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Reception Healthy or Unhealthy
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:13pm
This week we have been thinking about different foods that we eat. During our oracy lessons we have been discussing whether these food are healthy or unheathly. We have been exploring why certain foods are good for us and why some foods should just been had as a treat. The children designed their own healthy meal for the Tiger who came to teas as well as sorting the foods into different catagories.
"Pasta gives you energy" Noah
"Chocolate is a treat. To much choclate is not healthy" Ibrahim
"Milk makes your teeth and bones strong" Leena
"We have a healthy snack at school" Shiloh
Reception The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:09pm
This week we have been reading the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' Throughout the week we have been busy completing serveral different activities tinked to the text. We have been using our oracy skills to retell the story at the storytelling table and sequencing the story correcty. We have been drawing our own tigers and using our phonic knowledge to begin to write simple sentences about the story. We have also been writing lists of different foods that the tiger eat as well as completing some different tiger themed maths activities. At the creative area we have made our own tiger faces using a range of different materials as well as paint a tiger. HAve a look at all our wonderful learning.
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 7:04pm
As part of our school readiness program some of our pre school children have been visiting Reception. The children have been participating in daily phonics and maths sessions in order to prepare them for starting school. They have been learning the rules and routines, taking part in adult led carpet times and completing a range of different activities independently during continuou provision. We are very proud of how the children have transitioned demonstrating our school values of inclusivity, togetherness and resilence. Keep your eyes peeled for more updates.
Year 5 - Fanatical about Friction
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 1:25pm
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 1:22pm
Year 3 - Creating Media in Computing
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 12:15pm
In Computing this half term, the children will be learning all about how animations are created. In our first lesson, we explored different types of animation and discovered how a simple sequence of images can be brought to life. The children were fascinated to learn that traditional flipbooks use this exact technique, showing pictures that change slightly from page to page to create movement. After looking at some examples, the class designed and made their very own flipbooks. They experimented with drawing small, gradual changes and were delighted to see their characters “come alive” when the pages were flipped quickly!
Year 3 - Design Technology Textiles
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 12:12pm
Year 4 - Les pieces de la maison
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 8:50am
This week in French, Year 4 pupils have been building their confidence with key phonics and learning new vocabulary linked to les pièces de la maison (rooms of the house). We explored several important French phonics patterns, including e/eau, silent letters such as s and t, and the elision of je to j’. Pupils also practised vowel sounds and the phonemes ch, ou, on, oi, in, ique, and ille, helping them develop more accurate pronunciation and intonation.
Using the Language Angels programme, the class learned five new nouns for rooms in a house, along with their determiners. This supported their understanding that all French nouns have a gender, which affects the articles used. Pupils practised listening carefully to spoken French and used these new sounds in their own speaking and reading.
During our listening activity, all pupils worked hard to identify the correct room names, with additional adult support provided for those who needed it. Pupils then took part in a paired speaking task, where they asked and answered questions using the new vocabulary.
Year 4 - Temptation and sacrifice
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 8:17am
This week in Year 4, pupils have been learning about the story of Jesus in the wilderness and what it teaches Christians about beliefs, values, and making good choices. After watching a short video clip retelling the story, the children discussed what they thought was happening and explored the different ways Jesus was tempted during his 40 days in the desert.
Through class discussion and creative activities, pupils identified the important choices Jesus made to show his devotion to God. They learned that Christians believe this story shows Jesus as strong, faithful, and committed to doing what is right—even when it is difficult. The children also explored the difference between temptation and sacrifice, thinking carefully about why sacrifice is considered an important Christian value.
Year 2 - Being a resilience superhero!
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 4:12pm
In PSHE, we were thinking about our skills for life ‘resilience’. We thought about what resilience means and how we can show it. The children thought about making resilience superheroes, and wrote around how we could demonstrate resilience.
Year 2 - Mastering Number- Using bonds to 10
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 4:08pm
In Mastering Number, we have been focusing on using number bonds to ten to help up solve problems. We solved problems using ‘ ___ needs ___ to make 10’ and then thought about using ten and a bit to solve the addition problems.
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 11:25am
We enjoyed a fantastic World Book Day packed with book themed fun and creativity. The children arrived dressed as their favourite book characters, filling the classroom with colour and excitement. In the morning, we took part in the Premier Stars Big Footy and Booky Quiz. Before lunch, we joined a read and draw along with Cressida Cowell. In the afternoon, we did activities based on one of our class books ‘The Last Firefox’. We created our own portal to Fargone and made a set of instructions about how to look at a firefox.
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 11:24am
We have been working really hard counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s over the last few weeks. We have used equipment like multi link and rekenrek to support our learning.
Year 2- Learning about medicines
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 2:18pm
In this lesson we learnt abbout different types of medication and how we should only take things that are safe for us. We also spoke about how some is short term while others is for long term illnesses.
Reception- Chinese Ribbon Dancing
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 2:14pm
This week we have been celebrating Chinese New Year and learning how to do a Chinese ribbon dance.
Chinese ribbon dance is a captivating art form that combines grace, rhythm, and visual beauty, deeply rooted in Chinese culture and history.
We had our own ribbon and moved in different ways, waving our ribbon in different directions whilst listening to Chinese music.
"I can move my ribbon around my body" Ava
"I like to twirl around with my ribbon" Noah
"It is so much fun- dancing to the music with my ribbon!" Raya
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 2:01pm
This week the children in Reception have been making pancakes. We talked about the tradition of pancake day how some people decide to give something up, during the Christain period of Lent. The children then enjoyed following a recipe to make and then eat their own pancakes. When we returned to the classroom we sequenced the pictures correctly and created our own pancakes and toppings.
"You have to mix the eggs, milk and flour with a whisk" Harley
"Cook it in a frying pan" Zane
"The pancakes were yummy. I liked the chocolate the best" Tilly- Mae.
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 1:32pm
As part of pur learning about Chinese New Year we talked about tje dragpn parade what many people attend. We watched some videos and explored the different ways the dragon moved. We practicsed these movements ensuring we carefully negioated the space in the dance studio. We then worked together as a team to make a huge chinese dragon. When we had finished we used the puppets we had made earlier in the week to move to the music.
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 7:33am
This week in Hazel class we have been focusing on learning our number bonds to 10 and recalling them fluently. We used the rekenreks to see what a number needs to make 10 and learnt this is called a number bond. Throughout the year, we will continue to revisit this learning to ensure we know our number bonds fluently.
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 7:30am
The first book we have explored in Year One this half term is Monkey Puzzle. After we had read the book, we thought about who the main characters are, what the book is about and where the story was set. Then, we used our knowledge to sequence pictures from the book and match the correct sentences to the picture. Yesterday, we began to retell the story in our own words and have enjoyed exploring the Monkey Puzzle themed provision around the classroom!
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 2:18pm
In Maths we have started our learning on multiplication. We have started by learning about groups of. We have been making differentgroups using different resources, putting ourselves into groups and completeing matching activities.
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 2:11pm
Today we started our Design Technology journey on moving vehicles. We began by exploring a variety of moving vehicles and discussed which were the best and why. We also learnt 4 new words: chassis, axel, body and wheels. We identified these on our moving vehicles and we can't wait to make our own soon!
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 1:46pm
In RE, year 1 have begun learning about the new religion, Judaism. We then began to discuss the question ‘What is a promise?’ We listened to the dictionary definition and then began to explore why people make promises. We took part in a circle time to discuss the importance of promises and gave examples of promises we have made in our class. We discussed why it is important to be trustworthy and what makes someone trustworthy. We made a class promise together and thought of our own individual promises to focus on ourselves.
Year 1 - Number bonds within 20.
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 1:27pm
In Maths, Year 1 have been learning to use number bonds and related facts to add numbers within 20. We have been using ten frames and counters to support our understanding. By applying our knowledge of number bonds to 10, we have been able to make links and solve addition calculations more confidently.
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 10:09am
As part of our new Reading into Writing Journey, we are looking at fables. Some children in Year 5 have taken their WAGOLL immersion to the next level and, taking the features which they have identified, have improved a WAGOLL which had missing features. This lesson also involoved some more complicated Computing skills as they had to edit an existing document, spell check and correct the formatting as well as improve the text itself! Well done Year 5!
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 9:23am
We had fun this week making wonderful and delicious snacks. Some of use decided to make healthy sandwiches, while some of us wanted to make a warm healthy snack so we made yummy toasties. We worked together to help each other and to stay safe. After making our snacks we enjoyed eating them at snack time while listening to a story.
