Inspired by exploring Donnington Castle, Poplar class walked down to the woods and, in our teams, built a fort using natural materials. First, we needed lots of big sticks! Our forts looked fantastic – such great team work! We found … Continued
Poplar class had a fantastic morning at Donnington Castle. First, we spent time exploring the castle to extend our learning of our castle topic. We loved learning about arrow slits and finding out about bows and arrows. Looking through the … Continued
Poplar class know that our school is based around Christianity and our Christian Values. Our school values are love, peace, respect, determination, creation, creativity and they underpin all that we do. These values are actively promoted to help children grow … Continued
Poplar class are really enjoying maths challenges. Today, we were put in pairs or threes and first asked to solve this: https://nrich.maths.org/8123 Count-the-Dots-Reasoning-Problem We decided the best way was to cross or tick the dots off as we counted. One pair … Continued
We’ve had so much fun in the first weeks of Poplar class learning Maths. Here are some pictures of our learning. Year 2 have been measuring to the nearest centimetre using metre sticks and rulers: Year 1 have been finding … Continued
Poplar have had a fantastic time making castles using junk modelling. We have learnt how to follow a plan, select from a range of tools and materials, how to build structures and make them stable and how to join in … Continued
This morning we were split into groups and asked to retell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, through narration and drama. A leader was appointed in each group to direct the action – all our leaders (Olivia, Sophie, Tyler … Continued
We have started our castle topic by designing and making our very own castles. Our first challenge this week was to make one of the castle walls. First, we drew a picture of what our model would look like and … Continued
Welcome back! We have had a wonderful start to the year in Poplar class. Please have a look at the Class Letter to find some information that I hope you will find useful and at our Topic Web to find … Continued