This week in Reception there’s been lots of mark making - practising both numbers and sounds. Children have been showing a great, can do attitude, and tried hard to achieve their goals!...
This week, Year 6 have been learning to use the ‘show, don’t tell’ technique to build tension and suspense in their writing. We concluded the lesson by drafting a series of three suspenseful examples where we included, personified abstract nouns and pathetic fallacy for effect....
This week, Year 6 have been compiling evidence to support their argument on: the exploitation of those with abnormalities in freak shows. The argument is inspired by the life of a young boy from the story ‘The Little Freak’, which highlights the discrimination and unfair treatment...
In Year 3, we engaged in an immersive and creative activity known as “hot seating” to deepen our understanding of the character of Mr.Majeika. This interactive exercise allowed students to step into the shoes of the quirky and magical teacher, embodying his unique traits, mannerisms...
This week in our writing lessons we used our whiteboards and pens to compose our sentences for the retelling of 'Room on the Broom'. The children used capital letters, finger spaces and their phonic knowledge to write captions for key scenes from the story. This...
In Year 6, we have been learning about the power of language when used for effect. To prepare for our setting description, we have been exploring a range of language devices and how to manipulate our word choices to achieve a dark and mysterious tone....
Year 2 walked to the letterbox on Beechwood Road to post our letters to Mrs Meerkat from Meerkat mail! We tried really really hard with our letter formation and checked our writing back to see if it made sense. We hope she will write back...
This week, we have been working hard to write monologues inspired by the antagonist from the short children’s film ‘Roads End’. Once we had completed them, we worked together to orally rehearse our piece using intonation and expressive voice....
In writing, Year 3 are focusing on the book ‘Stone Age Boy’. This week the children have conducted hot seating to develop their understanding of the protagonist. They carefully curated questions which asked his thoughts and feelings about being transformed to a mysterious place....
This week in Nursery, we dove into an exciting new story called "So Much"! The children loved hearing about a family coming together to plan a big surprise for their dad's birthday. Inspired by the heart-warming story, the children practised writing their own birthday cards; using their...