Posts From Curriculum Category

Oct

🐚 Spirals in Nature: Kingfishers’ Artistic Discoveries

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✏️ Creativity Unfolds in Kingfishers’ Spiral Art Project Kingfishers Class have been exploring how spirals can be found throughout the natural world in their art lessons this week. Using shells as their inspiration, the children developed their observational drawing skills while discovering a range of exciting techniques with soft pencils. First, the children experimented with […]

Oct

🌟 Following in the Footsteps of Greatness How Simone Biles and Jesse Owens Inspired Exceptional Writing

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From Talk to Text: Year 5 and 6 Writers Shine There has been a real buzz about writing across Year 5 and 6 this term as children have immersed themselves in a range of exciting literacy opportunities. Drawing inspiration from remarkable athletes such as Simone Biles and Jesse Owens, children have explored biographical writing, diary […]

Oct

🏛️ Roman Reporters Bring History to Life

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🎥 Year 4 Become Roman News Reporters! Year 4 had a fantastic time using their class tablets to become Roman News Reporters in History. Working collaboratively, the children created their own video news reports, sharing the changes that took place in Britain following the Roman invasion. The children demonstrated excellent historical knowledge whilst developing their […]

Oct

🎨 Sparrows Create Masterpieces with Nature

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🍂 Love, Learn, Shine Through Nature Art Today, Sparrows Class became nature artists as they explored how natural objects can be arranged to create different compositions. The children ventured outdoors to collect a variety of natural materials, including leaves, twigs, stones and conkers, while thinking carefully about how to respect and care for the world […]

Oct

From Hospital to School: Sparrows Bring History to Life!

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🕰️🌟 Love, Learn, Shine: Sparrows Become Historians for the Day The Sparrows were so lucky to share their shine with Eagles Class and Mrs Henderson at the end of last week as they celebrated the end of their History unit, From Hospital to School: The Story of Our Building. The children proudly showcased the amazing […]

Oct

📖 Eagles Soar Into the Library!

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🔖 Book Lovers in Eagles Class This week, the children in Eagles class enjoyed a special visit to our library. As part of their reading task, they carefully selected books that they would recommend to others and chose their favourites to feature in a new display. The children thought carefully about what makes a great […]

Oct

🔬 Sweet Science in Year 5 and 6!

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FizzFuel Investigators: Which Liquid Dissolves Sugar the Fastest? This week in Science, our Year 5 and 6 children became real scientists as they explored an exciting question linked to their FizzFuel project: How long does sugar take to dissolve in different liquids? Using their scientific enquiry skills, the children carefully planned and carried out a […]

Oct

💛 Growing Hearts and Minds Through Spirituality

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✨ What is Spirituality? Helping Children Explore Life’s Big Questions At St Peter’s, we believe that education is about much more than academic success. We want every child to flourish as a unique individual, developing a sense of who they are, how they connect with others and how they can make a positive difference in […]

Sep

🍂 Autumn Adventures for Wrens

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🌞 Sunshine and Signs of Autumn As Wrens Go on an Autumn Hunt The children in Wrens Early Years class enjoyed a wonderful autumn adventure today as they headed out into the sunshine to discover the changing season around them. During their autumn hunt, the children explored the beautiful Library Gardens, carefully looking for signs that […]

Sep

❄️💧 Melting Matters: Exploring Temperature and Chang

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🧪 Starlings Become Scientists! This week, Starlings class became scientists as we explored how water temperature affects the speed at which ice melts. The children enjoyed making predictions, carrying out the experiment and discussing their results together. Through careful observation and teamwork, they discovered that warmer water caused the ice to melt more quickly, helping […]