Year 3 have been making ‘Angle Monsters’ in maths to help them remember the name of each one. Great work

More forest school fun for Year 4 who were learning square lashing knots and then used them to make hurdles!

Year 5 have been using OS maps to test their map skills. Some of the group even found Crosfields using six figure grid references 🌍

Meanwhile in Year 4 science lessons the pupils have been exploring different habitats to find out about living things 🌳🐛

Some creative science lessons going on this morning as Year 3 have been testing the reflective properties of different materials 🔦

Year 3 have been making Ancient Egyptian bookmarks writing their name in hieroglyphics. Here’s how a few of them turned out…

3R have been finding out about chronology. Here they are locating Ancient Egypt in time and place

Year 5 are learning about longitude and latitude in their map skills topic. They played a game of Battleships using the skills they have learnt about coordinates 🌎

Alastair Humphreys recorded a personal message for our keen adventurers in year 5 last week. The children had emailed him many a question about his explorations and he decided to record his answers. They were delighted to see one of their heroes on screen!

Year 6 spent a fantastic day at the Hawk Conservancy on Monday learning all about animal adaptations. They watched some beautiful flying displays and had some close encounters with the birds of prey.

Year 4 have been exploring how we digest our food with a very messy science practical this week. We recreated the stomach, intestines and even excretion!

Well done to our U11 boys football team who came 4th in the ISA National Championships today losing the play off on penalties. The boys did themselves and the school proud 👏🏻

Year 4 had a visit from a dentist this week as part of their science topic on ‘Teeth and digestion’. The children all learned lots of information and asked some very thoughtful questions.

Well done to our Year 4 choir who won 1st position at the Woodley festival over the weekend. The judges loved the energy and excitement they brought in their pieces Zulu Warrior and Groovy Grandma 👏🏻🏅

As part of the World Book Day celebrations at Crosfields Year 3 were visited by some Year 5 pupils who spent time reading together 📚 #WorldBookDay

The conditions didn’t deter class 6L from making the most of their Forest school lesson this morning as they enjoyed playing games and sliding in the mud!