Thursday, was an extra special day in Reception Class! We bundled up warmly and trotted off to the postbox to send our letters to Santa. With big smiles and hearts full of excitement, we carefully dropped our letters into the bright red postbox, dreaming of all the lovely presents we might get! Whil
In Reception this week, we welcomed a special visitor. A lady from Dogs Trust came to teach the children all about being safe around dogs and understanding their body language. She taught the children how to ask the owner’s and the dog’s permission to be stroked, this is especially important for
This week, classes from Reception to 6 have enjoyed an assembly and a classroom workshop with Rachel and Ted from The Dogs Trust. The workshops vary in each year group and support the children in understanding how to be safe around their own dogs, dogs that belong to others and what they should do i
Our Fun Day at the Post Office! This week has been so exciting in our reception class! We read The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, and it was so much fun to see all the different characters he delivered letters to. Inspired by the story, we decided to set up our very own role-play post o
Friday 15th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire or accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support towards
In Reception Mrs Holt has been teaching the children about percussion. In class they tried to think about different ways of making a beat using items that are not instruments. We then headed into the Forest School to see is we could find musical objects in nature. They were really surprised at the v
What a fabulous time we had this week, learning about Bonfire Night! We loved sharing our experiences and talking about the bright fireworks that lit up the night sky. Everyone had a unique story to tell, and it was wonderful to see how much fun we all had! In art this week, we created dazzling fire
Reading is such a powerful tool. We talk to the children a lot about how it can open doors to other worlds and allow them to use their imagination. Reading can also be used to help promote diversity and the world around us, acceptance of others and a greater understanding of our place in society. Th
In Reception this week, the children enjoyed the Halloween activities that were set up in the classroom and in our outdoor areas. Some of the activities included, making spiders out of playdough, printing with Halloween shapes in the painting area, making magic wands in the outdoor area and potions
This week has been poetry week across school. It is a week where children get to enjoy listening to poems from different poets; performing extracts from published poems; and, then writing their own poems to share. The poems are linked to the topics across school, meaning that the children have a wea
