After our recent visit to Bovington Tank Museum, the children were really interested in finding out more about the rations that people had to survive on during World War 2. We were kindly donated some apples from a local orchard and we discussed how we could make this produce ‘stretch’ to feed a family with…
Class 1 visited Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset last week linked to their topic of World War 2. The children took part in two informative workshops and they learnt about the various roles people had in Britain during the war; they dressed up as Air Raid Wardens, Women’s Land Army and the Home Guard. Pupils…
As the weather has been so kind over the last few weeks, we are still enjoying PE on the field. Mr Keast is working with each class to improve and build on their prior knowledge with ball skills. Our oldest children have been invited this term to play in local 5-a-side tournaments against other schools,…
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The children in Year 3 and 4 have begun their sessions at Forest School and have thoroughly enjoyed embracing autumn at Methley Meadow. They particularly loved making and pressing their own apple juice. They have planted some new trees; enjoyed playing in the stream and with the mud kitchen. It is such a valuable experience…
Our youngest children have been doing some great learning in Music; they have been creating simple patterns and rhythmns using ‘chair drumming’. They learnt how to hold drumsticks correctly, follow and repeat a simple pattern, this is turn helps to develop their co-ordination and find the pulse of a beat. The children especially liked it…
Year 6 and some Year 5 children, completed a two-day Bikeability course last week. Pupils learnt how to look after their bikes to ensure they were roadworthy and how to keep themselves safe when cycling on the road. The instructors commented on the enthusaism and engagement of the group. Well done, you were a credit…
We were delighted to welcome and meet so many of our new parents last week at a coffee morning held in the village hall. Our new Head Boy and Girl, along with two other Year 6 pupils. helped to make tea and coffee and serve it along with a selection of biscuits. Representatives from our…
Class 1 have been thinking about how swiftly we have moved from summer into autumn. Some of the children chose to take this theme and use personification as a way of describing how quickly autumn has arrived. There was no set poetic form they had to follow but we discussed ‘quality rather than quantity’. They…
Dear Parent/Carer As you will have probably heard, Monday 19th September will be a national Bank Holiday in respect of the State Funeral for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The Department for Education announcement to Headteachers and school leaders stated the following: The official date of the State Funeral is 19 September 2022. This day…