Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year One - Stick Man and Stick Lady Love

  Fri 17 Jan 2025 Mrs Ireland

  Last week, we ventured down into the nature reserve. Our task was to work with a partner to make a stick man. We had to use two sticks and tie them together using a overhand knot. 

  We had a thoroughly nice afternoon, although it was a little muddy!

  

• Year 5- Poetry Workshop

  Fri 17 Jan 2025

  This week, year 5 had a special visitor who led a poetry workshop centered around Thomas Hardy's poem "The Darkling Thrush."

   

  Incorporating musical elements, the children created a soundtrack to enhance the poem's meaning, experimenting with different instruments and sounds. This session not only deepened their understanding of the poem but also sparked their creativity whilst playing different instruments.

   

  Well Done year 5!

  

• Reception - The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares

  Fri 17 Jan 2025

  This week we had some special visitors from The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares. They are going to be working with children across the school produce a whole-school poetry anthology.

   

  The children in Reception explored where we live and looked at what is great about there we live. It was great fun to have a big house in the classroom which we were able to explore. We were so pleased with how well all the children responded to our visitors and they did some great speaking and listening and came up with some AMAZING ideas for their poems.

  

• Year 3 - Non-Chronological Reports and Formal Multiplication

  Fri 17 Jan 2025 Mr Hargreaves

  This week, in our English sessions, year 3 began preparing to write a non-chronological report on a Brazilian rainforest animal. We started by looking at the grammatical features of a non-chronological report and then moved on to planning our own text. We practised the skill of note-taking, working in pairs to quickly take notes on a variety of Brazilian herd animals. We learnt to use subheadings to organise our notes and to use bullet points and key words instead of full sentences.

  In our maths sessions, we started to use a formal written method of multiplication and then at the end of the week, applied this to solving a range of one step word problems.

  

• Year 6 - Sports Ambassadors

  Fri 17 Jan 2025

  This week the Sports Ambassadors did an assembly to KS1 and 2 to explain what they will be doing in each year group to promote and help with sports across the school.  

  

• Year 4 - cooking, cricket, drilling and more!

  Fri 17 Jan 2025

  Year 4 have had a fun week! In DT,  children worked brilliantly to chop, slice, fry, stir and taste a delicious pasta sauce.

   

  We did some batting with our cricket coach Lewis in PE, and we used hand drills in the nature reserve to make holes in the log discs we sawed last term ready to hang. We did some funky maths to practise our written method for column multiplication.

   

  Well done everyone :-) 

  

• Reception - Balloons!

  Wed 15 Jan 2025

  We had great fun in our PE lesson using balloons to work on our ball skills. We had a go at throwing, catching, rolling and hitting them. 

   

  Balloons are a great way to work on ball skills as they land so gently and slowly. 

   

  We all really enjoyed having a go at the skills we learnt and were great collabadons too.

  

• Year One - Tennis, a taster session

  Tue 14 Jan 2025 Mrs Ireland

  On Tuesday, we had a session of tennis with Ryan Bissett. We had a go at balancing a ball on the racket and trying to use the racket to hit the tennis ball. Lots of fun but mixed success!

  We listened carefully to Ryan's instructions and thankfully it wasn't too cold!

  We really enjoyed trying a new sport.

  

• Year 3 - Multiplication, Non-Chronological Texts, and Panto Practice.

  Fri 10 Jan 2025

  This week in maths, we tackled multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers, using a variety of methods to master this tricky skill. We also made great progress with our 3 times tables, building confidence along the way!

  In English, we dived into the world of non-chronological texts, exploring their features and starting to think about how we can write our own engaging pieces.

  Guided Reading brought us the colourful and lively story of The Parrot Tico Tango, which sparked some great discussions and lots of smiles.

  The most exciting part of the week was starting rehearsals for our play, Panto Pandemonium! The children are bursting with energy and enthusiasm as they step into their roles – it’s already shaping up to be a fantastic performance!

• Year 4 - A new start with new experiences

  Thu 09 Jan 2025

  What a chilly yet wonderful start to the term! The children are raring to go with their new topics and new experiences. 

   

  Our PE lessons have started with so much enthusiasm and excitement. Why? This half term we have a cricket coach teaching the children on a Wednesday morning, and we have started our new indoor unit on badminton on a Tuesday afternoon. 

   

  In Computing, we are investigating online safety which we know is an essential skill for us all. 

   

  In Maths, we are continuing with Multiplication and Division, which is preparing us well for the upcoming Multiplication Test Check in the Summer Term. 

   

  We are all very excited for our DT project this half term which is food technology. Next week, the children will be make and tasting their very own pasta sauce! The recipe has been sent home too, so that everyone can make and enjoy this delicious sauce. 

   

  A huge congratulations to all of those Year 4 children who took part in the cross- country try-out this week. We were all so impressed with your efforts. 

   

  What a great first week back!