YEAR 5 R.E AND WORLDVIEWS: AUTUMN TERM – EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH

By Miss L STEWART21st October 2026

Year 5 have been exploring how people of faith express themselves through the ways that different faith communities practice and worship their religious beliefs, the clothing that they wear and the festivals that they celebrate.

One of our learning concepts allowed the children to compare the Autumn festivals of Harvest celebrated within the Christian community to give thanks to God and the farmers for the food we are provided with during the harvesting of the crops; Diwali celebrated within the Hindu community which symbolises the beginning of the Hindu New Year and the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashana, which also symbolises the beginning of the Jewish New Year as well as a time for forgiveness.  We identified that whilst each celebration incorporates the sharing of food, the ways in which each faith community celebrates fosters a strong sense of belonging and connection for people of faith.

In HUB2, the children also learnt about the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashana and explored the symbolism of eating ‘Apples and Honey’ during this Jewish New Year celebration.  We found that ‘apples and honey’ is a traditional sweet treat eaten during Rosh Hashana in the hope for a sweet New Year ahead for those who belong to the Jewish community…We found this sweet treat rather YUMMY!

Year 5 P.E: GYMNASTICS

By Miss L STEWART21st October 2026

This term in Year 5, the children have been practicing, perfecting and performing as gymnasts.  We have implemented and perfected both the counter balance (a push force) and a counter tension balance (a pull force) into various routines with our partners while using various apparatus. To ensure we performed as a gymnasts, we concentrated on both our posture and the extension of our hands and feet for finesse and elegance. In our final routines, we ensured that our movements flowed and also incorporated a sequence of movements which were in unison (at the same time) with our partner as well as movements which were on cannon (separate) to our partner.

Here are a range of our counter balance and counter tension holds, in which some incorporate a level of complexity with holds and balances at different levels on various apparatus.

And here is a sequence of movements using the mats…

And here is a sequence of movements using the apparatus…

 

Children’s Mental Health Week – THIS IS MY PLACE

By Miss L STEWART12th February 2026

In HUB 2 today, we have talked about the word BELONGING and the different ways we can feel that we belong. From this, we created our own unique maps, entitled THIS IS MY PLACE, which identify the places, groups, activities including our interests that provide us with a sense of belonging.

As you can see, our hobbies, interests, pets, families, friends alongside our special places ( school, home and favourite restaurants) all have a special place in our daily lives as they all make us feel that we belong.

 

Y6 Design and Technology: Truffle Making – Focused Practical

17th December 2025Miss L STEWART

Year 6 are in the process of preparing to be chocolatiers this week to create a produce (truffles) with a purpose (a gift) for a person of their choosing.

This week we took part in a focused practical activity and observed the process of how to make the truffles using a simple recipe. With a little assistance and guidance from Miss Stewart, some children weighed, snapped, crumbled and added the necessary ingredients to create a batch of delicious truffles, which were shared and devoured before being evaluated.

Our next step is to be the chocolatier and independently create and design our own truffles so watch this space…

HUB 2: FESTIVE BISCUIT DECORATING

12th December 2025Miss L STEWART

In HUB 2 this week, we demonstrated our creative flair and decorated some homemade shortbread biscuits with a range of Christmas themes alongside some of our own personal interest.

We persevered, focused and carefully concentrated on the task to ensure that our designs were delectable masterpieces.

And voila…from Christmas Trees, Christmas Stars and Snowflakes to Sonic, Batman, Spiderman and the Joker, we certainly enjoyed the task before devouring and sharing our fine creations with our loved ones.

Merry Christmas everyone!

PSHE – JIGSAW: CELEBRATING DIFFERENCE – RUMOURS AND NAME CALLING

By Miss L STEWART3rd December 2025

Y5H discussed the emotional and physical impact of spreading rumours and calling people names in our Jigsaw lesson today.

We began the lesson by playing the game ‘WHISPERS’ around the class to show how a simple statement can be altered, changed or become misconstrued.  This activity helped the children identify that rumours are often stories which are circulated that are not always the true as they can be altered in the way they interpretated by the receiver.

We then discussed and debated a scenario based upon a girl called ‘Carol’ who had started a new school but felt isolated by a group of girls as they would not accept her as part of the group and they began to give her nasty looks. Carol then began receiving anonymous text messages calling her nasty names which resulted in Carol feeling sad, lonely and worried about attending school.  From this, the Y5 children identified what Carol both should and should not do to help her situation:

  • Speak to a trusted adult (Parent/Carer, Teacher, Friend or a trusted relative) – Never keep it to yourself or ignore when someone is being unkind to you
  • Call Childline (0800 1111) or the NSPCC helpline (0808 800 5000)
  • Show the text messages to a trusted adult  – Never delete them as the situation may not just go away – the messages need to be reported
  • Never retaliate as the situation could become worse
  • Be an Upstander not a Bystander – if you see or hear that someone is being unkind to another person – SPEAK UP and TELL A TRUSTED ADULT
  • If the situation escalates, call the non-emergency number 101 for help and support

The children then created a ‘Snakes and Ladders’ board game related to Carol’s scenario highlighting 4 things that we should do to help a situation like Carol’s as well as 4 things that we should not do as they could make the situation worse.

We are looking forward to playing each other’s games next week!

HUB 2 P.E – AUTUMN TERM

By Miss L STEWART3rd December 2025

The HUB 2 boys have been enjoying a range of activities with Brad and Callum from Tigers Trust during this Autumn Term’s P.E sessions.

We have been demonstrating the great ‘SPORTSPERSONSHIP’ values of  RESPECT, TEAMWORK, RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE and TOLERANCE while participating in a range of games such as Bogey Tig, Stuck in the Mud, What Time is it Mr Wolf, Monkey-Ball Tig,  Dodgeball and Penalty Shoot-out.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Brad and Callum for all your hard work this term!

Y5 EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH – Raksha Bandhan

19th November 2025Miss L STEWART

Year 5 have explored the many ways in which children of faith communities express their religious beliefs through rituals, traditional dress and celebrations this term.

The Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan allowed the children to demonstrate their creative flare by creating ‘Friendship’ bracelets for their talk partner.

 

This wonderful faith celebration takes part in August in the month of Sravana in the Hindu lunar calendar and is celebrated in many different ways around the world.  One of the most common traditions is where sisters make a bracelet which they tie around the wrist of their brother; and upon receipt of the special gift the brother wishes their sister good health and good fortune.

Our own creations allowed the children to celebrate their bond of friendship and express their gratitude for one another. We discovered that ‘Racksha’ means ‘protection’ and that ‘Bandhan’ means ‘tie’.

 

CHILDREN IN NEED 2025 DANCE-A-THON CHALLENGE

By Miss L STEWART14th November 2025

Year 6 certainly rose to this year’s Children in Need ‘DANCE-A-THON’ challenge and busted some great moves on the dancefloor this afternoon.  Everyone, including the staff, had a great time dancing to some fantastic tunes whilst raising funds for this super charitable event.

odd socks day

By Mrs K SMITH12th November 2025

Year 3 have celebrated Odd Socks Day to mark the start of Anti‑Bullying Week by wearing odd socks. We have discussed what makes each of us unique – and reinforced the idea that differences are something to be celebrated, not bullied. We have helped to spread the message: everyone is welcome, everyone belongs, and kindness to each other matters