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What lovely weather we have had this week! We’ve made the most of the sunshine by taking our booster sessions outdoors, which the children have thoroughly enjoyed. One highlight was our exciting ‘escape room’ challenge, where pupils worked brilliantly in groups to solve a series of clues in order to “escape.” It was fantastic to see such teamwork, resilience, and problem-solving skills on display—well done, Willow Class! In Science, we have been exploring how animals adapt to

Good afternoon, I have been very impressed this week with the children's attitudes to their English and maths work. They are really trying hard with their presentation whilst focusing on the learning, I hope this continues for the rest of the year. In English, we are now looking at narratives, which will lead us next week to the children writing their own stories. In maths we have started a new unit on money. The children did well this week at researching the differences betw

These weeks are going so fast! Thank you for your trip responses, all the children are excited and are counting down the days. In English this week, we have enjoyed sharing the book 'The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch'. Our focus has been on identifying verbs and then using them to write instructions for making a sandwich. Our new maths topic is Fractions. The children have learnt that when a whole is spilt into two equal groups, each part is called a half. They are beginning to li

​On Friday 22nd May we will be joining together to raise as much money as possible for Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) In September we welcomed a pupil who some of you may know, Maisie. Maisie, who always has a smile on her face, has been battling JIA since December 2023. Maisie suddenly started experiencing some debilitating symptoms such as not being able to weight bare or stand for months or weeks. Maisie underwent several tests to get to the cause of the

Dear Parents and Carers, We apologise for any inconvenience, but the dates for the Year 6 performance have been changed. Instead of performances on Wednesday 1st July and Thursday 2nd July, both showings will now take place on Thursday 2nd July: Morning: 9:15–10:15 Afternoon: 4:30–5:30 Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you there. Kind regards, Miss Bliss

From September 2026 we have managed to gain access to funding which will enable us to offer a free breakfast club to all pupils on roll. The club will need to be prebooked and we will not be able to offer any places on the day, only pupils who have booked will be able to attend the provision. In order to help us plan for this we are asking parents/carers to complete the online form below to support with our planning and delivery of this provision. There are not many questions

Happy Weekend everyone! We have had another busy week full of learning in Hazel Class. In English, we have been continuing with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and creating a character description of Willy Wonka in our writing. In Maths, we have revisiting Fractions. We have been adding fractions together with the same denominators. In DT, we planted our herbs in class. We chose between Parsley, Basil, Rosemary, Mint, Chives and Tarragon, and will be watching how they grow

We have had a very busy week in Willow Class completing our mock SATs. The children have shown fantastic effort and determination, and we are incredibly proud of the individual progress each child has made. Their positive attitudes and resilience have really stood out. I have sent the children’s papers home for you to look through together; we have also reviewed them in class and used them as part of our revision this week. In Art, we have been developing our sketching skills

What a fantastic week we have had! It was great to get out in the sunshine to do some outdoor learning. We have been using this time to practice sticking together as a group ready for our trip to The British Ironworks Centre on Tuesday 19th May. I'm really looking forward to it! This week the children have enjoyed the story of 'Amazing Grace' by Mary Hoffman. It explores themes of discrimination when Grace is told that she cannot be Peter Pan because 'that's a boys name' and

Good afternoon, I have been really impressed with how well the children have written in their setting descriptions. The vocabulary they have used is fantastic, and it has been lovely to see so many children taking real care with their handwriting. In Maths, we have been focusing on comparing decimals, and the children are growing in confidence when discussing the value of different numbers. In History, we explored our local area and discussed why certain roads have their name

We have been made aware of online content circulating on TikTok about Friday 24th April that promotes inappropriate and harmful messages about sexual assault claims. Please reassure children that this information is false and continue to monitor your child’s access to online content, in particular social media use. West Mercia Police have advised that any harmful content videos should be reported directly to Tiktok using the ‘Report’ function. Should you require any support

Will the Lighthouse Keeper get his lunch? On Wednesday 29th April, as part of our English lesson about verbs, the children will be helping Mrs Dowell to make jam sandwiches. We will be using white bread, butter and strawberry jam. If you do not wish your child to eat what we prepare, please let us know using the class email: chestnut@crowmoorschool.co.uk

As part of our science, today we have been on a lovely walk around our school site looking at the different trees. We have taken bark rubbings and looked at the differences. We were able to identify roots coming up from the ground, trunks, branches and leaves. Many children were able to correctly identify oak trees!

Dear Parents and Carers, We hope you’ve had a wonderful week. Here’s what the children have been learning in class: Mathematics – Angles This week, pupils have been exploring angles. They have learned to identify and measure different types of angles, including acute, obtuse, and right angles. The children have also been practising using protractors accurately and applying their knowledge to solve problems. English – Balanced Arguments In English, we are focusing on writing b

What an amazing first week back in Hazel Class! We’ve had a lovely break and have started off the final school term really well. In English, we have started a new book for our Reading lessons. We are reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In our Writing, we have been practicing Character Descriptions but with a focus on how the character is moving as well as what they look like. In Maths, we have been revisiting Place Value from our Autumn Term. We are reminding ourselves

Our Crowmoor Certificate winner this week is Myriam. Taking Reading Rex home this week is Karson. Well done both!