As part of our ‘Minibeast’ topic, children had the opportunity to observe the life cycle of a butterfly. They watched intently as the caterpillars grew each day, finally reaching their full size and forming a chrysalis. Children counted the days and waited patiently as the caterpillars transformed and finally emerged as beautiful butterflies. We took …
On Wednesday 26 June 2024, Year 2 children visited Chalkwell Beach linked to their Seasides and Rockpools topic. We travelled on the C2C train from Barking to Chalkwell and the children enjoyed looking out of the window and spotting different animals in the fields such as cows, sheep and horses. Once we arrived at the …
This week in Year 1 we have been planting cress seeds and keeping a cress diary to observe our cress seeds growth each day! This was a fantastic opportunity to make scientific predictions and the children were excited to come to school each day and see if their predictions were correct. Well done on a …
Year 2 had the opportunity to create healthy mini-pizzas for Healthy Eating Week. We previously learnt about the eat-well plate, a balanced diet and which foods are best for our bodies. In our lesson, we practised cutting and grating different foods. We then tasted each food to plan our design for our mini pizzas. We …
On Friday 7 June 2024 we celebrated NSPCC Childhood Day for the second year in a row by going to Barking Rec and walking a mile all dressed in Green. It was a wonderful morning raising money for charity, bringing our families together and walking in the sunshine. So far we have raised £1,074 which …
Children in Year 2 visited East Ham Nature Reserve to become ‘Plant Explorers’ this week. They were introduced to lots of different plants and learnt about why they are so important. The children took part in some fun activities such as hunting for specific plants, leaf and tree rubbings and a plant collage. All of …
This week Year 1 children went on an exciting trip to St James Park in central London. We enjoyed exploring the park which was full of ducks, pigeons and even pelicans! Our mission was to spot some famous London landmarks. We stood on the blue bridge where we were able to see Buckingham Palace and …
This term, Reception children have had some special visitors, a special delivery of eggs to take care of. We researched and learned all about animals that hatch from eggs and spent some time predicting which animals we thought were inside the eggs. We watched in amazement as ducklings hatched and we all spent time observing …
This week we have been celebrating Mental Health Awareness week. Our school was a sea of green on Thursday as children came to school wearing something green to help raise awareness of how important it is to create good mental health. The theme this year is all about ‘movement’ and at Altmore we prioritise the …
In Nursery, as part of our topic this term ‘Growth’, children bought a picture of themselves as a baby. Children spoke about how they have changed, what they weren’t able to do then and what they can do now. Children looked at their features and spoke about them whilst drawing a picture of two they …
