Owls and Robins investigate subheadings.

by Mr McKay | Feb 6, 2026 | English, Owls, Robins

This week, Owls and Robins have been looking at subheadings. The children discussed how they could sort the vehicles and what the subheadings may be. They discussed and shared facts with partners. Once the facts had been sorted they then taught children from other...

I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll make some pancakes

by Mr McKay | Jan 27, 2026 | English, Owls, Robins

Owls and Robins had a great time making pancakes. After reading ‘Mr Wolf’s Pancakes’ the children helped add flour, milk and eggs to a mixing bowl before whisking. They all loved tasting them after, choosing either plain pancakes or ones topped with...

Owls find one more and one less.

by Mr McKay | Jan 16, 2026 | Maths, Owls

Owls have continued to build their confidence with numbers to 50 this week. They’ve been using Base 10 to make different numbers and exploring how many tens and ones each number contains. The children have also enjoyed practising finding one more and one less—adding...

January’s Newsletter

by Mr McKay | Jan 9, 2026 | Newsletters

Please click on the document below for a copy of January’s newsletter. Should you require a paper version then please ask at reception. Jan 26 Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing,...

Owl’s get partitioning

by Mr McKay | Jan 9, 2026 | Maths, Owls

This week, Owls have been investigating numbers to 50. They have been counting in multiples of 10 and making numbers up to 50 using base 10. On Friday they started to partition the numbers into tens and ones using a part whole model. They were amazing...