ‘The Twelve Labours of Heracles’. The children read with expression using the method of echo and choral reading and we really focused on the challenging pronunciation of Ancient Greek vocabulary. We read the first of the…
Wisdom in maths
An excellent start back with Class Three demonstrating wisdom in maths! Year Five revisited and consolidated their prior learning of adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. Year Six learned how to multiply fractions and revised multiplying a fraction by an integer too.
Computing - exploring programmable toys
In Computing we are exploring programmable toys. Today we found out about the buttons and functions on the Beebot and Robot Mouse, inputting simple directions to find out what happens
Nativity
Class 1 you were amazing today, telling the story of the Nativity and the true meaning of Christmas.
Making Christingles
As tradition, in preparation for our service at Holy Trinity Church, Class Three made Christingles to remember Jesus as the light of the world!
Christingle Worship
This week we participated in our Christingle worship. We started the day learning about the symbolism of each item and then made them with our Class 2 friends. The evening performance in church was beautiful and a perfect start to our festive activities. Well done to everyone who joined us to…
RE - Exploring how Christians celebrate at Christmas
In RE this week, Class Three have explored how Christians celebrate at Christmas and considered why. We researched a range of Christian organisations and explored how people participate in the act of giving during the festive season, keeping a focus on the celebration of Jesus’ incarnation. The…
Why Christmas is Important for Christians?
In RE we are thinking about why Christmas is important for Christians. We discussed our own beliefs and ordered Christmas objects by importance. Then we compared our opinions with each other!
The Holy Trinity
Within our RE this half term we have been exploring the idea of The Holy Trinity, with God as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The children created images to represent the Holy Trinity and created lanterns to light their way.
