by jhoughton | Mar 15, 2026 | Year 1 Amber, Year 1 Marmalade
Last week was British Science week. In Year 1, we explored the question “Where did dinosaurs live?” The children were excited to learn about dinosaurs and enjoyed sharing their knowledge. We looked at videos and information about dinosaurs and their...
by jhoughton | Mar 8, 2026 | Year 1 Amber, Year 1 Marmalade
In Year 1, we learned about the Hindu festival of Holi – the festival of colour – which celebrates the coming of Spring. We watched a video about what happens at Holi. Then we looked at images of Holi patterns and recreated them with coloured chalk on the...
by jhoughton | Jun 10, 2025 | Year 3 Emerald, Year 3 Willow
Yesterday, the History Man came to visit Year 3! We spent the whole day learning about different aspects of Ancient Egyptian life and taking part in activities. As part of our Egyptian day, played ancient board games, created clay pots and cartouches, dressed up in...
by jhoughton | May 6, 2025 | Year 3 Emerald, Year 3 Willow
Today we investigated capacity and volume. We went outside in the playground and poured water into different measuring jugs and cylinders to match the amounts given by the teachers. We had to be really accurate with our pouring and the teachers made it tricky by...
by jhoughton | Mar 30, 2025 | Year 3 Emerald, Year 3 Willow
On Tuesday, as part of our Birmingham and Beyond topic, we prepared and cooked a healthy vegetable and chickpea Balti in Year 3. The Balti Triangle is an area of Birmingham which is famous for its many Asian restaurants, with the traditional Balti bowls first being...
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