News: y2 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Please note that St Aidan’s will be closed to pupils this Friday 1st May for a staff INSET day, and will remain closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

Image of Geography: Exploring Zambia. We recapped the continents and oceans before locating Zambia on our globes and atlases. The children discovered it is part of Africa. We look forward to comparing Zambia with our local area, Mill Hill, over the coming weeks.

29 Apr

Geography: Exploring Zambia. We recapped the continents and oceans before locating Zambia on our globes and atlases. The children discovered it is part of Africa. We look forward to comparing Zambia with our local area, Mill Hill, over the coming weeks.

Image of We had a blast at our church "Beach Mission"! Pupils explored Bishop William Temple’s legacy through sandcastle building, circus skills, and postcard writing. Huge thanks to Rev. Alice and Paula for a wonderful afternoon.

22 Apr

We had a blast at our church "Beach Mission"! Pupils explored Bishop William Temple’s legacy through sandcastle building, circus skills, and postcard writing. Huge thanks to Rev. Alice and Paula for a wonderful afternoon.

Image of Our RE topic is ‘Why is the Church a special place for Christians?’ This week, we explored the church to identify key objects and their symbolism. The children loved the matching challenge! Next, we’ll visit other faiths' places of worship.

22 Apr

Our RE topic is ‘Why is the Church a special place for Christians?’ This week, we explored the church to identify key objects and their symbolism. The children loved the matching challenge! Next, we’ll visit other faiths' places of worship.

Image of Our finished DT salads. What fantastic creativity and resilience the children have shown throughout the week. Each child met the design criteria of creating a delicious, healthy and colourful salad.

2 Apr

Our finished DT salads. What fantastic creativity and resilience the children have shown throughout the week. Each child met the design criteria of creating a delicious, healthy and colourful salad.

Image of The children demonstrated great focus and resilience this morning as they mastered peeling, grating, and cutting to create healthy salads. Please view our photos to see these talented master chefs and their impressive finished dishes.

1 Apr

The children demonstrated great focus and resilience this morning as they mastered peeling, grating, and cutting to create healthy salads. Please view our photos to see these talented master chefs and their impressive finished dishes.

Image of Today we investigated salads by tasting and reviewing Caesar and Greek options. We are proud of the children for trying new foods and selecting ingredients for their own recipes. We look forward to sharing our final salads with you tomorrow.

31 Mar

Today we investigated salads by tasting and reviewing Caesar and Greek options. We are proud of the children for trying new foods and selecting ingredients for their own recipes. We look forward to sharing our final salads with you tomorrow.

Image of This afternoon we learnt how to cut safely using the bridge and claw position. We used play dough to create a tomato and cucumber to prepare us for cutting our own chosen fruit and vegetables tomorrow.

31 Mar

This afternoon we learnt how to cut safely using the bridge and claw position. We used play dough to create a tomato and cucumber to prepare us for cutting our own chosen fruit and vegetables tomorrow.

Image of Our DT project this term is Salads. Today we have investigated salads, researched salads from around the world and went out to Year 1 and Year 3 to ask them their favourite salad ingredients

30 Mar

Our DT project this term is Salads. Today we have investigated salads, researched salads from around the world and went out to Year 1 and Year 3 to ask them their favourite salad ingredients

Image of Splash into Spring!

27 Mar

Splash into Spring!

Image of Hassan is this week's speller of the week, he has scored 10/10 every single week and ALWAYS applies his spelling and phonetic knowledge to his writing in all areas of the curriculum. Well done Hassan!

27 Mar

Hassan is this week's speller of the week, he has scored 10/10 every single week and ALWAYS applies his spelling and phonetic knowledge to his writing in all areas of the curriculum. Well done Hassan!

Image of Comic Relief own clothes day and our own creations!

20 Mar

Comic Relief own clothes day and our own creations!

Image of Eating our delicious hot cross buns in RE. We are learning about the symbols of Easter.

20 Mar

Eating our delicious hot cross buns in RE. We are learning about the symbols of Easter.