06/11/20Ducklings remember!As part of our learning on Remembrance, we have been making poppies to take home and place in our windows for Remembrance Sunday this week. We have also been following a poppy trail in our garden to help us with our numeral recognition. We will continue our learning on this topic next week. Read Full Story
06/11/20Fun with our DucklingsThis week we have been playing games using the rainbow rice. We have used different sized containers with small and large openings and filled and emptied them using different sized spoons. We have been practising our sharing skills and made up our own games using a dice to tell us how many spoonfuls...Read Full Story
05/11/20Awesome AncientsAs in introduction to our new topic, Awesome Ancients, Badger Class took part in an Egyptian Treasure Hunt this afternoon. They solved clues to reveal hieroglyphics that created a coded message. Was it Tutankhamun's Tomb or The Pharaoh's Curse that revealed the treasure? Read Full Story
23/10/20Devon and Cornwall Food ActionWe understand that for some families the current pandemic has affected their lives in many different ways There are many organisations that can help. One such organisation is Devon and Cornwall Food Action, not a food bank but a redistributor of food. This fantastic organisation works along...Read Full Story
22/10/20Harvest in Duckling ClassBuilding on our learning about Harvest, we harvested our own mini vegetable patch inside our classroom. We learnt about where the vegetables grow, either above or below the ground. As a class, we think our favourite vegetable was the munchkin pumpkin. Lots of us have been talking about the pumpkins...Read Full Story
22/10/20Nursery go to Forest SchoolWe spent a busy morning at Forest School. We took an autumn checklist with us and worked in small groups to try and find all of the items on the list. We spotted berries growing, fungi and collected lots of different coloured leaves that we used to make pictures of woodland animals when we went back...Read Full Story
22/10/20Land Ahoy!Year 2 celebrated their PIRATE DAY to round off their topic, Land Ahoy! We started off the day by learning how to talk like a pirate, AYE AYE! We've baked some pirate boat cupcakes, used bee bots to navigate our way around a treasure map and this afternoon, built our very own pirate ships out...Read Full Story
19/10/20pumpkin carvingYear 6 have been getting in the autumn spirit with some pumpkin carving! They will be making pumpkin soup tomorrow. Read Full Story
19/10/20Virtual Harvest 2020We are delighted to be able to share with you our Virtual Harvest Assembly. Due to restrictions we were unable to meet as usual, however, I hope you enjoy seeing all the wonderful things we have been up to at Sherford Vale School. Thank you for all your harvest donations and thank you to Reverend Br...Read Full Story
16/10/20Growing topic-Baby photosThank you to all the parents and carers who have sent in a baby photo to support our learning on the 'Growing' topic. The children have really enjoyed looking at the baby pictures and trying to work out whose baby picture belongs to who. We have also been talking about what babies do and wha...Read Full Story
14/10/20Crown Hill Fort VisitYear 6 enjoyed their trip to Crown Hill Fort today. We learnt lots about the fort and its role in World War 1 and World War 2. The children asked lots of interesting questions. We walked around the outside of the fort to see the ramparts and we even saw guns being fired and got to keep their bu...Read Full Story
14/10/20Exploring our sensesAs part of our Science topic we have been exploring our senses. This afternoon we predicted what different foods would taste like and then tasted them! We had lots of fun. Read Full Story
