Oliver has been an amazing thinker and communicator this week. He thought hard about the colours and shapes he needed to paint to create his own painting of Noah's Ark.

Milo S has blown us away this week with his ability to be a fantastic inquirer. After looking at the world map Milo found animals he wanted to learn out about and with adult support was able to search for the animals on the ipads and then find great facts, such as an elephant fish being 9 inches long!

Albie has shown the grown ups in Apollo Class what a super thinker he can be, particularly in our phonics lessons. Albie's blending and reading of words has improved so much and we are all really proud of him. He has also been incredible reflective with his writing and reading - recognising that he finds tricky words difficult to sound out and even decided to practise these in his own independent learning time! Well done Albie!

Sena has been an incredible inquirer this week - taking part in all of the challenges set up inside and outside of the classroom and trying her best to complete them without adult support. Sena took part in a mini-beast checklist hunt on the field this week in Apollo class, and worked incredibly hard to sound out the mini-beasts that she would like to find herself. Good job Sena!

Teddy has impressed us all with his research skills this week. As part of our inquiry about how animals contribute to our lives, Teddy wanted to find out about the Common Blue butterfly. He found out about the butterfly using a website and then recorded what he found out by writing about it. He didn’t want to stop until he had written down all the facts he could about it! WOW!

Ramona has impressed us all with her subtraction skills. She was exploring subtraction practically with the mini beasts and then challenged herself to record this! WOW!

Ferne has shown us that she is a risk taker by being brave enough to take her earrings out so that she can participate in PE lessons. This was a really big thing for Ferne and it is super to see her joining in too with confidence.

Well done Ferne!

Brianna is a principled learner. She always tries hard with her work and even brings extra pieces of work that she has completed at home in, showing that she is continuously wanting to learn.

This week Brianna enjoyed designing and creating a trinket pot and a snowman.

Super thinking skills!

This week, Logan has been applying his phonics and has started to blend sounds together to write words! We are really proud of this step in Logan's learning and he is being a great risk taker by trying this independently too. Well done, Logan!

Isla is our golden apple this week because she is always a caring member of our class. She is very kind to her peers and supports them in their learning regularaly. She has also been using her prior knowledge throughout our Inquiry into materials to support her writing about the Three Little Pigs. Great work, Isla!

Robyn has shown how knowledgeable she can be this week during Inquiry. She can confidently explain how a seed stays dormant and why and knows what it needs to grow.

Marshall has been a great communicator when writing his letter to the Giant. He wrote clear sentences and tried hard to start joining his letters too. Well done Marshall.

This week Adam has been a fantastic thinker and blown us away with his maths skills. He has been able to use a number line to add and subtract two-digit numbers. He is growing in confidence in making jumps to the ‘next 10’. We have been impressed with your hard work and your principled learning - keep it up.

This week Lilly has gone above and beyond with her kind and caring nature when playing with her friends and keeping the cloakroom tidy for everyone. In her learning she has been open minded and listened to other peoples thoughts and ideas as part of her bean investigation. A super week. Well done!

Dominic has shown his skills as a communicator this week. He has been working on developing his use of adjectives and adverbs to describe objects, and certainly succeeded in making his pet snail, Baxter, come to life in this piece of work!

Dominic's knowledge of how we construct writing in English was also clear as we worked on this, when he corrected the sentences that Miss Marchant had written for him. He spotted all her missed punctuation, some spelling mistakes, and was pretty strict about marking her handwriting too!

Hope has been a fantastic inquirer in science this week and learnt how plants transport water. She has used the key vocabulary and can explain how the water is absorbed and evaporates scientifically!

Amelia amazed myself and Mr Etheridge this week with her knowledge of recycling and sustainability. She engaged with the interview and was excited to find out more about Langley Park and how they are being sustainable.

Ethan has been very principled this week. He wrote a 3 page story using adjectives. He was able to be reflective when looking back at his story to improve his work. Well done Ethan!

Kai has been a risk taker this week by attempting his work independently. He has been able to design a key and make a four figure grid reference map. Keep up the great work Kai!

Well done Honey-Shae! You have been an excellent thinker this week when inquiring into decimals. You explained how to make a whole clearly and could recognise others mistakes when reasoning in class. Keep up the excellent work!

Well done Leon! You've been an excellent communicator this week. You researched whether the rainforest was a suitable location to settle and presented both sides of the argument clearly in your written work. Keep up the super work!

Well done Nyall! You have been a fantastic risk taker this week, when building your shelter for sadness. You planned your materials and collected them independently. Your shelter looked super!

Well done Phillip! You have been very knowledgeable when learning about poems and wrote an amazing poem this week and last week about settlers in different locations. You also wrote a fantastic kenning poem!

Ruby has been an excellent communicator this week. She has participated in class discussions and used evidence to support her point when discussing the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom today. She has worked hard to learn new Makaton signs and is enthusiastic in all her learning. Great work, Ruby!

Sophia has been a great inquirer this week. She was interested in the work of different members of the royal family and researched different charities with which they worked. Sophia has also been very caring when working with Willow and helping her sequence commands. Well done, Sophia.

Everyone in Kanzi Class this week has worked extremely hard on completing a set of exam papers in the style of the SATS. They have shown a great maturity, making all of the Year 6 team and the wider school incredibly proud.

Well done all of you!

Kanzi Class and the Year 6 team would like to say an overwhelming thank you to the extra adults, who supported us through the exam period. It wouldn't have been possible without you!