Today the children in Year One have been ‘drawing with scissors’, just like the famous artist Henri Matisse. We read the story ‘Henry’s Scissors’, about Matisse and his love of cutting... and then had a try ourselves! The children loved the freedom this allowed them...
Lower School News
Lower School
Year One Learning About Instructions
This week Year One have been learning about instructions. We have looked at bossy verbs, time words and using numbers and bullet points. Yesterday we even had a go at making our own jam sandwiches! We created our own set of instructions and at followed them carefully...
Year 2’s Weekly Round-up
Last week Year 2 used their knowledge of homophones in a memory game and they made persuasive posters to advertise a toy or game that they had invented! Take a look...
Year One Study Life Cycles
Today the children were learning about life cycles in Science. After recapping the human life cycle, we read a very funny story called ‘Tadpole’s Promise’ which is about a tadpole and a caterpillar who fall in love. Awwwww. After that we had a go at ordering the...
Year One’s Booming Bakery!
This week Year One have been enjoying a new role play area... our Bakery/Café! The children have loved making cakes, buns and biscuits as well as serving customers using their own till, taking orders, making coffees and giving change and receipts. We have seen lots of...
Year 1 Reflections
Yesterday the children spent some time looking back at their written work from when they first started in Year One. They had a lot of fun giggling at their ‘giant letters’ and reflected on the excellent progress they have made. The children were very proud and happy...
Year 2 Depict their Best Day Ever!
We were delighted to hear from one of our Rosemary Works School alumni who is currently reading Art at Leeds University. She asked us if she could develop a project with primary aged children under certain headings. Having collected a batch of work yesterday, we were...
Year 2’s Roman Revels
An exciting day was had by all in Year 2 yesterday. We started the day by meeting the Celt Queen Boudicca who led us through a morning of fun and learning through games and drama. The children learnt Latin, how to use the fantastic 'scutum' they made like a real...
Year 1 Forest School – Clay Animal Sculptures
During Forest School the Year 1 children created some animal sculptures with clay in the mud kitchen - Check them out...
Year One’s Great Fire of London Class Poem & Art
Behold this wonderful little video from our Year One children that have been studying the Great Fire of London. They produced some super art to accompany their learning in addition to a class poem. Take a look below at their performance of the poem, complete with...