Year 5 trip to Lesnes Abbey Ruins

On Thursday 8th February the Year 5 pupils walked across to the other side of Abbey Wood to visit the Lesnes Abbey ruins. The children were able to see first-hand the remains of the abbey, which was built in the time of Henry II, and found out more about what life might have been like for the monks who lived and worked there. In addition, the children had great fun practising their orienteering skills but working in small teams to find and construct faces made from PE equipment.

Achievement Assemblies - High St & Manor Way

Last Friday (2nd February) we celebrated lots of children across both High St and Manor Way sites who have been putting in an extra effort or shown one of our many school values. Congratulations to you all!

 High St site

Manor Way site

Nursery- Once Upon a Time....

The Nursery children had the opportunity to come to their nursery session dressed as a fairy tale character.  We had lots of characters including Kings, Queens, Princesses, Prince Charming, Knight, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread Man and many more.




















We took part in different activities linked to our themed day.


 
We used different collage materials to make a crown.

We made fairy wand fruit kebabs.

We pretended we were at the ball and danced elegantly with a partner.

Reception - See how Pear Tree measures up.

This week in Reception Pear Tree class we have been looking at measuring. We began by thinking about the difference between length and height before comparing and ordering ourselves in height order. 

After that we looked at some of the characters from The Gruffalo and measured them using cubes. 

We then went around the classroom and found anything and everything to measure, from boxes to books!

Year 1 - Damson Tree Lego Fraction Monsters

This week in Year 1 we have been learning about fractions in Damson Tree. Firstly, we refreshed our knowledge of halves, using sharing skills to split amounts and shapes equally. Next, we developed our knowledge of quarters, practising this by sharing both shapes and amounts in to four equal groups. Finally, we utilised this knowledge to create these Lego monsters which had to contain exactly ¼ red Lego bricks.

High Street: Reception visit the Bistro

On Friday 2nd February, it was the turn of the Reception children to visit the Bannockburn Bistro. Four children enjoyed a truly wonderful lunch of fish and chips, followed by fruit and cake for pudding. 

All in all, lunch was enjoyed by everyone!

Year 5 Rowan Mini-Chef - Curry and Rice with a Hint of Delicate Spice!

Year 5 Rowan Tree class used their culinary skills today and cooked up a healthy vegetable curry (using a home-made recipe) as part of their Food Technology learning. Yet again, Year 5 successfully sold out and made a profit! We hope our friends and families of Bannockburn enjoyed our curry. 

A lot of us showed our value of the month resilience whilst creating our spice-enriched curry, as we were required to peel, chop and slice our vegetables. Ground coriander and turmeric were just a few of the special spices included in our recipe - can you think of others we might have added?