24/04/25
Engineers and Earth Day
This term in school 'We are Engineers'. Pupils in the Shire have investigated a flight timeline. The Dragons have been exploring sinking ships and the Wizards navigated Bristol.
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03/04/25Happy Easter!
A round up of the Spring term including news from the classes, Multi-Skills festival, and a STEM club focus. Thank you to all the staff for their hard work in developing Little Explorers and the Spade to Spoon programme.Read Full Story.png)
27/03/25Bikes, Journeys & Bath
In the Shire Class The Pixies this week have been exploring how flowers grow, what they need to grow and the different parts of a flower. When out and about, they have been looking out for flowers that bloom in spring. 3D shapes have been a focus for the Pixies as they talked about...Read Full Story.png)
20/03/25Stories & Spring
This week in school we have all been thinking about new growth as the season changes. We talked about how life begins again and how we can help things thrive.Read Full Story.png)
13/03/25Numbers, Romans & Singing
The Shire The Pixies this week had fun reading the book 'Pete the cat and the missing cupcakes' as part of their learning about numbers to 10. Pete the cat had cupcakes for a party, but grumpy toad kept eating them. They used the story to bake their own cupcakes and looked at the two numb...Read Full Story.png)
06/03/25Pancakes, Books & Spring
The Wizards class In Wizards this week, the children began to create some potential characters for our animation in July. In art, they drew these characters and either painted them or used colouring pens or pencils to help bring them to life. They have also begun storyboarding ideas for different...Read Full Story.png)
26/02/25Kitchen, Travel & Wisdom
This term we are 'filmmakers'. We have an exciting few weeks ahead of us, completing the pre-production work for our summer film festival. On July 9th and 10th we will be screening our world premiere in the Living Room Cinema, in Chipping Norton! Please note the dates for your...Read Full Story
10/02/25Communications and Change
The Shire In the Shire this week, pupils have been working on their topic 'we are thinkers', and continuing to explore the theme of communication since Victorian times. Children in Year 2 have been creating an interesting museum, programming the sphero indis to navigat...Read Full Story.png)
05/02/25Science, Sphero bolts and Spirals
Dragons In the Dragons class this week, they have been drawing Mayan timelines and comparing them with timelines of things that were happening in Britain at the same time. In science they looked at chemical reactions. They saw how when they mixed vinegar and baking soda in a bottle...Read Full Story.png)
27/01/25Chinese New Year & Cadbury World
The Shire In the Shire this week we have looked at celebrating the Chinese New Year. They dressed in party clothes with a red and yellow theme. In Pixies, they had red and yellow rice to play with on the sensory play table. The role-play area was turned into a Chinese restaurant with menus, decor...Read Full Story.png)
22/01/25Rules, Capacity, Pop-art and Pandora
In the Shire this week we have been learning about rules and why we have them. In Maths, Pixies have looked at mass and capacity, enjoying measuring objects and balancing scales and working out differences between full and empty. The Pixies have baked banana cakes and flapjacks...Read Full Story.png)
08/01/25Happy New Year 2025!
Happy New Year! Wizards This term has begun with a new topic - We are Thinkers. As part of our Geography, the children have started to research various holiday destinations in the UK. They have gathered information about activities, location, where to stay in a range of places, as well a...Read Full Story