Attendance

Nursery

The Nursery children returned after the half-term with big smiles, full of excitement and ready to learn through play. We have enjoyed celebrating Diwali, exploring colourful decorations and getting messy making traditional tea lights. We have also been learning about Bornfire Night through creative activities and discussed staying safe as we celebrate.

It has been a joyful and busy start of the new term!

Reception

This week in Reception, we have been learning about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. The children have enjoyed finding out about this special celebration and have been busy creating colourful firework pictures and making their very own diwa lamps!

Year 1

Year 1 have been using words like ‘longer’, ‘shorter’, ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to compare objects in Maths recently. This week they explored the weight of objects in the classroom using scales and the words ‘heavier’ and ‘lighter’.

Year 2 

In PSHE this term we are looking at ‘Celebrating Differences’. We started by talking about stereotypes, and then played a game where we decided whether we agreed, disagreed or didn’t know how we felt about some statements, such as ‘all boys love football.’. We then moved to an area of the classroom to show what we thought. There was some very interesting talk!

Year 3

At the end of last term, the children did some wonderful writing and design work that they didn't get a chance to show off. In line with their Stone Age topic, they designed travel posters encouraging people to visit Stonehenge. Every child in the class produced a poster and gave 100% effort, leaving all the adults thoroughly impressed. 

Year 4

This week, Year 4 launched our exciting new science topic: teeth and digestion! To kick things off, the children explored how our mouths break down food by biting into fresh apples. We identified the different types of teeth—molars, canines, and incisors—and investigated their specific roles. The class even tried chewing solely with their incisors, quickly discovering it was nearly impossible without our trusty molars! Ask your child to show you which teeth do the crunching at dinner tonight. 

Year 5

On Wednesday, Year 5 had the incredible privilege of travelling into London to visit the iconic Royal Albert Hall for the ‘Future Makers’ concert. The event was the grand final of a nationwide competition showcasing some of the UK’s most talented young musicians aged 14 to 18. The atmosphere in the auditorium was electric from start to finish. Our pupils were treated to many outstanding acts, culminating in the thrilling moment when the overall winner was crowned! It was a truly exciting, inspiring experience and a wonderful opportunity for the children to witness young artists pursuing their passions at such a prestigious venue.

A huge thank you to all parent volunteers and well done to Year 5 for representing our school so brilliantly throughout the trip.

Year 6

Sweet Science in Year 6!

Year 6 have kicked off their new science topic, Living Things and Their Habitats, by exploring how scientists group organisms using classification keys. To put their skills to the test, the children designed branching keys to classify Liquorice Allsorts based on observable features like shape, colour and pattern. It was a brilliant, hands-on activity that brought classification to life. 

Next up, we will be applying these classification skills to the real natural world, examining micro-organisms, plants and animals.