Wizards have continued to research the Industrial Revolution this week, focusing on some of the machines which were important in the mechanisation process: these include the Spinning Jenny, the Power Loom and the Watt Steam engine, which helped to power the various machines in the factories. Our findings should help us answer the question 'Why did England become known as the Workshop of the World?'

They have also been drawing a family tree for the House of Hanover in preparation for looking in more detail at the kings and queens in the Georgian and Victorian periods. 

In Art, the children have been doing some printing using polystyrene squares to create a pattern to make a calendar. Next week, they will be creating layered portraits of the Monarchy in either the Georgian or Victorian eras. Another busy week! 

Biscuits baked and decorated by the Wizards to sell for BBC Children in Need.

In the Shire we have looked at Armistice Day and poppies. The pupils learnt about the different colours of poppies and what they represent. For example, the purple poppies remember the animals that died in the war. They created some poppy art with poppies that they had coloured and made fingerprint poppy pictures.

When baking this week, Pixies made some thumb biscuits with jam that looked like poppies.

The Dragons studied money this week using different amounts of coins and notes. They have costed and ordered trees and shrubs for the eco-garden according to which ones will yield the crops needed for activities, with Mrs Blackwell.

The gardeners have been in school helping to finish digging the beds we will need for our shrubs and trees, although the children had already made a great start! They have also placed gravel around the raised beds to reduce the amount of mud brought into school. We will be able to get the bare root plants in the ground so they become established over winter.

Dragons have started to create animations with Mr Hornibrook for our summer film festival.

Pupils have started to look at historical diaries and some have even been inspired to write their own diaries at home. 

Key Stage 2 started writing computer programmes to complete time-travel missions for the Sphero Global challenge. More to come on this - watch this space!