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Netball

In P.E. this week, Class 2 played netball with the instructors from Castleford Tigers.

The session took place on the school field. The first part of the lesson involved passing drills, which allowed the children to learn specific techniques required for the game of netball. They then…

Weekly blog by Summer, Freya, Luca, Violet, Joshua, Lizzy and Natey

Science

This week in science we looked at Germination. ‘We have put some broad beans in a bag to see if they will grow’ explained Lizzy. ‘We are going to look at them each week to see if they change’ said Violet. ‘It’s funny…

Weekly blog by Evie H and Maddie

This week in Science we have been learning about our muscles and how regular exercise can make them stronger. First we exercised our biceps and triceps using water bottles so that we could feel our muscles working. We had to hold the bottles with our arms…

Daffodil Drawing

In Art this afternoon we ventured outside to the grounds of St Ricarus Church to participate in and develop our skills in still life drawing. We had a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine and created some beautiful drawings of the daffodils that fill the church grounds. 

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Homework Heroes - Week 3

Deciding on homework heroes this week was a tricky job! Well done to our homework heroes - Tilly, Alexander and Chloe D. 

Tilly

wrote a petrifying ending to the narrative I set, it well and truly sent shivers down my spine! Well done Tilly, it was a superb piece…

Leo's weekend with Liam!

This weekend Leo went home with Liam! Yet again it looks like Leo has had a fabulous weekend - playing in the park, walking in the woods, swinging from Liam's living room light, playing with Liam's dog and even taking a trip to the local pub! 

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Music in Class 4

Over the last couple of weeks in our music sessions, we have learned different rhythms and the notation for these. We used the following terms to help us to remember the length of each note:

Fly

Spider

Caterpillar

Moth

Grasshopper

Butterfly

We…

Homework Heroes - Spring 2 - Week 4

This week, Class 4 were challenged to finish their ‘Bread’ projects by making their very own bread. They had to consider the health and safety aspects of the bread making process, selcect a bread to make based on their previous designs and then actually…

This week’s homework hero is Summer.

Summer collected specimens of the plants in her garden as part of our current science topic 'Ready, Steady, Grow!'. 

Well done Summer!

Tangram Puzzles

This week, Class 2 created tangram puzzles. The tangram puzzle is made up of seven geometric pieces, which are typically boxed in the shape of a square. The pieces, called 'tans', are used to create different patterns, such as animals, people, numbers, and geometric…

This week in Class 2, our science experiment was all about hydroponics. Hydroponics is the method of growing plants without using soil.

For the experiment, the children set up a test farm. This will allow us to see what conditions are needed in order for seeds to germinate. Before we began, the…

Bones in the human body! 

This week we have been looking skeletons! We have learnt that not all animals have an internal skeletons and that the presence of this is an important feature in classifying animals. We learnt that a skeleton is needed for support, protection and movement.