The children in Year 2 have enjoyed reading and writing instructions. They read instructions about how to build a snowman and then tried to draw their own. They also read the book ‘Silly Billy’ by Anthony Browne about a boy who uses worry dolls to help him get to sleep. The children made their
This term our class text is The Princess and the Pea. The children made a crown for the prince. They had to pretend to be the prince saying what he had a lot of but also showing his sadness at not being able to find a real princess to be his wife. The children have also enjoyed listening to a vari
We are absolutely gripped by our new book – When The Mountains Roared! Here we are recording our VLOGS about how we abandoned home in Australia and fled to India! Article 28 – We all have the right to a good quality education.
The children in year 5 have completed activities to introduce the new English text, ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. To begin the unit of work, the children made predictions about the book based on different versions of the front cover. After reading the blurb, they then amended their prediction
The children in Year 2 have enjoyed reading a selection of books by the author Anthony Browne. Last week they listened to the stories ‘Changes ‘, Willy the Wimp’ and ‘Things I Like’. They discussed each story and recorded their own opinion, giving a reason for their choice. They will be reading
This half-term, Year 6 will be looking at the book Skellig by David Almond. This week, they have been introduced to the text and have looked at the different front covers and what this reveals about the story. It has left them with lots of questions, which they are looking forward to answering as th
After reading The Stone Age Boy, Year 3 have been putting themselves in the character’s shoes and imagining what it would be like in the stone age camp. Today, the boys and girls used their senses to describe what they could see, hear, feel and smell. They generated their own adventurous vocabulary
This week, Year 3 have been learning how to perform a range of poems to an audience. The boys and girls explored ‘The School Kid Rap’ by John Foster, ‘Louder’ by Roger Stevens and ‘Fruit Picking’ by Jack Ousbey. They have focused on actions, expression, use of voice and following a steady beat to br
In Year One the children have been learning to ask and reply to questions. They all had a go at hot seating – asking their friends and teachers questions and they even tried to start their questions in a variety of ways. Some children made their own question booklet and had to recognise whethe
Year 6 have been learning about different sentence types and how to create complex sentences with a main and subordinate clause. They played a ‘Cluedo’ style game, where they had to understand how to change and alter parts of their sentences. Article 28 – We all have the right to a good quality educ
