This week we had a special visit from Mrs M from sporting influence who spoke to us about first aid and how to keep safe. First, we had a look at a first aid kit and thought about what we might need, what each thing was for and whether there was anything missing. After that, we moved on to how we would get help, ringing 999 or going to ask an adult. We role played ringing for an ambulance and saying where we were. Next, we looked at hazards and dangers. We spotted them and sa

This week as well as all of our usual lessons, we were visited by Miss M, from Sporting Influence. She had come to teach us all about first aid. The session began by us thinking about what first aid is and when are where we might need it. We looked at what is in a first aid kit and all the children knew where the first aid kits are kept in school. We then looked at DR ABC, which stands for; Danger Response Airway Breathing Circulation We then talked about how we would get hel

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Class one has had a great first week back. We have enjoyed catching up on our few weeks off and seeing our friends again.   In our mastery maths, KS1 have been looking at the composition of the number 7. We have used the stem sentences “7 is made of ______ and ______” and “______ and ______ make 7”. The children have used the rekenreks and dice frames to represent the numbers. It is lovely to see their confidence in these recall facts grow. In reception, we have been excited

Welcome back! It was lovely to see the children back after their Christmas break and to hear what they have been up to. This week, we have started our new block subject, Geography. This half term we are answering the question 'Should Ripon have a train station?' The children were very enthusiastic to share their opinions and ideas on this from the start. Our first lesson looked at where Ripon is and how it is connected. In this lesson we shared what we already knew about Ripo

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Well we have had our most busy week so far! It has been action packed but so much fun. On Tuesday, we performed our Nativity. The children did the most amazing job, we couldn't have been prouder. They delivered their lines nice and loudly and sang beautifully. Thank you to everyone who came to watch and support. On Thursday, we had a special lunch, our party and a special visitor came. The children enjoyed playing lots of games such as musical statues, corners and santa, sant

With the tree lights twinkling and the advent calendar nearing the end, Class Three have certainly squeezed a lot into the last week of this term. In maths, we looked at multiplying large numbers by 1 and 2 digits. Before moving onto short division, using the bus stop method. In English, we were thinking about instructions and with it being Christmas we have used Dr Seuss' How the Grinch stole Christmas as our inspiration. The children looked closely at the features of more t

This week we have been enjoying more Christmassy fun.   On Wednesday, the children did a fantastic job at our Carol Service. It was so lovely to be joined by so many of our grown-ups. The children sang beautifully and especially enjoyed We Wish You a merry Christmas and Jingle Bells. Rosalie and Harriet did a wonderful job on the piano as well. Well done, girls!   On Friday, it was a very exciting day as we had Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Dinner Day and the fair! What a b

On Wednesday afternoon it was wonderful to be joined by so many of you for our Carol Concert. The children have been busy in school practising their singing and preparing their class pieces. We hope you all had a lovely afternoon.

This week in school Christmas has crept in, the decorations are up and our Collective Worships have included practising for our Carol Concert. On Wednesday afternoon, we filled Sawley church and had a lovely time sharing the festivities with our families. Class Three retold the nativity through a poem, some of the children made some illustrations to go with it. Our afternoon focus has been Science, this half term we are looking at animals including humans. We have looked clos

We have had a busy week in class one. Alongside our learning, we have spent lots of time rehearsing and getting ready for our Nativity. We are getting very excited! In Science, year one and two have been thinking about animal habitats. We have talked about different habitats and how animals are adapted to live there. Then we considered microhabitats and the animals that live near us. We did a walk of the school grounds looking for microhabitats and finding lots of minibeasts.

We have been working so hard in Class Three this week, we have done our termly assessments first thing each day this week and we have really really impressed Miss Rogers with our positive attitude. We used our time well and didn't rush to get finished. In our afternoon block sessions we have been focusing on Science, this half term we are focusing on living things and their habitats. We began by looking at how we know if something is living, the children showed a good underst

It has been a very creative week in Class 2. The children have been exploring different printing techniques and learning new skills. We looked at the art of Henri Matisse and discussed the printing techniques he used to create some of his art. At the start of the week the children learnt the technique of mono-printing. After their initial prints, the children used mono-printing to create a background for their picture.

This week, we have enjoyed art week which focused on printing. In year one and two, we began by studying the artist Andy Warhol and his artwork inspiration. The children spent time researching his life and work, focusing on his printwork of the cans of soup. All of the children then explored using different materials to print with, including fruits and vegetables, bottle tops, stamps and lego bricks. They used different colours and made interesting pieces. Finally, year one a

This week it has been Art Week in school. We have been focusing on pattern and print making. We looked at famous printer William Morris, the children researched William Morris and found out lots of interesting information about him and his artwork. We then explored lots of different printing techniques. Mono printing with stencils, mono printing with line drawing, relief printing, impressed printing and layer printing. Some of these were tricky to get right. But the children

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Class one have loved their sessions of Forest Schools. They have been out in the sun, rain and ice but that hasn't stopped their fun. They have made lots of exciting dens, spotted things in nature and enjoyed learning how to use some of the tools.

We have just finished writing our narratives with a mythical creature in them. We were inspired by the book Malamander, which we have been reading in class. In the build up to writing our own narratives, we looked at writing dialogue. We made sure to use the correct punctuation and ensured there was a purpose to the dialogue. Did it move the story on. We wrote descriptions of the creatures that would feature in our own stories. Then we looked at ways in which we could build t

There was great excitement in school on Thursday as the children tracked the progress of Sara Cox as she took on her Great Northern Marathon Challenge. They made banners to welcome her as she ran past the school and enjoyed the ice creams organised by the PTA. The Charity Committee organised our Children In Need Day.

This week has been all about maps! We have been learning to use the key on the OS map of the local area to identify symbols and other geographical features. The children have loved using the maps to identify local landmarks and understand their locations in relation to the school or their houses. They learned how to use 4 figure and 6 figure grid references to give the location of different objects. We ended the week finding out how hills and mountains are represented on

In Reception, the children have been busy using the blocks to make numbers to 5. We have talked about how numbers can be split into parts but the whole remains the same. The children have also enjoyed using the cubes to paint number pictures.   In year one and two we have enjoyed finishing our writing unit on legends. We spend several days this week, writing our own stories. To support us, we have planned the stories, examined lots of other legends and considered the vocabula

This week we looked at our World Religion for 2025-2026, Hinduism. This week's learning included learning where and when the religion started. We then compare this to where Hindus can be found today. We also looked at the key information about Hindus and the children created a fact file full of key facts. We compared Hinduism to the other main World Religions we have looked at in other years. Finally, we began looking at how the key beliefs Hindus have impact the way that th

Class 2 participated in the Football Festival at Outward Academy and Started work on our Geography topic, 'Why are we never lost?'. The children have been learning about compass points and using them to give each other directions.