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Eagles become golf pros! | 21 Mar 2024

Today, Eagles took part in the second of two fantastic PE workshops. The focus of this session was on golf and on the correct position of the feet when hitting the ball. The children were also taught how to hold the club correctly and how to ‘putt’ the ball accurately towards the flag. The children …

Throughout our topic, we have been learning about various structures from around the world (including towers) and have been thinking about what makes them stable. The children have been taught a range of strengthening techniques and today, utilising this key knowledge, they designed and made a freestanding tower. The children attempted this activity 6 weeks …

Throughout our topic, we have been learning about various structures from around the world (including towers) and have been thinking about what makes them stable. The children have been taught a range of strengthening techniques and today, utilising this key knowledge, they designed and made a freestanding tower. The children attempted this activity 6 weeks …

Bluebirds have had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day! We have watched stories, shared stories with Woodpeckers and even listened to stories in French! Bluebirds impressed us all today with their fantastically creative costumes and enjoyed showcasing them to the school in our very own fashion show! Well done everyone!

As part of our topic work, the children have been learning different strengthening techniques in order to make their towers stronger. Today, the children rotated around the three classrooms, completing different activities. They learnt that triangles are stronger than squares and that diagonal struts add additional support. They also rolled paper to add strength and …

Yesterday, Eagles class took part in a fun and engaging orienteering workshop. The children began by using simple maps to identify images hidden on cones. They had to remember to always orientate the map to North in order to find the correct pictures. Once we had the hang of this, the children completed an orienteering …

Our topic this half term is ‘Structures.’ As our entry point, the children were put into small groups and allocated endless amounts of newspaper and masking tape. Their mission – to create a freestanding tower! The children worked well in their groups, utilising a range of strategies and ideas to build their structure. Some towers …

In Eagles, we have been investigating the number 20. As part of our practical investigation, the children had to recognise the place value of each number, represent 20 in different ways using a variety of practical equipment, identify numbers greater than/ less than 20 and write their own number stories. Some children worked outside, exploring …

Today, Eagles class have been investigating structures from around the world. They worked in groups to try to identify the type of structure, what it was made from and most importantly what made it stable!The children came up with some brilliant ideas and noticed that for many structures, the base is wider than the top, …

As part of our science learning, KS1 have had some very special visitors over the last few weeks. We received some eggs last week which we have seen hatch, and now we have some very excitable and noisy chicks in our classroom! The children have really enjoyed witnessing the first few stages of this life …
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