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Living Things Science with Year 2

Year 2 have been learning about living things. They found out what a plant needs to stay alive and explained how they knew it was alive. They examined and labelled daffodils in Science.

Monkwood Recommends

Mrs Dannatt and Mrs Grafton’s chosen book is Holes by Louis Sachar We have shared this book with many of our classes over the years. It is a great read if you are looking for something a little bit different. It has humour, tension and is full of adventure. A definite must read. Blurb:Stanley Yelnats […]

Year 6 Study Earthquakes🌎

In geography, Year 6 have explored the similarities and differences between the earthquakes and damage caused in San Francisco in 1989 and Haiti in 2010.  We identified that Haiti had more damage due to there being more poverty there so the buildings are not built as well.  We also looked at how places in earthquake zones […]

Dear Zoo with FS1 🦁

Last week in foundation one we have been talking about the story Dear Zoo. In mathematics we have been counting the animals. 🐘➕ We have been using the blocks and the animals to make our own zoo. As part of PSED and Expressive Arts and Design we have been accessing resources and activities with help to use […]

Monkwood Reading Recommendations 📚

This week is Mrs Deakin’s book review week and she is happy to share this beautiful book: Rabbit & Bear – Rabbit’s Bad Habits Author: Julian Gough  Illustrator: Jim Field “This book was recommended to me by Mrs Whitehead who told me how much she has loved reading this book with her little girl. I […]

POP’s Outdoor Adventure with Class 7 🍃

Class 7 went in the woods with POP’s before half term to create seaside pictures using natural materials. Look at the marvellous mermaids  and amazing animals they made using leaves and twigs. 🧜‍♀️🐢

Boom Reader Champions!📚

A massive WELL DONE to our Boom Reader Champions for this half term! It has been a joy to hear about their reading experiences beyond the classroom. Keep Reading! 📕 

A Busy Half Term for Class 13 🌎 ⚙

This half term Year 5 have been very busy! During our Geography lessons, we practiced using four figure grid references to locate places on a map. After that, we then practiced how to use six figure grid references to locate Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Peru and their capital cities on a map of South America. […]

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