know us better About Us why choose us Why Crowmarsh Gifford We are a school situated in a rural area in the village of Crowmarsh Gifford which is adjacent to the small town of Wallingford. Oxford is 13 miles north and Reading is 12 miles south of the school. The catchment area includes Crowmarsh Gifford … Read more
In English this week we have continued to read ‘Stig of the Dump’ and we have been thinking about the break in at Granny’s house. In our groups, we created story maps to show the events that happened. We have also looked at examples of police reports and identified the features of this style of … Read more
We can’t believe we only have one week left! Last week we looked at more multiplication problems, thinking about what actually happens to the numbers when we multiply by 10, 100 and 1000 and then looking at multiplying by one digit and two digit numbers. We are looking at a range of methods to solve … Read more
This week we have been working on understanding multiples of 4 including answering the questions: What is a multiple of 4? What is not a multiple of 4 and why? We have learnt our 4x table including the inverse divisions and have applied our knowledge to much bigger numbers.
What an exciting and busy week we have had. This has been anti-bullying week and we have been really focusing on ‘things we should say more often.’ We have been thinking about how we encourage each other with our words and how the things that sometimes come out of our mouths can be hurtful and lasting. Some … Read more
Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. ~Mattie Stepanek~ Our reception class now has a purple dinosaur! This is what they are using to highlight purple learning and the children can already begin to tell me how they can get their names on him! We have been exploring the … Read more
What a wonderful end to another terrific year! Last week we had our annual prize giving ceremony where Mr Silvester gives every pupil a certificate for their unique qualities! Also, special prizes are given to children across the school who have demonstrated key qualities. The list is as follows: PTA Prizes for Effort Class 5 … Read more
From this… to this… This is just a random selection of Class 3’s brilliant work but it will shortly be on display so please feel free to come in and see it once it is up. In English we are continuing our topic of Myths and Legends. This week … Read more
Christmas is getting closer and there is a definite chill in the air. The children are all whispering of snow and we all hope that it will come! Our snowflakes on our windows are beckoning for the snow to fall! These next two weeks are filled with activity and bustle. Each year group is performing … Read more
Class 3 Blog This week in Class 3 we began our History topic ‘Stone age to Iron age.’ We started by looking at evolution and how we have evolved from monkeys. The children were fascinated by the ‘caveman lifestyle’. Each child created their own cone cavemen and had lots of questions to get us started … Read more
