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What an extra exciting week of fun learning we had in Year One this week!

On Tuesday we welcomed the Science Dome into school, with a focus on retrieving our knowledge and skills based on our seasons and weather unit last term. The children were so excited to go inside the dome and they were…

What a busy but exciting week we have had in Reception. On Tuesday we had a visitor who enhanced our learning about Space. The children enjoyed sitting in the huge dome which when inside made us feel like we were in Space. We saw planets, constellations, Mars Rover and Neil Armstrong walking on…

We have begun work on our new class text with a unit about Greek Myths.  We will be reading and writing about the stories 'In the beginning and Pandora's Box'. We have had fun thinking about whether we would have left the box alone . . . or would we have opened it?

This week in English, we have been diving deeper into how semicolons work and experimenting with using them in our portal stories. We have been practising joining ideas, building suspense, and making our writing feel more mature. Alongside this, we have been planning our good characters, thinking…

This week, Year 4 took on a challenging but fascinating project that combined maths, research skills, and thoughtful discussion. We explored the connection between caring for the environment and being a spiritual person, and the children approached the task with real maturity.

To begin, the…

What a fantastic start to the term we have had in Year 3! 😊

Everyone has come back ready to learn and try their very best.

➕ Maths

This week in Maths we have been focusing on subtraction, especially double exchanging. We used dienes to help support our understanding and to physically see…

The children have really enjoyed writing about Peter Rabbit over the last few weeks. They have worked hard to write carefully for a reader, thinking carefully about what a sentence needs and applying their phonic knowledge to help them spell. Their sharing of writing with their friends in the…

Sun Salutation Yoga 🧘‍♀️☀️

This week in PE, Year 6 learned the Sun Salutation yoga flow to help develop flexibility 🤸‍♂️.

We practised moving smoothly from one pose to the next and focused on matching our movements with our breathing 🌬️. This helped us stay calm and in control of our bodies.…

This week we have been thinking hard about multiplication and division and the relationship between the two.  We have drawn arrays and explored how the patterns in arrays help us to visualise and represent multiplication.

We have been thinking too about how we create the correct colours for our…

February Half Term ❄️✨

We’ve reached February half term — and that means we’re officially halfway through the school year! 🎉 Year 6 have worked incredibly hard this half term, showing determination, resilience, and a real commitment to their learning.

With just 11 weeks to go until SATs, the…

We have had a fantastic and busy week full of creativity, teamwork and brilliant learning across the curriculum!

➕ Maths

In Maths, we have been working hard on formal addition methods with carrying. We have explored why choosing the most efficient method is important and how it helps us…

On Friday Year One children were very excited to welcome Ada's Mum Kat to our classroom to talk to us about her amazing job of being an archeologist. The children listened intently as Kat explained what her job involves and they asked some great questions to deepen their understanding. This…