Being spy’s
In PE this week we continued to be spy’s, we focused on mirroring, reaction which you can see their enthusiasm in. They worked lovely in pairs and created lovely piece of choreograph.
Rock and roll time for Elders🤘🎸
This week in PE, Elder class explored the learning objective ‘To copy and repeat movements in the style of rock ‘n’ roll’ and the emotional objective ‘To be confident to perform my ideas.’The children demonstrated a fantastic understanding of beat, rhythm and tempo. They were true visionaries when working collaboratively to enhance their performances. They […]
Year 2 Beech Class
Beech Class had a fantastic first week back at school! The children demonstrated our BRAVE school values of being Brilliant, Responsible, Ambitious, Visionary and Equitable throughout the week.As part of a team-building activity, the children worked together to keep a balloon off the floor. This fun challenge encouraged them to think about what makes a […]
Elder class fantastic first day!
First day and Elder class have already demonstrated our BRAVE school values! Check out the amazing team-building challenges they took part in with Cedar class. The children demonstrated excellent teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills during the ‘Longest paper chain’ challenge!They also took on a construction challenge, where they had to design and build a structure […]
Music in Sycamore
Year 4 Sycamore had a wonderfully musical week as they deepened their understanding of key concepts in music. Our learning objective was to explore ostinato and riff, recognising how repeating patterns and short melodic ideas can be used to build energy, structure and excitement within a song.The children listened to examples, identified these features in […]
Year 4 outdoor learning fun
This week, Birch and Sycamore took their learning outdoors, applying their knowledge in a fun and engaging way. On Friday, the children took part in a pop quiz to recall key knowledge from across the term’s learning: For each correct answer, pupils were rewarded with the chance to launch a water balloon at a teacher—bringing […]
Year 4 Camping Weekend – Highlight Video
Every year, all Year 4 children across The Stour Academy Trust are given the opportunity to attend a residential camping weekend – completely free of charge to families. Made possible thanks to a combined effort from generous donations, school fundraising and the Trust, the residential, held over two weekends in June, is often the first […]
Saplings- Go, Go, Pirate Boat
Saplings have had a wonderful first week back, engaging enthusiastically with our core text Go, Go Pirate Boat. The children showed increasing confidence in joining in with familiar rhymes, using repeated refrains and actions to help them remember and perform the story collaboratively by the end of the week. Through pirate-themed role play, the children […]
Flamenco workshop
As part of Culture Week, Year 4 took part in an exciting flamenco workshop. The children learned key flamenco movements, explored rhythm and expression, and enjoyed dancing together with great enthusiasm. It was a wonderful opportunity to experience this vibrant Spanish art form.
Final ukulele lesson in Birch.
This week, Birch demonstrated their developing musicianship in line with the Year 4 Music National Curriculum. They performed confidently on the ukulele, showing an increasing ability to play and present music with accuracy, fluency and control. The children maintained a steady beat and rhythm while strumming a more challenging piece, and combined this with singing—demonstrating […]