Let’s look at the learning from this week … 

Nursery
This week in Nursery, the children have been diving into their core text The Very Hungry Caterpillar to explore healthy and unhealthy foods. They’ve had fun sharing their favourite foods and discussing whether they’re best enjoyed often or in moderation. As part of their learning, the children also tasted vegetables such as parsnips, carrots, and broccoli—sparking lots of curiosity and conversation!

Reception
Reception have been working hard to build their writing stamina this week. The children were thrilled to receive their brand-new floor books, which they'll now use for morning writing, phonics spelling, and literacy activities instead of whiteboards. In maths, they've been exploring part-whole models, halves, and sharing through practical tasks. Remi impressed everyone by explaining that a cut apple wasn’t a whole “because some of it was missing!”

Year 1
Year 1 has been inspired by the magical world of Atlantis! From wanting to meet mermaids to riding dolphins with Dougal, the children came up with brilliant reasons why they’d love to visit. Raphie said he just wants to see the world and explore new places! They have also started planning persuasive letters to convince their adults to let them embark on this exciting adventure. In DT, the children enjoyed a fantastic weaving session, mastering the ‘over and under’ technique to create vibrant designs—Miss Emslie was very impressed!

Year 2
Year 2 has been busy expanding their descriptive writing skills. They explored two contrasting settings from their core text and created thoughtful acrostic poems using the word PROMISE. Miss Roper was incredibly proud of both their creativity and confidence during poetry performances. In maths, the children learned all about unit fractions, clearly identifying them as having a numerator of 1 and representing one part of a whole.

Year 3
This week in Year 3, children have been deepening their vocabulary through whole class reading. By exploring the meanings of new words and applying them in sentences, they were able to better understand the text. The class also studied manifestos from the UK’s four main political parties to identify features and promises—good and bad—as they prepare to write their own class manifestos.

Year 4
Year 4 has been learning about Judaism with Mrs Redhead, focusing on the significance of the synagogue and the role of a rabbi. Ayomide shared, “Rabbis are important because they read the Torah scrolls and lead ceremonies at the synagogue.” In computing, the class also explored how to change the mood of an image by adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, and vignette settings—combining creativity with digital skills.

Year 5
This week in Year 5, the children tackled area and perimeter, focusing on compound shapes. Elia explained, “To find the area of a compound shape, you split it into two parts, calculate each, then add them together.” In science, they’ve been learning about space—Emily told us, “Uranus is the coldest planet in our solar system,” and Elia added, “Our sun is a dwarf star, which means it’s smaller than a typical star.” The children were full of wonder as they posed thoughtful questions about aliens and life beyond our solar system.

Year 6
Year 6 have shown fantastic perseverance and maturity as they continue preparing for their SATs. They’ve been proactive in identifying question types they find challenging and asking for extra practice to build their confidence. Their ability to apply key knowledge in a range of contexts has been impressive—well done to all for your determination and effort this week!

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