This week Year 3 have been very busy! We celebrated European Day of Languages on Tuesday and completed a number of French Challenges set by The British Council. We particularly enjoyed watching a cartoon (Bluey) in French and singing a song to learn the months of the year! We have been using ‘The Stone Age Boy’ story to inspire our
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The children had a fantastic first day in Year 3. They enjoyed seeing their friends again, getting to know their new teacher and exploring the story ‘Leaf’ by Sandra Dieckmann which features a very lost polar bear on his quest to return home. The children discussed the text well and thought maturely about how the animals in the forest treated
Thank you to all grown ups for the support and help given this year. We have loved teaching your children and we hope that you have a great summer and enjoy the next chapter as your little one enters Year 1.
Well done to everyone who took part in the Humanities fair, we were amazed by how many wonderful projects were created. Choosing a winner from each class was very difficult and we could see how much effort was made. We were particularly impressed by the use of time-lines, mapping, comparison and the varied way in which research was carried out
This week the children enjoyed learning about minibeasts as part of our mini-project ‘Minibeast Safari’. The project was launched with a bug hunt around our outside areas and the children loved working together to find them. We also learnt the signs for the minibeasts. The children watched a video about minibeasts and formulated questions to research using the tablets/books. In
This week the children have been continuing to learn about animals around the world. They explored Serengeti animals and compared them to animals that live near us. They have continued to enjoy learning through the stories ‘Look after us’ by Rod Campbell which provided conversation about how and why we should look after animals and ‘Handa’s Hen’ by Eileen Browne
Another busy 4 day week for Reception. Continuing our ‘Animal Safari’ Project, the children enjoyed playing a ‘mixed up’ animal game. Whilst doing so, they created their own hybrid animals and enjoyed reading their new silly names. Alongside this, we shared the book ‘Hello Hello’ by Brendan Wenzel and explored the status of some of the animals featured (vulnerable, endangered,
Reception have enjoyed a wonderful 4 days of learning. The week started with music with Mr Withers which was focused on Coronation themed songs. One included The Out of the Ark song- To the sound of Trumpets. To The Sound Of Trumpets | Free Coronation Song | Out of the Ark Music Alongside this, the children enjoyed learning all about King Charles, the Coronation and history and making their own wild crown inspired by The
The children enjoyed learning about St George’s Day at the beginning of the week. They learnt all about why and how it is celebrated and enjoyed making their own shields and dragons.They have continued to learn about all things animal related as part of our ‘Animal Safari’ topic and have been reading and matching descriptions of animals. We have continued