[ngg src="galleries" ids="938" display="basic_slideshow" maximum_entity_count="500"] The Pioneers had some heavy lifting to do to move the pumpkins to the pumpkin patch. This was great fun and everyone managed not to drop their pumpkin and some of them were enormous!....

[ngg src="galleries" ids="937" display="basic_slideshow" maximum_entity_count="20"] The colours and textures of Autumn have proved fascinating for the Pioneers this week. We have worked indoors and out to collect and to select a variety of leaves and seeds to compare...

[ngg src="galleries" ids="936" display="basic_slideshow" maximum_entity_count="500"] The Pioneers retold the story of The Enormous Beetroot using puppets and Beanie Babies and two buckets of beetroot. Back in the classroom they drew the characters and added...

[ngg src="galleries" ids="935" display="basic_slideshow" maximum_entity_count="500"] The Pioneers loved exploring pattern this week. We have continued patterns with two colours and a variety of shapes. This initial work was focussed and we worked for an extended...

The Pioneers are settled in to their classroom and the learning is theirs. They know where everything is and are confident to ask if there is anything they need.  They write and read and cut and stick. They build and explore, making comparisons and combine their...

Friday afternoon was really exciting. We looked at Google Earth and spotted the road and the river. We discussed the things to see in Sleights and then got going with some building. Even Sid the Cat had a go on the whiteboard! His paws caused a problem however. We...

We have the most wonderful school site and in the autumn it is simply stunning. The Pioneers got out and about to check on the acorns on our oak tree in the forest. We collected bags of forest treasure and had a story on the field. There were lots of brambles and...