Double Trouble

Thank you to all of you who came into work shadowing this week, the children enjoyed showing you their learning.


In English we have been creating our own fantasy settings and read the story of Billy's Bucket. We used our imagination to create our own fantasy world inside  the bucket.


In Maths we have been learning doubling and halving. We used different resources to help us.


Our home learning this week is to take part in the RSPB bird watch and to record what we see.


Our Learning Owl this week is Austin who has been taking responsibility for his learning. Well done, have fun with Snowy.


Next Friday is NSPCC number day so please try  to remember to wear a number.


Have a fun weekend.

Colourful kaleidoscopes

In maths we have been using different resources to solve missing number problems.


On Wednesday we went to Forest Schools. It was sunny but very cold. We used natural materials , to make a portrait of a friend.


" I used leaves for the hair and moss for the eyes" .Annabelle


" We used pine needles for the eyelashes". Zanthi


In Art we have been colour mixing. We leaned that the primary colours are blue, red and yellow.


"Purple, orange and green are called secondary colours". Ben


"If you mix red and blue together you will get purple". Milly


In English we have been writing character descriptions about Goldilocks.


"Goldilocks is greedy because she ate Baby Bear's porridge." Erin


" Goldilocks has curly golden hair and she is taller than Baby Bear." Emily Cocker 


In Science we made kaleidoscopes using  sequins tin foil and cardboard. We had to fold the card into a triangular prism. It was fun.


Our Learning Owl this week is Ben who has been challenging himself with his learning. Have fun with Snowy.

Fantastic writing!

We have been doing lots of writing this week first we wrote a recount about what we did on Christmas morning when we woke up. We had to think about using time connectives like then, next and after that. We also thought carefully about using full stops and capital letters and reading our work through to make sense. Then we wrote a story called My House is Your House. Mrs Bentley was very pleased with our writing and we were very proud too.


In computing we have been giving instructions verbally and drawing symbols to help a friend find treasure. We were using positional language words, such as straight ahead, turn left and turn right. We challenged ourselves to use quarter turns and half turns.  We learnt that giving instructions is called an algorithm, and when using a computer is called programming.


In gym we have been thinking about rocking and rolling from side to side as this half term we shall be learning different types of rolls.  


The Home Learning for this week is to practise counting in 2's and 5's using objects and to record in your own way.


Snowy and Tidy Up Tiger are having a rest this week but will be excited to go home next Friday.


Enjoy the weekend and watch out for the snow.

Welcome Back

Welcome back ! Firstly thank you for the  presents and good wishes for Christmas. We hope you have had an enjoyable and restful Christmas break. The children have come back keen to share their holiday news and are ready to start learning about our new topic called Kaleidoscope.


Next week on Wednesday we shall be having our Forest Schools session so please make sure the children have wellington boots and warm outdoor clothing. .


Our games sessions will take place outdoors so again please can you ensure the children have a tracksuit top and jogging bottoms to wear.




Enjoy the weekend.

The Journey to Windsor Castle

On Monday we were all very excited because we went by coach to Windsor castle. We had our snack and our lunch there. We found out what castles were used for and why they were often built on a hill. We looked around the castle and went into the State apartments and saw Queen Mary's Doll House.


In English we wrote a recount about our trip.


In maths we did some problem solving using addition and take away. We had to try and find out all possibilities.


Some of us have been practising our challenges.
In Science we were learning about Robin's and  made bird feeders.


" Every winter the robin flies back to the same garden" Erin


This week our Learning owl is Jemima who has been concentrating with her writing. Well  done. Have fun with Snowy.


We look forward to welcoming you to our Christmas Sharing assembly next Friday at 9.05am . The children  will not need any costumes as they will be coming to school in their Christmas jumpers.

Bossy words

We have had a busy week! In English we have been learning to give and write instructions. We know that instructions use bossy or imperative words. We thought of words such a s cut, stick, fold, arrange and snip. We used these words to make snowman biscuits, snowflakes and cone angels.


In maths we have been learning about time, thinking about what time it would be an hour later than 11 o'clock and half past six. 


We listened to and helped Reverend Tim retell the Christmas story which was fun because we all had different actions to do.
Year one  were the shepherds.


We are looking forward to our visit to Windsor  Castle on Monday and hope to see the Queen.


Our Learning Owl this week is Oliver who has persevered with his learning. Well done. Have fun with Snowy.

Sharing Assembly

We hope that you all enjoyed our sharing assembly Mrs Bentley and Mrs Orchard were very proud of our wonderful speaking, and we had a special snack to celebrate.


As well as practising our assembly this week we have been writing non- chronological reports in English about castles. We wrote an introduction in our report and then used sub headings to write a paragraph about a specific fact about castles.


In Dance we have been learning a Scottish dance. It was tricky to keep in time to the music as the tempo was very quick, but it was good fun dancing with a partner.


Thank you for all the bottle donations for the school bazaar on Saturday. We are looking forward to buying the decoration we have made.


This week's Learning Owl is Zanthi who has been trying so hard to concentrate with her learning. Well done and have fun with Snowy.