Our school is a Philosophy for Children Gold school. We are proud that we encourage children to turn their thinking into talk. We are teaching the children to:
Learn about talk
Learn to talk
Learn through talk
Currently, we are aspiring to achieve ‘Oracy Bronze’. Our first step is to have talk guidelines in each class, that are used by adults and children to ensure children can articulate clearly through talk and writing. Developing articulacy skills is also one of our school Learning Dispositions.
Problem solving fun in Year Six
Every Friday, we do a reasoning and problem solving lesson in Maths. Problem 1: Problem 2: Problem solving lessons allow students to gain a range of skills such as working with money – converting pound and pence, multiplication and division – using times tables to...
A Thoughtful Start in Year Two
This week, our Year Two children continued their journey into the world of philosophy. We started by reminding ourselves what philosophy means — the love of wisdom — and talked about how philosophers ask big questions that don’t always have easy answers. We also...
How many zeroes?
Hello Lansbury Lawrence! Our topic in Maths is Place Value. We are learning numbers to 10,000,000. Shafaat's learning on Numbers to 1,000,000 Sameeha's learning onNumbers to 10,000,000 Maisha's learningPowers to 10 Zaynab's learning on Number line to 10,000,000 Maryam...
September means a new year in Year Two
Each day this week, the classroom buzzed as the children reunited with their friends after the summer break. They have come up from Year One ready to learn and eager to know what is in store for the year ahead, so we all thought we should share this quick message...
Learning to read with expression
This term in Year Two, we are learning about authors and the joy of creating imaginative stories. We are asking ourselves What makes a good story? and we are also exploring how to read with more expression. We’ve discovered that reading isn’t just about saying the...
Tasting tea, making bread and volcanic eruptions
This half term, we read Cloud Tea Monkeys. This book is about a girl named Tashi who lives in a village below the tea plantations where her mother earns a living. In our first lesson, we got to taste different types of tea. We discussed the appearance, aroma, flavour...
Composting with Hamilton Class
What is the point of compost? Compost Enriches and Builds Healthy SoilAdds organic matter to the soil and increases the nutrient content and biodiversity of microbes in soil. Conserves water and reduces water use by helping soils retain moisture. Helps prevent soil...
“From Magic Paintbrushes to World Maps
What a fantastic week it’s been in Year 2, filled with creativity, curiosity, and lots of learning!In English, the children have been diving into the story of The Magic Paintbrush. They’ve been retelling the tale not only through speaking but also through dance —...
P4C in Year One: Philosophical Discussions About Kindness and Teamwork
In Year One's Philosophy for Children (P4C) lessons, one of the most engaging and thoughtful topics they have tackled recently has been friendship. This led to discussions about kindness and teamwork where the young minds were encouraged to ask profound questions...
What is Oracy?
This week in Hepworth Class, Ms Miah had the word 'Oracy' on our board. We were full of curiosity and asked many questions to find out more. "What is that?" - Haydn"What is oracy?" - Humam"Is that our new topic?" - IshakWhat does oracy mean?" - Nahid"Is that what we...