On Thursday afternoon, The Mountains and The Ocean were treated to a virtual concert by Shona Beecham. Shone is a classical violinist who performed with the Chineke orchestra at the BBC Proms. At the age of only 19, she has … Continued
In Mountains class, we have been learning about structures in DT. We looked at three different types of bridges: beam, arch and truss. We started by experimenting with different types of bridge structure to see which was the strongest. … Continued
In Mountains class, we have been learning about deforestation and plastic pollution. We have written persuasive letters to our local MP, Robert Courts, to ask him to do something about the amount of litter in our local area. On Tuesday, … Continued
On Wednesday, a group of Year 5s and 6s represented our school at the Chipping Norton Partnership Schools netball tournament, which took place at Chipping Norton school. Our girls team came 2nd and our boys team came 3rd. Finley, Seb, … Continued
During the Autumn term, the School Council asked if we could hold a Bake-Off competition at school. They were very persuasive and we decided that we would! After the initial round of cookie baking for Children in Need, eight children … Continued
In year 6, we have been investigating how shapes can have the same area but different perimeters. We also looked at shapes with the same perimeter but different areas.
Mrs Langley was evacuated to Devon from London during WW2 when she was only 5 years old! Today, she kindly spoke to Mountains and Ocean class about her experience and answered all their questions, from what the food was like … Continued
Year 5 have been learning how to divide a 2-digit by a 1-digit number, with and without remainders, using place value counters and diagrams. We have also learnt to check our calculations using the inverse. We even wrote on the … Continued
