by Amanda Clough | Apr 2, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Health and Well-Being, Maths, Music, News, Outdoor Learning, Religious Education, Science
This week in Nursery, we focused on Easter and explored the Easter story together. Our playdough area had a special Easter and new‑life theme, complete with Easter chicks and spring decorations to spark imaginative play. We finished our Easter cards by writing names...
by Crowe | Mar 31, 2026 | Beeches, Bluebells, Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, P.E, Robins, Snowdrops, Sport, Tulips
Last week, KS1 and KS2 were lucky enough to have the opportunity to take part in some cricket tasters with the Durham Cricket Foundation. Each class had a 30 minute taster session where they learnt some new cricket skills and were told all about the exciting...
by Amanda Clough | Mar 20, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, Music, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
We have thoroughly enjoyed making the most of the spring sunshine this week and have spent even more time outdoors. Some of us worked hard using wheelbarrows to transport bags of sand to the sandpit, carefully cutting the bags open with scissors and tipping the sand...
by Mrs Ramanandi | Mar 20, 2026 | Dragonflies, Ladybirds, Maths, News
Reception have been busy exploring the exciting world of 3D shapes this week! Children revisited familiar 2D shapes before diving into the features of 3D ones—identifying faces, edges and vertices with growing confidence. They investigated real-life objects to spot...
by Mrs Ramanandi | Mar 17, 2026 | English, News, Owls, Robins
Attached is a PDF containing key information for parents about the Phonics Screening Check. Phonics Screening Check Parent Meeting Powerpoint Below you will also find the previous years’ Phonics Screening Check booklets. Please download one booklet per week to...
by Amanda Clough | Mar 16, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week in Nursery we took part in Science Week by carrying out a fun water experiment. We began by half‑filling a bucket with water and inviting the children to notice the starting water level before placing a floating dinosaur into the bucket and observing how it...
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