Final week before Santa arrives!
We have had another super busy week preparing for Christmas! We thoroughly enjoyed our Christmas party and everyone looked fabulous in their party clothes! We made some reindeer dust to sprinkle on the ground ready for Christmas Eve to show Rudolf the way to our...
Nursery Christmas Crafts
We have had a very festive week! We have worked really hard making our Christmas cards which were completed in several stages. We all made a white footprint to represent a snowman which we found really funny as the paintbrush tickled our feet! Once the footprint was...
A Letter From Bradley
During the last couple of weeks Year 6 have been reading 'There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar. They have all agreed that it's an excellent book and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous...
Bear Stays Up!
To introduce the Christmas season, we have focused on the story, Bear Stays Up. We have had great fun using props to act out the main parts of the story, making pop corn, making bear faces with brown play dough, creating bear pictures on the computer and searching for...
Dragonflies are bookworms.
Dragonflies enjoy some quiet time in our school library. They love sharing stories with their friends and choosing a book to take home. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other...
Dragonflies have fun in the snow.
This afternoon in Dragonflies we braved the weather and headed out for an afternoon of outdoor learning. We began the afternoon being scientists and observed what happens to a pine cone when it is left to soak in cold water. We let the cone sit in the water while we...
Baby Goes to Market
This week, we have focused on the story of Baby Goes to Market. The story incorporates early mathematical skills as well as giving a little insight into Nigerian culture. The children thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in traditional African clothing and acting out the...
Anti-bullying Week and Leaf Hunts!
We have had another busy week in nursery. We took part in Anti-bullying week by wearing and making a pair of odd socks. We also focused on the story of Elmer to celebrate being different, yet equal. We designed an elephant and made Elmer books. During our outdoor...
Year 5 get debating!
Over the past few weeks, Year 5 have been writing a number of balanced arguments and have become experts on a range of topics. Today we put their learnt skills to the test and took part in group and class debates. The children decided between two questions to discuss:...
Lest We Forget!
Last week, Year 6 studied some poems from WW1. We all felt that it was important, particularly in the week leading up to Remembrance Sunday, to think about the men and women who have fought valiantly both at home and abroad for the civil liberties that we now enjoy....
Support with Reading and Phonics
Unfortunately we are unable to host a face-to-face phonics / reading meeting for parents. This PDF booklet, Windy Nook - Phonics & reading information for parents CRA21, is designed to support parents with understanding phonics. There are a series of short videos...
Remembering Soldiers in Nursery
This week in nursery, we have focused on poppies, linking to Armistice Day. The children produced some beautiful artwork using a variety of mediums like; paint, pastels, coloured pencils, crayons and play dough. They also made some amazing poppies via Purplemash on...