Fantastic Fractions with Year 5
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Who says Y5 can’t smash decomposing improper fractions? Boom! ð€© ð
Year 6 Receive Their Leavers Hoodies
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This week, Year 6 received their leavers hoodie. We all absolutely love them and look fantastic in them. †Thank you so much to our wonderful PTA for organising everything!
FS2 & Healthy Foods!
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The children in Foundation have been learning about healthy foods and healthy choices today. They really enjoyed tasting different kinds of nutritious fruits and they made their own healthy shopping lists!  We would like to give thanks to Rawmarsh Childrenâs Center for hosting this session and providing the delicious fruits! ð  Â
Becoming An Author With James Sellick
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This week, the children at Ashwood met with author James Sellick. We all loved hearing him read his stories and finding out what inspired him. ð¡ We can’t wait for his next book to be published!Â
Diamond Debating
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Y5 held an interesting debate using the diamond nine strategy. ð The Students have to think of nine subject related factors and arrange those factors in a diamond pattern from most to least important (in their opinion). Two of our debate questions were; What do you think was the most important element of the Industrial Revolution? […]
Y4 Shadow and Sound
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We have been carrying out some science experiments in year 4 looking at how shadows are made and how we can change pitch in sound. We have been making predictions and evaluating our experiments. Our year 2 Science ambassador buddy joined us to help with the experiment. We look forward to more experiments in year […]
Silver Stars
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These amazing Students have been awarded their silver band for the school enrichment pledges. ð¥Â All 4 of these children have gone above and beyond representing school, organising school events and thinking about their future careers and goals. ð Well done! We wonder who will be next to achieve their silver band.Â
Budding Artists
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This afternoon Y4 and Y2 got together to share each other’s artwork. Definitely some budding artists in both classes.
Y6 VIP Guest
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Y6 had a great start to the week with a visit from the author Daniel Henshaw. In the morning, we took part in a drama session that involved trying to solve the clues to a mystery that had taken place. Then in the afternoon, we began to plan our own mystery stories. We all had […]
Y4 VIP Visitor
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The Y4 children had a great morning working alongside author, Daniel Henshaw. He discussed how to write a mystery novel and helped the children to begin to write their own.