[gallery ids="10414,10413,10412,10411,10410"] Design and Technology On Monday Reception had lots of fun making salt dough. We followed simple instructions to create a salt dough decoration. 1. First we learned how to knead the dough. We told the children that we wanted to remove any air bubbles. 2. Next we rolled...
[gallery ids="10386,10385,10384,10382,10381"] Following on from their amazing show The Starcatchers and The Lost Toys, the children were excited to share their love of singing with the local community. Year 2 visited the Lunch Club at the Holy Trinity Centre and sang to them after their lunch....
[gallery ids="10362,10363,10365,10366,10368,10369,10371,10372,10373"] The children in Year 2 enjoy regularly visiting The Bluebell Room (our sensory room). The children have the opportunity to explore light, colour and shapes helping them to feel calm and relaxed. It is also an opportunity to develop their gross motor skills including...
[gallery ids="10265,10267,10311,10312,10313,10314,10260,10346,10349,10348,10347,10352,10350,10345,10344,10343,10342,10341,10340,10339,10338,10337,10336,10335,10334,10333,10332"] The children in Year 2 have enjoyed being historians, learning about London in the past. They read lots of books and watched short clips to learn about The Great Fire of London. In small groups, they used role play to show how the fire...
[gallery ids="10269,10271,10284,10285,10288,10289,10290,10292,10293,10294"] After each of the Christmas performances there is a voluntary collection for two local charities. This year it's for Jigsaw 4 U (a charity supporting families experiencing trauma) and Sutton Night Watch (a charity supporting people in Sutton who are homeless). The children used their...
[gallery ids="10302,10305,10299,10300,10301,10304,10303,10307,10308,10309"] The Year 2 children proudly presented The Starcatchers and The Lost Toys. Each child chose their part in the play to tell the story of how three special Starcactchers helped a group of lost and frightened toys find a new home. The cast included...
[gallery ids="10199,10196,10198,10177,10195,10182,10197,10178,10194,10183,10207,10200,10191,10192,10208,10188,10189,10209,10190,10180,10213,10212,10193,10184,10185,10181,10201,10202,10203,10204,10205,10206,10210,10211,10186"] 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. They began by finding out about the fire and then acting out the events as a...
[gallery ids="10159,10160,10161,10152,10162,10163,10148,10153,10149,10154,10150,10151,10147,10146,10155,10156,10157,10158,10164,10165,10166,10167,10168,10169"] 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="10116,10115,10107,10100,10098,10095,10072,10087,10086,10085,10084,10071,10083,10060,10066,10061,10048,10040,10035,10037,10103"] 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...
Year 1 have been drawing self-portraits recently, practising copying the individual lines, colours and shapes they see in a mirror. They have all produced beautiful and highly-individual self-portraits, reflecting their growing artistic skills! [gallery ids="9823,9824,9825,9826,9827,9828,9829,9830,9831"]...