by Rosie Shanks | Jun 19, 2026 | Expressive Art and Design, Shireen Class 2025/26
We have been busy exploring the wonderful world of minibeasts during our learning time! The children have shown great curiosity and enthusiasm as they discovered that minibeasts come in many different shapes, sizes and colours, and live in a variety of habitats. We...
by a.hussain | Jun 8, 2026 | Art, Curious, Design Technology, Expressive Art and Design, Geography, Hamilton 2025/26, Problem Solving, Reflective, resilience, Resilient, Science
This week in Reception, we have been busy exploring the exciting world of sinking and floating! To begin, we talked about what these words mean. The children learned that floating means an object stays on top of the water while sinking means an object goes down to the...
by m.ahmed | May 22, 2026 | Art, English, Expressive Art and Design, Goldsworthy Class 2025/26, Learning Dispositions, Learning Theme, Maths, P4C, Problem Solving, Problem Solving
🧩 Problem Solving Fridays This term, the children have absolutely loved our Problem Solving Fridays. One of our favourite sessions involved exploring paper dominoes. The class experimented with different ways to sort them, created repeating patterns, and even...
by Rosie Shanks | May 6, 2026 | Art, Curious, Expressive Art and Design, Geography, Outdoor Learning, Science, Shireen Class 2025/26, STEM
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
by a.hussain | Apr 23, 2026 | Art, Curious, Drama, Expressive Art and Design, Hamilton 2025/26, Science, STEM
The children in Hamilton Class have been busy exploring the wonderful world of life cycles! We learned that a life cycle shows the different stages a living thing goes through as it grows – and that it keeps repeating again and again. We looked at lots of different...
by Abbe Uter | Apr 17, 2026 | Art, Carle Class, Carle Class, Carle Class 25/26, Expressive Art and Design, Hamilton 2025/26, Nursery, Nursery, Shireen Class 2025/26
This afternoon, the children enjoyed a wonderful craft session with the Fan Makers, where they explored their creativity and imagination. They had the option to create beautifully painted paper fans, as well as proudly designed crowns and mayoral chains and every...
