In Year 6, the children have been reading and taking inspiration for their writing from key text: The Silver Sword by Ian Serralier. The week the children wrote setting descriptions of a prison camp in Zakyna, where the main character Joseph Balicki, is being held after being...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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"]...