Compass artwork.

We are practising using compasses, by making artwork from concentric and overlapping circles.

First Garage Band music lesson for Class 12.

This afternoon, Dan came in to introduce Class 12 to Garage Band. This is an electronic I-Pad app for composing music. Today we focused on piano notation.

Using compasses to draw circles

Today in year 5 we have been using compasses to draw circles accurately from given radius and diameters.

Year 5 – French Horn music lessons.

This half-term, Class 12 have been learning the French Horn.

Shropshire Radio interview Year 5 children.

Ryan Kennedy, from Shropshire Radio, came in to speak with some of our Year 5 children today about their new book launch. The programme should go out on Sunday, but you can use the listen again feature on the BBC website to hear it.

Year 5 children talk about their new book – A Horse’s Tale.

This morning, some of our Year 5 children were interviewed by Radio Shropshire about their new book, which has just been published. Last year, the children worked with an author to write a story, which linked to the heritage of the local area. A Horse’s Tale tells the story of Archie, the Ketley pit pony. […]

The Minotaur, from Ancient Greek Mythology.

We have learned about the story of King Minos and his Labyrinth, from Ancient Greek mythology. In D.T. we designed and made our own labyrinth.

A great first week for our new Year 5 classes.

We have had a very enjoyable three days together and settled well into our new classes. We have spent a lot of time focusing on developing team work skills as well as exploring how the children can demonstrate the 5 Rs of: Resiliance, Respect, Responsibility, Resourcefulness and Reliability. Here is the letter we sent home […]

Trip to Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.

We had a great day learning about the changes in Shropshire over thousands of years, the Condover mammoth was a highlight.

Meadows Around the World Day

Today Year 5 have been sharing their learning about the United States with children from other classes and have travelled to other classes to learn about other countries including Mexico. Barbados, St. Lucia, Egypt, Italy and France.