UKS2 DT- Food

We have just embarked on a delicious quest to Indian to learn all about curry! In fact, the world curry comes from the Indian Tamil word ‘Kari’ meaning a sauce or soup to be served with rice. We looked at world maps and found out that curry is quite a global dish- with many different […]

International Day…help needed!

This year we will be having International Day after a two year gap. It would be lovely to come back with a bang and with that in mind we would really appreciate your input. For those parents who have participated before, your views on what we could add or change would be fantastic. For new […]

Happy Twosday!!

We are doing lots of things in twos today. Reading a story about an odd sock who needs to find a friend and playing a game in two languages.

Learning through talking

We learn best when we can show and explain our work to our friends. Preschool are always so proud to show their Learning Journeys in class.

Quelle Couleur?

We have been learning the names of the colours in French and are getting rather good!

Preschool 12/5 Bonjour!

So you’ve built a den and now it’s time to pretend that den is in another country. The Go Jetters head to Paris today and I know a lot of you can speak French already. Watch this episode and then decide which country you’d like to explore. Go Jetters, Series 1: 1. The Eiffel Tower, […]

Plastic Pollution Project with Ghana in Year 2

For the next 6 weeks Year 2 and our paired class in Ghana are carrying out the same activities about plastic pollution. Yesterday we shared the learning from our first session with our friends in Kumasi, Ghana. We watched a video of the effects of plastic pollution around the world and made a list of […]

Year 2 Skype with Friends in Ghana

Today Year 2 practised their assembly song in front of Skype to their friends in Ghana. The children in Ghana had also prepared a song for us and we were able to join in because it was one of our favourite Collective Worship songs- “He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands”

Kente Cloth in Year 2

Today Year 2 finished off their incredible Kente Cloth inspired woven artwork. We will be sharing them with our Ghanaian class next week.

Art Inspired by Our Friends in Ghana

On Thursday, Year 2 created the first part of their Kente Cloth design by looking at traditional patterns. At the same time we skyped our school in Ghana. Some of the children were wearing Kente Cloth dresses and the teacher sent us a picture to inspire our artwork. They told us about the history of […]