Look at what we have been getting up to in school
This page is dedicated to keeping parents and carers up to date on what we have been getting up to in school.
Festive Fun in Nursery
We have been enjoying lots of Christmas activities in Nursery! At the beginning of December we had our Enrichment morning where the children took part in creating a Christmas decoration , Christmas biscuits and dressing the tree. Staff and children had a magical time. This week we have been embracing the wet weather by mixing powder paint…
EcoWarriors!
We are so lucky to have been asked by MK Council to participate as one of the first schools in Milton Keynes in their EcoWarriors programme. Each term we have several challenges to complete. During our Buddy Time this week, Year 4 teamed up with Year 1 to complete a litter survey of our school…
Brilliant Brass
We were so lucky to have this talented group of musicians play some classic Christmas tunes for us and we can’t wait for them to play for us again in the future. What a fantastic festive treat!
Our adventures in literacy
This half term we have been looking at traditional stories and fairy tales. We have investigated scenes from Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs, having the chance to talk and write about what we noticed, heard, felt and smelt. We have taken part in lots of role play, as well as descriptive writing…
Sewage Soup
Today, the Year 3 and Year 4 classes had the opportunity to explore what ends up in our sewage system with Caroline (an Education worker from Anglian Water). They were fortunate enough to make sewage soup, adding toilet paper, food and powders to the mix. The children learned about the importance of only putting the…
Food and Fasting
During our R.E lesson today, the children learnt about fasting and why this is important in religions. This is what the children wanted to share on our class blog to show their understanding: Fasting means that you are not allowed to eat or drink during the day when the sun has risen until it sets…
Enrichment Morning
Monday 2nd December was a morning of well-being at Whitehouse Primary. Staff got to decide what they would like to teach and children got to decide what they wanted to learn! We had dodgeball, science experiments, drawing, a trip to the woods and even some baking happening throughout school and most importantly, everyone had a…
TTRockstars Festival!
Whitehouse children had the opportunity to take part in the first IFTL trust ‘TTRockstars Festival’. The children had a fun-filled afternoon of TTRockstars, maths games and treats!
Street Detectives
This half term we had a very special visit from one of Milton Keynes’ first residents…Miss Webb’s nan! In our topic ‘Street Detectives’, Year 2 have begun to explore and reflect upon what Milton Keynes used to be like when it was first built and how it has changed over the years. We shared all…
Lion Learners
The nursery children had a fantastic morning with Lynn from Lion Learners. There was a range of animals for the children to meet and hold. They met a Snake, a hedgehog called Mr Chog, Millipedes called Mr and Mrs Tickle, Bubble and Squeak the Guinea Pigs, an African land snail, leaf insects, a gerbil and a…
