Dear Parents/Carers, It was Bonfire Night on Thursday! All week the children have been learning about why bonfire night is celebrated. We shared the story of Guy Fawkes and how he committed treason. The children learnt that Guy Fawkes tried to place gunpowder under the kings chair, in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament. … Read more
Welcome back! We hope you’ve had a lovely half term. In our topic work this week we have continued to learn about the Fire of London with a focus on how the fire ended and what happened after the fire. We discovered that 65000 people were made homeless and had to take shelter in temporary … Read more
We hope you have had a restful break and welcome you back to this wonderful term! This week the children have been busy recapping their learning. We have also started our new topic of everyday materials in Science. In English we have been continuing to learn how we can use phonics to write words and … Read more
We have had a very busy week in Class 4! We will be using ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ by Phillip Pullman as our main text in English and reading this term. So far we have read the first chapter and we have been thinking about the characters and what happens in the story. We have … Read more
A very big well done to all of Class 4 who have had a great Term 1. It has been a very busy term and lots of things are different to how school was previously but the children have all coped very well and they should all be proud of what they have achieved. It … Read more
It has been a long term and the children are getting tired after working so hard in school over the past few weeks; however, they have continued to show great enthusiasm for their learning this week. They have imagined what it might have been like to be in London at the time of the Great … Read more
Dear Parents/Carers, This week the children the children have continued to talk about the seasons and in particular Autumn. The children were read an Autumn poem and then as a class wrote their own, scribed by an adult. In phonics this week the children have been learning e, u, and r. The children have also … Read more
In class 3 this week we have been looking at some ‘First News’ children’s newspapers to find out what the key features of this style of writing are. We are also looking at quotes and how they are used in newspapers and next week we will become journalists and write our own newspaper reports linked … Read more
We have had an exciting week in Class 4! All term we have been using ‘The Promise’ by Nicola Davies as our main text for English and whole class reading. The book has recently been made in to a short animated film and we signed up to be part of the preview. In order to … Read more
Dear Parents/Carers, In phonics this week the children have been learning g,o,c,k and ck. They have also been introduced to segmenting to help them spell words. The children have played treasure and trash which has helped them practise their blending skills. Sometimes it is tricky for them to hear the word when it is not … Read more
