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In RE today, Class One took an exciting journey into the world of Diwali, the beautiful festival of light celebrated by Hindus and some Sikhs. We started by thinking about festivals we are familiar with, like Christmas and Easter, and discussed what makes each celebration special. Then, we…

In science we have been exploring different solids to find out their properties. At the start of the lesson some of us thought all solids were hard but now we know things like, sand, clay and fabric are all solids too. We tried compressing different solids, pouring them and changing their…

In Reception and Year 1, we are dedicated to building a love of reading. The Little Wandle Guided Reading Programme helps us to do that, using a structured, phonics-based approach that nurtures confident, independent readers.

Each of the three Little Wandle reading practice sessions focuses on…

Today in our KS1 geography lesson, we went on an exciting journey across the United Kingdom - without leaving our classroom! Using atlases, our young geographers set out to discover more about the four countries that make up the UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

The children…

We have written poems based on ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright. We included sights,smells and tastes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in our boxes. We then used our oracy skills to present our poems.

In French we have created a mini role play, practising all the vocabulary that we have been learning to introduce ourselves. Our French accents were very impressive!

What an exciting morning we’ve had!  We have used our cutting and peeling skills to make puff pastry tarts using seasonal fruits that grow in Autumn. We really enjoyed creating designs for our tarts and they look great! Hopefully they will taste just as good when we bake them at…

Class One have been busy exploring the magic of autumn through art and creativity. Inspired by the season, the children used natural materials and lots of imagination to bring autumn to life in our classroom.

The children made hedgehogs and squirrels out of leaves they collected outside.…

It was our last lesson of gymnastics today so we had the apparatus out. We learnt how to use and move around safely The children showed such perseverance and strength .What a great start to the last week of term. 

It’s our last session in gymnastics so we had the apparatus out today. We learnt how to move and use the apparatus safely. So much fun to start the week.

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Today, in continuation of our call and response unit, using percussion instruments ,we practised playing the glockenspiel. We had fun learning simple nursery rhymes.

In PSHE, Class One focused on working together and using their speaking and listening skills to communicate. The children played different games that encouraged everyone to cooperate and support each other to reach a goal. From passing a hoop round without breaking the chain to working together to…