In the Shire we had some very exciting news this week - a letter from Peter Rabbit himself! Ms Hornibrook wondered whether he was the one who had nibbled the lettuce in our eco-garden.

Last week the children enjoyed their trip to Cogges Manor Farm where they baked bread as the Victorian's would have, in the Victorian kitchen. 

The children learnt about threshing and grinding and had a go at grinding grain for flour. They got to see the animals and the kitchen garden, which is just like Mr McGregor's.

This week they baked hedgehog rolls and last week they baked carrot muffins! They both made the classroom smell delicious, and the children enjoyed eating them.

The Wizards have been investigating where the Anglo-Saxon invaders came from and identifying on maps the location of their seven kingdoms. The Wizards learnt about Rembrandt's use of line drawings and this week they have been trying out their own versions of self-portraits.

Last week, the Wizards were creating illuminated letters.

The Dragons class have been studying Viking longhouses and what life was like inside them. They have been extending their writing to include more ideas. The Dragons are continuing to work on capacity and volume and applying their understanding of scale in practical contexts.