The new Eagles class have settled in brilliantly! They have all grown so much over the Summer and are ready for the next step in their learning journey – Year 1.So far, the children have impressed us with their brilliant listening, ability to follow instructions and team work. What a great start to the year!
This half term we have been learning about the history of our local area – Guiseley. Jacob from Codswallop came in to teach the children about a famous local figure – Abraham Moon. Abraham Moon founded Moon’s Mills which is now known internationally for the quality fabric it produces. We started off the session by …
This year our school council have been incredibly busy. They’ve held story writing, poetry and design competitions, helped the school save energy and stay tidy, rescued a sea-turtle, made bird feeders, hosted Chill Out Tuesdays, collected for the food bank, recycled thousands of batteries for Duracell’s Big Battery Hunt, met the Mayor of Leeds…and so …
The Big Battery Hunt is over! A HUGE well done and thank you to everyone who has contributed to the competition. So many of you have brought in THOUSANDS of dead and used batteries, and so many of you have done a fantastic job of helping us to count and recycle these too. Overall, we …
As part of our local history unit, the children learnt about the history of Harry Ramsden’s fish and chip shop. Did you know that? -The business started in 1928 (almost 100 years ago!) and operated from a wooden hut (situated in the car park) -He opened his first restaurant in 1931. Harry Ramsden’s nephew Harry …
As part of our work on division, the children have been learning how to make equal groups. Today, the children used practical apparatus to group objects and calculate the answers to simple division calculations.
Today, the children have been exploring and building their own arrays. They used a range of concrete apparatus to create the rows and columns that make up an array. This practical maths will help to deepen our understanding of arrays before we move onto pictorial representations tomorrow.
Thank you to those who have continued to bring in their dead and used batteries over the past few months. We have now collected and recycled just over 15,000 batteries! The competition is about to enter its final week…you have until Friday 30th June to bring in any dead or used batteries that you wish …
Today marked the end of our famous nurses topic and what a day it has been! The children have thoroughly enjoyed ‘Nurses Training School’ and have amazed us with their fantastic costumes and enthusiasm. In the morning, we completed a range of first aid sessions with the children (essential for nurse training), identifying the key …
Over the last half term, the children have been learning about 3 famous nurses – Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell. Today’s lesson started with a knowledge summary quiz, where the children interacted with their peers to find answers to a range of questions about these famous women. The children then summarised their learning …