NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

Our Reception children have been exploring patterns in nature, looking closely at spirals on snail shells and rings in tree trunks. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, they used natural materials like leaves, sticks, and stones to create their own patterns outdoors. The children showed fantastic creativity, making repeating patterns and spiral designs while working together and sharing ideas. It has been a wonderful way to explore maths, art, and the beauty of nature all at once!

Year 3 had a great time performing ‘The Mystery of Tutankhamun’ for their class assembly. The play told the story of the boy king Tutankhamun, from his rule as pharaoh in Ancient Egypt to the discovery of his tomb. This showcased what the children had learnt about Ancient Egypt in History and Art. The performance also helped the children develop their oracy skills, focusing on speaking and listening.

Year 6 have completed their projects based on the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. These wonderful pictures were produced in groups of 2 and three - really taking on board the ideas of the famous American artist. They aimed to embrace her love of flowers, colour, size and the ability to immediately draw the attention of an audience. Pupils sketched out the flowers before using vivid pastel colours to create some remarkable pieces.

This term in art year 1 have been learning what the primary colours are and how we can colour mix to make the secondary colours. The children used their knowledge to create painted plates inspired by Clarice Cliff. They were only given the primary colours and had to colour mix if they wanted a different colour on their plate.

On Friday as part of our Art lesson. Year 4 created winter scenes using colours associated with winter. We linked our paintings into our new book, Narnia. We created pictures based on what we think Narnia looks like.

Everyone in school has taken part in craft day today. All of the children have created different cards, calendars and decorations. All pupils have really enjoyed spending time in different classrooms and their crafts are beautiful! They will go home ready to decorate their own houses over the Christmas holidays.

Year 1 had a special visit from the author Kate Rolfe. She told the children her journey of becoming an author and said that it all began with her love for drawing and then she could add words that match with the pictures. Kate is dyslexic so it was lovely to hear about her story, her experience writing a story and how words appear on a page for her. She read her story: Wiggling Words and the children loved seeing her ideas come to life in the book. The children were fascinat

This week, our Reception children have been busy exploring the world of materials! From wood to metal, fabric to bricks, we’ve been learning all about the different materials that make up the world around us. To kick off our learning, the children went on a material hunt around school. They spotted wooden tables, metal gates, plastic pots fabric cushions, and even brick walls! Back in the classroom, we had lots of fun sorting materials into groups. In our art area, the childr

This week, our Reception children have been busy celebrating Harvest through lots of exciting activities! We explored a variety of vegetables, looking closely at their shapes, colours, and sizes. The children enjoyed weighing them and then used their observations to create beautiful paintings, thinking carefully about colour and detail. We also made our very own Harvest Crowns — they looked fantastic and the children wore them with pride! One of the most exciting parts of the

This term in art, we have been learning how to create different style lines and how to connect them to make different shapes. Our end goal was to draw different shapes to create a portrait inspired by the artist Paul Klee. We started by finding the shapes in a picture of ourselves and outlining them with a pen. Then, we copied the shapes onto a blank page, creating an abstract portrait similar to the work of Paul Klee.

The children in Year 1 visited the Shipley Art Gallery to support their work in Art. They spent the morning making their very own...

<p>We have been learning about different types of celebrations in RE. Reception loved planning and role-playing the wedding for two class toys Mr and Mrs Scarecrow.</p>

<p>&nbsp; Reception class have enjoyed learning about the changes in winter. They used talk and art to share their understanding of the weather and types of clothes you need to stay warm. They were also introduced to the concept of hibernation and impressed us with their fantastic writing skills and ability to explain what hibernation [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today we looked at the different types of books we have in our prayer area. We looked at hymn books, our children’s Bible and prayer books. We thought about books that are used in Mass. We have made our own books all about Jesus.</p>

<p>The Early Years Nativity was a huge success, well done everyone!</p>

<p>Early Years enjoyed visiting Seven Stories to watch live theatre. The children loved the show Snow White and the Seven Stories! &nbsp;</p>

<p>KS1 have spent this half term learning and rehearsing the Christmas play, ‘A Miracle In Town.’ Every child had a role, either with lines to learn, a dance to perform and songs to sing. Children took part in all aspects of rehearsing and learned many valuable skills, particularly with regards to listening and teamwork. Today [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; This term we have been learning the Glockenspiel. We have learnt the notes C, D, E, F and G. We have been using these notes in the songs we have been learning. We have been learning about note lengths and recognising them in different pieces of music. Year 4 have been learning how to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; This term we have been learning about jazz music. We have learnt about typical characteristics in Jazz such as repetition, call and response and improvisation. Within some of the songs we have been learning, there has been some improvisation sections. We have particularly enjoyed Gershwin’s, ‘I’ve Got Rhythm’, listening to different versions of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This term we have been learning the Glockenspiel. We have learnt the notes D, E and F. We have also been learning how to read music and recognizing notes on a stave. Year 3 have also been learning about rests and when to be silent in music. We have learnt minims and crotchets and the [&hellip;]</p>