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Curriculum This week in Year 5, children have been busy developing their biography-writing skills and exploring the lives of inspiring individuals as well as writing a biography all about them! They’ve learned how to structure a biography, gather key facts and write engaging paragraphs that bring a person’s story to life. Alongside their English work, the class has also been tackling fractions in Maths—comparing, ordering, and finding equivalent fractions, as well as practisi

What a busy week! On Monday afternoon, we had a visit from our local Police Community Support Officer. The children really enjoyed seeing the uniform, hearing more about the work he does and getting to sit in the police car. We made poppies and paid our respects for Remembrance on Tuesday and have been talking about Children in Need today. It has also been anti-bullying week and in class we have been talking about what makes a good friend. This week we have been looking at th

In English, the children have been busy becoming reporters! We have been writing our own newspapers, focusing on reporting about the Diwali Inspire Afternoon that Year 6 held. Everyone worked hard to include important features of newspaper writing, such as relative clauses and the passive voice, to make their reports informative and professional. The final pieces were fantastic and really captured the excitement of the afternoon. In Maths, we have been tackling adding and sub

Good afternoon, We have had a very positive week this week in Sycamore Class. We completed our Star Reader Test and lots of children have gone up in their reading comprehension and along side this we are only 250,000 words off of our Christmas target. The children are very keen to reach this target so please keep encouraging them to read at home. In English we have finished our unit on character descriptions, most of the children have tried very hard to incorporate a range of

Please can we remind all parents/carers that it is your responsibility to ensure you update any change of contact details with the school office. You can do this by emailing us: admin@crowmoorschool.co.uk or just popping into the office to write your new details down. Thank you for your cooperation with this.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the children for coming into school in non uniform and Pudsey attire today! Thank you also for the donations to Children In Need. Have a lovely weekend all!

The Embrace Group Christmas Holiday Club  We’re excited to invite your child to join  The Embrace  Christmas Holiday Club festive days, full of activities, games, and creative workshops, with an optional nutritious meal. 📍 Locations:   Meole Brace C of E Primary School 📅 Dates: Monday 22nd and Tuesday the 23rd of December 🕣 Times: 08:30 – 17:00  Booking options: £22.50 per day (optional lunch available for £6)  Spaces are limited – book now to secure your place. Please fol

Dear Parents and Carers, I wanted to update you regarding the ongoing issue with our school kitchen. Please be assured that we are actively working to resolve the problem and are hopeful that full hot meal service will resume later this week. I completely understand and appreciate the frustration this situation may cause. However, the health and safety of our pupils and staff remains our top priority. Some of the kitchen equipment is currently out of use while we await confir

We are sorry to inform you that unfortunately tomorrow (11/11) we are still only able to provide a cold kitchen service. This will continue to be an option of ham, tuna or cheese sandwiches with crisps, salad and a pudding. Apologies for the short notice given to parents/carers this morning, as soon as we were made aware that cold service was continuing we notified our parents and carers immediately. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we are working closely with ou

Today, we had a wonderful afternoon experimenting with pastels in art. The children enjoyed creating their own pieces inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night . It has been wonderful to see so many children practising their new weekly spellings at home. Keep up the great work! New spellings will be sent home on Monday. This week in English, we began our new book The Pied Piper of Hamelin . The children have really enjoyed diving into the story and getting to know the characters. U

We’re back and working hard in Hazel Class this week! In Maths, we have started our Multiplication and Division topic, and have been focusing on remembering a lot of our times tables. Don’t forget that each child has a log in to Mathletics to support their learning at home when they can. Please let us know if there are any issues. In English, we have been looking at Newspaper Reports and been putting the different features in practice, ready to write our own next week. We foc

Happy Friday!   The children have quickly settled back in after half term. This week, they have loved our story ‘The story of Little Mole’. They have drawn mole, his home, another animal and a machine to distinguish the different plopping sounds.     In phonics, we have been looking at ss, ll, ff and j. This week the children have been using their sound knowledge and blending skills to try to read books with words in. Please email or speak to us if you have any questions on t

It has been so lovely to see all the children back after the half-term break! They have returned full of energy and enthusiasm, ready to learn, and I am excited to see the wonderful progress we will make together this term. This week, we began our new class novel, The Boy at the Back of the Class  by Onjali Q. Raúf. The story follows Ahmet, a young refugee, as he settles into a new school and makes new friends. We are really looking forward to sharing this story as a class an

On Friday 14th November we will be supporting Children In Need by inviting pupils to come to school in Non School uniform if they wish. If you would like to donate to the charity you can do so via Parent Pay if you wish.

What a great start to the new half term, we are really in the lead up to Christmas now! We are really pleased to welcome Mrs Mitchell to our Crowmoor Team. On Tuesday, we will be going on a walk around the school grounds to see the signs of autumn as part of our science curriculum. Please send your child into school with some wellies, boots or old shoes that they can change into as they will probably get muddy. This week we have enjoyed 'That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown' by

On Tuesday 11th November , we will be observing seasonal changes outside. Remember to bring a coat, wellies, boots, or old shoes to school, as they are likely to get muddy!

Unfortunately the cold service of dinners will remain until the end of the week. We are hopeful that on Monday provision will be back to normal and the menu will be followed. The sandwiches available will be as follows: Ham Tuna Cheese Children will also have access to salad, crisps and a pudding We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Happy Half Term Everyone! This week we wrote a Book Review in English, all about D-Day Dog. It was exciting to see how much we could remember about the book. We enjoyed choosing our favourite and least favourite parts and writing our recommendations. In Maths, we finished our Addition and Subtraction topic. We consolidated our learning by completing written questions and picking out the important information in each one. Please encourage your child to use Mathletics over the

A huge thank you to everyone who joined our Diwali Inspire Afternoon—it was wonderful to share our learning with you. The children worked collaboratively to create some beautiful pieces of Diwali-inspired artwork, and I was so proud of their enthusiasm and creativity. This week, we have also been completing assessments in reading, maths, and spelling and grammar. The children showed such a positive attitude and fantastic progress—it truly reflects their hard work and determin