This week, the children have been exploring the process of making bread by identifying ingredients and equipment, following simple instructions, and joining in with repeated actions and words. They have been developing their understanding of food preparation while practising fine motor skills, following routines and building independence through hands-on cooking activities. 

This week, we have been reading the story Beegu and exploring the adventures of a little alien who finds herself on Earth. We have been discussing the characters and thinking about how Beegu might feel during her journey.

To bring our learning to life, we have been getting creative and designing and making our very own spaceships!  The children have been using their imaginations to create some fantastic designs and thinking about how they might travel through space.

This week, we are becoming more confident in comparing groups of objects in Maths, using the language of more than and fewer than to explain what we notice.

In Phonics and Writing, we are continuing to practise writing our names and using the sounds we have learnt to help us write words. We are also enjoying Dough Disco, which helps to strengthen our fingers and hands and develop the muscles we need for writing.

In RE, we are thinking about how God created our wonderful world and discussing the different ways we can care for His creation, including looking after plants, animals and our environment.

In History, we are exploring how we have changed as we have grown, sharing what we could do when we were babies and comparing this with the things we can do now.

This week, we have been becoming more confident writers in using adjectives. We love the story of ‘Funny Bones’ and this has given us lots of new words to help us in our writing. 

In Maths we have continued our work on part whole models. We have started to use these to write addition number sentences. We have found out that you can write addition fact families.

In handwriting we are continuing to work on our correct letter formation starting our letters in the correct place. We are also focusing on writing ascenders and descenders correctly.

We have had a celebration of the word in RE. We gathered together to listen and respond to the story of Creation. The children sat beautifully and were able to share with each other what they are thankful for.

We are also on our Trip today!

In Year 2 this week we have been working on counting up in 2s and 5s. We have learned how to use number squares to help us work out which number comes next. 

In English we have been learning about headings and subheadings, and how they can help us to divide up a text and make it easier to understand. We have been able to write our own subheadings based on an existing text. 

In History we have been learning about jobs in mediaeval castles. We have learned that castles needed lots of people doing lots of different jobs to keep them running smoothly. We thought about what it might be like to be a cook or a blacksmith, and how that would be different to being a lord or lady. 

In Science we have been looking at Charles Mackintosh and how his invention of the waterproof coat helps to keep us dry when it rains!

This week in Year 3, we have been busy drafting our Bewilderwood story retells, putting into practice the writing skills we have developed, including using direct speech and powerful verbs. It has been wonderful to see the children growing in confidence as they create some fantastic pieces of writing.

In Maths, we have started our new unit on addition and subtraction, building on our knowledge of number bonds within 10 and applying this understanding to multiples of 10 up to 100, for example, 3 + 2 = 5 and 30 + 20 = 50.

In Science, we explored the process of pollination and identified the main parts of a flower. As part of our learning linked to World Mental Health Day, we discussed the importance of kindness and how our actions can positively affect the wellbeing of others. In Computing, we continued developing our understanding of branching databases.

Another fantastic week of learning in Year 3, with some particularly lovely story retells taking shape!

Congratulations to Singapore Class, who won last week’s TTRockstars battle against KS2! A special well done also goes to Seoul Class, who came in second. In English, we are putting all of our research and writing skills to use as we now create our end piece of writing: our own non-chronological reports. The children have been gathering information, organising their ideas and thinking carefully about how to present facts clearly for the reader. We are looking forward to seeing the finished reports. As part of being a Catholic school, and linked to our Catholic Social Teaching focus of stewardship, we are now putting our knowledge into action. Year 4 are creating an assembly that they will share with the whole of KS2. The children are working together to develop their ideas and prepare a meaningful presentation about how we can care for our world and take responsibility for our shared home 

This week, Year 5 have been busy developing their learning across the curriculum. In Maths, we have been concentrating on solving multi-step calculations, choosing the correct operations and working carefully through problems. In RE, we have been exploring virtues and vices, thinking about how we can apply positive virtues in our everyday lives. In English, we are continuing to develop our descriptive writing, using prepositions of place, time and manner to add detail and bring our writing to life. In History, we have been adding more significant events and information to our space travel timeline. In PSHE, we marked World Mental Health Day by focusing on the importance of receiving kindness and positive words, and recognising how these can help us feel valued and supported.

It has been a slightly different week in Year 6 as the children have experienced their first taste of what SATs week will look and feel like! We have been incredibly proud of their positive attitudes, resilience and determination throughout our mock SATs. We want to reassure both children and parents that there is absolutely nothing to worry about – these assessments are simply a valuable opportunity to practise, build confidence and help us identify the next steps in our learning. In RE, we have been exploring Laudato Si', Pope Francis' important message about caring for our common home, and reflecting on the responsibility we all share to protect God's creation. We have also enjoyed getting creative in Art, producing striking Blitz silhouette artwork using chalk, bringing our World War Two learning to life. Well done to all the children for their hard work this week – they should be very proud of themselves!