News Archive

Today, Year 4 enjoyed learning about the scientist Sir Isaac Newton.  We found out how he discovered gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree.  We investigated gravity in different ways.  First, we let water out of a hole in a cup, then tried dropping it to...

On Wednesday 16th May, 28 children and 3 staff embarked on a 3-day excursion into the heart of the Malvern countryside for a fun-filled, action packed adventure! Participating in activities such as archery, climbing, high & low ropes, kayaking and rifle shooting...

Wednesday afternoon and the children are taking in the breath-taking views from the top of the Malvern Hills! Kayaking, Walking, Climbing, the children have already taken part in a whole host of challenges and we're only a half a day in!

Some members of Year 5 decided to take up the challenge of completing their optional holiday homework over the Easter break - linked to the Spring term's topic - What a Wonderful World. Well done to Caleb, Abi, Harvey and Ben. Thank you for sharing your projects!...

As part of our topic, Pirates, we set sail on an amazing adventure filled with a variety of swashbuckling activities. Our pirates were made to walk the plank, dig for treasure, climb the rigging, fire cannon balls, jump aboard our magnificent vessel looking out for...

The children in 2W were celebrating Easter with an incredible range of Easter Bonnets on display. Thank you to all of the children (and parents/helpers) for all of your creative Easter masterpieces!        

Here are just a few photos of the fun learning our Year 1 children get up to at Forest School. A big thank to all those that make it possible.

Today Year 1 went on the hunt for British wildlife. The children predicted what they thought they would find down the park and then used their observational skills to find out what bugs and creatures live there.  In addition to using their sight, the children used...

Last week, Year One held their reading workshops. It was great to see parents supporting their children and learning new things. Children enjoyed playing teacher, showing their parents how to use phonics in reading and writing.

As part of our 'Wonderful World' topic, Year 5 enjoyed making clay tiles of their chosen biome last week. The children experienced with different techniques such as rolling, pinching and pulling the clay to creates different shapes and used tool to create textures....

On Wednesday 7th March 2018, 4J took everyone on a  trip to the Rainforest during their class assembly. The children, along with Miss Jeffery and Mrs Berry, had a great time writing poems, making up dramas and re enacting the quiz BlockBusters meets the Rainforest. We...

On Friday 2nd February the forest school group from 2S made their way to Cotteridge Park. The children went on an adventure and found a small door. The children had to 'crack the code' to go through the door. The children made faces out of things that they had found...

It's the second week of Forest School and the children have been exploring Cotteridge Park. The children have been learning the 10 rules to keep them safe.   Today, we enjoyed the scavenger hunt and making homes for the teddies. The children had a delicious cup...

On Monday, Year One went to visit Avoncroft museum. We had so much fun learning about the different houses and how they were made. We even got our hands dirty making bricks and wattle and daub. The staff at Avoncroft were very informative and thoroughly enjoyed our...

Last Thursday, 1B took a gentle stroll down to the library. The children sat and listened to the librarian talk about the services it offers. Every child in our class now has a library card meaning that they can take out books at their leisure.  

On Friday, Year 4 had an exciting visit to Wroxeter Roman City!  We explored Roman ruins, learned about the bathing ritual, found out about the worst jobs and played Roman soldiers.  All of us are very glad that we do not live during the Roman times-it was a very...

As part of our topic work on Space Explorers, year 5 had fun designing and making Lego Mindstorm vehicles. We were then able to programme them to travel, linking it to how the Mars space rover is controlled remotely. [video width="1280" height="720"...

On Thursday, Year 2 visited Stirchley Library. We listened to some popular children's stories and even had the opportunity to borrow our very own book! We had a great time!

On Tuesday, Year 4 had a peaceful and enlightening visit to the Peace Pagoda as part of Faith Week.  We learned all about Buddhism and what it meant to be a Buddhist monk.  The pagoda was a beautiful place and we really enjoyed looking at the pictures and statues.  We...

As part of Enterprise week Tesco came in to Year One to talk about healthy eating. The children got to make their own fruit salad and some even tried fruit they had never eaten before. They then shared and discussed different types of bread and what their ingredients...

Year One had a soggy but fun day at the Black Country Museum! They discovered what life was like in the past. History was brought to life by the authentic buildings and the characters they met along the way. They thoroughly enjoyed the silent film of Charlie Chaplin...

Year one were lucky enough to have a visit from a pediatric nurse in Birmingham.  The children learnt how she became a nurse and the decisions she had to make. The children also discussed different medicines and what they are used for.

The children involved with various music lessons in school show cased their talents. On Monday we had a guitar concert and this was followed on Wednesday by Year 4 children, who have just completed their year of whole class music, they played with confidence and...

On Wednesday, 38 Year 5 and 7 members of staff made the long trip down to London as part of our topic unit 'Ancient Greece & Democracy'. Upon making our way along the River Thames and across Westminster Bridge, we arrived at Victoria Gardens - where we sat and ate...

On Friday 16th June, Year 2 went to explore Cotteridge Park as part of their Science topic Habitats. The children found many different micro-habitats to explore. During our visit, the children found worms, slugs, spiders, centipedes, woodlice and many other creepy...

Year 3 had an amazing time at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery today, visiting the Ancient Egypt gallery and taking part in a workshop to handle artefacts! Everybody was shocked to see a REAL MUMMY!  Then we were all able to touch real Ancient Egyptian artefacts,...

WOW! What a day Year 2 had at the seaside! On Monday 12th June Year 2 made the long journey to Weston-super-Mare. When we arrived the children spent time digging, building and burying each other in the sand. During lunch we were joined by some unwelcomed visitors who...

Guess what! We found two time capsules! Year One went down to Cotteridge park to plant a flower and ended up coming back with two time capsules. The children looked on in amazement as Mr Bungaroo stumbled across two metallic containers. It was so exciting! We took the...

This half term Year One are going to embark on a historical journey to discover how life used to be in the past. We will be looking at historical artefacts and completing enquiries to find out what they are, where they come from and how old they are. Intrigued? Want...

On Wednesday, children in 1R had the pleasure of planting their own hanging basket. The children carefully selected their plants, discussing the different types and  planned the best way to position them in the basket.  The children then rolled up their sleeves and...

On Wednesday Cotteridge Primary School got the chance to explore places near and far without even leaving the classroom. The children thoroughly enjoyed visiting places such as the Great Barrier Reef, the moon, the pyramids of ancient Egypt, a Viking village and...

This morning, year 5 were whisked away across the Mediterranean on a Google Expedition to Ancient (and modern day) Greece! Using virtual reality headsets, the children were able to explore 360 views of the Parthenon - on the Acropolis - in Athens and other points of...

As an entry to point to our new topic - Ancient Greece and Democracy - year 5 spent an afternoon at Cotteridge Park participating in our own version of the Greek Olympics! The children were split into seven teams to represent some of the different Ancient Greek states...

Year one were introduced to their new topic, 'Pirates!' The children spent the morning having a swashbuckling adventure! They walked the plank, searched for buried treasure, jumped ship, to name but a few. The children are now very excited to learn more about their...