Middle School Boccia Week 1 and 2
Middle School have been introduced to the wonderful world of Boccia! We have learnt that it is an inclusive sport, requiring skill, problem-solving and a good aim!
We have watched videos of Paralympians competing in the Paris 2024 and Rio 2016 Paralympics and were all pretty humbled by their…
Middle School Stig of the Dump role plays
Middle School met The Snarget boys in Stig of the Dump and reinacted the moment they came under attack by Barney as he tried to scare them away to protect Stig and the den. They also made lots of predictions about what they thought might be in the box left by the Snarget boys, and what they…
Middle School Ukulele Lesson 1
Middle School absolutely loved getting out the ukuleles. In our first lesson, we learnt the parts of the musical instrument, how to hold it, signals for our music lessons, the string names, how to tune a ukulele and how to strum in rhythm to a song!
Superstars!
Autumn 1 Week 1 Maths in M.School
This week, Middle School have returned to number lines in order to get to grips with them a little more confidently and comfortably.
We started with a Tiny Turtle challenge, which needed everyone to discuss whether numberlines ALWAYS go up in 1’s, 10’s and 100’s…
Everyone agreed that there…
Middle School’s Stone Age Day!
Middle School were treated to a fabulous Stone Age day this week! They learnt so much and it really helped to develop their historical detective skills.
We started the day getting to grips with chronology by exploring how INCREDIBLY LONG the Palaeolithic time lasted in comparison to 5000 years…
Autumn 1 Sharing Time in M.School
Well done to all of Autumn 1 sharers! We have enjoyed learning about your interests and skills! It has been wonderful to see the confidence and communication skills of those who have shared…as well as seeing the enthusiasm from their listeners and the question-askers.
Well done, Middle…
Week 6 Art in M.School
Middle School have been busy creating drawings in the style of Cave Art. After discussing how important animals were during the Stone Age times and how they featured within Cave Art, we had thought about which animals would be featured now for people to enjoy in 5000 years. Using the examples,…
Week 5 English in M.School
This week in English, Middle School have been thinking about the purpose of adverts and how they are successful at grabbing attention.
In our story - ‘Stig of the Dump’ by Clive King - Barney and Stig are being very resourceful with items and tools…so we worked on creating adverts to sell…
Week 5 Science in M.School
Our learning journey has continued in Science as we explored gases this week.
First of all, the children had to predict which of the bottles of liquid would have the most ‘fizz’. They ordered them from least to most and then listened carefully to detect the differences in ‘fizz’ as the…
Week 5 PE in M.School
This week in Dance, Middle School took inspiration from various pieces of Cave Art to create sequences and stills. To begin with, they used travel, height, shape, speed and movements to represent painting, hunting, being hunted…
After carefully listening to a piece of music, we discussed a…
Week 5 Maths in M.School
This week, Middle School have continued their learning journey in Maths by deepening their understanding of place value. We have focused on partitioning and how this can be done in flexible, multiple ways. We have used various models, visuals and concrete resources to help with our understanding.
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Week 5 Painting Portraits in M.School
Middle School have painted portraits of themselves this week! See if you can guess who is who…(I did a very good job at guessing which we agreed was due to their attention to detail and the fact I know them so well!!)
Well done, Middle School!