Our Bumblebees, Caterpillars and Dragonflies have started their Summer Term topic all about Journeys. They began with their brilliant beginning and went on a journey around the school grounds. Following this our Early Years children discussed their route and created their own maps.

We shared the story, A ticket Around the World by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens. This led to some lovely discussions about where we live and the children were able to share information about counties that are meaningful to them. The children were inspired to then build places that they had visited, using our new blocks and small world characters. We challenged the children to follow the Podley plan to create an aeroplane that could transport them anywhere in the world. They worked together and played cooperatively to follow the instructions and build the vehicle.

This week the children have begun retelling the traditional tale, The Gingerbread Man and are excited to bake their own next week.

In School Council this week we have been making posters for our classrooms to advertise ice creams being sold every Friday by the FPSA on the school drive! We hope our brilliant posters will promote some more ice cream sales!

A huge thank you to Mrs Magan and Mrs Akhter for teaching our Key Stage 1 children all about Eid. We learnt all about how and why Eid is celebrated. The children learnt lots and had a great time!

We are delighted in nurture to welcome 9 new children to our group. They have all settled in very well and have had fun making self portraits and door decorations.

Continuing our water theme, we have started to make an underwater display based on the Julia Donaldson book, Tiddler. We have also been getting our hands dirty planting up peas and sunflowers as well as starting to create cress heads.

On Wednesday morning Hazel Class had lots of fun taking part in the Commonwealth Games Legacy Festival at Altwood School. We were joined by other local Yr1/2 classes and although we had a spot of rain, it didn't stop the fun we had! We took part in a variety of different games such as running, jumping, throwing and we even had a big relay race with all the adults too! We discovered some new talents and practiced our sportsmanship skills. Overall, lots of fun and a brilliant morning!

Continuing the Platinum Jubilee theme, as per our letter today, we are delighted to announce the arrangements in school for celebrations on Friday 27th May.

Before the day itself, the children will be helping to decorate the school by creating Union Jack Flags and bunting.

Thanks to Miss Johnson at FPJS, you may have already noticed some beautiful hanging baskets with red, white and blue flowers around our school sites too.

On Friday 27th May, children can wear non-uniform clothes – with a red, white and blue theme.

We will have a special Jubilee Assembly in the morning, followed by some creative themed activities for the children to enjoy in their classrooms.

Caterlink have devised a Jubilee Picnic Menu so that, weather permitting, our children will be able to enjoy a picnic lunch outdoors.

Thanks to the FPSA, every child in our school will receive a very special Platinum Jubilee bear and, in the afternoon, our children (and bears!) will have a Teddy Bear’s Picnic together in the Woodland Area.

Finally, after school, instead of the usual ice cream sales, the FPSA will kindly be providing an ice lolly for every child in the Infants and Juniors to enjoy.

We are keeping our fingers crossed for some lovely weather and hope that everyone will enjoy this very special day.