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Not long until Christmas, the school is starting to look festive! This week we have shared the book 'You can't take an Elephant on the Bus' by Patricia Cleveland-Peck. It's a really funny story exploring why certain animals can't use certain vehicles. The whale can't use a bicycle because it has no feet! It has given the children the opportunity to use conjunctions (and, but, because) in their writing. In maths we have completed our unit about shape and have started to learn

Happy Friday! For Parliament week we have been voting for which story to read at the end of the day. The children have also picked a picture to take home to colour in for the colouring competition, which the school council have organised. This week, we have been looking at 'The Christmas Story'. In drawing club. the children drew Mary and Joseph and a place for them to stay. We have been busy practicing our nativity for the performances next Friday. Your child's part and any

Happy Friday! We have worked so hard this week. In English, we continued with Friend or Foe in our Reading sessions. We completed character descriptions in our Writing sessions. We extended our sentences using noun phrases, adverbs and conjunctions. In Maths, we completed our Multiplication and Division topic and used Supermovers to support our understanding of times tables. We have been focusing on our 2, 4 and 8 times tables. This week has been Parliament Week, so in PSHE w

In English, the children have been exploring our class book through the eyes of Ahmet. They wrote thoughtful diary entries describing how he might have felt on his very first day at school. The children had some wonderful ideas and used lots of descriptive language to capture his emotions, from nervousness and excitement to hope and curiosity. We were so impressed with the empathy and creativity they showed in their writing. In Maths, we celebrated finishing our fractions uni

Good afternoon, We have had a very busy week in Sycamore Class, from our normal class work, to completing tests and of course yesterday's 'Inspire Afternoon'. Thank you to everyone who was able to come yesterday, I hope you had a fun afternoon with us and you are all looking forward to the children bringing home their Roman shields. Here are a few pictures from yesterday's work. In maths we are continuing with multiplication and division, next week we will be looking at our 1

Another brilliant but busy week in Year 5! 🏊‍♂️ Swimming – Final Week & Fantastic Achievements This week marked our last swimming session . We are incredibly proud of the progress the children have made. Many Year 5 pupils have successfully achieved their 25 metres , showing determination and confidence in the water. Well done to everyone for their effort throughout the term! 🔬 Science – Testing Water Resistance In Science this week, the children have been exploring water r

We would like to say a big thank you to you all for the tombola donations for the Christmas Fayre. These are very much appreciated!

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The Christmas Fayre will be held after school on Monday 8th December. All welcome!

The countdown to the Christmas holidays has begun. Shropshire Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is now open for bookings. Your child aged 4 (reception class age) to 16 can get a FREE place: 🎄 If you get benefits-related free school meals, or 🎄 Have been referred by a professional A number of holiday clubs are able to offer places to children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). Some holiday clubs also offer additional paid places, that are a

If your child would like to see Santa at the Christmas Fayre. Please ensure you have purchased your tickets beforehand. Details of when tickets are going to be sold can be found on the poster below:

A reminder we break up for Christmas on Friday 19th December. School finishes at 1.15pm on this date and all children must be collected at this time unless they are in Years 5 & 6 and are a home walker. Monday 5th January is a PD day therefore, school is closed on this day. All pupils return on Tuesday 6th January 2026!

Pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals are entitled to HAF funding over the Christmas holidays. This week if your child is eligible for Free School Meals, please note this does not include Universal Infant Free School Meals, they will be coming home with a HAF leaflet which will include the code needed in order to book on the HAF holiday clubs. Further information is provided in the attachments below. If your child is eligible for Free School Meals and you do not recei

Happy Friday!   This week we have been looking at the story ‘The Scarecrow’s Wedding’.   We have been talking about celebrations and the children have enjoyed making cakes with playdough and in the sand, designing cakes and writing lists. The last couple of weeks we have been continuing our finger workouts and working on how we hold a pencil. Yesterday, we looked at how we formed ‘h’ and then the children had a go on whiteboards and in the sand.   In phonics, we have looked a

It’s been so cold we’ve made sure we’ve stayed warm and busy this week. In English we have started a new class text! We are reading Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo and are really excited to get stuck into it! In our writing we have been looking at character descriptions, and linking these to our prior knowledge of WW2. In Maths we have been learning our 2, 4 and 8 times tables in our Multiplication and Division topic. We have used BBC Supermovers to support our knowledge an

We have had a wonderfully busy and engaging week in Year 6. In Reading, the children have continued to enjoy our class text The Boy at the Back of the Class . We have been developing our comprehension skills by comparing characters, exploring their similarities, differences, and the ways their actions contribute to the story. The discussions have been thoughtful and full of insight. In Writing, we have begun our unit on diary writing. The class has explored key features of an

Good afternoon, I have been so impressed this week with some of the discussions and the work the children have produced. They have really got to grips with their new English writing unit on biographies. So far we have analysed one and had a go as a class writing one, before the children write one independently next week. In maths we are continuing to look at multiplication and division and have moved on to possibly the trickiest tables yet... the 7s. We will continue to look

The next Friends meeting will be held at school on Tuesday 25th November, 2pm. All are welcome to attend. If anyone can offer any support at the Christmas Fayre on 8th December but is unable to attend the meeting please contact the school or the Friends directly. We would appreciate any help!

A walk in flu clinic is being held this weekend at Coral house. For further details please see information below: