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In history, Y6 have examined the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

We asked the hinge question: 

Which two cities were affected by the AD 79 volcanic eruption?

Tick one.

Vesuvius and Pompeii

Herculaneum and Delta

Delta and Vesuvius

Pompeii and…

In Geography, Y6 asked the questions:

What is the Earth made of?

How are volcanoes made?

What happens when a volcano erupts?

We looked at plate tectonics and asked the hinge question:

How many major tectonic plates are there?
A: 1
B: 7
C: 8

D: 18

Can you remember the answer…

After reading Oliver Jeffers, 'Here we are', Reception class decided to explore their local environment when they noticed a lot of rubbish! We had a discussion about what we could do about it and they were quick to suggest we should pick up the litter to protect and look after our local wildlife…

In our computing lessons this week, Year 5 have been looking at how to code an object to move faster and slower.

Year 5 had to code commands for a car when a button was clicked. The class were also able to make a car go at various speeds after coding commands.

Fantastic work Year…

"This book is about young boy called Bun who soon turns blind and finds a sword in a tomb lying under his garden and is tempted to keep it.  He dreamed of returning the sword to King Arthur and the next day he could see again. 

 

I would recommend this book to children who like sad books,…

Year 2 are investigating how strong eggshells are by testing the amount of weight they can carry.

Knowledge:  Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.

Skills:  I can…

Pupils have been learning how to use Diennes to exchange tens for ones.

Knowledge: Pupils can subtract a 2 digit number from a 2 digit number crossing the tens barrier.

Skills: to use Base 10 effectively in order to exchange the tens for ones.

Children in Year 4 have been developing their knowledge and skills in order to be able to complete a safe and accurate search.  The children have looked at trusted search engines as well as strategies to improve search results. 

The children in Year 4 have been exploring Area.  We have been creating different shapes with an area of 6 sticky notes.

Kaci from Year 6 says’ “I’m reading Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson at the moment.  I’ve read lots of books written by her and my favourite is “The Butterfly Club”.  I love reading about girl adventure stories but also about mysterious creatures.  When I read, I like to learn about new words and…