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Happy Friday from Hazel Class! We’ve been really busy and had a lovely week! In English, we have been enjoying our new book Pharoah in the Bath. We have been practicing writing Playscripts with a focus on prepositions in our settings, and adverbs to describe how our characters are speaking. In Maths, we have been continuing with our work on Fractions. We have been comparing sizes of fractions and putting them on number lines in order. In Science, we have been grouping rocks d

The children all looked great for World Book Day yesterday. They drew and wrote about the characters they had dressed up as, made ladybirds, went on a character hunt, visited the library and enjoyed sharing stories with some of our older pupils. Here's some of the children dressed as their favourite character. This week, we’ve also been looking at the story ‘Monkey Puzzle’. The children have been drawing characters from the story, made monkeys and talked about animals and the

This week in Year 5 has been full of exciting learning across the curriculum! On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day , and it was wonderful to see the children arrive in fantastic costumes inspired by their favourite characters. Throughout the day, we shared stories, discussed our favourite books, and took part in reading activities that celebrated the joy of literature. The children showed great enthusiasm and many spoke confidently about the books they love. In Maths , w

World Book Day This week we celebrated World Book Day  by sharing and appreciating our love of reading. The children created some fantastic pieces inspired by books they have read, proudly presenting and sharing their creations with the class. It was lovely to see such enthusiasm for stories and to hear the children talk about their favourite books and characters. Maths In Maths, we finalised our learning on length and height , focusing on measuring in centimetres and metres

This week has been a fantastic one in Year 6, and the sunshine has certainly helped to keep spirits high! In Writing, we responded to a (very serious!) letter from Mr Hortons about shortening playtimes. The children wrote thoughtful and persuasive replies, showing an excellent understanding of the key features needed to convince a reader. There were some very strong arguments for keeping our well-earned break times! In Maths, we have been exploring area and perimeter. This we

Good afternoon, We have had quite a creative week in Sycamore class. We started the week with using water colours in art, then creating our own character descriptions in English and we had World Book Day yesterday with lots of fantastic costumes. In maths we are still looking at fractions, some children are really grasping the new concepts and are able to apply their multiplication understanding to help them. Please keep helping them practise at home and there is always Mathl

Teachers 2 Parents the service who provide the school texts are now requesting that parents move over to the above app. Details on how to set up the app and gain access to your log in details can be found following the information via the link below: Installing the app | Eduspot Parent Support It is important parents sign up to this app in order to still continue to receive text messages. You should be able to log into the app via the email that if on your child's school cont

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Free School Meal eligible pupils will be coming home this week with a leaflet with further information on how to access HAF funding over the Easter holidays. The leaflets also contain the code you will need to book your child on one of the funded spaces if you wish. If your child does not come home with this information and you would like to book them on one of the HAF funded holiday clubs, please contact the office. For further information on HAF please see details below. Th

Dear Parents and Carers, We’ve had another busy and exciting week in Year 5, filled with fantastic learning across the curriculum. Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to: 📘 Maths This week in Maths, we have been learning about decimals. The children have been exploring place value within decimals, understanding tenths and hundredths, and making connections between fractions and decimals. We’ve also been practising comparing and ordering decimals, as well as representing

Happy Friday! The children have soon settled back after the half term. This week we have been looking at the story 'The Ugly Duckling'. During our drawing club sessions, we have been drawing the duck, farm and when another egg was found, what we thought might be in it. We have been talking about signs of spring and the children have enjoyed exploring any signs they can see in our outdoor area. We have also been looking at the lifecycle of a duck, using a net to catch ducks in

🌟 Another Busy Week in Elm Class!  🌟 We’ve had a wonderful week packed with exciting new learning across the curriculum! 📚 English In English, we have been focusing on setting descriptions , working hard to make our sentences more interesting by varying sentence structure and improving flow. The children have shown great creativity when describing different settings, thinking carefully about vocabulary choices to really paint a picture for the reader. In Reading, we starte

Good afternoon, We have had a very positive start to the half term and the children have returned to school settled, focused and ready to learn. In Maths, we have begun our work on fractions. The children are exploring equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, and developing their confidence in explaining their reasoning. In English, we are focusing on character descriptions. The class has been working hard to use expanded noun phrases, ambitious vocabulary and

We are still having reports that some children in Y5 and Y6 are inappropriately using social media apps, with access to inappropriate language. Some of the language and references children are sending to one another are of a sexual content. We have growing safeguarding concerns with the lack of supervision that some children are having whilst on devices. Also, that some children (due to their advanced ability to use technology) are hiding certain messages, apps or photos from

Welcome back to Spring 2 term – we are excited to have the children back and ready for a fantastic half term ahead! Although this is a short term, it will certainly be a busy one. We begin our booster sessions over the coming weeks and look forward to seeing lots of progress and growing confidence across the class. In Reading, we are continuing our class novel, Pig Heart Boy , and enjoying the thought-provoking themes within the story. In Writing this week, we wrote a detaile

Dear Parents   It is Secondary National Offer Day on Monday 2 nd March 2026, in preparation please can you check you can access your account to view the outcome of your application.   If you can’t remember your password , click the forgotten password option on the parent portal.   If your account is locked, please email school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk  or call 01743 254331 or 01743 01743 255216  for your account to be unlocked.   On Monday, these useful links will help

Thursday 5th March 2026 📚✨ Calling all book lovers and story explorers!  ✨📚 You are all invited to dress up as your favourite book character for the day!  Let your imagination run wild and bring a story to life — whether you become a daring hero, a magical creature, or a mischievous villain! No need to buy anything  — there are loads of brilliant, simple homemade costume ideas online using things you already have at home. If you have any preloved costumes  you no longer nee