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  • Folly Farm day 2

    Published 02/06/26

    After a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast, the children were full of energy and ready to begin their second day at Folly Farm.
    The day started with pond dipping, where they discovered a wide variety of fascinating creatures living beneath the water’s surface. After carefully observing their finds, each child selected their three favourite creatures to film, research and create narration for.

    They then uploaded their footage and enjoyed learning how to edit their films, adding narration and background music to bring their projects to life. Later, the group set off on a walk to the highest point at Folly Farm, where they were rewarded with stunning views of the surrounding countryside, before making their way back through the beautiful wildflower meadow.

    This evening, the children will share their wildlife films, explain why they chose their featured creatures and give thoughtful reviews of one another’s work. To round off another exciting day, they will head into the woods for some games before returning for hot chocolate and biscuits, followed by a well-deserved night’s sleep.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Folly Farm Day 1

    Published 01/06/26

    After arriving at Folly Farm, the children began the day with a lesson exploring what makes an effective wildlife film. After watching and discussing a selection of clips, they headed out into the woodland habitat to begin filming. 
    Working collaboratively in groups, the children collected footage of their chosen creatures and recorded informative voice-overs to accompany their films. 
    Back in the classroom, they uploaded their footage and narration before editing their work and adding background music. 
    Although the rain prevented our planned walk to the top of the hill, the children adapted brilliantly, using their senses to capture the sight, sounds and smells of the orchard on video. They then added this footage to their films. 
    The children have worked incredibly hard throughout the day and are now looking forward to enjoying a well-earned roast chicken dinner before they head out to the woodland again tonight to go badger watching and play games. 


     

     

     

     

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  • William's Recital 8th May

    Published 08/05/26

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  • Cross country success

    Published 07/05/26
    Congratulations to our Key Stage 2 Cross Country Team who competed at The Chantry this afternoon. The entire team put in a strong performance, demonstrating resilience and pacing themselves effectively over the longer distances. Particular mention sh
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  • Changing Chocolate

    Published 06/05/26

    Kestrels were investigating turning a solid into a liquid as part of their 'Changing State' topic today. In groups, the children were given chocolate and had to find out which was the quickest way of melting it. They also discovered that if they left their melted chocolate, it turned back into a solid! This investigation created lots of scientific discussion where the children were able to link it back to some of their prior learning. 

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  • Outdoors at Abberley

    Published 01/05/26
    Skylarks have been making the most of the beautiful weather to take their learning outside.  In Outdoor Learning and science, the children have been very busy keeping on top of the garden area. They have also planted and been taking care o
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  • Magnificent Mini Olympics

    Published 01/05/26
    On Thursday evening, some of our Year 1&2 children represented Abberley at the Mini Olympics at The Chantry. We decided to be China because of our geography unit being about Shanghai.  The children had a lovely time in the sun, taking pa
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  • Rating 'Runniness'

    Published 29/04/26

    As part of Kestrels' science topic of 'Changing State', we were investigating the viscosity of different liquids. We took our learning outside to test the 'runniness' of our chosen liquids. The children made some great predictions and were able to plan their investigations using accurate scientific language. A great afternoon of science was had.

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  • Celebration Assembly & Headteacher Awards 24th April

    Published 24/04/26

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  • Abberley girls secure third place

    Published 23/04/26
    A brilliant performance by our Key Stage 2 Girls Football Team saw them awarded 3rd place in The Chantry Cluster Tournament. The team put in some strong performances and showed improvement with every game.  They finished the tournament with
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  • Green and growing

    Published 22/04/26
    Inspired by our class book "Jack and the Beanstalk" Wrens decided to have a go at growing their own beanstalk. We discussed what conditions a seed needs to grow before planting our bean and sunflower seeds. Who knows what we might find at t
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  • Year 3-4 Football Tournament

    Published 22/04/26
    Our Year3/4 Football Team headed off to The Chantry Cluster Tournament today. The team showed great teamwork and resilience in some very close fought matches.  We were incredibly proud of how the children represented the school. Well done footba
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