It’s been a busy week of learning during the children’s independent learning time. Some areas were left completely child-led while other areas of the classrooms had some enhancements to support the learning we are doing in group activities and carpet time. Below is a selection of photos of some of the things the children got … Read more
Cedar and Pine class had a lovely day last week where we were lucky enough to have some visitors to talk to us about some different countries. Spain, Italy, France, Germany and Egypt were among some of the countries we learned a bit more about. In Cedar class, we are now able to say hello … Read more
As part of our Festival of Languages, we travelled all around the world starting in Greece. We learnt about Greek traditions, the National flag, food and clothes people wear. We learnt the Greek alphabet, it only has 24 letters! We then had the chance to try some Feta, Spinach Pie and Pitta! The children had … Read more
Year 5 had a fantastic day for our Festival of Languages. We were lucky enough to have three brilliant Mums come in to share their cultures with us and we learnt lots about India, South Africa and Spain. Thank you so much to you all! We immersed ourselves in these cultures; we danced, learnt some … Read more
As part of our Festival of Languages, we travelled all around the world starting in Mexico. We listened to some traditional mariachi music, learnt about the National flag and food, and then learnt to count to 10. We then made some Mexican crafts including headbands, piñatas and colourful masks! Then we learnt all about Egypt … Read more
What a fabulous and diverse day we have had in Reception celebrating European Day of Languages, which is officially marked on September 26th. The children had two visitors this morning. We were first joined by Mrs Martinelli, who taught the children some Italian. I think they were all surprised to know they already knew two … Read more
This week the children had their first phonics sessions. We follow a scheme called Bug Club and find it to be very effective in teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics. You will find out much more about it at our information evening in October. We have looked at the letter ‘s’. The children use magnetic letters to … Read more
The children have all been brilliant this week in coping with a full school day. We have two sessions of Discover & Do, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Just take a look at all the wonderful learning that has happened in the children’s independent learning time… The children have been using … Read more
We’ve had a busy first couple of weeks, getting used to new routines in Year One. We begin our days with various ‘Finger Fun’ activities such as; construction, lacing, cutting, colouring, handwriting and much more. This improves fine motor skills and helps the children to settle in at the start of each day. The children … Read more
Last week the children spent time learning about the different areas of the classroom and this week they enjoyed exploring those areas in their own choosing time, which we call Discover & Do. Below is a selection of photos of the children choosing their own activities and learning during Discover & Do. Maths work in … Read more
