Year 5 held their ukulele concert this week, and it was wonderful to see so many of you there. Thank you for coming along — we hope you enjoyed the performance as much as the children enjoyed learning the songs.

They have worked with great enthusiasm this term, and we hope the experience has inspired some of them to continue with music or even pick up a new instrument in the future.

A big thank-you as well to Mr Ward, who has been teaching the children and guiding them through, what is for some of them, their first steps as musicians.

Year 1 have been enjoying listening to and reading lots of stories about Christmas. They successfully followed a set of instructions to make their very own Santa. 

We recently held our Reading Café, and it was a real highlight. A huge thank-you to the parents who were able to join us — many of you kindly read with several children, not just your own, and it made the session feel warm and welcoming.

The children loved the experience and were completely absorbed in sharing stories, listening to different voices, and talking about the books they enjoy. Moments like these really help to build a positive reading culture across the class, so thank you again for your support.

Year 1 have been reading The Christmasaurus and the Night Before Christmas by Tom Fletcher. They loved the story and were able to retell it and act it out in their own words. They then made story maps to show what happens. 

Year 5 have been exploring a wide range of forces in science, including gravity and the work of Sir Isaac Newton, as well as air resistance, water resistance, levers, pulleys, and gears.

As you’ll see in the photos, the children have particularly enjoyed the practical side of this unit — designing and testing parachutes to investigate air resistance, and lifting weights with and without a pulley to compare how effective pulleys can be.

They have followed up these investigations with class discussions, written experiment explanations, and clear diagrams to show their findings. It has been a brilliant mix of hands-on learning and scientific thinking, and the children have approached it with great curiosity.

Wagtails made Stone Age houses as part of their Stone Age day. The children took lots of care over their designs and were very creative!

Our pupils enjoyed exploring our model text through freeze framing. They worked in groups to recreate key moments and bring the story to life. Everyone had lots of fun while deepening their understanding of the text!

Check out these fabulous vase designs that our Year 6 Stars have produced!

The childern had lots of fun playing with shaving foam.

To conclude their Stone Age learning, the Woodpeckers crafted their own jewellery. They used clay to model pieces inspired by the designs they had explored in books and on the internet.

We learned all about the story of 'Stick Man' by Julia Donaldson and made our own amazing 'Stick People' using natural resources. We were inspired by the artist Andy Goldsworthy who makes lots of beautiful natural artwork. 

We have been continuing our topic all about 'Stories from Around the World' and we really enjoyed the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We were amazing at acting out the story and loved dressing up in the costumes! 

This week, the children were introduced to working with clay and had a wonderful time creating their own pinch pots. They learned how to make slip and how to score the clay so they could add decorations and join pieces securely. We’re excited to continue building these skills—keep checking back to see what they create next!

A fun and fast-paced Snakes & Ladders game designed to boost times-table confidence in preparation for the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC).

Wrens have been learning all about hand puppets in Design and Technology. They looked at examples of different kinds of puppets and then designed their own. They are then going to use their design to sew and make a puppet which they will decorate too. 

The Puffins have read the story of Paper Dolls. They all made themselves as a person and we displayed them on the wall. 

Some of the people had a ride in an aeroplane and went on an adventure to the seaside.

So we made paper plate ocean pictures. 

Children in Year 2 have been exploring globes to learn about the equator and discover which countries are closest to it. They enjoyed locating different parts of the world and developing their understanding of how distance from the equator can affect climate and geography. It’s been a fun, hands-on way to build their global awareness!

We launched our new art unit this week, and the children have enjoyed exploring modelling skills using playdough. They have been practising how to roll, pinch, squeeze, and shape the material to create simple forms, helping them develop the techniques they will need when working with clay next week. This hands-on experience has sparked lots of creativity and excitement as they get ready for the next stage of their artistic journey.