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This week in History we have been continuing with our topic of the Roman Republic and, in particular, learning about why Rome became a Republic. Romulus was the first king of Rome and after he had died Rome continued to grow stronger with each new king. We know that Rome had 7 Kings. Tarquin the…

This week in RE we have started a new topic which builds on our previous knowledge of Judaism. We have looked closely at what happened to the Israelites after they escaped Egypt. 

This week in PE we have been working on performing a shoulder stand safely. We worked in groups to support each other to learn this new skills.

This half term in science we have been learning about electricity and circuits. Today we have created an advice poster about being safe around electricity in the home.

Some children from KS2 had the opportunity to attend an archery competition at Erasmus Darwin Academy where we were competing against other schools. Miss Haycox and Miss Badger were extremely proud of the children for demonstrating Streethay traits and values in how they approached the activity…

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In music we have been practicing something very special and festive that we are looking forward to sharing with you all next week.

In art we have been exploring the work of William Morris who was an artist and designer in Victorian times. He believed that household items like furniture and textiles should be artworks, so that everyone could enjoy arts and crafts. We have also looked at what inspired William Morris' designs.…

In maths we have been tackling some tricky word problems linking to our times tables and division. Some of us then had a go at writing some questions of our own!

We had the pleasure of visiting Birmingham Botanical Gardens which links to our geography topic of Climate and Biomes. The children had the opportunity to explore the unique Glasshouses and experience an authentic rainforest adventure! The children experienced the humidity and smells of…

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This week we have been continuing to count in French. We can now count up to 20!

In English today we have been continuing with our topic of Greek Myths. We have been using our knowledge of The Odyssey and using our inference skills to try to understand what this picture is telling us about the adventures of Odysseus. Firstly, we worked as a table group and then we worked in…

This week in Geography we have been beginning to understand how the oceans can impact a place's climate. In particular, we have discussed how the Gulf Stream impacts our climate in Britain.