The Nursery children have really amazed us with how well they are following the routine and settled in very quickly.

They are extremely excited and busy discovering learning areas, making new friends and learning lots about each other.

We have great news to share with you …
We are doing NELI Preschool in Nursery!

NELI Preschool is a 20 week oral language programme for all children. It is based around a shared reading book and learning four new words a week.

Children will always benefit from rich language experiences and this programme has strong evidence of helping boost children’s language skills.

Your child will have daily sessions that include listening to a story and take part in some activities to reinforce the four ‘special words’ of the week.

This is supported by our puppet friend, Neli the elephant, who has some ‘listening rules’ and looks for the best listener of each session and is rewarded with a sticker.

The best way to support your children at home is to talk with them a lot!
This can be anything from involving them in things they are doing at home or while you are out and about.

Repeat some of the things your child says, so that they know you are listening and try adding a couple of words of your own so that you show how to develop their language skills.

Reading books to your child is another great way of helping them to develop their listening and speaking skills.

Thank you for your support.

All About Us in Reception!

The children have been busy exploring who we are, how our bodies work, and what makes each of us completely unique.

Our reading journey has taken a hands-on turn with non-fiction books Eyes, Nose, Belly and Toes and The Senses, alongside the delightful story This is the Bear. These books sparked great conversations about our bodies and how we experience the world around us.

In our writing, we have been working hard on:

• Mark Making & Letter Formation: Practising how to form our letters correctly.
• Number Formation: Building confidence in writing numbers with clear, controlled movements.

In maths, we have been sorting items by size and using a 10 frame to support 1 to 1 correspondence.

Read, Write, Inc. (RWI) Phonics sessions are in full swing! The children are working tirelessly to learn their first 16 sounds.

How to Support at Home: Every Friday, we send home QR codes. Please scan these links to watch and join in with the short virtual lesson at home with your child – it’s a wonderful way to reinforce what they are learning in class!

In our topic discussions, we have been thinking about identity and community. The children have loved sharing what makes them special, celebrating their individual talents and talking about where we live and the places that are important to us.

Important Class Reminders

PE Kits on Fridays: Reception children should wear their PE kit to school every Friday only. Please ensure all earrings are removed before school on PE days for safety.

Book Bags: Please send book bags into school every Friday. Remember to write a quick note in their reading record showing which RWI sounds you have practiced together and any stories you enjoyed reading at home!

What a term it has been so far!

In maths we have been looking at numbers to 10 and exploring different ways we can make these numbers using the part part whole model.

The children have written about lots of different stories and retold them in their own words. We have worked hard to remember our capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.

We are very excited to have a farm visit in the next few weeks, please make sure you complete the form you have been sent on MCAS as soon as possible. (We apologise for the short notice of this trip!). Please make sure your child has wellies, a coat in case it rains and a backpack to carry all of their things in. If you have any questions please speak to Nikki or Natasha.

It has been a busy and exciting few weeks in Year 2!

In maths we have been building strong foundations in place value, where we have been learning to partion numbers and understand what each digit represents. We have now moved onto addition and subtraction, using concrete resources to help us master this.

In science we have been exploring plants, discovering what they need to grow and what each part of a plant is called. Alongside this, we have been keeping a close eye on the changing seasons, spotting autumn signs and observing how the trees are changing.

In our writing we working on making sure our sentences have a capital letter and full stop, as well as making sure we have our finger spaces!

Please ensure your child is practicing their spellings at home, these can be found at the back of their reading record, and these are tested weekly on a Thursday.

Our Year 3 pupils have been busy putting their scientific and literacy skills to the test!

Through an engaging Science Literacy and Language text, the children explored the fascinating world of vertebrates, learning how to classify animals with backbones into mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

They used technical vocabulary to describe key traits—such as warm-bloodedness, scales, and gills—and demonstrated fantastic reading comprehension and scientific reasoning throughout the topic. We are so proud of their enthusiastic teamwork and growing confidence as young scientists!

Year 4 have started their new Art and DT unit on Batik.

We have enjoyed learning about this technique and how we will apply it to create our own unique piece of Batik.

We are continuing to read our shared reading book, George’s Marvellous Medicine, and Year 4 are thoroughly enjoying learning about happens to those who end up taking the medicine. A reminder to also return reading books and reading logs (that are to be signed by parents) on the Friday of each week for the class teachers to check.

It has been another busy few weeks in Year 5, and we have plenty of exciting learning and events to look forward to! 

In the classroom, our shared reading sessions have kicked off with Louis Sachar’s captivating novel Holes, where pupils are already diving into the mysteries surrounding Stanley Yelnats and Camp Green Lake.

Meanwhile, in history, we have stepped back into the Tudor era to investigate King Henry VIII, examining famous portraits to understand how he projected power and learning about his reign and six wives.

Year 6 have been working incredibly hard in all of their lessons.

We had a fantastic trip to Shimpling Park Farm at the end of September where pupils got to explore the process of growing and harvesting wheat as well as how to use it to produce flour.

We have finished our Shared Reading novel Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, which the children found thrilling, and are now starting The Enemy by Charlie Higson! A reminder to all year 6 pupils to bring their reading logs in every Friday.

We have had a brilliant few weeks, and the new children are settling in wonderfully as they get used to our daily routines.

Excellent progress is being made in Maths: Reception is exploring numbers up to 5, Year 1 is finding different ways to make numbers to 10 using part-whole models, and Year 2 is developing their place value skills by building numbers with Dienes.

Please note that our PE days have now moved to Thursday and Friday, and be sure to check Tapestry daily to see updates and photos of all the fantastic learning taking place!

The children have been working hard on their communication skills using their personalised core boards through stories like Dear Zoo and The Rainbow Fish.

From creating textured, scented artwork to preparing their own fruit salads in cooking, it has been a wonderfully hands on term.

We have also enjoyed incorporating sensory diets into movement breaks, exploring themed messy play, and sharing fantastic TACPAC sessions where touch and music combine to build communication.

It has been a busy and exciting few weeks across SEU3 with hands-on learning, creative projects, and plenty of discovery!

The children have been exploring how life was different in the past. In our local history sessions, the pupils have loved getting hands-on with Victorian history, making their own traditional Victorian toys and comparing them to the toys we play with today!

Older groups have traveled even further back in time, learning about life and food 500 years ago, including the voyage of Christopher Columbus and how new foods were introduced across the world.

Our young artists have been getting messy with clay! Everyone has designed and shaped their own clay pots, and they can’t wait for this week’s follow-up session where they will be decorating and painting their finished creations.

In science, we have been learning all about plants and what they need to thrive. The children rolled up their sleeves to plant their very own lettuce seeds, and there has been huge excitement in the classroom each day as we watch our green shoots begin to grow!

Thank you all for your continued support, and we look forward to sharing more of our learning journey with you soon!