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What a fantastic day we’ve had celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The children began their day by learning about events in the Queen’s life and placing these on a timeline. Learning things like the fact that the Queen was married and had two children before she became the Queen surprise

The children in Year 3 have had an amazing red, white and blue day celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  They began their day finding out some important facts about Queen Elizabeth II and her family.  They enjoyed learning new information such as the number of children, grandchildren and gr

As we approach the half-term holiday, I always start thinking about the extra time that I might have for reading – especially if it’s nice and I can read outside. I love picture books and think that they should be shared at all ages. Shh I Have a Plan: (Age 3+) This is a hilarious picture book, wher

This half term, the boys and girls have been reading Until I Met Dudley – How Everyday Things Really Work. They began by reading the little girl’s imaginative explanations of how everyday objects work, before contrasting these with the factual explanations given by Dudley. This week, we have focused

In English, Year 5 have enjoyed reading Oranges in No Man’s Land in English lessons. The story tells of a young girl in Beirut who is faced with a dilemma when her Grandma becomes ill. In order to help, Ayesha must decide if she should risk her life to cross into enemy territory to obtain some life-

This week in Reception we have been on an outdoor adventure exploring the theme of forests and woods. We have shared one of our favourite stories called “The Gruffalo”. We have enjoyed joining in with the words when reading our Literacy text, and used these in our imaginative play too. In our le

This week, the children in Reception and Year 4 met up to share stories together.  Reception each chose a library book to share and the Year 4 children read with them.  It was lovely to see how much both year groups enjoyed socialising together and enjoying favourite stories. Article 28 – We all

In English, Year Two have been reading a story about Amelia Earhart. They learned that Amelia was a famous pilot and was the first woman to achieve many things, including reaching 14,000 feet in an aeroplane and flying over the Atlantic Ocean all by herself. However, for her final challenge, Amelia

Welcome to the first Reading Corner of the Summer Term. This week’s book recommendations are a little bit different. As we start to emerge from the pandemic, and life seems to be returning to normal, there is a lot of concern about mental health and how this has been impacted over the previous two y

Welcome back for the Summer Term! This is a lovely time of year to be able to read – often we can get outside and snuggle down in a comfy place or on a blanket and read in the sun. It was brilliant to see how many children used the on-line reading programmes during the Easter holidays. By doing just