Y5/6 WPT Residential 2022
Wow! What a time Y5 & Y6 had at the WPT Residential 2022! Spanning across three days and two nights, the students took part in a range of activities and sports, a trip to Magna and camped outside on the WPT fields. From tchoukball, to treasure hunts, to canoeing at Ulley – the days were […]
Y3/4 Dynamo Cricket – South Yorkshire Finals
On Friday 10th June some Y3/4 children took part in a Dynamo cricket tournament run by Yorkshire School Games. It was the South Yorkshire Finals and we were representing Rotherham. We competed in many games and we came fifth out of 9 schools from the county! The team did amazingly and were commented on by Yorkshire Cricket. Well done […]
Y3/4 Dynamo Cricket Tournament
On Friday 27th May some Y3/4 children took part in a Dynamo cricket tournament run by Rotherham School Games at Cranworth. We came first out of 9 schools! This meant we were through the first heat (Rotherham Finals) and into a South Yorkshire tournament held at Hallam Sports Park run by Yorkshire Sport. Well done everyone – […]
Y5/6 Whitby Art
Wonderful Whitby art linked to our residential. We’ve been using different types of pencil and powder paints to recreate images of Whitby Abbey.
Sports Day 2022
It was great to finally have so many family spectators at this year’s Sports Day. The children had worked so hard in their P.E lessons to perfect their skills in each event. KS2 focused on these three field events: shotput, howler throw and long jump. Then they went onto the fastest boy and girl races […]
Y5 Macro Photography Workshop
Y5 Have been taking part in macro photography – an extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects or living organisms like insects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size. Here are some of the photography skills they covered. Skills: Details, focus, aperture, depth of field, placements, […]
Y5/6 Martial Arts
Y6 took part in a fantastic martial arts workshop last week with Craig from Premier Martial Arts in Brinsworth. They learnt a range of skills and self-defense strategies as well as the 3 core principles of black belts: Self control, Focus and Respect.
RSPCA Photography Competition
RSPCA Young PHOTOGRAPHER Competition!!! Open now! Whether you’re an experienced photographer or a keen beginner, you’ve entered before or you’re not sure where to start, you’re in the right place! The aim of our RSPCA Young Photographer Awards is to encourage an interest in photography and an appreciation and understanding of all the amazing animals […]
Y5 Whitby Trip 2022
Before half term, the Y5s had a wonderful trip to Whitby! Watch the video below to see what we got up to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORsPPPU89JA
Y5 Photography Lessons
As part of the partnerships with Rawmarsh Community School, Miss Irwin came to visit Y5 last week and explored colour and photography. Together with light, colour is one of the most important elements of photography. It affects everything from composition and visual appeal to the viewer’s attention and emotions. What are your thoughts?
