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Solidarity with Ukraine
Today the whole school dressed up in blue and yellow - the colours of the Ukrainian flag - to show our support for the whole Ukrainian community and demonstrate some of our school values, notably compassion and generosity. We spent time thinking about the positive...
Sketching features of a church
As we haven’t been in church for so long, we thought we would take our sketch books up there and do some observational drawings. We have learnt the special names for the font, the lectern, a stained glass window and the pulpit. The children have produced some...
numbers to 100…..our favourite activity
Burton class love to order the carpet tiles to 100. It takes lots of working together and preparing the sets of numbers by looking at the tens and creating 10 piles of numbers. They then love to order them down the corridor.
Ash Wednesday 2nd March 2022
In our collective worship today, we learnt about Ash Wednesday marking the beginning of Lent. The ashes symbolize both death and repentance. During this period, Christians show repentance and mourning for their sins, because they believe Christ died for them. Rev...
Class charters
We wrote our class charters thinking about our Rights and Responsibilities. Year 1 and 2. Reception class
Computer Art
Burton class have been busy creating computer art, using iPads to colour, draw and manipulate images.
Our Singing Assembly
Have a look at our singing in assembly!
Darby the Safer Internet Dog
Mrs Greenham's dog Darby came into school today for a visit! He is the hero in our "Darby the Safer Internet Dog" story to help children stay safe online. Have a look at the assembly on here: Darby.
Forest School
Burton class have had lots of fun in forest school, they have been using fire strikers to create a flame. Â They have also been bug hunting and thay found lots of woodlice. Â Some children also had fun den building, practicing tying knots. [gallery...
Guided Reading
We have been really working on improving our reading. Â We have recently enjoyed sharing the same book in our guided reading groups.
New Tables
Mrs Oxenbury has been moving tables to improve our work areas and create an open carpet space. Â We strive to ensure that we are all sitting in the best place for us to do our best learning and to be "the best that we can be!"
Self Portraits – Burton Class
Reading in Burton Class
We are working hard on improving our reading in Burton Class. Â We enjoy reading and talking about the guided reading books in our groups. Â Burton Class children are also being encouraged to read to an adult at home each night and when they do, they add a marble to our...
The Continents
Year 1 and Year 2 had lots of fun learning the names of the 7 continents and locating them on a map of the world. Â We also used maps and globes to learn more about the countries and features of some of the continents.
New documents for Burton Class
We have updated and added some new files to our class page. These are: [wpdm_package id=41789...
Cardboard Sculptures
Burton Class have had lots of fun making a sculpture piece using cardboard. Â everyone was totally involved in drawing around shapes, cutting them out and then joining them together in different ways. Â Here are their pieces of scuplture. Â Well done year 1 and year 2!