To kick start our week of Christmas events this week- Willow class had the opportunity to hear the Christmas Story through a Godly Play. Mrs Austin brilliantly took us through the different parts of the Christmas journey and how the … Read More
Willow class had a fantastic time at Forest School yesterday. Thankfully the weather stayed reasonably dry and the children were able to enjoy the autumnal leaves. Elena had prepared a whole range of weird and wonderful concoctions so the children … Read More
This term the Year 1s in Willow Class have been working on their ‘Childhood’ project which looks at their lives at children and then moves on to learning about the 1950s and how life has changed for people. As part … Read More
In Monday’s assembly we learnt about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. We read a book called ‘Dipal’s Diwali’ which told the story of a little boy and how he and his family were preparing to celebrate. Maple class were able … Read More
Maple class continued to explore Diwali this week by creating Rangoli patterns using chalk. The children talked about how Hindus create patterns outside their houses during Diwali and believe that they represent the happiness, positivity and liveliness of a household, … Read More
Today in their RE lesson, Maple class made some Diwa lamps as part of their project on Hinduism and how celebrating Diwali can create a sense of belonging for a Hindu child. We looked at a video of a Hindu … Read More
The whole school took part in our Autumn Term Godly Play today which was based around the Parable of the Mustard Seed. Each class spent time in the hall hearing the story that Jesus told and reflecting together on different … Read More
As part of our Tuesday collective worship we talked about part of our vision: “developing our God-given talents”. Mrs Graham led us in a whole-school discussion about what this might mean and how talents can be more than academic achievement … Read More
On Tuesday this week we had a special visitor in collective worship: Alfie the dog! Alfie is a 20 week old labrador puppy who is currently living with volunteer Emma and her family to receive basic training towards becoming an … Read More
Jesus Calms the Storm Today in Collective Worship we told the story of Jesus calming the storm. Some of the children played different parts (Jesus, disciples, sea) and learned about how the Bible says that Jesus has power over the … Read More