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8 May 2026

Year 3 Descriptive Writing

Year 3 enjoyed writing a third person narrative this week. It was very descriptive using metaphors, similes and expanded noun phrases. Their descriptions were all about a predator who failed to catch its prey and went home hungry. Descriptosaurus were useful when finding powerful vocabulary. Great…

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8 May 2026

Year 4 Journey To Ancient Egypt

Our class stepped back in time on an exciting trip to Ancient Egypt, where pupils explored the different roles people played in Egyptian society. Using their oracy and debating skills, the children took on the roles of farmers, scribes, soldiers, priests and craftsmen, before presenting persuasive…

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8 May 2026

Tri Golf Year 3/4

Our Year 3 and 4 representatives had a fantastic time at the tri-golf tournament, taking part in a round robin of fun golf activities. The children developed their putting, chipping, and aiming skills while showing great focus and control.

They also demonstrated excellent teamwork and…

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8 May 2026

Year 5 Sponsored Run for the Coast Guard

Today, Year 5 took part in their sponsored run to raise money for their class charity, the Coast Guard. The children showed fantastic determination and enthusiasm as they completed an amazing 20 laps of our school field!

We are incredibly proud of their effort, teamwork, and positive attitude…

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8 May 2026

Year 2 Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday

Year 2 were extremely excited to be celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday today, as they thoroughly enjoyed learning about him, when they were in Year 1. They are also looking forward to learning more about him in their reading lessons soon. The children spent their calm time…

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1 May 2026

Role play and dress up

In Nursery we have lots of opportunities for our children to dress up as characters, role play Nursery rhymes and stories. 
 

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1 May 2026

Jigsaw fun

Nursery have enjoyed completing jigsaws this week. They have included animals and our favourite stories. Lots of fine motor and matching fun. 
 

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1 May 2026

Planting Sunflowers

As part of our topic of growth in Reception today, we have been planting sunflower seeds. First, we put soil into our pots. Then, we carefully buried our seeds before watering them. We are excited to watch them grow!

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1 May 2026

Year 3 Mandala Patterns in Collage and Textiles

Year 3 have been looking at artists Faith Ringgold and Alma Thomas. They studied their work and replicated their style in textiles, ink and collage. Mandala originated in India and is used as symbolism in Buddhist and Hindu faiths. They enjoyed creating their own mandalas and textiles.

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1 May 2026

Year 3 & 4 Quick Sticks Hockey Tournament

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the School Games Quicksticks hockey tournament, competing against other schools. They won some games and lost others, but all of the children showed excellent sportsmanship throughout.

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1 May 2026

Making Vehicles Year 2 2026

For the past few weeks, Year 2 have been learning about wheels and axles (fixed and rotating) and have explored how they work. They used what they had found out to design then make their own vehicle. They thoroughly enjoyed measuring and cutting dowel for axles then assembling them on their boxes…

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1 May 2026

Year 4 Bringing Dialogue To Life

This week, the children have enjoyed using an exciting rehearsal room technique to enhance their writing of reporting clauses. By acting out and freeze framing the dialogue they had planned, they were able to explore how characters would speak, move and respond in different situations. This helped…

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