Pupils from KS2 had a great time attending an Archery event organised by Mr Bullock. BAWB came 3rd overall. All persevered and had a brilliant attitude working and helping each other!Well done for taking part!
Last week we started our new PE topic on orienteering. We started off with a basic and rather daft game. We looked closely at what makes and effective team, as well as why some teams win and some teams lose. We worked on creating effective tactics and communication skills as Read more…
Our first session with Mr Hadfield over at West Burton this week. We really enjoyed the singing and learning the new songs. We are looking forward to performing at The Wensleydale School. This has been a good opportunity for the children from all three schools to mix and catch up Read more…
A great lesson in computing this week. Ask us about our work with crumble controllers and what we can do with them.
Investigating our new book (Rooftoppers) in English. We looked at the first few pages and investigated how language builds up a picture in our mind’s eye. Later on in our work, we will consider how our chosen vocabulary will impact the reader’s visualisation.
Despite the postponement on DT day the Merlins have had a productive day. In maths were worked on problem solving and mathematical riddles. Please ask us about some of the problems we solved!
Forest schools last week where the children worked well both independently and as a team. The year 5s made sure we were all warm by preparing a fire and hot chocolate for everyone. The year 6s continued with their independent forest school project and these are starting to take good Read more…
Researching the work of Hans Holbein in art this week.
We have finished our work on creating our Tudor houses and I think you’ll agree they look brilliant. Here is a selection from the Merlins
For our time to shine this week the Merlins got to sample a small section of Alice’s artwork. This stretched across many mediums and had lots of the class inspired to create some similar pieces of their own.
