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13 May 2021

Staying safe online

This week, the children had a visit from PSCO Lodge. She talked to them about keeping safe online and making the right choices. The internet is a wonderful resource, used wisely!

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13 May 2021

Imaginative Instructions!

The children have written some amazing instructions this week - telling me how to find the hidden treasure. However, I don't think I'll bother, it sounds far too dangerous! They used a map (brilliantly created by Mr Murton) for their inspiration. Fantastic!

 

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13 May 2021

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Mubarak is an Arabic term that translates to ‘happy festival’ or ‘blessed Eid’. The term is used by Muslims all over the world to wish each other a happy Eid, and by non-Muslims to their friends celebrating Eid! Eid Mubarak is pronounced in English like ‘eed mu-buh-ruck’.

I would like to…

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12 May 2021

Please Don't Eat Our Porridge Goldilocks

This afternoon we made porridge, just like in the story Goldilocks and the 3 bears.

We really enjoyed mixing the oats and milk together in the pan.  We were very careful not to touch the hot pan.

Our porridge was too hot to eat straight away so we went for a walk in the woods whilst it…

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12 May 2021

What a wonderful week!

This week, the children have been working extremely hard. At the beginning of the week, the children learnt about musical notation and they then worked in groups, using a range of tuned and untuned instruments, to create their own short piece of music to reflect the discovery of gold. Back inside…

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11 May 2021

Fabulous Foil Embossing Art Work

Excellent results today after the class designed and produced their final pieces of foil artwork.

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10 May 2021

Staffing update

It is with mixed emotion that I write to inform you that Mrs Kearns has been successful at interview for a teaching post in another school. Mrs Kearns is a well respected and valued member of our school family and will be greatly missed when she starts her new role in September. We wish her luck…

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8 May 2021

Our first P.E session!

We had our first P.E session this week, everyone was super excited. We talked about why we should exercise and stay healthy. We felt our heart rates before, during and after exercise and then we played some fun games such as, can you move like the animal, the traffic light game, and magic beans.…

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7 May 2021

Green Fingers

We have been taking really good care of our Beanstalks and look at how tall they are now.

Earlier in the week, we spent a lot of time in our outdoor vegetable patch getting the mud ready for planting.

Today we have planted some onions and peas.  We have some carrots growing in Mrs…

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7 May 2021

Paws, claws and laptops

We have had an amazing week of learning in year one, producing some truly wonderful work.  I am particularly proud of our wonderful writing.

In topic we have been creating instructional leaflets about how to look after a tiger.  The children wrote about what to feed them, what shelter they need…

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6 May 2021

Serious Separation!

This week, the children continued their journey across Alchemy Island. They were given a 'soil sample' from the Au Tor. After studying the periodic table, they knew that they were looking for gold! They had to think about the best way in which the materials could be separated, so that they were…

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