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In Year 2 we have written the instructions for making a fruit cocktail.  We used lots of imperative verbs like chop, wash, peel, mix and stir. Then we followed our instructions to make the fruit cocktail. It was delicious.

Amazing work done by Mrs Treadwell and Year 5 on our Harvest loaf. Thank you Mrs Treadwell

We are training to be Roman Soldiers.

This afternoon was all about the mesolithic and we split into groups and acted as the hunters and the prey. The children worked out that you are more likely to be caught if you are on your own and not in a herd and if you are a prey animal, not getting trapped in a corner is useful.

Lots of…

Unfortunately, our Stone Age Den making day has been postponed so we decided to devote the morning to the neolithic and investigated and made stone age settlements. We have really enjoyed it. 

Year 4 have had an amazing time at The Growing Well project at Sizergh Barn, Kendal today. We learnt all about organic vegetables and food, habitats, plants and farms - fitting in beautifully with our science, geography and RE topics this half term. Everyone tasted new things and showed what a…

To start our new English book, 'Leon and the Place Between' year 4 came back from playtime to find the circus had arrived! They all needed a ticket to get in and when they entered, the smell of popcorn filled the air! We watched circus tricks, listened to circus music, ate popcorn and start in our…

We are learning about place value in maths and enjoyed a range of differentiated activities. We all played spin to win at the end. Year 4 like trying to beat the teacher!!

Year Two went to the Westmorland Show last week.  We saw lots of pigs,sheep, goats and alpacas.  We met lots of people who had grown vegetables and baked cakes.  There were lots of display stands where we chatted to the police and rescue teams.

We have been investigating how sound is made and used data loggers to increase and decrease vibrations to see how it affected volume. It was noisy and fun. 

We have been making offerings to the gods and asking for successful hunts and harvests. We also made some small cave pictures on stones and used them to make a story.

Channel 4 may have the Bake Off, we have the Dunk Off! We have spent the afternoon testing the strength of biscuits.