C - Christ the King

Tolerant Christ

This week, we marked the end of the Church's year with the celebration of Christ the King. We heard the account of Jesus on the cross, being mocked and belittled by religious leaders, soldiers and even one of the criminals being crucified alongside him! In the midst of the suffering, the second criminal crucified alongside Jesus seeks his mercy and forgiveness, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus offers him the reassurance he is seeking.

We thought this week about the Fundamental British Value of Tolerance. The children have reflected on the ways that each of us is different - unique individuals known and loved by God. We have responded to the call to love one another and bear with each other's needs and differences, just like Christ.

Let it snow...

The Reception children were thrilled by our unexpected snow storm this week. It couldn't have come at a better time too after we had just been read about a swirling whirling snowstorm in our storybook, ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’.

Ukuleles Unite in Year 5!

Year 5 have been having so much fun with the ukuleles these past few weeks. We can now play 4 chords (Em, C, D and G) which means we can accompany Livin’ on a Prayer (right up until the key change when it gets a little tricky!). This is a tall order, as the fingering for the chords is fiddly, but we have been resilient and determined and thanks to some incredible hard work, we've been able to fill the corridors with beautiful sounds and a lot of joy!

The Greatest Gift

In RE this week, Year 1 have been retelling the story of Jesus' birth. We thought about why God chose to send his only son to us and why he chose for him to be born in a stable, not a big palace. The children then created a Nativity scene to show the story of Jesus' birth, thinking about who was there and what it would have been like.

Ice Palace

Year 4 are thoroughly engrossed in this term’s Master Readers book, Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. The children have been captivated by Ivan’s brave adventures as he sets off in search of his brother, who has been taken by the cruel Starjik. Along the way, Ivan has already faced wolves, a bear, a wise owl and even witnessed an entire village disappear before his very eyes!

We are using these exciting moments as inspiration for our own writing. This week, the children have begun planning a diary entry from Ivan’s perspective, thinking carefully about his thoughts, feelings and the dangers he encounters on his journey.

We created a detailed story map to help us organise the events in chronological order. The children enjoyed discussing the sequence of Ivan’s adventure and selecting key moments to include. From there, we could build plans for each section of the diary entry. We can’t wait to see how using this strategy supports their writing in the coming days!

Most Highly Favoured Lady

In RE, Year 2 have been learning about the Annunciation. They listened with excitement to the story from the Gospel of Luke and were able to link it to our wonderful Nativity rehearsals that they have been working so hard at. We then wrote some diary entries as Mary, imagining that we had received the wonderful news from Angel Gabriel.

Pianoforte!

A huge congratulations to Enzo from 4C, who impressed us all with his endeavours at the Woking Music Festival this week! Enzo competed in a large and very talented field of young musicians, performing beautifully on the piano. Having heard Enzo perform in school, we are sure that his confidence, focus and musicality truly shone through.

We are incredibly proud to announce that Enzo won his category, earning himself the magnificent and very well-deserved Meredith Cup. What an achievement!

Well done, Enzo — your hard work and dedication have paid off, and you’ve inspired us all with your fantastic performance. Keep up the brilliant music-making!

Stop, look & listen

This week our Nursery children have been exploring the important topic of road safety. Through practical activities, stories and role-play, the children learnt how to keep themselves safe when walking near roads.

We began by talking about the key rules: stop, look, listen, and think before crossing. The children practised these steps using our outdoor “mini road” setup, complete with zebra crossings, traffic lights and toy vehicles. They enjoyed taking turns as pedestrians, drivers and even lollipop persons, which helped them understand how everyone works together to stay safe.

By the end of the week, the children could confidently talk about how to cross safely, why it’s important to stay close to an adult, and how wearing bright clothing helps us to be seen.

We encourage families to continue this conversation at home by modelling safe crossing routines, pointing out signs during walks, and giving children opportunities to practise what they’ve learnt.

Wise Owls

In Year 3, English and Master Reader lessons are based on the well-known book ,‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’. To bring the book to life, the children enjoyed a fascinating talk from Angela about different owls. She showed us three different owls: Bamu - an African Spotted Eagle Owl, Chuzzlewit, a Barn Owl and a small owl who doesn’t grow any taller than about 20cm - Quinn. Angela gave us many facts about an owl’s habitat, appearance and behaviour. The visitors were very impressed with the children’s interesting questions and how well they listened to the answers. One owl was a little nervous and kept trying to spread his wings! Another owl tried to mark his territory and kept making hooting noises when in the travelling box! Did you know the Barn Owl’s tummy and chest colour help it to blend into the clouds so mice can’t see it? A fascinating morning!

Developing Character in Year 6

In Year 6 English this week, the children explored character description through Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse, focusing on Albert and considering both his outside characteristics - such as his age, appearance and actions - and his inside qualities, including loyalty, courage and determination to protect Joey. They worked hard to make their vocabulary choices engaging and precise, experimenting with powerful adjectives, figurative language and varied sentence structures to bring Albert vividly to life. The results were fantastic, with pupils producing writing that showed empathy, creativity and a growing awareness of how language and sentence craft can shape meaning, leaving us excited to build on these skills further as we move into exploring how dialogue and action linked to characters can impact our writing.

Tolerant 5G

Our thanks to St George's Class for leading a beautiful whole school worship this week, focused on the Fundamental British Value of tolerance. The children celebrated their different heritages, languages and religious beliefs before explaining that God has intentionally and loving made us all different. We are called to uphold the dignity and respect of every human person through the value of tolerance. The children shared a famous example of when Jesus' own disciples were intolerant of a group of children, believing Jesus to be too busy for them. However, the Lord rebuked them and insisted that there is a space for everyone in his kingdom, especially the childlike. Thank you 5G for sharing such an inspiring and uplifting message with us all!

Witnesses to Tolerance

Congratulations to this week's host of tolerant witnesses, who have been upholding the dignity of all people in our school, celebrating each individual's unique gifts, talents and backgrounds in making our school happy and peaceful community. Well done children!

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