The children at both Norwell and St Matthews had an enjoyable day bringing their topic to life! They joined in with geography based activities such as orienteering and map reading, as well as role-play and crafts all based around the
Calculation Cafe at Norwell
It was brilliant to see so many parents come in to review the Power Maths resources and attempt the calculations with their children. The feedback from the cafe was so positive about how it helps parents to support their children’s
Chinese New Year at Brackenhurst 2020
The children had a fantastic day at Brackenhurst!They started the morning off with crafts where we made Chinese lanterns, rat masks, money wallets, Chinese dragons and China plates. We then learned about the story of the Zodiac race and went
Maths Calculation Café at St Matthews
It was great to see so many families attend the café to see how calculations are taught across the school. Some of the maths problems really made the adults think!
Civil War Centre
The Key Stage 2 children enjoyed their trip to the Newark Civil War Centre where they took part in drama and role play activities to bring their learning about the English Civil War to life! They said it was one
Nativity Trip – EYFS and KS1
The children across the Federation had an enjoyable day at Perlethorpe in the lead up to Christmas! They re-enacted the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem and had the opportunity to role-play events and dress up as different characters.
Fire, Fire Day! EYFS and KS1
The children from both schools had a fantastic day as part of their ‘Fire, Fire’ topic. Tuxford Fire Brigade came to talk about fire safety. The children got to meet the Fire Fighters and asked lots of questions. Later in
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day was commemorated at both school’s in different ways. At Norwell the children walked down to church and shared readings, poems and prayers. They laid a cross with the name of each person who had fallen in conflict. At
‘An Atlas of Imaginary Places’ writing café!
It was lovely to see so many parents and family members sharing the book and the children’s writing. This magical book of wonderful lands was a great inspirational start to our writing! It was great to see how the children’s
Harvest Festival at Norwell Church.
The children helped to decorate the church for Harvest Festival and led our service on Monday afternoon. It was lovely to see so many families there to share this with the children.