17
Dec
Let’s Hang Out And Read in Year 6!
We have given our reading area a Va Va Voom! We love diving into a new book, discovering a new author and getting lost in a wonderful world of imagination....
English – Reading
10
Dec
Bobby the elf in Nursery
Our mischievous elf Bobby is back for the festive period! We've been busy making lots of observations about where he has ventured to each day and what he has been up to. This time we noticed he was sitting in our book corner reading and he...
03
Dec
Making spaceships in Reception
We have been reading Astro Girl in Reception. To immerse ourselves in the story, we have been creating spaceships using a range of creative materials and tools. This activity has helped us strengthen not only our fine motor skills but also our ability to learn...
19
Nov
Sound games in the Nursery
We have been revisiting phase 1 in Phonics. We have been on some awesome sound walks and have been playing sound games. During this game we had to sing faster if we were close to our teddy bear or slower if we were getting further away....
05
Nov
London Landmarks in Year 1
We have been reading 'We completely must go to London'. We noticed that the illustrations in the story are made up with a range of drawings, photos and collages. We tried to recreated some London landmarks using similar techniques. [gallery ids="4062,4063,4064,4065"]...
05
Nov
Lovely London in Year 1
In our Geography lessons this term we will be learning all about London. We will also be reading the text 'We completely must go to London' and writing information leaflets. This week we created beautiful collages of London attractions and wrote exciting sentences about why...
05
Nov
Flotsam by David Weisner in Year 3
In our writing lessons, we have been reading the book ‘Flotsam’ by David Weisner. We explored the front cover, first page of the book and made predictions about the story. We investigated what had washed up on beaches, looking closely at the items with magnifying glasses...
05
Nov
Figurative language with Varjak Paws in Year 4
We have been using figurative language to describe the characters in our class text 'Varjak Paws'. We explored the characters through drama and created a word bank of wow vocabulary. We understand that writers often use 'show me' sentences to express a character's feelings through...
05
Nov
The Arrival by Shaun Tan in Year 6
We have wasted no time getting started with our new book The Arrival by Shaun Tan. The book itself has no text only pictures. We looked at these to predict what the story might be about....
22
Oct
Sounds to make words in Reception
We have been taking part in our Read Write Inc sessions and learning new sounds! We have met Fred, a special frog that only speaks in sounds and we have been helping him put them together to make words! We have learnt special rhymes to...