Raglan Farm Park
This week the whole school went on our summer trip to Raglan Farm Park. The trip linked with our animal themed week as well as the science elements we have learnt about this year. The children enjoyed looking at the different animals, going on the adventure playground and exploring the four different soft play areas. […]
Roaming Reptiles Surprise Visit
On Tuesday, the children received a surprise visit from Roaming Reptiles as part of our ‘Animal Themed Week’. The children were given the opportunity to learn about and handle a range of reptiles. Everyone was very brave and enjoyed interacting with the different species.
What does life after death look like?
Today in RE KS2 pupils looked at how artists and poets had depicted Moksha, Nirvana, Paradise, heaven or hell. We thought about how we could express our own beliefs through art.
Come Dine With Me
In D.T, KS2 have been focusing on their cooking skills this half term. The children prepared a three course meal as part of our Come Dine With Me unit of work. The starter was a tomato and garlic bruschetta. The main course was oven baked salmon served with a side salad of olives, peppers, tomatoes […]
Jubilee Celebrations
We celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee by hosting a tea party with delicious scones made by Starfish class. This was followed by a fun afternoon of traditional playground games.
Stop Frame Animation
Sharks class have started learning about stop frame animation. They’ve made their modelling clay appear ‘alive’ by using the onion skinning feature on Stop Motion Studio app on the iPads. We’re looking forward to seeing all their finished movies.
Micro:bit Programming
Today Sharks class created a polling program using Microsoft Makecode website and downloaded it to our BBC Micro:bit devices. They made 3 different variables ‘happy’, ‘sad’ and ‘neutral’ and asked people to vote on their preferences on hobbies like cooking or gaming etc. The children published their projects and copied the links to their code […]
Computer Coding in Year 5
Well done to our buddy computer programmers in Year 5 today. The embarked on their first lesson involving the use of BBC Micro:bits. They did a great job of connecting them to their laptops and creating code to animate them.
HMFA Football Tournament
Today the children travelled to Sutton Primary Academy to take part in a HMFA Football Tournament. The children enjoyed competing with the other schools within the federation. They showed great determination, worked brilliantly as a team and showed fantastic sportsmanship. We had a lovely day in the sunshine. Well done KS2!
Comic Relief 2022
Last week for Comic Relief the children at St Weonards Academy took part in a sponsored walk followed by a cake sale. The children in KS2 made both cakes and lemonade for their peers to enjoy. The cakes were beautifully decorated and were a well deserved treat after our long walk.
