Author: Mrs Barrett
No Pens Day
Class 1 did lots of speaking and listening on No Pens Day. They listened carefully to the story of "Katie in London", before describing London landmarks to their partners who had to guess what they were thinking of. The children were great at this, using lots of interesting vocabulary in their…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 4 October 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Welcome to Class 1
We have had a very busy first day in Year 1. The postman delivered lots of fantastic postcards from the children's holidays and we shared these, together with those brought into school today. The children loved talking about what they had been doing this summer and they all completed their first…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 6 September 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Farming Fun in Class R
This half term we have been learning about animals and farms. The children have made butter from cream - and enjoyed spreading and eating it! They also made bread and found out where flour comes from by reading The Little Red Hen. In the classroom a farm shop has appeared, with products priced…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 25 March 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Class R's Sport Relief Fun
Reception had great fun on Friday enjoying our Sport Relief activities. In the morning we had an impromptu maths lesson as they all spotted numbers on each other, getting particularly excited when they found our new number of the week, number 9.
In the afternoon we enjoyed using the trim…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 25 March 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Reception's Chinese New Year
This week Class R have been finding out about Chinese New Year and celebrating the Year of the Dog. The topic was brought to life by a special visitor who told us all about how it is celebrated by Chinese families around the world and brought in lots of special Chinese decorations. We found out…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 25 February 2018
Category: Class of 2018
National Railway Museum Visit
This half term our topic has been "Transport", because the children had been showing a keen interest in planes, trains and other modes of transport. A trip to the Railway Museum therefore seemed like a perfect way to extend our topic.
This week Class R had an absolutely wonderful trip to the…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 7 February 2018
Category: Class of 2018
From maths to pizzas!
In Reception our learning is very much child-led and this week the children led us in a very unexpected direction! Whilst investigating the number 6, the children suggested we use pizza to practise sharing 6 pieces between two. They continued their learning independently in the playdough area,…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 13 January 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Winter Explorer Day
Class R had a wonderful day exploring our outdoor environment during Winter Explorer Day. We were very lucky with the weather, enjoying blue skies and a lovely calm day. We looked closely at the changes that had occurred since our Autumn Explorer Day, sketching the big oak tree and revisiting the…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 8 January 2018
Category: Class of 2018
Our New Mark Making Board
Class R were thrilled to see our fabulous new blackboard wall. They set straight to work, designing and drawing fireworks and writing captions. The children are using the wall for independent work based on our class topics, enabling them to be creative and imaginative on a huge scale. The boys…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 15 November 2017
Category: Class of 2018
Our First Half Term
Class R have had a wonderful first half term at school. Our main aim has been to ensure that the children are all well settled and happy at school and they have amazed us with how well they have all got used to school life and made the most of every day. They have been very busy!
- We have…
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 20 October 2017
Category: Class of 2018
Apple maths
Using the apples we had collected on our Autumn Explorer Day we made a delicious apple crumble. We cut the apples into 4 pieces and found out about quarters.
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 20 October 2017
Category: Class of 2018
Autumn Explorer Day
Class R had a wonderful time on their Autumn Explorer Day. We spotted signs of Autumn, collected leaves, pine cones, conkers and acorns, retold the story of The Gruffalo in the woods, made a minibeast shelter, visited our nature areas and made Autumn crowns.
Posted by Mrs Barrett on 20 October 2017
Category: Class of 2018