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
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
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
Thy Kingdom Come
KS2 have made a prayer paper chain for Thy Kingdom Come, a global prayer movement.
Medieval Day 2019
The EYFS/KS1 children from Norwell and St Matthews had a fantastic day! They built castles, designed coats of arms, rode horses, competed in jousting and the Year 1s and 2s tried archery! Everyone’s costumes were brilliant and thank you to
Gymnastics Festival!
The children had a fantastic time at the Gymnastics Festival today! During the morning they had the opportunity to explore lots of different equipment. The children tried new things that they had not tried before….they were all very brave!
World Book Day 2019
What a fantastic World Book Day! All the children and staff looked brilliant in their costumes and enjoyed sharing different stories. The Beauty and the Beast themed cafe was a huge success and the afternoon tea went down a treat.
Robots
The Zig-Zags were given technology home learning challenges over the half-term holiday and some children amazed us with the robots they made. They all could do fantastic things, like clean up the house! What amazing robots!
Chinese New Year 2019
This week the children learned about the story behind the Chinese New Year and how it is the year of the pig! We also looked at how people celebrate it today. The children enjoyed creative and literacy based activities and