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Our computing specialist, Miss Bently joined us today to introduce algorithms. An algorithm is ... 

"1, 3, 5, 7, 9, odd numbers on my number line.

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, share eve numbers with a friend."

We used our special song to help us make odd and even paper chains.

This morning we had our first computing lesson.

We have been showing off our skills on Scratch Jnr. 

We have been learning all about the signs of Autumn.  One thing we noticed is how many leaves there are falling from the trees, they are everywhere!

We decided to do something about it and move them!  

We used rakes, spades and gloves to help us.  We had so much fun doing our outdoor area we…

Today in our Maths lesson we have been learning about and making repeating patterns.

We had lots of fun!

As part of our work learning about Autumn we have made paintings of some of the trees we have seen.  We talked about which colours to use and about what is happening to the leaves.

We hope you like them!

Our first after school 'Bootcamp' is now in full flow. Lots of children out of breath and red in the face...a successful session.

This morning we went on another shape hunt. Today's shape is a cube. We struggled to find lots of cubes in our environment. I wonder if you can find any at home? Maybe there will be some in the kitchen or your toy box? Have fun looking.

Tuesday is Music Day at St Stephen's and the school is filled with song from early morning until late afternoon. All classes, from Reception to Year 6, are in fine voice and the quality goes up a notch higher when Mr Lee works with the School and Family Choirs at the end of the day. And to…

Well done to all our challengers this week, especially Aidan, Robyn, Davy, Olivia, Tayla, Connie, Lola, Astrid and Jake who scored top marks in their individual challenge!  Keep it up!

Welcome back! I hope you had an enjoyable half-term break - I spent the first part of it recovering from a brilliant Y6 residential in Dearne Valley (see above). The children were a credit to their parents and to the school. Now it's back down to business as usual at St Stephen's - watch this…

The children have been set a learning log challenge to be completed for Friday 27th November. I have asked the children to research a famous historical person of their choice. The children will then present their findings in a one minute presentation on the 27th. The children can use song, dance,…