Term Two Week 4

Wednesday 22nd November
The last full week of November already! It is always wonderful to be able to celebrate children’s own personal interests both in and out of school. Lauren received a Blue Peter badge in the post week for writing a book report in her own time and sending it off to

Term Two Week 3

Thursday 16th November
It has been anti-bullying week this week and as part of it, we have been focussing on the importance of kindness in our lives both in and out of school. On Monday, we joined in with a nationwide assembly online which encouraged us to think and discuss the impact of

Term Two Week 2

Thursday 9th November
Well, it certainly has been a showery week and we’ve had a few wet play times for sure! Despite the changeable weather, we have enjoyed many successful learning opportunities in Year 5 and 6 this week. As writers, we have been working on producing A survival guide to the Stone

Term Two Week 1

Thursday 2nd November
Welcome back to Term Two and what a wet and windy week it has been! It has been lovely to have Year 5 and Year 6 back in school again and we have settled into school routines well. A focus for us this week has been to develop our handwriting

Term One Week 7

Wednesday 18th October
The last week of term one and it certainly has been a busy three days! Children from Y5 and Y6 took part in a cross-country event on Tuesday at Sidcot School – they all showed grit and determination in taking part and ran with smiles on their faces. As

Term One Week 6

Thursday 12th October
The last full week of term and we can definitely tell that it is autumn with the darker mornings and evenings! As musicians this week, Y5 and Y6 children composed their own sea shanties based on The Wellerman Song which we have been studying. In groups, they composed their own

Term One Week 5

Thursday 5th October
Week Five already – how the term is flying by! This week, as mathematicians, Y5 children have been exploring decimal numbers: their values and how to add and subtract them. Developing oracy as a mathematician continues to be a focus for us and you can see in these pictures that

Term One Week 4

Thursday 28th September
We started off our week with our harvest assembly and the bringing in of food donations – thank you to everyone who supported this. As musicians this week, Y5 and Y6 children had the opportunity to play a range of percussion instruments in class while keeping the beat to a

Term One Week 3

Sunday 17th September
It has been an exciting week for our Y5 and Y6 learners as we have seen all the Y6 children receive their prefect badge meaning that they are all role models for the rest of the school and they have began their lunchtime duties with responsibility. As writers,

Term One Week 2

Thursday 14th September
Our first full week of the term, and indeed the year, and it has been packed full of learning!   As historians, we have embarked on our learning journey of investigating ‘How did settlements stem from The Stone Age?’ which saw us grappling with chronology as we learnt about the