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Year 5 persuasive writing

Year 5 persuasive writing

Should the Benin bronzes be returned to Nigeria? Year 5 are developing the skills they need to write a letter to the Chairman of the British Museum. They are using reasoning, speaking and listening skills to decide whether the bronzes should be...

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3 Hazel survival workshop

3 Hazel survival workshop

3 Hazel visited Hampstead Heath on a beautiful, sunny day to take part in a modern survival workshop. The children imagined being stranded in the middle of the woods and discussed the importance of warmth, shelter, water and food. Teams fought...

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Kensington Palace  – Year 6

Kensington Palace – Year 6

Year 6 visited Kensington Palace to find out more about the Kings and Queens who have lived there. The children discovered that King George II had died at the palace and is rumoured to be haunting the building. Queen Victoria had also lived there...

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British Museum – Year 5

British Museum – Year 5

Year 5 are learning about the ancient Kingdom of Benin as part of their ‘Out of Africa’ topic. Both classes visited the British Museum and viewed the Benin bronzes to gain an insight into the organization, culture and customs of this exciting...

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Reception gardening

Reception gardening

Reception Ash helped Mr Smith, our resident gardener, plant some calendula seeds to stop the slugs from eating our baby plants. Afterwards the children went on a minibeast hunt around the garden. They found lots of worms, a few centipedes and...

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The Ways of the Wolf – Year 4

The Ways of the Wolf – Year 4

Year 4 have been learning about wolves and writing reports on how they adapt to their different habitats. Inspired by illustrations from the book ‘The Ways of the Wolf’, the children have created collages which will be used to illustrate their...

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Up, up, and away! – Year 2

Up, up, and away! – Year 2

Year 2 have been learning about flight and the history of aviation in their new topic ‘Up, Up and Away’. Linking to their science learning on materials, the children investigated which materials would make the best paper planes. They made small...

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