As we approach the half-term holiday, I always start thinking about the extra time that I might have for reading – especially if it’s nice and I can read outside. I love picture books and think that they should be shared at all ages. Shh I Have a Plan: (Age 3+) This is a hilarious picture book, wher
As part of our PSHE unit this half term, we have been looking at how we can keep our bodies healthy. This week we focussed on what we put into it: food! The children (and staff!) wrote down everything they had eaten in the past 24 hours and summed up whether it was a healthy, balanced diet. If it wa
Welcome to the first Reading Corner of the Summer Term. This week’s book recommendations are a little bit different. As we start to emerge from the pandemic, and life seems to be returning to normal, there is a lot of concern about mental health and how this has been impacted over the previous two y
Welcome back for the Summer Term! This is a lovely time of year to be able to read – often we can get outside and snuggle down in a comfy place or on a blanket and read in the sun. It was brilliant to see how many children used the on-line reading programmes during the Easter holidays. By doing just
After having a break from our Easter egg decorating competition, it has been absolutely fantastic the response we have received this year as you will see from the pictures below. There is a vast array of designs showing skill, creativity and hard work. The judging took place on Thursday by the Right
As part of our end of term activities, all children from Year 1 to Year 6 take part in a class quiz focussed around their foundation subjects (History, Art, Geography, Science, PE etc) whether it is individually on the iPads or as a class, using the interactive quiz tool – Mentimeter. The teachers
Year 5 have particularly enjoyed their biscuit making project in Design and Technology this half term. Firstly, we looked at food products that originate from South America and how they can be sourced sustainably. We also looked at the effects that can occur when products, such as palm oil from the
Although there are concerns about a rise in cases of Covid-19, the national guidance for the public and for schools is that we are now in the stage of ‘living with Covid’. The last two years have been a long and exhausting period which has been unprecedented in many ways. Over this time, we have b
With the Government moving to their ‘Living with Covid’ strategy, it is important that we provide families with the latest information regarding managing children’s absence. There is now an assumption that testing will not occur as PCR tests are not routinely available and LFD tests are no longer fr
It has been lovely over the last few weeks to be able to go around school and talk to the children about some of the books that they have been reading at home. Reading is one of the most important life-skills that a child will ever learn, but more so, it can bring such pleasure and enjoyment. This w