Class 8

The Year 2 children had an amazing time on their residential at Whirlow Hall Farm on Wednesday 18th - Friday 20th June. They all enjoyed the farm tour and farm jobs which included feeding the animals, petting the animals and learning about what they like to eat and...

This half term in Geography, children in Class 8 are using their geographical knowledge of the local area to predict whether more cars will travel up or down the hill outside of school. We discussed what features in the local area may influence which direction cars...

This half term we held an exciting science afternoon in children made predictions, investigated and recorded results. In the research lesson the children used the internet to research what the impact of the melting polar ice caps may be on our planet and what we can...

To celebrate VE day, the children in Year 1 and Year 2 had a wonderful and educational afternoon participating in activities reflective of those which took place on May 8th 1945 - the first VE day to celebrate the ending of WW2. The children enjoyed their informative...

This half term, the Year 2s have been focussing on locating local landmarks as part of the Geography curriculum. We went on a walk in the sunshine around the local area, using our map to follow the correct route. We pointed out local landmarks, such as the golf club...

Key Stage 1 held a ‘learn a new skill’ afternoon and invited parents / carers in to share this experience. The children completed three 30 minute stations consisting of first aid, archery and team building. The children were excited to learn the skills of archery. The...

Year 1 and Year 2 have had a fabulous World Book Day! The children came in a variety of amazing costumes and were excited to show each other who they had come as! This year we focused on the book 'Tidy' by Emily Gravett. After reading the story, we were joined by...

Recently the children in class 8 have been using modroc to create sculptures. The Year 1 children enjoyed making their snakes and the Year 2 children loved making their animal masks. To use the modroc effectively, children had to dip the strips of modroc into water,...

This half term, in science, class 8 children are learning about animals, their habitats and how to care for pets. At Royd, we are fortunate enough to have our own school pet - Poppy the rabbit! The children sat in a large circle and Poppy was able to hop around inside...

Key Stage 1 really enjoyed their music workshop as part of their Beat Band Boogie topic! As part of the workshop, pupils carried out warm up activities that involved following using body percussion. After that, the children were split into two groups where they looked...