Image of Online Safety - Helldivers 2
8 May

Online Safety - Helldivers 2

Within the last few months, Helldivers 2 has propelled to immense popularity in the gaming community, with players of all ages enjoying its frenetic combat, humorous presentation, and challenging gameplay. Whether they’re cooperating with friends or competing with strangers, the game has attracted many young players despite its higher age rating. As can be expected from an online game – especially one rated 18+ – there are several inherent online safety risks posed to children and young people who play Helldivers 2; from the content of the game itself to the dangers of interacting with strangers online. Our guide highlights the most prominent hazards of Helldivers 2 and provides you with top tips for keeping its younger players safe.

Image of Year 5 Science - Researching Life Cycles
8 May

Year 5 Science - Researching Life Cycles

In our science lesson we have been researching the life cycle of our chosen mammals.

Image of Year 3 - History - Being an Archaeologist
8 May

Year 3 - History - Being an Archaeologist

Year 3 have been following in the steps of Harold Carter, an archaeologist that discovered the tomb of Tutankhamon. They investigated a tomb looking out for various artefacts.

Image of Reception Class - A Music Lesson at the Church!
8 May

Reception Class - A Music Lesson at the Church!

Whilst visiting our local Church, we decided to have our music lesson there. We learnt that during services the congregation like to dance around the Church to a lively song when they give their money, so we also danced around the Church! Then the children enjoyed playing the African drums, shakers and tambourines to "King of me!"

Image of Introducing Recount Letters - Year 2
8 May

Introducing Recount Letters - Year 2

Year 2 have started their English topic on recount letters. We have read a variety of letters developing our reading fluency. Today we investigated different unknown words from the letters we read.

Image of A Visit to our Church for our RE Unit on Special Places.
8 May

A Visit to our Church for our RE Unit on Special Places.

As part of our RE unit on Special Places, Reception visited our local church. Rev Kev was there to show us around and the children enjoyed spotting all the crosses in the church. They could also see the font that is used to baptise babies, all the silver cups for communion and a beautiful stained glass window with a picture of Jesus .

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8 May

Pre-School- Literacy and Maths- Calendar

Everyday Pre- school children take part in Calendar time. In this short activity we learn the day, date, month and what letter sound they start with. The children learn to recognise their own name card and letter sound. We then count how many children are in our class and put them into groups, recognising which group has more or less.

Image of Pre-School- Maths-Rocket Shapes
8 May

Pre-School- Maths-Rocket Shapes

The children have used different materials and shapes to create Rockets. The children recognised squares, rectangles and triangles and we counted how many sides each shape had.

Image of Year 1 - History
8 May

Year 1 - History

In History, Year 1 are learning about Sir Francis Drake. The photographs show the children following the route of Sir Francis Drakes circumnavigation of the world on his galleon, The Golden Hinde.

Image of Year 1 - Science - Melting Materials
8 May

Year 1 - Science - Melting Materials

Year 1 have been learning about the effects of heat on different materials. We exposed ice cubes, chocolate, sugar and wax to heat and recorded our findings.

Image of Year 1  - Art and Design - Knotting and Winding
8 May

Year 1 - Art and Design - Knotting and Winding

In Textiles, Year 1 have been experimenting with knotting and wrapping techniques. They practised knotting wool to a stick and then winding it around until the whole stick was covered.

Image of Reception - Understanding the World - Understanding Arrows
7 May

Reception - Understanding the World - Understanding Arrows

Reception class discussed what the different arrows mean and their names (forwards, back, left and right). They then had to follow my instruction when I showed them an arrow, moving one step in that direction.