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It has been wonderful to welcome the children back after the Easter break. They have returned ready and refreshed for a busy but exciting term ahead. This week in maths, we have been focusing on our arithmetic skills, and the children have shown a great ability to work quickly and carefully when answering questions. In reading, we have been developing our inference skills, explaining how and why we know something by using evidence from the text to support our answers. In P.E,

Please see below for dates for the Summer Term.

Spring 1 has been brilliant, and it has been wonderful to see so much progress from the Year 6 children. In Writing, we have been creating diary entries inspired by the clip La Luna . The children demonstrated a strong understanding of the task and used a range of prepositional openers to clearly paint vivid pictures in the reader’s mind. In Maths, we have completed our Geometry unit, where the children showed great understanding when finding angles in a range of shapes. In G

Dear Parents and Guardians, I hope you are well. I wanted to let you know that this Friday, as part of our science curriculum, I will be carrying out a teacher-led demonstration involving the dissection of a beef heart. This demonstration will help students better understand the structure and function of the heart as part of their learning about the circulatory system. The children will observe the process, but they will not be carrying out any dissection themselves. The sess

We have had a great week in Willow, and the weather is definitely making a difference to our learning and energy levels! In English, we have been busy writing non-chronological reports about Crowmoor Primary School, including lots of interesting facts and information about the school. The children worked hard to organise their ideas clearly and present them in an engaging way. In Maths, we have started our new unit on Geometry. We have been learning how to measure angles in t

A reminder that we break up on 27th March 1.15pm for the Easter holidays. All children must be collected at 1.15pm. We return to school on Monday 13th April.

Year 6 have had a busy and productive week.  In Writing, we have been creating a short narrative based on a scene from our class text Pig Heart Boy . The children worked hard to describe the emotions and atmosphere of the moment, and I have been particularly impressed with their ambitious vocabulary choices and creativity. In Maths, we have been completing our unit on Statistics. Pupils have been interpreting and drawing a range of graphs, including line graphs, bar graphs an

On Friday 20th March pupils are welcome to come into school wearing something red for Comic Relief. If pupils do not have anything red, they are welcome to just wear non uniform, if they wish. We want to try and raise as much money as possible for this cause and donations can be made via the link below: Comic Relief Nose Day 2026 As always we do not accept any cash in school therefore, please ensure any donations are made online via the link above.

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

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

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

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 has been a busy and productive one in class, with the children completing a range of assessments. These have helped us to see just how much progress the children are making. I will be feeding back to the children individually and will also be sharing ideas and next steps with you during Parents’ Evening. In Writing, the children have been working hard on diary entries, writing from the viewpoint of either Mum, Dad, or Dr Bryce. They showed great focus and creativity

The weeks seem to be flying by, and it has been another exciting and productive week in our classroom! This week in English, we began by analysing a diary entries based on Cameron, a character from our class book. The children explored how the author developed Cameron's character, focusing on key details and themes. Our main grammar focus was cohesive devices, and the class demonstrated a great understanding of how to use these devices to link ideas and maintain flow in writi

We have had a great week in Willow Class. In Reading, we have begun our new class text Pig Heart Boy  by Malorie Blackman. The children are already intrigued by the story, and we are looking forward to exploring the powerful themes within the book, including ethics, friendship and difficult choices. We started by learning about the author and her background to help us better understand the context of the text. In Writing, we have been developing our non-fiction skills by writ

Dear Parents/Guardians, We are excited to share that for the Spring term, our Design and Technology unit will focus on Global Food. During this unit, the children will have the opportunity to prepare, cook, and taste (if they wish) a variety of foods. Some of the ingredients they will work with include: carrots, apples, mango, lemongrass, root ginger, Pak Choi, lime, and figs, as well as making dishes such as spring rolls and pretzels. Please be assured that we take allergies

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