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This week we have had a real focus on sharing, listening to stories and linking this theme with sharing fairly in maths.

In RE the children continued to learn about how everyone is unique and special. They printed their fingers prints and used magnifying glasses to see the print more…

We were really excited on Monday to be able to have a go at flying our carp kites. We had lots of fun running around with them but realised that they didn’t fly very well. We think there needed to be more wind! In History, we have started to learn what a monarch is and where they live. We looked…

It has been another wonderful week in Class 4. We have made great progres in learning the words and choreography to our show's musical numbers. I have been extremely impressed by the commitment and talent on show. 

When we are not practising for our play, we have been very busy learning…

Well done Class 3 for a great week! We have been assessing our learning from the year and everyone has worked really hard to achieve their best. In Maths, Year 3 have been telling the time to the nearest minute as well as using a.m. and p.m. Year 4 has been converting times between analogue,…

This week we began learning about our oceans. The children voted to learn about the Great White Shark. The reception drew and wrote some shark facts. Pre-school enjoyed drawing a shark and a seahorse.

Our picture news included a picture showing rubbish in our oceans. We talked about the affect…

We have had a busy week in school this week. On Wednesday we had our SIAMS inspection and showed the inspector how amazing we are in school. In D and T, we have looked at different types of kites and even got to have a go at making our own carp kites. We were hoping to have a go at flying them but…

Another busy week in Care Club, the children have enjoyed some more time outside, climbing the traversing wall and playing football as well as blowing bubbles. Activities indoors this week included Alphabet matching cards, card games, table football, cars and track and dressing up costumes. The…

This week has flown by! It started with Class 4 writing diary entries based on their experiences at Green Power last week. By using idioms, slang and contracted words, they managed to show the appropriate formality for the text type. In Science, we developed a greater understanding of renewable…

This week, in Class 3, we have been researching facts about prehistoric animals which will help us to write a set of instructions. These instructions will instruct the reader how to wash a range of prehistoric animals such as a smilodon, ground sloth or cave lion. In Maths, Year 3 have moved onto…

Our week started with a lovely trip to Twycross Zoo. We had a lot of fun and a surprise encounter with a gorilla!

We managed to stay dry and enjoyed our picnic.

Back at school, Pre-school had a fun day, which included looking at road safety with Mrs Partington.
On Tuesday the…

We were very excited to come back to school on Monday and tell all of our friends about the exciting things we got up to over half term. This week, we have started a Design and Technology focus in the afternoons. We have learnt a little bit about the history of kites and investigated some…

It has been wonderful welcoming Class 4 back after a well-deserved break. We have enjoyed finishing our explanation texts in English. These have been linked to a topic of interest and involved subject specific vocabulary and factual adjective choices. In RE, we began our new unit of expressing…