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Reading

21 Apr

What’s happening in Nursery – Week 1

This week in Nursery, linked to our new topic 'Minibeasts' and core text 'Aaaarrgghh Spider!' we created a 'Nursery's facts about spiders'  book by gathering information from non-fiction books and videos. Some interesting facts we learnt was that baby spiders are called spiderlings and not all spiders make...

12:00 / EYFS / news 21.04.2023 / Newsletter / Nursery / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / Writing / nbegum
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10 Mar

What’s happening in Nursery – Week 3

This week in literacy linked to our core text ‘What the ladybird heard’ written by Julia Donaldson, the children mapped out the route the thieves (Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len) follow to help them catch the prize cow shed. We used positional language whilst describing the...

12:00 / EYFS / news 10.03.2023 / Newsletter / Nursery / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / Writing / nbegum
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03 Mar

What’s happening in Year 6 – Week 2

On Wednesday morning, Year 6 were invited to take part in a very exciting workshop with author, Puneet Bhandal. Puneet is a former Bollywood film journalist and her work is often inspired by some of the incredible experiences that she has come across. Most recently,...

12:07 / news 03.03.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Reading / School Trips / Uncategorised / Year 6 / nbegum
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10 Feb

What’s happening in Nursery – Week 6

This week in nursery, linked to our literacy core text ‘Naughty Bus’ written by Jan and Jerry Oke, children took their own naughty buses on a trip around the school. We used the phrase “naughty bus, naughty bus, where are you?” to help us create...

12:00 / EYFS / news 10.02.2023 / Newsletter / Nursery / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / Writing / nbegum
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03 Feb

What’s happening in Nursery – Week 5

In Nursery this week, linked to our topic 'transport' and literacy core text 'Naughty Bus', children have enjoyed learning the words and actions to the song 'The Wheels on the Bus.' As a class we created a story map and actions to help us sequence...

12:00 / EYFS / news 03.02.2023 / Newsletter / Nursery / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / Writing / nbegum
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27 Jan

What’s happening in Reception – Week 4

Reception class went on a visit to  The Discovery Centre this week to have an interactive story experience. They visited the 100 Story Hotel and worked together to solve a mystery. The children loved exploring the different areas and the interactive opportunities.  ...

12:01 / EYFS / news 27.01.2023 / Newsletter / Parents / Reading / Reception / School Trips / Uncategorised / nbegum
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26 Sep

Early Reading – Workshop Presentation

Here is a downloadable copy of the Powerpoint presentation used by Mrs March during the Early Reading Parent Workshop, which was held at the school on Friday 23rd September 2022. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the content of the slides, do...

13:50 / EYFS / Nursery / Parents / Reading / Reception / Uncategorised / Year 1 / nlawrence
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16 Sep

Roald Dahl Day

This week we have celebrated Roald Dahl Day! We have discussed the life of this spectacular author and his inspiration behind some of our favourite stories. Our Year 3, 4 and 5 children are reading Roald Dahl's books in their reading lessons and Miss Paul's...

12:08 / News 16.09.2022 / Newsletter / Parents / Reading / Subjects / Uncategorised / nbegum
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09 Sep

What’s happening in Year 1 – Week 2

Year 1 have been looking at their new text: Between Tick and Tock. We focused on where the story was set and acted out what it would be like to live in a busy, overcrowded city. [gallery ids="9830,9831,9832,9833,9834,9835,9836"]...

12:00 / News 09.09.2022 / Newsletter / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / Year 1 / nbegum
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20 May

What’s been happening in Reception – Week 5

This week in Reception we began our topic of MiniBeasts. We made our own wormery and read lots of books about how to make sure we take care of our worms. Did you know what worms can or cannot eat? Ask a Reception child and...

12:01 / EYFS / News 20.05.22 / Newsletter / Parents / Reading / Uncategorised / nbegum
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