Blog Author: Mrs Redmayne

In RE we have been learning about the stories Jesus told so today Diana from NISCU visited us.  She talked to us about the Prodigal Son, the Story of the Sower and the Story of the Unforgiving Servant.  She showed us some very funny videos that showed the stories well.  We had to think really hard…

Today we welcomed Meldred the Anglo-Saxon to our school to tell us all about life in Anglo-Saxon England. She told us the ancient story of Beowulf and all about Alfred the Great.  We also learnt about settlements and created our own villages named after their leaders: Anyaport, Frankfort,…

In history we have been learning about the Roman invasion and the strength of their army.  Today we wrote reports as if we were Celtic spies giving evidence about the strength of the Roman army.  We had lots of information to pass on and didn't think our Celtic army had much chance against the…

In maths we have been investigating patterns in different multiplication tables. We looked at the digital roots of the different tables and drew the shapes that these made onto circles. We were amazed by the different shapes that were created. We tried to work logically and carefully so we could…

We have been learning about religion in Britain during Anglo-Saxon times.

First of all we learnt about different gods from the Anglo-Saxon pagan beliefs. We then acted out the story of how Christianity came to Britain from missionaries from both Ireland and Rome.

We found out that it was a…

We have been exploring the story and characters from The Highwayman. Recently we have written our own stories and speeches linked to this dramatic poem. We have edited them and presented them in neat for display. Enjoy reading them!

We have been investigating The Highwayman poem in literacy and discussing who was to blame to the death of Bess the landlord’s daughter. Our chief suspects are Tim the ostler, The Highwayman, Bess herself and the Red-Coat soldiers.  In groups we wrote formal, persuasive speeches to try to persuade…

In Year 4 we have been learning about the Roman invasion of Britain in 43AD. We worked in groups of “Celts” to “spy”on the Roman army and report back to our fellow Celts. We looked at their armour and also the way they trained and practised battle manoeuvres. They looked pretty…

We have been learning about Jesus as a teacher and in particular the stories he told. Today we looked at different parables in our groups and acted them out for the rest of the class. We looked at the Parable of the Great Feast, the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the Parable of the Unforgiving…

We have been exploring the classic poem The Highwayman in both literacy and dance. Today we focused on the character of the Highwayman himself and used dance to communicate his journey across the dark, windswept moors.  We have been working hard to include different dance elements such as travel,…

We have been exploring different characters from The Highwayman poem.  Today we had the chance to interview both Bess and The Highwayman himself!  He was quite a charming and funny character, and we learnt a lot about his past...

In Year 5, we have been exploring Alfred Noyes' famous narrative poem The Highwayman.  We have enjoyed acting out some of the scenes using freeze frames. Today we planned a retelling of the poem from the point of view of one of its characters. We tried to use vocabulary from the poem to create a…