Dear parents

It has been a wonderful half term at Grange Park, and I was particularly delighted to see so many of you working together with your children during our ‘Come Learn With Me’ sessions. Each class across the school has explored traditional patterns from different countries to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community. The final artworks will form a collaborative, multicultural display, and I must say the outcomes we have seen so far are amazing! 

We have also been focusing heavily this half term on our new behaviour tweak: ‘Peaceful Playtimes’. The children have been learning the importance of using ‘Kind Hands, Calm Bodies, and Caring Words’ to ensure that break times continue to be safe, structured, and enjoyable for everyone. It has been lovely to watch them putting this into practice, engaging in inclusive games, and supporting one another to continue to make our playgrounds a happy place to be.

Inside the classrooms, there has been a real buzz of activity.  Nursery have been busy strengthening their hands for writing through dough play, whilst Reception explored road safety, creating their own maps and mastering the ‘Stop, Look, Listen, Think’ rules. Year 1 have been working incredibly hard applying their phonics skills to their writing with great enthusiasm. Year 2 embarked on an immersive journey to 1666 during their ‘Great Fire of London’ workshop, dressing in authentic attire to become weavers and bakers, whilst Year 3 also travelled back in time to the Stone Age during their inspiring trip to Celtic Harmony. Moving up the school, it has been a tasty half term in Design and Technology; Year 4 have been analysing flavours for their European sandwich project, whilst Year 5 foraged for herbs in our allotments to investigate the Viking diet.  Finally, our Year 6 children had a fantastic time at their PGL residential, challenging themselves and building independence. A huge thank you to the staff who gave up their time away from their own families to support them. The children who remained at school also had a brilliant week, enjoying an array of activities such as designing and making pizza, creating their own adverts and taking part in a variety of sports. 

Just a reminder that school is closed tomorrow, Friday 28 November, for an INSET day. We look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 1 December. 

With my very best wishes to you and your families

Tijen Hassan 

Headteacher

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During this Come Learn With Me, each class across the school has explored traditional patterns from different countries of the world to celebrate the cultural heritage of all in our school. The final artworks will form a collaborative, multicultural exhibition. What amazing outcomes we have had! A picture of the final display will be shared when it is finished. 

At the end of last half term we  celebrated our ‘Always Stars’. ‘Always Star’ children are children who ALWAYS show that they follow the Big 3, they are ALWAYS respectful, resilient and show responsibility and they ALWAYS try their very best, taking on challenges with a growth mindset and never giving up. Here are the Always Stars’ for the first half of the Autumn term.

The Nursery children have been busy developing their fine motor and mark-making skills. Rolling, squeezing and pressing the dough has helped strengthen their hand muscles, preparing them for confident mark making with pens and pencils.

Inspired by our story “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”, the children have also enjoyed drawing their own animals, using the storybook characters as a springboard for their creativity.

The children in Reception have been learning about road safety. We focused on the crucial rules of holding an adult's hand when crossing, waiting for the 'Green Man', and applying the four simple steps: Stop, Look, Listen, Think. It has been wonderful to observe the children's creativity as they independently made road signs and designed detailed maps that included features like zebra crossings and traffic lights.

Our Year One families were invited to a special Come Learn With Me event where children proudly shared an art project inspired by countries from around the world. Children explored how patterns and designs represent different cultures, creating vibrant artworks that celebrated diversity and creativity. It was a wonderful opportunity for parent to see the children’s learning in action and join them in celebrating global art and cultural expression.

Year 4 has kicked off a brand new, delicious unit, European Sandwich Making! This exciting project is all about encouraging our Year 4s to try new things and get creative with how they combine different flavours. The challenge is for everyone to design their very own European inspired sandwich. Last lesson, the children had a fantastic time sampling various ingredients. To help them design their sandwich they used spider analysis to quantify their favourite tastes and textures. We can't wait to see their final, creative sandwiches.

In Monet Class, we had a wonderful time creating beautiful stained glass windows with our amazing parents during our Come Learn With Me session! It was a fantastic opportunity to get creative together and explore colour, light, and design. Thank you to all the families who joined us—your support and enthusiasm made the experience truly special! 

Year 6 were an absolute credit to our school at PGL this year. They pushed themselves to new heights (Literally) - worked on leadership, resilience, problem solving and team work. From the camp fire to laser tag in the woods, the wide range of activities kept them entertained and we all had a long sleep when we finally returned. A shout out to the children who stayed at Grange Park who were fantastic working on their pizza projects. I'm sure they tasted great!