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We have enjoyed starting our new topic ‘Fun in the Sun’ this week. We decided to change our home corner to a beach with an ice-cream shop. We have had lots of fun making different flavoured ice-cream for our friends. We even done a little bit of fishing

This week, we’ve started our new topic ‘Bright lights, Big City’ which is all about London. The children worked collaboratively to create a class collage of our Queen. Doesn’t she look beautiful? Well done, Year 1!

Susie from the Dog’s Trust came in to visit KS1 children today. The children learned how to keep themselves safe around dogs, as well as how to treat with them with respect. We thoroughly enjoyed the session! 
 

We had a really interesting assembly today from the Dog's Trust. The children found out how to behave safely round their own dogs, as well as dogs they see when they are out and about. They listened really well and learned the importance of staying calm and thinking about how the dog might be…

This morning we had a special visitor from the Dogs Trust who came to talk to us about how to stay safe around dogs we don't know.  Max the dog was very friendly and cuddly.  He taught us how to approach a dog we don't know and to always ask the owner first before we try to stroke their dog.  Thank you for visiting us Max.

This week, we have started our new topic 'Off with her head!', where we will explore the life of Henry VIII and how Tudors lived during this time. 

As part of the Engage experience, the children met Queen Elizabeth I: Meet the ailing figure, Queen Elizabeth I, as she speaks from her deathbed in…

The children have returned to school full of energy and eager to learn.

We have started our new book ‘The Ice Bear’ written by Jackie Morris. This week saw the children listening to the first paragraph in the book. They heard the text and used visualisation to create their own sketch. The…

This week the children have enjoyed learning all about the religion of Islam. They’ve focussed on the festival of Ramadan and Eid. We’ve produced some fabulous pieces of writing about the five pillars which, are the five key principles that all Muslims are obligated to fulfil in their…

We’ve had great fun today to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. We made crowns to wear for our picnic lunch and filled our planters this afternoon. Thank you for your contributions to support this. Have a happy holiday! 

We have had a lovely day today! Everyone arrived at school dressed in red, white and blue and we started the morning with a special assembly. We learned about Queen Elizabeth II and saw footage of her coronation.

At lunch time, our amazing kitchen staff served a Jubilee lunch. They had worked…

We had a wonderful day celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee!

We had great fun creating crowns and then we we did a bit of gardening - putting together our 'Evergreen Jubilee Planter'.

The children found out about the beliefs of the Islamic faith and produced some amazing fact pages about the Five Pillars of Islam.

The Star and Crescent have been adopted as the unofficial symbol of Islam. With this in mind, the children created some beautiful Crescent creations!

Rub el…