Nursery
Red And Green Apples
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
This week in Nursery we have celebrated World Nursery Rhyme Week. Everyday before home time we have sung our favourite nursery rhymes. We also had a go at some arts and crafts activities linked to different nursery rhymes we love. The children voted for their...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 15/11/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
This week in Nursery, we had some very special visitors! We have got some new pet fish for our classroom. They came in an empty tank on Monday morning with a letter asking us to look after them. We were so happy to see them! We were very excited to decorate the tank...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
This week in Nursery, we have learnt about different celebrations. First, we looked at Halloween and how different people celebrate Halloween. We dressed up in different costumes in the home corner and made different Halloween crafts. We then looked at Diwali. Mrs...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 20/10/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
This week in Nursery we have been learning all about Autumn. We explored different autumnal objects in our tuff tray. We went on an environmental walk around our school grounds to look at changes to the environment. We have learnt a song all about Autumn and the...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 10th October 2022 This week we are learning about the traditional tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have learnt Talk for Writing actions to help us retell the story. We also looked at the characters, including the different sizes of the...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October 2022 Year Group: Nursery Class: Red Apples and Green Apples Following on from our learning of Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy, this week in Nursery we learnt all about our daily routines. We compared our morning routines and our...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Nursery | 0 Comments
In Nursery, we have learnt about our bodies and what each of our body parts help us to do. We then moved on to explore our senses. Each day we looked at a different sense and had a go at a different activity to explore this sense. We played ‘I spy’ and went on a...
Reception
Oak
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week Oak class have been learning a new text called ‘The Queen’s hat’ by Steve Antony. We have been learning all about the different places in London called Trafalgar Square, London underground, Big Ben, London Zoo, Tower Bridge, and the London Eye. We have...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week Oak class children have been learning the text ‘Me on the Map’ by Joan Sweeney. This inspired us to view our school street called Dracup Road. We went on a walk and saw lots of different things such as houses, house numbers, trees, paths, bins, cars, roads...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week has been a very special week, we have been learning about different celebrations! We have had a spooky week! We have been learning about Halloween and loved dressing up in the witch’s kitchen, making lots of magical potions to cast a spell on others. We all...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
Last week, in Reception Oak Class, we found lots of UNDERPANTS in our classroom! This made us very suspicious and led us to reading our core text called ‘Aliens love underpants’ by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. We have really enjoyed learning all about the things...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week, Reception Oak Class children have been learning about sorting collections into sets. We went on an Autumn walk to the wild life garden and collected Autumnal items. We noticed things kept falling off the trees so we picked them up and put them in a bag. As...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week, Reception Oak Class children have been showing interest in illustrations and words in print and digital books at circle time and words in the environment. We have been spending lots of time in our comfortable reading area. We have really enjoyed listening...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Oak | 0 Comments
This week, Reception Oak Class went on a trip to Brackenhill Park. As we have been learning about our bodies and how to stay fit and healthy, we decided to make use of the great outdoors and carried out some fun physical activities! We enjoyed walking, climbing,...
Cherry
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
This week, in Cherry class, we are starting to look at our new story book – The Queen’s Hat. Because of this, we have been making crowns using paper plates. To make our crowns, we have used lots of useful skills, for example, cutting, painting, sticking and designing...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 15/11/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
This week, Cherry class have been learning about maps and where they live. Because of this, we went on a walk to Dracup Road to understand what kind of things we would find on our street. We found lots of signs and road markings which we now understand, like zebra...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
This week, in Cherry class, we were scooping out the insides of pumpkins and exploring taste, smell, texture and look. We were doing this to understand the traditions of Halloween and what a pumpkin is like inside. We even looked at white pumpkins! Our teachers carved...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
This week, in Cherry class, we told Miss Eastwood that we wanted to make fans, so that’s what we did! We used our fine motor skills to cut, fold, stick and sprinkle glitter. We discussed that fans are used to keep us cool when we are too warm. We also discussed the...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 10th October Year Group: Reception Class: Cherry This week in Cherry class, we have been on a lovely Autumn walk in the school forest. We were searching for leaves, conkers, pine cones and sticks that had fallen from trees. We found lots of things! We...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October Year Group: Reception Class: Cherry This week, in Cherry class we were learning to throw and catch using bean bags in P.E. We are improving our gross motor skills which will help us with our body movement, balance and control. We loved...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Cherry | 0 Comments
This is our class blog for this week: This week Cherry class visited the park! We had lots of fun practising the ways of exercising we had learnt, like running, jumping, skipping, climbing and hopping! We had the best time!
Year 1
Pine
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Pine | 0 Comments
This week Pine class has done a lot of work in Geography. We have been busy using a compass and a globe. The children in Pine class can now confidently name the four different compass points. The children learnt about the four countries in the UK. Ask your child if...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Pine | 0 Comments
This week, the children had the opportunity to see different types of real life birds! Kevin, from Shibden Valley Falconry, delivered an excellent and informative session, which the children really enjoyed. We also celebrated Diwali day and learnt lots of interesting...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Pine | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 03.10.22 Year Group: 1 Class: Pine It has been an exciting week for Pine class. We have been learning how to write our own set of instructions. Our class WAGOLL is ‘How to decorate a pizza’. Andy, a chef, from La Caverna Pizzeria, came to our class...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Pine | 0 Comments
Pine Class have been reading the Fairy tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. The children made a story map to help them learn the story. During their role play session, they acted out the story. You won’t believe who the children spotted during their walk in the wildlife...
Spruce
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
This week Spruce class have been learning about continents and oceans. We have been exploring a globe and matching countries to their continents. We enjoyed learning them through songs. We have also been practising the Christmas songs. In English, we have been...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
This week Spruce class went to a session with Falconry. We learnt about owls and how they live and adapt. They were really big and we were fascinated by them! We had an amazing Diwali party, where we learnt the Diwali story and created a collage of the characters,...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
This week Spruce class had a surprise visitor. We had a drumming workshop with Martin, who taught us different techniques of African drumming, using our hands and other actions such as clapping. We drummed to a rhythm and developed an understanding of beat. We had an...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3.10.22 Year Group: 1 Class: Spruce This week Spruce class had a fantastic time decorating a biscuit so we can write instructions. We rehearsed the steps with actions. First, we added water to the icing. Next, we mixed in food colouring. Then...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3.10.22 Year Group: 1 Class: Spruce This week Spruce class had an amazing experience. We had a pizza day where we invited a local chef to demonstrate how to decorate a pizza. This linked with our learning on instructions in English. The...
WeeK Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Spruce | 0 Comments
Year 1 Spruce had a magical visit to the forest where we met the Big Bad Wolf. We learnt not to talk to strangers and this visit helped us to describe the characters from our story, Little Red Riding Hood.
Year 2
Maple
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
This week some of Year 2 were lucky enough to visit Bradford Cathedral as part of the VOCES8 Foundation project. The children worked with volunteers and learnt some beautiful songs which they then sang at the Cathedral this week. Everyone was so impressed with...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
This week Maple Class have been learning their compass points: North, East, South and West and how to use them when looking at a world map. All of the children enjoyed using compass directions to ‘move’ Paddington Bear on a map to see where he needs to go. ...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
This week Maple were extremely excited to have a visit from Shibden Valley Falconry. All of the children loved learning all about the environment and conservation and particularly enjoyed learning about the diet of these beautiful birds as well as how they hunt for...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
As part of Black History Month, the children learnt about the footballer Marcus Rashford and the amazing work he did to make sure that all children received free, healthy meals during the holidays. During Art, Maple class designed and made a ‘healthy meal plate’ using...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: Monday 10th October Year Group: 2 Class: Maple Talk about the activity This week in Music, Maple class have been creating their own jingles for a brand-new breakfast cereal using a range of instruments. The children had a blast working together...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Maple | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October Year Group: 2 Class: Maple Year 2 have been exploring famous landmarks in Bradford. They went on a tour of Bradford Cathedral and identified many important features found in a Cathedral.
Holly
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
This week some of the children went to Bradford Cathedral and what an amazing time they had! We were very lucky to watch VOCES8 perform and even got to perform with them! We haven’t been able to stop singing ‘Chosen Family’ all week.
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
We had an extra special visit from VOCES8 this week. We learnt three amazing songs that we will perform at Bradford Cathedral next week. In the workshop we also learnt how to warm up our voices and bodies so that we can sing our very best. This will be very useful...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
As part of our Diwali celebration day, Holly Class looked at Lakshmi - the goddess of wealth. We found out that Hindu people in India light their lamps to help Lakshmi to find her way into their homes. Lighting the lamps celebrates that light triumphs over darkness.
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 20/10/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
As part of Black History Month, the children looked African music. The continent of Africa has lots of different types of music. People play lots of different instruments that make a range of sounds. We were invited to learn how to play the African drums. We really...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
Holly Class Blog Week Commencing 10th October 2022 If you're happy and you know it... buy coco pops! In Music this week, the children in Holly Class used a well known song to help them to create a catchy jingle to sell breakfast cereal. We used instruments to create...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
BREAKING NEWS! Holly Class created a news broadcast in drama lesson. The children worked in groups to create a school news broadcast. Each group had a cameraman / woman, a weather reporter and two news broadcasters. The children shared the news of a recent visit that...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Holly | 0 Comments
Year 2 Holly have been adding a POP of colour to their art work as part of the Inter Nation Media Station theme!
Year 3
Ash
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
This week Ash class have been completing their geography unit ‘Three Giant Steps’ where they have been learning about Dover, France and Canada. They have learnt lots about human and physical features and have researched each place in groups. They have also been very...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
This week in English Ash class have been learning about the story of Robinson Crusoe. We are going to innovate the story so that it is set in Africa. We learnt about similes and metaphors. We worked in groups to figure out which phrases were similes and which were...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
This week Ash class took part and watched some exciting things! At the start of the week, Ash learnt about and saw some amazing birds of prey. They learnt lots about the birds; how to look after them, what you should and shouldn’t do and how we can help make sure they...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
This week Ash class had a very busy, fun-filled week! They have all taken part in road safety and wrote a persuasive speech. One of the highlights from their week was their session learning about and participating in an African drumming workshop! This session linked...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 10th October 2022 Year 3 – Ash Class This term, Ash class have been learning about Athletics in P.E. They have been lucky enough to have our P.E coach, Mr Parkinson, who has been teaching them some new skills and games. This week, the children...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October Year Group: 3 Class: Ash This week in maths, ash class continued to explore place value. The children have been using base 10 to help them explore place value, especially when comparing numbers. The children created 2-digit or 3-digit...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Ash | 0 Comments
In Year 3 Ash, this week we have been learning about different animations and we made our own stop motion animations. #Animation #Dimensions We have also been learning about Cinderella in English and have enjoyed reading different versions of the story....
Willow
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
This week, we have continued our Geography unit and have learnt more about Dover and France, as well as Canada. The children worked in groups and produced presentations about the human and physical features of Canada. Yesterday, we finally compared all of them and...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
This week, we have had a coverage of Geography based on the physical and human features of France and Dover. The children made distinct links of the similarities and differences of both places. They also worked as groups and made presentations about a human or...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
This week, the children have never been readier to be back at school and ready to learn, after a well deserved half term break! On Tuesday, we had a visit from Kevin who delivered a falconry session. This was a fantastic opportunity for children to see different types...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
This week, Willow class took part in an African drumming session. It was very exciting as children were informed of the background of the drums (their origin, material etc), and then were able to play them. They thoroughly enjoyed this. The session ended with a...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October 2022 Year Group: Year 3 Class: Willow This week in Willow class has been extremely productive. In English, we are starting a new topic – to write a persuasive letter, asking Mrs Ishtiaq if Cinderella can host her launch party of her techno...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October 2022 Year Group: Year 3 Class: Willow This week in year 3, Willow class have been extremely busy collecting data about their favourite Animations and showing their fantastic Maths skills. In our Dimensions lessons, we have been learning...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Willow | 0 Comments
Year 3 Willow In our dimension’s lessons, we have been learning about Animations. We have made our own flip book animations and stop motion animations. We have also been learning about objects that were used in the present compared to objects we use now. Yesterday, we...
Year 4
Cedar
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
Parker has finally been caught out by the Dimensions Curriculum. The children of Cedar class have realised, based on their current topic ‘Cry Freedom’, that he’s been keeping them as slaves. They have been overworked and underpaid. After writing an alternative ending...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
Following on from our lovely experience from the Shibden Falconry, we continued to work on our theme ‘Windows of the World’. We looked at the different types of settlements (Rural, Nucleated and Urban) and where would Cedar class like to build their village, town or...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
The children were ‘Flown Away’ with a workshop from Kevin, who works at Shibden Valley Falconry. He spoke to the children about their habitat and why conservationists are helping the ‘Birds of Prey’ to thrive in their habitat. This helps us with our Dimensions topic,...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 20/10/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
The children in Cedar class have been exploring relief printing in Art lessons for the Dimensions curriculum. We first explored different ways of printing onto paper. We found that stamping was the best way to create a relief print. We then used foam polystyrene to...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 10 th October Year Group: 4 Class: Cedar Talk about the activity The children in Cedar class were studying ‘How electricity works!’ within our Dimension unit ‘Lightening Speed.’ Prior to this activity, the children worked out the symbols of a circuit...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 03.10.22 Year Group: 4 Class: Cedar In groups, the children were making circuits using the Science equipment. The children had to see how many different circuits they could make using the equipment. They had to test the circuits they made and see how...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Cedar | 0 Comments
Year 4 Cedar class making a replica of the Shipley Glen tramway. We worked in small groups to recreate a part of the tramway. We carefully designed and thought out what we had to do to build our part. We are all very happy with how our replica turned out!!
Larch
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
It was lovely to meet most parents this week during parents evening and sharing your child’s progress and achievements so far in year 4. This week, Larch class have been engrossed in their new History unit in Dimensions looking at slavery. The children created WANTED...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
This week we had an online interactive session With Chester Zoo. We learnt about rainforests and endangered animals and there were some fantastic questions raised by the children as we are also learning about this within our Geography unit. Ask your child what...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
What a busy week it has been in year 4. Larch class had the opportunity to take part in a performing arts workshop exploring the story of Rama and Sita through dance. The children absolutely thrived in this session and enjoyed getting creative.
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
In Larch class this week we have been exploring printing in art and design. “We learnt about an artist who was famous for printing.” “We got stamps, a paper cup, a spoon, a sponge, a net and then we painted on the things with different colours and printed them in our...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
In Larch class this week we have been exploring printing in art and design. “We learnt about an artist who was famous for printing.” “We got stamps, a paper cup, a spoon, a sponge, a net and then we painted on the things with different colours and printed them in our...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
This week we were fortunate enough to experience a unique, live performance from ‘The Plumber Drummer’ and it was music to our ears! Larch class enjoyed the interactive performance, and were inspired by his simple yet powerful invention. We will be thinking about what...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Larch | 0 Comments
Year 4 Larch In English, we have been reading the book Boot Small Robot Big Adventure and we are really enjoying it so far! After careful planning, we then innovated the story and as a class we were very impressed with Mahrosh’s introduction!
Year 5
Beech
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
This week we have been doing lots of research into captive breeding and looking at the declining populations of the red squirrel (in UK) and the wild boar (in Hong Kong). We looked at arguments for and against captive breeding, and held a class debate where we...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
This week, we have been learning about migration and why people may choose (or not choose) to emigrate. We discussed our own personal migration stories before looking at the human and physical geographical features of Hong Kong and discussing why people may choose to...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
As part of our Diwali day, we looked at the importance of Siblings’ Day (Bhai Dooj) and why it is important that we recognise and honour our siblings. We also looked at the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, where sisters tie a rakhi (an ornate bracelet) on their...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 20/10/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
This week, as part of our “Mission Control” space topic, the children wrote their own scripts for a play “The First Moon Landing”. This included some fascinating (albeit made-up) dialogue between Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins as they navigated their...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 10.10.22 Year Group: 5 Class: Beech This week, Beech class took advantage of the autumn sunshine and took their learning outdoors! As part of their “Mission Control” space topic, the children used their own bodies to recreate the orbits of the Earth...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
Year 5 Beech have used all of their art skills that they have developed this past week to create their very own planets, in "Planet Paint". Using a variety of materials including paints, tissue, felt, cotton and crepe paper, they let their creative sides run free as...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Beech | 0 Comments
As part of World Languages Day, Year 5 Beech class have been learning all about the Lithuanian language today, as it is one of the oldest Anglo-Indian languages in the world. As well as wearing the colours of the Lithuanian flag, they did lots of research into the...
Aspen
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
Here's what Larch class got up to last week! #education #learning #bradford @DimensionsCC
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
Here's what Aspen Class have been up to last week!
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
Here's what Aspen got up to last week!
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
This week Aspen class looked at Black History Month, which is key to remember, learn and celebrate important people and events in the African diaspora.
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 07/10/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
This Week Aspen were on Purple mash learning about Musical Theatre.
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Aspen | 0 Comments
Hello, Aspen Class here. We are a few weeks into their 'Mission Control' theme and we have learned lots about Space. This week we have presented what we have learned in a non-chronological report. Have a read of one of our paragraphs, we think it's out of this world!
Year 6
Rowan
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
This week we went on tour! As part of our Dimensions Time Team unit we made our own guided tour around Great Horton and found out lots of historical facts about our local area. We created a tour booklet and even took 'Samuel Lister' on the tour with us to show him how...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
We had an exciting delivery this week for Ali in Rowan class. Ali won our Accelerated Reader class raffle so was able to choose a book from Amazon that he would like to keep. He chose Brightstorm by @VashtiHardy. Great choice Ali!. Also this week, Rowan class...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
In Rowan class we have been developing our spy skills this week! We are getting ready to write instructions on how to train a spy linked to our class novel - #Strormabreaker @AnthonyHorowitz.
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 20/10/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
We were really lucky this week in Rowan class as Mrs French came to talk to us about how she makes her amazing greetings cards. We used her ideas and techniques to help us create our own range of greeting cards. We think they've done a fantastic job and are worthy of...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
This week in Rowan class we have been busy making moving cars that use a pulley system to move. The children worked collaboratively in a group, using a range of tools and showed excellent team work to create their vehicle. They are very proud of them and we think...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 07/10/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
Additionally Rowan class has been blasting through work. Hasifa in Rowan class has produced a really informative piece of work about a local manufacturer for our Dimensions homework. She chose to find out about Seabrooks crisps and how the company has evolved over...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 07/10/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
Week Commencing: 3rd October Year Group: 6 Class: Rowan Year 6 have had lots of fun investigating forces this week as part of our LMTW unit. We looked at water resistance, air resistance and friction. The children made predictions, investigated in groups and made...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Rowan | 0 Comments
Year 6 Rowan have been learning about how musical instruments have evolved over time in our LWTW unit - A World of Bright Ideas - focusing on woodwind instruments and guitars. They even got to play one. @DimensionsCC #LMTW #Year6
Sequoia
Week Commencing 14th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 24/11/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
This week, in Sequoia class, we had a visit from our local PCSOs William and Natalie. They spoke to the children about weapons and the dangers associated with them. The children were all shocked to learn about the different types of weapons people use and the harm...
Week Commencing 7th November
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/11/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
In P.E. this half term, we are learning a dance routine to Fleur East’s ‘Sax’. The children have really enjoyed learning ‘Tutting’ which is a style of street dance modelled on hieroglyphics. They have also learnt some basic dance moves which they will combine together...
Week Commencing 31st October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 11/11/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
This week as part of our ‘Time Team’ topic we have been investigating Bradford and our locality of Great Horton using Ordnance Survey maps. The children were amazed at how small everything was. They looked carefully and identified key landmarks such as hospitals,...
Week Commencing 17th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 04/11/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
We have had another fantastic week in Sequoia class. During our Design and Technology lessons, we explored a range of greetings cards and the reasons why we give them. Then Mrs French, who makes stunning greetings cards, gave us some fantastic tips to help us design...
Week Commencing 10th October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 17/10/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
In Sequoia class this week we have had so much fun during our Design and Technology and Art lessons. We started the week off by making our own cars with a motor so that they would move. We were so excited when the first car raced down our classroom. We have ended the...
Week Commencing 3rd October
by Brackenhill Blogs | 10/10/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
This week in Sequoia class we have had lots of fun during our Science lessons where we have investigated forces such as gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction. We then explored different mechanisms including gears, levers and pulleys and even had a go...
Week Commencing 26th September
by Brackenhill Blogs | 06/10/2022 | Sequoia | 0 Comments
Year 6 Rowan and Sequoia Boys Science - While the girls were swimming the boys had fun investigating electrical circuits and motors in Science #Y6 Creativity Lab - 15 pupils in Year 6 are taking part in a project with creativity lab this term. The children will work...