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Multiskills Festival
Posted on February 1, 2020 | By kstevenswoolsery
Thank you Mr Davies for organising a fun morning out taking part in a range of sports activities with lots of children from other schools.
Designing Nutritious Meals
Posted on January 10, 2020 | By kstevenswoolsery
In science this week, we have been learning about nutrition. We learnt about food groups and designed healthy, balanced meals using Plasticine.
Stroxworthy’s visit to Tiny Tots
Posted on December 8, 2019 | By kstevenswoolsery
On Thursday, we had a great time visiting Tiny Tots in the Community Hall . We showed the little ones and their families our impressive ‘Dinosaur Dance’ as well as our stop-go animations and informative pop-up book. Luckily, there was also some time to have a play! Thank you for having us Tiny Tots and […]
The Water Cycle
Posted on November 29, 2019 | By kstevenswoolsery
We have been learning about the stages of the water cycle; evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. We acted it out and then represented the water cycle with a paper plate collage.
Outdoor Learning
Posted on November 7, 2019 | By kstevenswoolsery
Today in maths we practised mental methods of addition and subtraction in the playground. We took turns to throw beanbags into hoops with different scores which we had to add together . If our beanbag landed outside a hoop, we subtracted points. It was good fun!
Monster Stones Freeze Frames
Posted on September 6, 2019 | By kstevenswoolsery
We have been learning how dinosaur fossils are formed through the story’Monster Stones’. We performed freeze frames of some of our favourite parts of the story.
Learning about Islam
Posted on April 27, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
This afternoon we have been learning about pilgrimages. We found out about ‘Hajj’ (the 5th pillar of Islam; pilgrimage to Mecca). We then thought about Christian pilgrimage and talked about special journeys that we have been on. During s ome reflection time, we coloured Islamic patterns, choosing colours that are meaningful to us.
Shapes
Posted on March 17, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
Some of us have been exploring 2D and 3D shape through making models.
Health Ambassador Cookery Club
Posted on March 17, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
This week we made mini crustless quiches with egg, tomato, onion and cheese. They were scrumptious!
Cookery Club
Posted on March 9, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
This week in cookery club we made guacamole (avocado, lemon juice and coriander) and a minty yogurt dip (Greek yogurt, chopped mint, chopped cucumber and lemon juice). We also made tortilla chips and a variety of crudites. Most people preferred the yogurt dip.
Health Ambassador Cookery Club
Posted on February 5, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery | 2 responses
This time in cookery club, we made a tasty pasta sauce. It was packed with nutritious ingre dients; courgette, peppers, carrots, onion, garlic and tomatoes. It smelled very tempting as it was cooking and tasted delicious too.
Health Ambassador Cookery Club: Veggie Pitta Pizzas
Posted on January 28, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery | 1 response
This week in ‘Health Ambassador Cookery Club’, we made some extremely delicious (and, of course, healthy) ‘Pitta Pizzas’. We spread tomato puree on top of wholemeal pitta breads and then topped with some grated cheddar and a selection of colourful toppings (peppers, sweetcorn, spring onion, tomato, mushrooms). We talked about the food groups that each […]
Colour Mixing
Posted on January 28, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
Alminstone class have been experimenting with colour mixing using water colour paint. The challenge was to only use the primary colours (red, yellow and blue) to make different colours; changing the shade slightly each time.
Art
Posted on January 13, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
To begin our study of Monet and Impressionism in art, we experimented with and compared the mediums of watercolour and oil paint substitute.
Talk and Walk with Mr Cann
Posted on January 6, 2018 | By kstevenswoolsery
On Friday morning, Alminstone Class enjoyed a very interesting talk about farming, wildlife and the relationship between the two. There was a particular focus on badgers and we learnt a bit about TB in cattle and badgers. This was followed by a fun, muddy walk where Mr Cann taught us how to look for signs […]
Outdoor Arrays
Posted on November 7, 2017 | By kstevenswoolsery
In maths, we used a range of equipment to make arrays outside. This helped us to develop our understanding of multiplication.
Crafty Club: Rockets
Posted on November 7, 2017 | By kstevenswoolsery
We enjoyed making rocket bookmarks on Friday.
Roman Cakes
Posted on October 30, 2017 | By kstevenswoolsery
We made Roman cakes using flour, spice, almonds, egg, and sugar. They were quite tasty.
Roman Pizza
Posted on October 16, 2017 | By kstevenswoolsery
We made Roman Pizza with a feta cheese and honey topping. Yum or Yuk?!
Roman Honey Cakes
Posted on September 30, 2017 | By kstevenswoolsery
We used an adapted Roman recipe to make some scrumptious honey cakes. The ingredients were; pastry, ricotta cheese and honey.