24 Jan

Outside Painting

Reception class collected materials and objects from nature to make painting tools; the children used these tool with mud to create abstract and figurative art. 

24 Jan

Roman Numerals

As part of Cross Curriculum Mathematics, children have been learning Roman Numerals to 100.

 

24 Jan

Y2 Science - animals and their habitats

Year 2 have been exploring different habitats, following their trip to Chester Zoo.

Knowledge: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend…

24 Jan

Parent Workshop - Read, Write Inc.

Some of the Year 1 and 2 parents and carers attended an introductory meeting about how Read, Write Inc. works in our school.

24 Jan

Y6 Maths Quiz at Whitby High School

Well done Y6!

Four fine young ambassadors from Y6 represented our school impeccably at a competitive maths quiz this week. They finished a very respectable 4th against tough competition and we are very proud of them!

23 Jan

Assembly: Chinese New Year

This morning's assembly took on a global theme: Chinese New Year.  We found out about the meaning behind the Year of the Rabbit.  Thank you to Jansen and Julia from Y2 for sharing your beautiful and treasured possessions from home with us.  Kung Hei Fat…

23 Jan

Year 2 - Art

Year 2 have been creating their own clay tiles by rolling, impressing and joining pieces of clay to embellish it.

Knowledge: to use impressing and joining techniques to decorate a clay tile.

Skills: 

  • I can describe my ideas about the work of artist Rachel Whiteread

  • I can…

23 Jan

Y2 - Music

Year 2 have been talking about musical terms such as timbre, dynamics and tempo to describe characters and events from the story Little Read, Riding Hood and choosing the most appropriate instruments to represent that.

 

Knowledge: I can select appropriate sounds to match events, characters…

23 Jan

Art club

We finished our Clarice Cliff pottery in art club. We will continue club in the Spring term. 

23 Jan

Art Year 4

Ms Smith, our Subject Leader for Art, assesses the impact of our Art curriculum by speaking to pupils in Year 4 to see what they could tell her about the knowledge, skills and vocab they have been acquiring.  Well done Y4!

23 Jan

Year 1 Zoo trip

Year 1 really enjoyed their visit to Chester Zoo. We have been learning about Antarctica and studying facts about penguins.

It was a very cold and snowy day at the zoo. The children and staff felt like we were actually in Antarctica! 

23 Jan

Y2 - Chinese New Year

Jansen and Julia have begun to celebrate Chinese New Year which started on January 22nd this year.  They travelled to Manchester to take part in the festivities.