Harvest Festival As a school we celebrated Harvest, linking with World Food Day on 16th October, to collect non-perishable foods for those who are less fortunate. Harvest Festival celebrates the time of year when crops have been gathered from the field and people can reflect on they food that they h
“At the going down of the sun and in the morning… We will remember them” Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and ways of life. In 2021 we are celebrating 100 years since the nation’s collective Remembrance traditions were first brought together. To mark Armistice
Over the last few weeks, it has been lovely to hear so many children talking about the books that they are reading in school and being asked for recommendations and authors, so that they can read more at home. This week’s books actually come from recommendations from Mr Allen’s son – one that he tho
It was pleasing to see so many of the children continuing to use Reading Plus over the half-term holiday and returning to school ready to do an Accelerated Reader quiz. Regular reading practise is one of the single-most important factors in being successful in school. This week has seen the first ch
As the nights get darker and colder, it is often lovely to curl up and read a book. Throughout the day, we talk to the children regularly about the importance of reading for pleasure and how it can help to develop vocabulary and develop an understanding of the world around them. This week’s books ar
In Science this week, we have been looking at electricity. We have learnt what electricity is and also looked at two different types of electricity; current and static. Over the next few weeks, we will also be looking at different ways to generate energy including renewables such as wind and solar.
This term some of our year fours have been attending a Basketball club on a Thursday afternoon . The children have been practising their basketball skills such as passing, shooting, dribbling, defending and attacking. The children have worked really hard in every session. Article 29 – We all hav
This term we have been looking at the Christian faith, focusing on the Miracles of Jesus and Christian pilgrimages. We looked at the well known miracles like Jesus calming the sea, feeding the five thousand and healing the sick, and then had a good class discussion as to whether modern miracles exis
It is lovely reading and looking at the books to recommend each week for Book Corner. This week, there are two new books that have just been published in 2021 – both are award winning and were a pleasure to read. Invisible (Age 2-any age): A really heart-warming story of a little girl who does the h
As we reach the end of the half-term, it is excellent to see the effort that so many children have been making to read regularly. All children in KS2 should be reading using either Reading Plus or Lexia and then their Accelerated Reader books each week. Over the last fortnight the two classes with t
