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
This week, the children have had a great time learning about Easter. We read the Easter Story from the Usbourne children’s bible and talked about what Easter means to Christians. We tasted hot cross buns at snack time and we made chocolate nests. In our literacy books we spotted Easter eggs hi
As part of our end of term activities, all children from Year 1 to Year 6 take part in a class quiz focussed around their foundation subjects (History, Art, Geography, Science, PE etc) whether it is individually on the iPads or as a class, using the interactive quiz tool – Mentimeter. The teachers