UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
A fabulous well done to all our children who have worked very hard and achieved their TT Rockstar Certificates this week. Your times tables will be soaring.
We are all very proud of you.
UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education
A fabulous well done to all our children who have worked very hard and achieved their Head Teacher Award with their wonderful work.
We are all very proud of you.
This week we celebrated World Book Day. This annual celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the joy of reading is one of the highlights of our year! Class 1 had so much fun taking part ion a day of storytelling & reading for pleasure – celebrating texts of all genres. Our assembly focused upon the importance of reading and we had a special visit from 2 sneaky burglars, a cat in a hat and a ‘Thing’ who caused a whole lot of mischief!
Thank you to all our parents and carers for supporting the day and sending children into school dressed as a favourite book character. All staff joined in for the occasion too – it was a wonderful day for everyone 🙂
British Science Week is taking place between 7-16 March 2025.
This year’s theme explores change and adaptation, which is all around us and affects every area of STEM.
For example, animals and plants change and adapt to their surroundings to survive.
We’ve also seen technology constantly evolving which can help people in many different aspects of their lives – from finding new medical treatments to learning in the classroom.
And it doesn’t just happen here on Earth, even the stars and social system changes too. Perhaps there is life on other planets that also adapts as their environment changes?
This year in school we celebrated by having a morning of teacher swap! Each class had a visit from a different class teacher. Teachers had planned an exciting morning of practical activities all based on this years theme of Change and Adapt.
Class 1 with Mrs Edwards
LET’S MAKE A PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Class 1 children made a fun caterpillar, then changed it into a butterfly! By using different coloured paper, the children learnt about metamorphosis and the colours of the rainbow.
Class 2 with Mr Graham
BE SEEN BE SAFE This activity encouraged class 2 to think about reflection and light. They tested different materials to see how reflective they were, and decided which ones would be best to change into to keep themselves seen and safe in the dark!
Class 3 with Mrs Aspinall
LET’S MAKE A WORMERY Worms make good soil which is very important in nature. Class 3 investigated how worms change dead leaves and waste materials into soil. Class 3 are excited to continue to observe the changes!
Class 4 with Mrs Morton
SHOULD WE FLUSH IT AWAY? Class 4 had lots of fun investigating which items change and breakdown easily in water so that they can be flushed away. They were shocked to find that items like wet wipes do not breakdown in water so when they are flushed down the toilet they mix with grease in the sewer and form massive solids called fatbergs.
Class 5 with Miss Grimes
DISSOLVING DILEMMA In this activity class 5 used various types of sugar to investigate whether changing the size of the grains/lumps has an impact on the speed they dissolve in water. For a fair test, they made sure you keep everything else the same and measure the ingredients carefully.
Today we had an exciting day where all of the staff and children came to school wearing their pyjamas, to help fund research into less toxic and kinder treatments for childhood cancer patients.
We looked at all of the hard work and different career pathways that contribute to medicine in this country and how they all play a part in helping find cures to many different types of cancer. Together we raised £68, thank you for all of your donations!
UNCRC Article 29 – Develop our talents.
Today we announced our new artists of the half term, who both worked so hard at home to create some artwork, linking to our current artist ‘Piet Mondrian’. We could see the effort that Karen and Luke had put in to create this amazing artwork.
Well done Karen and Luke!
This week in school we have celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week raising money and awareness to support the work of the amazing charity Place2be. The campaign this year aims to empower children and young people across the UK to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.
This year’s theme was ‘Know yourself, Grow yourself’ and all of the children were invited to come into school on Friday in clothes which make them feel most ‘like them’. It was great to see the children and staff expressing themselves in their own unique way; from fancy dress to football kits, dresses to pyjamas.
Each class also had bespoke activities in their PSHCE & SEAL lessons linking to mental health and on Friday afternoon we celebrated with treats and the movie Inside Out.
For more resources accessible from home please follow the link below:
Children’s Mental Health week 2025 and Mental Health Awareness week 2025 – BBC Teach
We have been learning about emotions and how we cope with them as well as talking about what makes us feel different ways at home and at school. We used the visual representations of the characters from the film ‘Inside Out’ to help us recognise what these feelings may look or feel like.
Class enjoyed coming in their own clothes, that allow us to express ourselves. We have been talking about our feelings in our PSHCE lesson and times when we have felt happy, sad, frustrated and joy etc. We then had a lovey afternoon watching Inside Out!
A massive thank you to everyone for attending our annual e safety coffee morning. We loved sharing all of our work with our adults and also promoting how we can stay safe online. This years theme was ‘too good to be true’. Each class discussed this at their own level and created work to show our understanding. Well done everyone!
UNCRC Article 13 – seek and receive information.
UNCRC Article 29 – Goals for education.
Today class 3 had a lovely visit from Lewis and Abi, who are both civil engineers. They talked about what an engineer was and how there are lots of different roles. They answered all of the children’s questions by telling them what they like about the job and showing examples of their work. The children then had the chance to take on the role by measuring different parts of the classroom, using the equipment and work out area and perimeter, which they absolutely loved!
Our children in Class 5 have been working incredibly hard in preparation for their Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs) which are scheduled to commence on Monday 12th May 2025 – Thursday 15th May 2025.
We are holding a Class 5 Parent SAT meeting to discuss the SATs and answer any relevant questions you may have about the actual assessment week. It will be a good chance for you to look at previous papers / materials and familarise yourself with what your child will be faced with come May. The meeting is for Year 5 and Year 6 parents as our Year 5 children have been very much part of our preparations. The meeting will be on Tuesday 28th January at 4:00pm. It will be lovely to welcome you all into school.
We are immensely proud of all our children and their relentless efforts throughout the year – whether it is in school, during SATs Clubs, or at home – their achievements will be just rewards for their dedication and commitment to succeed.
May we personally thank you for your continued support, as without this, our jobs would be a lot harder!
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Once again, thank you for your continued support, and another huge WELL DONE to our wonderful children; you have and are performing fantastically well and all the staff are very proud of you.
