Remembrance Day

Scratch Coding

During the term, Sycamore and Beech Class have been learning to code using Scratch. Below is a link for a guide to help students and parents learn how to code over the coming festive break.

Details:

Scratch – First Steps combines colourful graphics with clear step by step instructions and is designed to get young people up and running with coding. It’s good for complete beginners as well as anyone who needs a refresher on the basics. The Guide is free to download and use anywhere, anytime you like, so just go to https://stemforstarters.com/first_steps and start coding! 

The Scratch programming language is fun and easy to use but also surprisingly powerful. It’s free, runs on most kinds of computer and supports the KS2 computing curriculum.

More Christmas Fun!

Oak Class have continued their Christmas activities with scavenger hunts, hot chocolate and their Christmas party.

Christmas Fun!

Year 1 and 2 have had a very Christmassy time doing Christmas scavenger hunts, drinking hot chocolate, making Christmas crafts and partying!

Christmas Fun!

Oak Class have been having lots of Christmas fun. We have made Rudolph cakes, been busy wrapping presents in our toy workshop, played with glittery ice and done lots of other sparkly craft! Christmas has definitely landed in Oak Class! 

Reindeer Run

Oak and Chestnut Classes enjoyed wearing their antlers and running round the track to raise money for St John’s Hospice!

Reindeer Dash

We donned our antlers and ran round our track to raise money for St John’s Hospice!

Snowman Biscuits

In the run up to Christmas we have been taking part in many activities. We especially enjoyed making our melted snowman biscuits – and eating them!

DT – Wells

Sycamore Class enjoyed designing and creating wells and developed lots of skills including using a glue gun, measuring, sawing and decision making.

African Pots

Sycamore Class created colourful African pots as part of our theme topic (Journeys). They formed a thumb pot to start with and then added coils on top. Using their hands and a range of tools, they created their planned designs and added different textures. Once dry, they painted on top. Well done.