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Father Christmas visit to the Learning Base
Date: 16th Dec 2021 @ 11:41am
The children have had a wonderful visit from father Christmas.
He left the reindeers and the sleigh on the roof of the school and came to visit Learning Base 2 children.
They all received a present off him and were all very happy.
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 9:31pm
This week in Class 8 the children have designed their pneumatic, moving mammoth, then created it and finally evaluated what went well and what they would do next time. The children loved seeing their creation come to life by using the pneumatics which opened and closed the mammoths mouth. They produced fantastic designs and all the outcomes were successful. The childrens' written work was beautiful and detailed. Well done Class 8! We are super proud of you.
What we've been upto on our final week in Nursery.
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 4:27pm
We've had a super, festive week in Nursery. Our story of the week was the Christmas Story. On Tuesday we had a lovely party, where the children played musical statues, pass the parcel and musical bumps. On Wednesday the children perfomed the Nativity with reception, which they were all fanastic at. To finish the week off we had a very special visit from Father Christmas who left the children a lovely present.
Week Ending 17th Decemeber 2021
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 11:39am
It has been a wonderful half term and the children have produced some fantastic work.
Last week, we raised over £200 with our Kicks n Kakes afternoon and we would like to thank everybody who supported us.
We had a visit from Santa this week and the children asked lots of interesting questions.
We hope everyone has a super well deserved break. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year..jpg)
Date: 13th Dec 2021 @ 9:11am
This week is Christmas week. The children have been making hats, mats and table decorations.
We have also been completing our Design Technology by making a buzzer games. Ask you child all about it.
Did their plan work? Would they do anything different?
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:13pm
Today Year 3 did their Christmas Cracker performance of the song 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'. They were AMAZING. There were so many words for them to learn and the song was completely new to them two weeks ago. We were blown away by their performance. SUPER STARS. 
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:11pm
This week we have enjoyed learning how to write several different poems! We loved writing list poems about astronauts and became astronauts ourselves!
We have also enjoyed learning about 3D shapes and have been using our team work skills to explore different shape properties. 
Reception Weekly Blog WB 6/12/2021
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 2:45pm
This week Reception have been practising hard to make their Nativity play as special as possible for when they perform it for the school and film it for parents next week.
In English we have been doing lots of great learning about The Jolly Postman. We have been delivering letters to lots of fairy tale characters and doing some fantastic drama using freeze frames to portray some of the settings and characters from the book!
In Maths we have been learning about rectangles and special rectangles called squares - why not ask your child if they know what is the same and different about these two shapes.
Next week we will be meeting Fletcher the Fox again! This time he will be celebrating Christmas with the other woodland creatures.
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 2:25pm
Hi all,
Thank you very much for your kind donations towards our fundraiser.
It was a massive success which was enjoyed by all!
As some children missed out on cakes and treats, we will be hosting Kicks N Kakes fundraiser on Wednesday 15th December.
Thank you once again,
The Year 6 Team
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 8:02am
This week in class 5 we have been continuing our learning about Space. In English, we have been creating our own super space poems. We began the week by imagining we were in space. We thought about what we might see, hear and smell. Then in groups we created some fantastic freeze frames to inspire our poetry!
Christmas Brooches in Class 11
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:26am
This week, Class 11 have been busy being creative, especially in developing and using their sewing skills to make their Christmas Brooches. They began by looking at what the purpose of a brooch is and why people wear them. Later, they created their own designs. After making a pattern, they transferred their designs onto felt fabric. This week, the children have sewn their brooches and they are nearly ready! It was hard work and they needed to really focus on their sewing. It was a pleasure to see how resilient Class 11 were and faced challenges very well. We are so proud of them!
Date: 7th Dec 2021 @ 2:14pm
We have had a super week of learning and the children have made amazing progress with their writing.
We have been writing setting descriptions and the children have been focussing on similes, fronted adverbials and adverbs. I have seen HUGE improvements and I and very proud!
In Maths, we have been developing our knowledge of angles- Can your child describe these angles to you?
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 8:48pm
It's snowing! In class we're so excited for the snow and couldn't wait to play in it! The children made footprints in the snow and had a go at rolling snow men.
We were sad once it melted so Miss Winterbottom brought us some in ?
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 5:48pm
Mrs Wilson and I have been so amazed this week by the resilience, enthusiasm and effort that Class 6 have put into their KeyNote presentations. They have celebrated everything they have learnt about Space by creating an interactive presentation using the KeyNote App!
We were extremely impressed with Safah who took on the challenge with the utmost enthusiasm and also become a mini teacher with supporting others in the classroom. She wowed Mr Padley with her knowledge and digital skills! A BIG WELL DONE!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 29.11.2021
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 12:36pm
This week in Reception we have been learning all about The First Christmas to help us with our forthcoming Nativity performance so that we understand the story we are acting out. We have been doing lots of practising of our songs this week and we thnk we are sounding really good!
In Maths we have been doing lots of great learnig about one more and one less and singing lots of songs to support our learning - maybe you could ask your child to sing you one - maybe 5 Little Speckled Frogs or Five Green Bottles!
In our afternoons we have started to get ready for Christmas by making some lovely hats and cards.
Next week we will be doing lots of great learning about The Jolly Postman.
Finding and making shapes in class 3
Date: 2nd Dec 2021 @ 4:01pm
This week in class 3 we have been looking at 3D shapes. The children had so much fun making their own 3D shapes using sticks and play dough, thinking carefully about how many vertices, edges and faces each shape had.
We also got the chance to go on an exciting 3D shape hunt around school, looking all around to see what shapes we could find in the corridors and outside. We found lots of different 3D shapes around school. The children were particularly excited by the Christmas tree (Cone) and the glittery baubles (Spheres).
This week the children got into the Christmas spirit, taking part in some Christmas Cosmic Yoga with Mrs Roscoe. We were so impressed with how hard the children tried carefully to match each individual pose.
Date: 1st Dec 2021 @ 8:10pm
Class 8 created majestic Ice Age setting boxes and then wrote amazing descriptions using adjectives, similes and then extended their ideas by using conjunctions. We are really looking forward to reading their Big Writes on Friday. Why don't you ask your child to tell you all about their learning?
Date: 30th Nov 2021 @ 10:49am
This week we have been working on Money and in English we have been writing a persuasive text all about The Lakes District.
The children have become very persuasive and I am sure they will be asking you to take them there on holiday!
Did you know that the Lake District is in the North West of England?
We are going on a shape hunt...
Date: 28th Nov 2021 @ 3:40pm
This week as part of our maths learning, class 3 got the exciting opportunity to take part in a 2D shape hunt around school.
We had so much fun finding lots of different shapes around school and in nature. Take a look at all we found below:
Date: 27th Nov 2021 @ 6:05pm
This week we went into our forest school area at Greenhill and looked for mini-beasts. We looked in lots of micro habitats such as on leaves, under rocks and in our bug hotels. We were lucky enough to find lots of mini beasts and enjoyed using the magnifying glasses to look at the small creatures. 
Date: 26th Nov 2021 @ 2:07pm
This week we have become Key Note experts. We have been using our computing skills in our History and Literacy lessons. We used our skills to create an online app giving facts all about our Space learning. We then used the Key Note app to create our very own E-book (Electronic) book. We added audio, photos and text to each page to make our story the best! We loved becoming real life authors! 
Click to see what Year 6 have been learning this week
Date: 26th Nov 2021 @ 12:10pm
Hello,
This week Year 6 have been completing their Year 6 assessments. They have worked really hard and shown a very strong commitment towards them.
For our writing this week, the children have focused on a book called 'War Diaries' which is a compilation of various diaries from individuals during the Second World War. The children have had a task to create their own version of a 'war diary' and have impressed with their level of creativity and writing. We hope to continue and add further writing in our diaries next week.
Lastly, we are really impressed with the high number of children who have attended the booster sessions after school - Well done to all Year 6 pupils, keep it up!
Have a safe and lovely weekend all,
Mrs Khalil and Mr Bottomley
Reception Weekly Blog WB 22.11.2021
Date: 25th Nov 2021 @ 3:28pm
This week in Reception we have done some fantastic learning about The Three Little Pigs. We created story maps and acted out the story using a Story Whoosh - we have some amazing actors and actresses in Reception.
In Maths we have been doing great learning about 4 and 5. Looking at different ways of showing them and sorting sets.
In the afternoons we have had a Science focus and we have been investigating friction, floating and sinking, melting and freezing and which materials are best for keeping out water. Lots of our predictions were right and we had great fun melting chocolate on our fingers (and licking it off!)
Next week we will be starting our Nativity rehearsals - we are VERY excited!
Date: 25th Nov 2021 @ 12:30pm
The children had a fantastic learning opportunity on Tuesday. They had a visit from a 'paramedic'.
The children listened to their heartbeats through the stethoscope and did their oxygen levels.
They are looking forward to next Tuesday as the paramedic is coming back into the learning bases in her ambulance.
Date: 24th Nov 2021 @ 4:18pm
Class 8 were super scientists this week. They were investigating the size of shadows in teams. They found that the closer the light source to the object the smaller the shadow. Why don't you ask your child to tell you all about it?
