Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been learning all about instructions — looking closely at how they are structured, who reads them, and why we write them. This week, we put our learning into action! First, we had fun (and got a little sticky!) making delicious jam sandwiches. Afterward, the children wrote out their very own step-by-step instructions. They did a fantastic job using clear action words and keeping their instructions easy for a reader to follow. In Maths this

We’ve had such a creative week in class one with Art week! Class One has been looking into the concept of home by exploring the expressive artwork of painter Hurvin Anderson. He is inspired by his Jamaican heritage and connections to the Windrush generation, the children talked about how bold colours, textures, and personal memories can express what home and belonging mean to them. They've been busy putting new painting techniques into practice—experimenting with thin brush d

On Tuesday, we enjoyed "Be Safe" Day, taking part in a range of interactive sessions with special visitors to learn about staying safe in different situations: We began the day reflecting on safety in school, discussing which trusted adults we can turn to and reviewing the support systems we have in place. Later in the morning, we focused on practical steps for staying safe online. A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) joined us to talk about their role in keeping our co

In Geography, we’ve been exploring the world around us through our big question: “Where in the world are we?” Over the past few weeks, we’ve learned about world oceans, continents, and the countries that make up the UK. This week, we brought things closer to home to look at human and physical features in our local area—and even went on a walk around the village to spot them in real life! The children enjoyed exploring the village and pointing out the landmarks. In English,

This week we have been working hard in maths. Our year ones and twos have been looking at the compostion of numbers to 20. We have used lots of concrete resources to build numbers, considering how many tens and ones the number has. We have also been working on our formation of numbers too. In Reception, we were inspired by NumberBlock 3's painting and decided to do some of our own. We made colourful splodges with paint, counting how many went on our page. They made beautiful

We have had such a fantastic first week at school. It has been lovely to see the children come in so well and hear all about the wonderful summers they have had. They have enjoyed being with their friends again 😊 Reception have enjoyed exploring the areas of the classroom. They have been doing lots of puppet shows and very much liked dressing up as superheros. They spent a lot of time working together to build a special superhero den and playing in the new mud kitchen. I

Well it has been a lovely final week in class one! We have very much enjoyed the year and have worked very hard. I couldn’t be prouder of the children they have made such amazing progress, and it has been so wonderful to see them develop over the year. I feel so lucky to work with such lovely children and their families too!! Last week, year one and two spent time making some support vehicles for the world cup as part of their DT learning. They looked at current vehicles an

Class one had the most magical day at Thorp Perrow. We started the day with a walk around the grounds where we spotted lots of wildlife and talked about the different plants and trees. Then we had a snack and walked to see the birds. We found out lots of information about the different types of birds of prey, where they live, what they eat and how they hunt. The children then enjoyed a show of the owls. There were three types of owl: "Titch" a barn owl, "Cathy" and Horn earre

Well, it has been a rather hot week but that hasn’t stopped class one. We have been ever so busy! On Monday, reception enjoyed visiting playgroup. The explored the classroom and spent time with the children, it was lovely to see. They took shade in the willow den, spent time creating tracks for the vehicles and some of us enjoyed playing in their home corner. On Wednesday, we had ice lollies and enjoyed having a longer story time! It was a lovely treat. On Thursday, it

This week in RE, KS1 looked at some Islam artefacts. We talked about the importance of each object and what they were used for. The children linked this back to their understanding of Islam and their strong belief about being respectful. Reception have enjoyed planting and watching their runner beans grow and some other plants. We have talked about how to care for their plants and the different stages of growth. On Friday, we had a special treat! Since Christmas the child

This week has been busy in class one. We tried very hard to be quiet in the mornings because of the year six SATs. The children have done a great job. In reception and year one we have been working hard in phonics. Reception have been writing long wards like “snapping” and “jumping” which has been challenging but we have persevered. Meanwhile in year one, we are revising to get ready for the phonics screening check. The children are doing a fantastic job. In year two, they

In Maths, Year one and two have enjoyed learning about money. We began by spending lots of time exploring coins and notes, comparing them and identifying their value. After that, we looked at counting in pence and pounds. In History, we have started a topic on the Great Fire of London. So far, we have thought about what London was like in 1666 and compared it to now. The streets were very different as the houses were made of timber and they jetted out. Life was harder as fi

Our Reception children have enjoyed learning about Shrove Tuesday this week and Lent. We talked about the importance of Lent to Christians. Then, although it was a little bit late, they made some delicious pancakes. The children enjoyed measuring out the ingredients, stirring the batter but mostly eating their lovely pancakes! In Year one and two, we have began our unit in Science on Materials. The children have enjoyed discussing different materials, going on a Material hunt

This week has been art week. We have really enjoyed this unit on painting. Reception have explore painting with different materials, mixing colours and thinking about their style of painting. Similarly, year one and two have explored different techniques. We looked at six different ways of using watercolours including blotting, adding salt and mixing paint. We also looked how pipettes and dropping paint can create different shapes. We made pictures in reverse, looking to

The children have been enjoying their Computing unit on digital music with Miss Williamson. They have explored how music makes them think and feel. The children have made patterns and used their patterns to make music with both percussion instruments and digital tools. They have also created different rhythms and tunes, using the movement of animals for inspiration. Finally, the children will share their creations and compare creating music digitally and non-digitally. In Fre

In PE with sporting influnence we have been doing some gymnastics. The children have been doing a fantastic job of holding different positions as well as working on their jumping. Our world religion this year is Hindusim. On Wednesday, we had a fantastic afternoon learning about Hindu worship. We learnt that they worship in a Mandir to their God. They have some items that support their worship such as a bell to let the God know they are there, incense to give a presence of Go

This week we have been doing lots of lovely writing. In year one and two, we have been writing adventure stories. We began at the start of term by reading lots of adventure stories, identifying the audience, purpose and key features. Then we learned how to use apostrophes for contracted forms, we challenged ourselves to use at least one when writing our story. Finally, this week we planned and wrote our wonderful narratives. In Geography, we have all been learning about Afr

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

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

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