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Happy Friday! The children have settled well back to school. We started the week with butterflies! They have also been enjoying using our new bikes. This week, we have been looking at the story 'Oliver's vegetables'. The children enjoyed looking at different fruits and vegetables, creating vegetables characters and heathy plates. Our certificate winner this week Louie. He has done some fantastic reading and writing this week. Well done! Please can you make sure your child bri

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Happy Friday!   We have ended the spring term with a busy week. The children have enjoyed looking at our story ‘We’re going on an egg hunt’ and going on an egg hunt today. They have also been labelling spring pictures, using eggs to make shakers and creating their own obstacle course. We looked at what happened when we melted chocolate and made chocolate nests. In maths, we have been looking at length and height. The children have been measuring the length and height of objec

This week we’ve been looking at ‘Jasper’s beanstalk’. The children have drawn Jasper, his garden and what he might find in a treasure chest at the top of the beanstalk. They have also made their own beanstalks using playdough and planted beans. In maths, we’ve been looking at length. The children have enjoyed doing maths outdoors and have found sticks and put them in order of length.  The children have also enjoyed hunting for plastic worms and putting them in order of length

Happy Friday! We've got caterpillars in Beech Class! The children are really enjoying watching the caterpillars grow. This week, we have been reading the story 'The very hungry caterpillar' and have been talking about the lifecycle of a butterfly. We have also been talking about signs of spring and the children have been looking for any signs they can see in our outdoor area. They have been using water colours to create some pictures. A big well done to our certificate winner

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

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

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 Friday! Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to parents evening and our pancake event this week. It was great to see so many parents/carers this for our pancake event. The children loved being able to show the adults their classroom and complete activities with them, especially decorating the pancakes. As well as our pancake and valentines activities, we have been looking at the story 'The Great Explorer', talking about ways we look after each other and the worl

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

This week we have been looking at the story 'Poles Apart'. The children enjoyed drawing Mr White and what could be in the picnic basket. They made food for a picnic out of playdough and sorted food to set the table. We talked about the North and South Poles and where different animals live, then found different countries on the globe and world map. We found England and used Google Earth to find our school. The children then enjoyed making their own maps. In Maths, we have loo

Happy Friday! We started our week with a visit from two junior parkrun volunteers and began our brillant brushers. The children are really enjoying brushing their teeth at school each day and have brought home a toothbrush and toothpaste which they could use to brush their teeth at home. This week we have been looking at the story 'Lost and Found'. The children have been enjoying making boats and homes in the construction area, playing with penguins and making their own pengu

Happy Friday! This week we have been looking at the story 'One Snowy Night'. The children have enjoyed drawing their favourite character, acting the story out in our small world, home corner and construction area and making animals using play dough. We used the story to help our learning in maths. We talked about if one more animal came in or one animal fell out of the bed. In Maths, we have also been using our subitising skills to talk about what we can see and ways to make

After taking guidance from local authority, we will be closely monitoring and reviewing conditions throughout the day.  As it stands, school is open as normal today and tomorrow. However, all after-school clubs and meetings will be cancelled as a precaution. This is to ensure students, parents and staff are able to travel home safely before the weather is forecast to worsen. If for any reason this is a problem e.g. due to last minute childcare, then please let us know and we

What a fantastic week it has been to end the children's first term at Crowmoor School! We have had our Christmas dinner day, Christmas disco and been busy making and decorating gingerbread men. Our certificate winner this week is Ivy. She has been joining in more during our carpet time, especially in phonics, where she has been working hard to blend to read words and segment to spell words with her class. Well done! We are so proud of how much the children have settled into s

Friday 19th December- Final day of term. 1.15pm school finish time. Monday 5th January- PD Day. Tuesday 6th January- Pupils return to school.

Happy Friday! This week we have been looking at the story of ' The Gingerbread Man'. The children have enjoyed designing and making a bridge for the Gingerbread Man to cross the river. In drawing club, we created a new character and the stinky cheese man and unicorn cupcake were some of our ideas. In Maths, we have been looking at shapes. The children have liked finding shapes in our environment. We have been going over all the sounds we have learnt so far. The children who

Wow! What a fantastic week. We had our dress rehearsal of our nativity 'Mary's knitting' to school on Wednesday and our two performances today. The children were all amazing and really did us proud. Getting dressed up and with an audience was rather daunting to them and they all did so well. Photos will all be updated on tapestry. Thank you so much for all your support. We hope you have a great weekend. Mrs Fairclough and Mrs Kenny

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

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!