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British Values

This afternoon, Class 3 deepened their understanding of our British Values

• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Individual Liberty
• Mutual Respect
• Tolerance

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This Little Light of Mine...

The whole school is embarking upon a new, innovative and inspirational collaborative musical/art project which will be displayed collectively in the hall for all to see and celebrate. Each pupil will make a musical note featured in the composition of the song ' This…

Objects and Meaning

This half term Class 4 have been studying different compositions by various artists and looked at how the objects were positioned in the background, foreground and mid-ground. The children evaluated the position, colours and meaning of the objects drawn by the artists and…

Observational Drawing

This half term Class 3 have been developing their observational drawing skills by focusing upon looking specifically at how to create texture, pattern, form and shade in tonal pencil. 

Recently Class 1 have been learning numbers and shapes through different activities and tasks. We used our interests and fascinations to explore different areas of provision which support our maths learning. Lots of rich opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of maths were found, and we…

Purple Mash

This afternoon, Class 3 were set a challenge that would use all of their coding knowledge so far! 

Miss Brown asked them to write an algorithm that made;

• Continually swim from right to left across the top of the screen
• After 5 seconds, an octopus to appear and swim across…

African Arts Week

This week we have been celebrating the continent of Africa for our Arts week based upon the Zulu Nation warriors. The children have looked where in the world Africa is and undertaken a range of activities designed by our very own Arts Council.

In class four the children…

African Art

This week is Arts Week, our fabulous Arts Council planned and prepared a fantastic range of activities us to complete. We're very proud to be working towards our Artsmark Silver Award. In September 2018, we put together our Aberford Arts Council and began our pathway to working…

Bones, bones, bones

This afternoon we learnt the scientific names for the bones in our body! How many do you know?

• cranium
• mandible
• clavicle
• sternum
• thoracic cage
• humerous
• ulna
• radium
• metacarpals
• carpals
• phalanges
• vertebral…

Investigating Light

Class 4 know that light can only travel in a straight line. It cannot bend or turn around corners. This week, the children were challenged to find out how they would be able to get a light beam to turn a corner! Thinking as scientists, the children soon came up with the idea…

The Gingerbread Man!!

To our surprise, the gingerbread men came to visit us in class one! They made quite a mess and the children enjoyed the mystery of trying to find out how they got in. 

Excitingly, they did leave us with a new…

The Gingerbread Man and Diwali

In Class1,  we have had a very busy two weeks!

We have thoroughly enjoyed reading The Gingerbread Man, retelling the story together, and sequencing the story. We also enjoyed making lots of gingerbread men out of playdough.

Then we had a day learning…