Year 4
We started our Drop Everything and Read sessions on Friday, last week. We are hoping to build the habit of reading for pleasure and making reading an essential part of our day. We really enjoyed choosing our books and sitting in different places to read them. We also enjoyed sharing our book recommendations with each other. We are developing a book corner where we can put these for people to see.
Year 1
Last week, our Year 1 children enjoyed a very special visit to All Saints’ Church, in Hatton, to help them understand why Christmas is such an important celebration for Christians. The visit brought our RE learning to life and gave the children a chance to explore the Christmas story in a hands-on and meaningful way.
The children moved around a series of interactive stations, each one helping them to learn more about the Nativity story and its message.
At ‘The Journey’ station, the children used wooden characters to re-enact Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. This helped them to think carefully about what the journey might have been like and to retell the story in their own words.
At ‘The Message’ station, the children reflected on the message of peace that Christmas brings to Christians. They thought about who they would like to send a message of peace to this Christmas time and why kindness and peace are important values to share.
Next, at ‘The Preparation’ station, the children explored how people prepare for Christmas, where each child made a pinecone decoration to add to the large advent wreath.
At the next station, the children learned about the gifts brought by the three kings. They had the opportunity to draw a picture of a gift they might give to a baby, thinking carefully about what would be thoughtful and kind, before folding this inside a special gift box.
We then gathered together at the final station ‘The Gift’ where there was a baby in a manger. Vickie explained to us that Christians believe that Jesus was a gift from God. The children then placed their ‘gifts’ (the pictures they had drawn inside special gift boxes), around the manger.
The visit was a wonderful opportunity for the children to ask questions, explore the church environment and deepen their understanding of the Christmas story. They represented the school brilliantly and showed great curiosity, respect and enthusiasm throughout the morning.
We would like to thank the volunteers at All Saints’ Church for welcoming us to share a wonderful morning and for helping to make our learning so memorable.
Reception
Year 1
The children have particularly enjoyed our instruction writing unit, where we have been identifying verbs and using these to write simple sentences with finger spaces and full stops. We followed and wrote instructions to make rice crispie cakes and, of course, we needed to taste-test them too!
In art, the children have been exploring different types of lines and shapes. We have been identifying and creating regular 2D shapes as well as organic shapes. We have been inspired by the work of Paul Klee and have used his style of combining and colouring shapes to create some fantastic artwork of our own. We identified shapes which we could use to represent our facial features. We have looked at different ways to hold our pencil for drawing, writing and colouring and have explored pressure and the way that this can change the way our artwork looks.
Year 6
Year 6
Reception
Nurture group
Our Nurture Group has had a wonderful term, filled with fun, learning, and lots of smiles! The children have really enjoyed taking part in the sessions each week, building their confidence, developing friendships, and practising important social and emotional skills through games, stories, and creative activities. It has been lovely to see how proud they are of their progress and how much they look forward to their nurture time. Today was especially special as the children were so excited to invite their parents in for tea! They took great pride in helping to prepare and serve the refreshments, sharing their favourite activities, and showing how much they have achieved. Thank you to all the families who joined us—it was a joyful celebration of the children’s hard work and growth.
Year 1
The children have particularly enjoyed our instruction writing unit, where we have been identifying verbs and using these to write simple sentences with finger spaces and full stops. We followed and wrote instructions to make rice crispie cakes and, of course, we needed to taste-test them too!
In art, the children have been exploring different types of lines and shapes. We have been identifying and creating regular 2D shapes as well as organic shapes. We have been inspired by the work of Paul Klee and have used his style of combining and colouring shapes to create some fantastic artwork of our own. We identified shapes which we could use to represent our facial features. We have looked at different ways to hold our pencil for drawing, writing and colouring and have explored pressure and the way that this can change the way our artwork looks.
Year 2
Year 2 have been working hard in writing, getting to know everything we can about cheetahs. We are working towards writing a non- chronological report at the end of term. The children enjoyed a lesson creating big mind maps full of adjectives to describe cheetahs. We also gathered a collection of verbs to use in our writing.
Year 3
In history, we have been learning about the Battle of Britain by listening to powerful oral recounts from ex-RAF serviceman. Their stories and experiences sparked some very thoughtful discussion.
In Science, we've been developing our understanding of how living things are classified. We have learnt that vertebrates can be classified into 5 different groups and have researched the cold-blooded vertebrate groups: reptiles, amphibians and fish.
As always, we’re proud of how engaged and curious the pupils have been in their learning.
