[gallery ids="12690,12692,12693,12694,12695,12696,12700,12701,12697,12699,12702,12703"] We are pleased to have launched The Learning Naturally Leadership Awards this term. Our new school-wide Learning Naturally awards are designed to develop leadership, resilience and life skills in primary-aged learners, mirroring the well known Duke of Edinburgh award for older students. These awards are...
[gallery ids="12670,12679,12672,12673,12674,12681,12675,12676,12677,12678,12680,12682,12683"] The children in Year 2 really enjoyed using their artistic skills to represent their learning about The Great Fire of London. First the children used their colour mixing skills to use power paint to create a fire themed wash background. Next the children added...
[gallery ids="12610,12617,12605,12606,12607,12608,12609,12612,12613,12614,12615,12616,12618"] As part of the topic Bright Lights, Big City the children in Year 2 have been learning about landmarks in London and local landmarks in Wallington. The children have been learning about the significance of these landmarks at different points in history and how...
[gallery ids="12540,12541,12550,12555,12548,12552,12549,12542,12553,12551,12556,12543,12544,12545,12547,12557,12558,12554"] The children in Year 2 are very excited about their topic Bright Lights, Big City. They have had the opportunity to learn about The Great Fire of London. During the Engage Stage of the topic the children became bakers, just like Thomas Farriner, who...
[gallery ids="12476,12483,12477,12459,12467,12478,12472,12460,12479,12473,12461,12462,12463,12465,12466,12468,12475,12469,12470,12471,12474,12480,12481,12482"] Year 2 visited St Mary’s Church in Beddington Park. The children have been learning all about the Church as a Christian place of worship during their religious education lessons. They have learnt about the features and purpose of the church and its importance to...
[gallery ids="12487,12488,12489,12490,12492,12493,12494,12495"] We were delighted to welcome so many of our Year 2 families to our Harvest Assembly. The children in Year 1 and Year 2 Children sang brilliantly. Each class shared a poem about Harvest, including the ones the Year 2 classes had written themselves. ...
[gallery ids="12358,12344,12345,12346,12347,12348,12350,12351,12353,12355,12356,12357,12359,12360,12361,12362,12363,12364,12365,12366,12367,12368,12369,12370,12371,12372,12373,12374,12354,12375,12376,12377,12378,12379,12380,12381,12382,12383,12384,12387,12388,12389,12390,12391,12393,12394,12395,12396,12397,12398,12399,12400,12402,12403,12404,12406,12408,12410,12411,12424,12428,12429,12430,12431,12432,12434,12435,12436,12437,12438,12440,12441,12442,12443,12444,12446,12439"] A huge thank you to June and Barry Williams for arranging and funding a visit from Anna who rehomes animals at The Dragon Shelter. The children in Year 1 and Year 2 were excited to meet lizards, iguanas, bearded dragons, snakes, a cockatoo and a...
[gallery ids="12233,12234,12235,12237,12238,12239,12240,12241,12242,12243,12244,12245,12246,12247,12249,12339,12338,12337,12336,12335,12334,12333,12332,12331,12330,12329,12328,12327"] The children in Year 2 were delighted to welcome their grown-ups into school to share their learning with them. The grown-ups learned about writing in Year 2 and how to support their children with writing at home. The grown-ups then helped the children to...
[gallery ids="12141,12143,12153,12144,12145,12155,12146,12154,12147,12142,12148,12156,12149,12160,12150,12159,12151,12157,12152,12158"] Year 2 have become fully immersed in learning about orchestras. They have listened to and watched several clips on the internet about orchestras and developed their knowledge further through reading non-fiction books. They used this knowledge to co-operate in small groups and create posters...
[gallery ids="12059,12060,12061,12083,12062,12063,12064,12065,12082,12066,12067,12085,12068,12069,12070,12071,12057,12056,12055,12084,12054,12053"] The Year 2 term started off with musical exploration!! Our first topic is 'Beat, Band Boogie,' which is all about exploring instruments, learning the names of the instruments, how they are played, what sounds they make and which orchestral family they belong to. The...