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Image of Year 1 won last week’s attendance mystery prize! To celebrate, we enjoyed homemade strawberry ice cream in the sun. We’re still leading the race by being HEROes (Here, Every day, Ready, On time). Thank you to parents for your continued support.

28 Apr

Year 1 won last week’s attendance mystery prize! To celebrate, we enjoyed homemade strawberry ice cream in the sun. We’re still leading the race by being HEROes (Here, Every day, Ready, On time). Thank you to parents for your continued support.

Image of A lovely worship today led by Rev Alice all about yeast and how we can all grow in God’s likeness. We enjoyed lots of reflections and singing.

28 Apr

A lovely worship today led by Rev Alice all about yeast and how we can all grow in God’s likeness. We enjoyed lots of reflections and singing.

Image of Well done Ariana our star of the week!

27 Apr

Well done Ariana our star of the week!

Image of We have been learning about the different seasons and what to expect in each. To secure our learning we went on a Spring Walk, we found flowers, trees, leaves and insects that we would expect at this time.

27 Apr

We have been learning about the different seasons and what to expect in each. To secure our learning we went on a Spring Walk, we found flowers, trees, leaves and insects that we would expect at this time.

Image of In Maths, we have been learning about shapes, rotating them to solve puzzles and creating shape pictures! Reception did a fantastic job at making their own shape pictures.

27 Apr

In Maths, we have been learning about shapes, rotating them to solve puzzles and creating shape pictures! Reception did a fantastic job at making their own shape pictures.

Image of Reception working really hard in Pen party - recapping our letter formations for our phonics sounds.

27 Apr

Reception working really hard in Pen party - recapping our letter formations for our phonics sounds.

Image of Know It Week - We’ve been busy testing out our sticky knowledge. We did a google quiz which marked our answers as we went so we all got instant feedback on our learning.

27 Apr

Know It Week - We’ve been busy testing out our sticky knowledge. We did a google quiz which marked our answers as we went so we all got instant feedback on our learning.

Image of Art - Last week we created tessellating patterns by making our own shapes. Once we had completed these patterns we used our own colours to continue the pattern.

27 Apr

Art - Last week we created tessellating patterns by making our own shapes. Once we had completed these patterns we used our own colours to continue the pattern.

Image of Well done to our Year 5/6 boys at tonight’s basketball! Playing 4 schools, the team showed amazing teamwork and spirit with a win, a draw, and a narrow loss. We’re so proud of their resilience and grit on the court. Great job, everyone!

24 Apr

Well done to our Year 5/6 boys at tonight’s basketball! Playing 4 schools, the team showed amazing teamwork and spirit with a win, a draw, and a narrow loss. We’re so proud of their resilience and grit on the court. Great job, everyone!

Image of Our Year 5 data scientists celebrated Earth Day with a ‘Google Quest’. They used AI to help protect a local village from flooding by tracking weather patterns and water levels. A brilliant look at how technology can solve real-world problems. Well done!

24 Apr

Our Year 5 data scientists celebrated Earth Day with a ‘Google Quest’. They used AI to help protect a local village from flooding by tracking weather patterns and water levels. A brilliant look at how technology can solve real-world problems. Well done!

Image of Time flies during DT week! While we spent more time with needles and thread making book covers than with the camera, these photos capture the amazing work produced. It has been wonderful to see the children so genuinely immersed in their craft.

24 Apr

Time flies during DT week! While we spent more time with needles and thread making book covers than with the camera, these photos capture the amazing work produced. It has been wonderful to see the children so genuinely immersed in their craft.

Image of Lunchtimes have been full of discovery! We’ve been experimenting with sand to find out its best properties for building. By comparing wet and dry sand, our budding engineers are learning which holds its shape best for moulding.

24 Apr

Lunchtimes have been full of discovery! We’ve been experimenting with sand to find out its best properties for building. By comparing wet and dry sand, our budding engineers are learning which holds its shape best for moulding.