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Image of Fun Friday in Breakfast Club - Children in Need style!

14 Nov

Fun Friday in Breakfast Club - Children in Need style!

Image of Colouring Pudsey.

14 Nov

Colouring Pudsey.

Image of A huge thank you to Ikhlas and Ibaad for sharing their beautiful prayer mats with Year 4 today; it gave us all a fascinating insight into their faith and culture.

14 Nov

A huge thank you to Ikhlas and Ibaad for sharing their beautiful prayer mats with Year 4 today; it gave us all a fascinating insight into their faith and culture.

Image of Interfaith Week 2025 was a huge success! We celebrated and explored many faiths (Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism) through fun activities like making friendship bracelets, lotus flowers, lanterns, and meditation.

14 Nov

Interfaith Week 2025 was a huge success! We celebrated and explored many faiths (Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism) through fun activities like making friendship bracelets, lotus flowers, lanterns, and meditation.

Image of In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. Well done!

14 Nov

In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. Well done!

Image of Fun at Adrianna’s birthday party!

14 Nov

Fun at Adrianna’s birthday party!

Image of Our Interfaith week in action! Yesterday we learnt about Buddhism. We created a safe, cosy space in our classroom and meditated. We then created lotus flowers as a sign of mindfulness and peace.

14 Nov

Our Interfaith week in action! Yesterday we learnt about Buddhism. We created a safe, cosy space in our classroom and meditated. We then created lotus flowers as a sign of mindfulness and peace.

Image of Year 2’s Reader of the week is Perez!

14 Nov

Year 2’s Reader of the week is Perez!

Image of A huge well done to the class for their Viking History Show It yesterday. This was a brilliant opportunity for them to demonstrate what they've learned and understood about the Vikings. It was wonderful to see their learning in action!

14 Nov

A huge well done to the class for their Viking History Show It yesterday. This was a brilliant opportunity for them to demonstrate what they've learned and understood about the Vikings. It was wonderful to see their learning in action!

Image of A Hands-On Look at Islamic Faith: Today, Faith Week exploration centered on the practice of Salat (Islamic prayer). After studying the different names and times of the daily prayers, the children then created their own prayer mats.

13 Nov

A Hands-On Look at Islamic Faith: Today, Faith Week exploration centered on the practice of Salat (Islamic prayer). After studying the different names and times of the daily prayers, the children then created their own prayer mats.

Image of Decorating our cakes for Adrianna's birthday party tomorrow.

13 Nov

Decorating our cakes for Adrianna's birthday party tomorrow.

Image of Interfaith week- Day 4: Buddhism. We read the story of The Monkey King and discussed peace and mindfulness. We made Lotus flowers because they are a symbol of purity, spiritual awakening, and enlightenment.

13 Nov

Interfaith week- Day 4: Buddhism. We read the story of The Monkey King and discussed peace and mindfulness. We made Lotus flowers because they are a symbol of purity, spiritual awakening, and enlightenment.