Year 3 - English - Exploring Non Fiction Texts
Our Year 3 students delved into the fascinating world of non-fiction texts this week. They explored a wide variety of informative texts, learning how to identify key features such as headings, diagrams, captions, and indexes.
Reception - Visit to Darwen Library
Reception had a fantastic time visiting Darwen Library! The children loved learning about all the fun things you can do there, from borrowing books to joining in with special story sessions. Jackie, the librarian, read Dear Zoo and the children joined in using props – it was such a joy to see their excitement. Some of the children even signed up for their very own library cards! A huge thank you to everyone at Darwen Library for inviting us – we had a wonderful morning and can’t wait to visit again.
Pre-School - PE - Different Sized Movements
In P.E this week Pre-School have been acting out their story- Goldilocks and the hree Bears. We talked about each step of the story before acting out the action for each step, using big, medium and small actions.
Pre-School- PD-Fine Motor Skills-Funky Fingers
On our Funky fingers table this week ,the children have been using their fine motor skills to dress up the bears, selecting different items of clothing. Our Funky fingers table is a great way for our children to have fun while working those fingers.
Year 6: English - To Effectively Describe a Setting.
Year 6 have been focussing on their use of powerful adjectives, expanded noun phrases and relative clauses, to create realistic descriptions of something magical. They have created their own 'Room of Wonders' inspired by the Nowhere Emporium.
Year 3 - English - Visiting The Book Fair
Our Year 3 students had an incredibly exciting time visiting the school's Book Fair this week. It was a fantastic opportunity for them to explore a wide variety of books—from thrilling fiction and amazing non-fiction to graphic novels and picture books. They spent time browsing, discovered new authors, and many chose a new favorite story to take home. The visit was a wonderful way to foster a love of reading and show them the huge world of stories waiting to be discovered. They all came back to class buzzing with excitement about their favorite finds! We hope they are already enjoying their new books.
Reception - Phonics - Letter Formation
Look at these future readers and writers in action! Our Reception class is diving deep into phonics and letter formation, and it's clear they're having a blast. So many engaging activities help them build those crucial foundational skills with smiles all around. Love seeing learning come to life!
Reception- Physical Development- Making marks
Reception have been developing their gross motor skills this week. Painting with water onto the windows stretching up high to make large movements and then fine movements painting the fence. We added in the shapes we have been learning in Write Dance to develop all the muscles in our arms and fingers.
Year 2 - English - Story Maps
Year 2 have been enjoying the book 'The Way Home Wolf' in English. To deepen their understanding, they created detailed story maps to help them sequence and orally retell the story to their classmates. This activity helped them build confidence and memory skills.
Year 6: English - Writing a Character Description
In English, year 6 are enjoying the Nowhere Emporium. This week we are focussing on the character of Lucien Silver, and using powerful adjectives to describe his personality and appearance.
Year 5 English - Mythological Creatures Top Trumps
Year 5's English study of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe led us into the realm of mythology this week. To prepare for innovating a new character inspired by Mr. Tumnus, students delved into researching legendary creatures. We kicked off the unit with an exciting game of Top Trumps, exploring the unique attributes of monsters such as the Gorgon, Siren, and Cyclops, which will serve as excellent inspiration for their final writing task.
Year 2 - English - Freeze Frames
In our English lessons, we have been enjoying the book 'The Way Home Wolf.' We focused on the descriptive words the author used to show how the wolves moved. We acted out these scenes and wrote our own sentences. We used the word 'and' to connect our ideas and make our writing more detailed.
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