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After reading the story of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’, Reception made some delicious porridge and chose the toppings they wanted. It was just right!

Each week Kindergarten enjoy a ‘Mini Artists’ session where they look at different artists and their work. This week was all about Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian painter who explored colour. They began by learning a little about Kandinsky and looking at some of his pieces and then discussed how different…

The Early Years children enjoyed an afternoon all about hair yesterday. World Afro Hair Day is held on September 15, and celebrates the natural hair of people from black and mixed-race ethnicities. We began by reading the story ‘The Mega Magic Hair Swap’ which is all about two little girls…

The children in Kindergarten have been enjoying lots of activities linked to our topic for this half term of ‘Bears; Fact and Fiction’. In our story time we have read stories all about teddy bears and in our creative activities, have explored making teddies in a variety of ways. The…

Reception loved creating a story map of the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and retelling it by looking at the pictures they drew. Pupils worked together very well, taking it in turns to add to the map, and paying attention to their friends’ drawings. Great work Reception!

It was Year 4’s first Science class of the term, and they got right into creating electrical circuits The kids were so passionate about the lesson that they approached it with the questioning minds of true scientists, successfully constructing circuits to power a light bulb and a motor. Congratulations, Year 4, on a fantastic start to the year!

This morning, Reception heard the story ‘The Teddy Bear’s Picnic,’ followed by an activity in which they were given supplies and had to try to create a bridge so the teddy bears could cross the river safely.  They deliberated carefully and decided to work together to build a large bridge out of lolly pop sticks and cups. Luckily, the teddy bears arrived safely at their picnic!

Following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Year 1, Reception and Kindergarten came together for a time of reflection on her life. It was a beautiful and poignant assembly where the children were encouraged to share their thoughts and knowledge of current events. The assembly…

At the end of the summer term the children in Early Years were very excited when they were finally able to pull up and enjoy the potatoes they had been growing.  Returning this term has been even more exciting as the plants have flourished in the sun over the summer,…