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We have been researching information about the United Kingdom, including counties and cities. Today, we completed a loop game using lots of key facts about the UK.

This week we’ve had a lot of fun using the new kitchen to bake cakes and treats. Thank you to anyone who donated their own desserts! We then sold our creations after school to raise money for Scot4All. We hope you enjoyed them! 
 

All left over cakes will be out on Friday after school as…

We had a lovely afternoon, we said goodbye to our butterflies and set the, free into the wild.  We have been able to watch each stage of their life cycle and set them free into their natural habitat . But they didn’t want to leave us, they landed on our hands.

We went outside and used natural resources to make our own flower pictures. We got creative and made lots of different variety of flowers, 

Well done to the brilliant Year 6s who have worked so hard during SATs week, this week. Today marked the last test so we celebrated with rounders and football at the field (cut short by the very British weather!), lots of tasty treats and finally getting our leavers hoodies! 
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We had a big problem today! We only had blue, red and yellow paint but we wanted to paint plums, carrots and apples. We mixed colours together and were surprised at the new colours we made.

Today we had a special delivery arrive, some magic beans with a letter from Jack. He told us what plants need to help them grow. We have planted them and we can’t wait to watch them grow. 

Some year 5 and 6 children who spent time earlier in the year growing their own vegetables have been able to use our brand new kitchen to cook different healthy meals. These include flatbread with pea and mint dip, healthy pot noodles, potato cakes, garlic bread and even chocolate and beetroot…

Today, we have used an atlas to locate the different countries, capital cities and other cities that are within the United Kingdom. We have also identified the different bodies of water that surround the UK.

This morning, Year 4 enjoyed a visit from the fantastic Professor Tuesday. They learnt all about the different city-states that made up Ancient Greece, created a human timeline showing how life changed through different time periods and investigated different artefacts. We even had some tyrants…

In nursery this half term we are learning about growing. We will talk about plants as well as how animals and birds change as they grow.

Scot4all have been clearing the woodland walk to make it safe for us to go in. We had a good look around today so that we could make some suggestions.