Reception - Handa's Surprise
Our Reception class has been on a delightful journey with Handa's Surprise this week! We've been busy exploring all the wonderful fruits from the story, engaging our senses by discussing how they smell and feel. From the soft skin of the mango to the bumpy texture of the pineapple, the children have been fantastic observers! Next week, the real treat begins – tasting these delicious fruits! We can't wait to see which ones are their favourites. This activity beautifully links to several areas of the EYFS curriculum: English: We've been focusing on story sequencing and developing our vocabulary as we retell Handa's exciting adventure. Geography: We've been learning about different fruits and where they might come from in the world, sparking curiosity about other cultures. Stay tuned for photos of our fruity tasting next week!
Year 6: English - Inference Skills
In English year 6 have been using their inference skills to make predictions about our new novel Kensuke's Kingdom. They have analysed an extract from the text, and written Point, Evidence, Explanation paragraphs to explain their thinking. L.O: To make justified inferences based on a text.
Year 4 History Greek Writing
During our Greek day, we got to practise writing our names using the Greek alphabet. Some of the letters were very tricky to grow, but the results looked amazing!
Year 2 - English - Writing a Persuasive Letter
Year 2 certainly had a busy English lesson! The children were engaged in independently writing persuasive letters, and the topic of a zoo visit seems to have sparked some great ideas, all backed up with some great arguments for their target audience. What a fun and practical writing activity!
Year 3 English - Establishing Characters And Events From The Book ‘The Magic Faraway Tree.'
The wonderful Year 3 class has been exploring Enid Blyton's enchanting tale, The Magic Faraway Tree. After reading the first chapter, they've successfully identified the main characters and key plot points through thoughtful discussions and insightful questions. Furthermore, they've keenly noted captivating words and phrases that bring the story to life.
Nursery - Earth Day
Today is Earth Day! To commemorate this day our activity was based on how we look after our world! During this activity, the children demonstrated a clear understanding of where rubbish belongs. When rubbish was scattered in our clean classroom the children pointed and expressed that it needed to go in the bin! Their immediate reaction and verbalisation show strong expressive language skills. The children then worked together to collect and dispose of all the rubbish that had been planted in the classroom, using brilliant observation skills to find every piece of rubbish. At the craft table, the children selected pieces of blue and green tissue paper and attempted to stick them onto the paper using PVA glue. They initially struggled with spreading the glue but persevered, using their index finger to dab and spread it, showing developing fine motor skills. The children made links with the blue area being water and some children made links with animals that they might see living in the water. At the malleable table, the children manipulated the blue and green playdough, using a pinching action to pull off small pieces and moulding them together. When asked what they were making, they replied, "Earth!" Their manipulation of the playdough using pinching, rolling, and splatting showcases developing gross and fine motor skills.
Year 1 English - Exploring The Great Outdoors Around School
Year 1 enjoyed exploring the great outdoors around school. They followed cryptic clues that led them to locations such as the tyres, the nursery garden and the carpark. This was a fantastic way for Year 1 students to learn and explore! They had a wonderful adventure!
Thank You for Joining Our First Reading Café!
Thank You for Joining Our First Reading Café! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our very first Reading Café—it was such a lovely event! The children really enjoyed sharing stories and spending time reading with you. There was a wonderful buzz around the room as books were opened, imaginations sparked, and conversations flowed. It was a joy to see such enthusiasm for reading! We’re hoping to make this a regular event, and it would be fantastic to welcome even more of you next time. Keep an eye out for our summer term date—we’d love to see you there!
Pre-School- Literacy - Gross Motor Skills
In Literacy, the children designed their own baby chicks using a variety of paint colours and shaped marks. They practised large, sweeping movements—stretching their arms and using Write Dance techniques—to help build upper body strength. Linking to their previous learning on the life cycle of a chick, the children carefully considered the features their chick would need, such as the shape of its body, beak, and webbed feet.
Reception Class - Handwriting
Our Reception children have been busy developing their handwriting skills today! With the support of our teachers, they have been working hard on letter formation, pencil grip, and fine motor skills. Handwriting is an essential skill that builds confidence in early writing and supports overall literacy development. Through focused practice and encouragement, our young learners are making great progress. Well done, everyone—keep up the fantastic work!
Year 4 - English - Group Reading
Year 4 have been completing some group reading activities in English this week. We have worked together to identify similar features across a variety of texts and to create success criteria in preparation for our own writing of an informative text. We've even managed to find answers to questions from these texts and create questions for each other to answer!
Year 6 Grammar: To Build Cohesion Using Fronted Adverbials
This week during our grammar lessons, year 6 are focusing on being able to use fronted adverbials to build cohesion in their writing. They will be using this skill to write an explanation text about the Maya Civilisation in the coming weeks.
.png)
