In Reception, we have been developing our problem-solving skills through our continuous provision activities. The children have been working wonderfully as a team, sharing ideas, finding solutions, and supporting their friends along the way. It’s been fantastic to see their confidence and collaboration grow as they tackle new challenges together! 

This week, Year 4 have been learning about Aboriginal Art, exploring its history, meanings, and traditional techniques. We looked closely at dot painting and how artists use symbols and colour to tell stories. Inspired by what we discovered, we created our own stunning pieces of dot art.

Don’t they look beautiful? 

Learning from Upper Key Stage 2....

This week, our Year 5 explorers have blasted off into their brand-new Science topic: The Solar System! They’ve been learning how to name and order the planets, discovering fascinating facts about each one, and imagining what it might be like to travel through space. They also completed a human solar system (as a class) complete with each planet, the sun and floating meteoroids.

In Geography, they took their focus back down to Earth as the children begun a new topic all about their local area. Using Ordnance Survey maps, they have learnt to read symbols, understand scale, and identify key features of the landscape around them.

It’s been a fantastic start to two exciting journeys — one across the universe and one right on our doorstep!

Thank you for all your blue tokens! We're delighted to let you know that we won first place! A grant of £1,500 will be coming our way. We will work with the School Council to see how we can use the money to create an Outdoor Learning Friendship Zone.

Our aim is to transform an outdoor space, to underpin two of our school values of health and kindness, creating areas that can be used by pupils and staff in lessons and at break times. 

My name is Hollie and my son has just started in Reception. I am excited to be taking on the role of Parent Governor, contributing to school life and development and fairly representing parental perspective. My background is in education, working for many years as a primary school teacher and currently supporting students in a Special Educational Needs setting. I have previously worked as a School Governor and found the role to be hugely fulfilling so am looking forward to getting started at Belswains and working with you all over the next few years.