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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

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

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

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

Happy Half Term Everyone! We have worked so hard and made it to another break! In Maths, we finished off our topic on Length and Perimeter by measuring shapes and adding the measurements to find out the perimeter. We remembered to measure accurately, using centimetres and millimetres. In English, we wrote a book review on Myth Raiders - Claw of the Sphinx. We have really enjoyed this book, and it has been brilliant to link to Ancient Egyptian History. In French, we finished o

It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 5! In Music, we have wrapped up our unit on Adele . The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring her music, discussing the emotions conveyed in her songs, and developing their own performance and listening skills. It has been wonderful to see their confidence grow as they analysed lyrics and practised their singing. In English, we have continued reading The Titanic Detective Agency , which has completely captured the class’s ima

Well half term is here, I just hope it stops raining for some of it! This week we have read 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen. The children have enjoyed reciting the book off by heart and have written a new version of the poem. We're going on a fox hunt, We're going to catch a big one, What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Uh-Uh, rain. Soaking, wet rain. We can't go over it, We can't go under it' Oh no! We've got to go through it! Drizzle, drip, Drizzle, drip,

This week, I have been extremely proud of the children’s writing. Not only has their presentation improved, but the creativity and ambitious vocabulary choices they are making are wonderful to see. They are showing real confidence in expressing their ideas and taking pride in their work, which has been fantastic. In Maths, we have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. We have been focusing on how to find a percentage of any number by finding 10 percent firs

Happy Friday! We have had a busy week in Hazel Class. In Maths, we have been Measuring as part of our Length and Perimeter topic. We have been looking at Metres, Centimetres and Millimetres and debating which measurement we would use for different items. We also measured some of ourselves to look at different heights. In English we are looking at how to write a Book Report as we come to the end of the half term. We have practiced using conjunctions and adverbials to make our

🌟 This Week in Elm Class!  🌟 It’s been another busy and exciting week in class, with lots of fantastic learning taking place! 📰 English In English this week, we have written some fantastic newspaper reports about a roly-poly bird that was spotted flying over The Twits’  house! The children showed great imagination and enthusiasm, thinking carefully about headlines, reports, and eyewitness accounts. Please take a moment to read the brilliant example of children’s work below

Good afternoon,   This week the children have really demonstrated how neat their handwriting can be, which has led to their books looking very well presented and I am sure you will be happy to see them next week.   In English we have moved on to newspaper reports. The children have done well at identifying and understanding the use and need for fronted adverbials and the correct tense. In maths we have also started a new topic and that’s on length and perimeter. Most of the c

This week has been full of exciting learning across the curriculum. In English, we have been analysing and exploring the key features of a short narrative. Using the animated stimulus Alma , the children discussed how authors create atmosphere, develop characters, and build tension within a story. They showed great enthusiasm and thoughtful ideas during discussions and written activities. In Maths, we have begun our new unit on fractions, decimals, and percentages. The childr

This week, we have been looking at the story 'The Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud'. The children drew their favourite character, looked at animals in our tuff tray and have created polar bear pictures. The children have also been designing and making boats. In Maths, we have been looking at doubles and combining two groups. Our week started and ended with some visitors. At the start of the week we had parents come in to talk about their job and today we had the school nurses in

Today we have issued vouchers for the half term break. Each free school meal eligible pupil is entitled to £15 for the week. Please note this does not include universal infant free school meals. A reminder if is your responsibility to ensure your records are kept up to date at school therefore, if you have changed your email address unfortunately, we will not be able to assist with this. If you do not believe you have received your voucher and you have also checked your junk