World Book Day

The focus for the day in Lower Prep was the picture book The Umbrella by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert. The illustrations are amazing and inspired lots of thoughtful conversations. We finished by mixing up the children and going in small groups to listen to a story, visiting other classes was a real highlight.

We celebrated Pi Day in our Maths lessons on 14th March. Some pupils made paper chains with the colours being coordinated with a particular digit, while others tried to recite as many digits of Pi as possible. A group of Year 4 pupils managed to recite 94 digits, which was incredible!

Year 6 completed a tremendous module on speech writing and presentation with an event in the Hall mimicking speaking at the United Nations –Greta Thunberg would have been very proud!

Year 5 had tremendous fun exploring Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3. For many their first real introduction to the bard and they grasped the opportunity with enthusiasm and creativity.

Year 6 have been studying the unit, Living things and their Habitats. They have been classifying animals into the major taxonomic groups and creating branching and number keys in order to identify unknown organisms. They are currently studying microorganisms and their effect on our health and our food.

Year 6 have enjoyed a fabulous end to their Climate Control topic with a hands-on Lego coding. The pupils spent half a day completing a variety of Lego coding activities which culminated in them coding their own Lego wind turbine and electric vehicle. Their coding abilities were challenged trol motors, sensors, lights and sounds.

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