To complete our learning about ‘Materials’, Pioneers and Inventors made gilders.
This week, Inventors and Pioneers have been designing and creating their own soft toys as part of our DT project.
House Captains from Pioneers and Inventors helped to lead our whole school assembly about teamwork this week.
A MASSIVE well done to Y6 on the completion of SAT's this week!
This week Y5 started their Art project.
In our recent lessons, Pioneers and Inventors have been investigating the properties of materials.
In Literacy this week, chidren in Inventors and Pioneers have used a short video as a stimulus for creative writing.
Year 5 had their first Forest School session today.
Pioneers and Inventors have started their new Science topic this week.
This week, Pioneers and Inventors created scientific enquiry experiments for Explorers.
Pioneers and Inventors concluded their gymnastic learning this week with a competition between the classes.
Inventors and Pioneers Y5 put together an incredible PBones concert this week for family and friends.
This week in Literacy the children will be writing letters home in the role of an evacuee.
In our lesson this week, Pioneers and Inventors started to create their own computing project.
This week the children have spent time devising historically valid questions and researching/analysing sources sources to explain reasons for significant events.
As part of British Science Week, Pioneers and Inventors have been finding out about the role of scientists in Britain today.
Pioneers and Inventors have been creating and performing sequences in our gymnastic lessons.
This week Inventors and Pioneers had great fun participating in a Dodgeball competition!
Today, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a fire safety talk from a member of Torquay's fire department.
Our lessons in Pioneers and Inventors this half term are based on our new topic: Pictures of the Past.
Inventors and Pioneers have had a great time dressing up and sharing books today for World Book Day!
To develop musical composition, Year 5 have been having weekly PBones lessons.
In Literacy this term, Inventors and Pioneers are using the book 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick' as a stimulus for writing their own narratives.
Over this half term we have investigated moving toys (automatons).
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, our Mental Health Ambassadors led assemblies around the school.
This week, Inventors and Pioneers took part in 'Safer Internet Day'.
Number day is a big thumbs up from Pioneers and Inventors!
Using previous design work, and the skills gained following Brian Taylor’s visit last week, Pioneers and Inventors have been busy creating their own artwork.
In DT over the next couple of weeks, Pioneers and Inventors are studying mechanisms to create a moving toy (automaton).
This week, we were lucky to have Brian Taylor deliver an art workshop to help us develop our watercolour painting techniques.
In our Art topic this term, we have been looking at the work of impressionist artists such as Claude Monet.
As part of our Outdoor and Adventurous Activities (OAA) in PE this half term, we have been problem solving in our PE lessons.
The week started off by the Explorers sharing some special Christmas songs and cards with their amazing buddies!
Pioneers and Inventors have enjoyed some festive fun this week and would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Pioneers and Inventors worked as collaborative chefs in our Design and Technology lesson today.
The children have had an exciting day wearing their Christmas jumpers, taking part in a Christmas Carousel and enjoying Christmas Lunch.
The children have had an exciting day wearing their Christmas jumpers, taking part in a Christmas Carousel and enjoying Christmas Lunch.
Pioneers and Inventors presented their Christmas Production to the whole school this afternoon.
As part of our Whole Class Guided Reading sessions, Pioneers and Inventors have been sharing free verse poems.
As part of our Anti - Bullying Week studies, children have taken part in assemblies and produced work reflecting the key theme : 'Reach out'.
Inventors and Pioneers spent the morning refining their tennis skills at Torquay Tennis Club, thanks to the support of Steven Maslen and his team of tennis coaches.
This week, Inventors and Pioneers had great fun taking part in the Interhouse competition competing in three Danish longball games.
This week, we have been looking at major cities in North and South America.
Pioneers and Inventors have been studying fractions in Maths lessons this week.
This week, Pioneers and Inventors have been investigating the effects of friction.
Our Year 6's have had a great week at Grenville House trying many new activities.
This week, we have studied the story of 'Beowulf and the Fire Dragon' and the importance of these creatures in Anglo-Saxon tales.
Today, Pioneers enjoyed dressing up as Vikingss and joining in our battles.
Today, Inventors enjoyed dressing up as Anglo-Saxons and joining in our battles.
Ahead of our Anglo-Saxon and Viking battles, we shared our research around these significant, historical events.