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There are so many beautiful daisies on our soon to be cut grass around school that the children in Nursery A decided to learn some facts about them and collect as many as possible.  We then used them to create daisy chains and in our provision throughout nursery from creating transient artwork to…

In response to the text Gigantosaurus, the playdough table has been very popular in Nursery A this week.  The children have been using different dinosaur footprints to impress into their dough and predicting what the dinosaurs may have looked like.  

As part of our gymnastics lesson, the children developed their vaulting and rolling techniques.

They focused on the position of their hands and feet and finishes when landing.

We have been discussing the use of plastic.

In pairs, we ordered using a diamond 9 the most important and least important uses of plastic. 

We then justified our choices.

There was so much of the Catholic Life of the school to celebrate today and it was so much fun.  The children from both of our nurseries took part in an Easter Raffle to raise money for Nugent’s Good Shepherd Appeal.  We learned that not everyone would win but that in raising money for charity we…

Today the children used paints, brushes, string and teabags to create colourful firework paintings. They worked together and shared their ideas while exploring paint using different tools. 

How can you waterproof a hat?

KS1 End of topic assembly Desert to Garden.

Today the children in Key Stage 2 held an Easter Reflection in church.  The children retold the events leading up to the death of Jesus with respect and emotion.  They sang beautifully and read clearly.  Thank you children for helping us to prepare for Easter in such a deeply spiritual way.…

A group of children from Year 5 and Mrs Halsall allowed us to observe a Pupil Book Study taking place in the Library this afternoon.

The children were asked lots of questions and answered enthusiastically about the work they had undertaken relating to 'How can we keep ourselves safe on the…

Today we explored burning reactions and discussed whether the changes are reversible or irreversible. We looked at the impact of placing a glass over a candle and what happens. We discussed the fire triangle and what is required for a fire to take place. We then created presentations explaining…

In this lesson we explored the legacy of Baghdad. We examined how doctors developed different tools and techniques which influenced the rest of the world. We also compared treatments in Ancient Baghdad with Anglo-Saxon Britain.