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End of Year Message from Nursery
Date: 18th Jul 2025 @ 2:20pm
We would like to wish everyone a very happy summer holiday - it has been an amazing year in Nursery!
Mrs Shaw, Mrs Waterworth
Spinosaurus and Dilophosaurus Blog - Summer Term 2
Date: 18th Jul 2025 @ 12:00pm
Dear Parents/ Carers,
As we near the end of the school year, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we have been on in this summer term. It has been an action-packed and memorable time filled with growth, learning, and exciting adventures.
Transition has been a significant focus for us this term, as we prepared the children for their move to their new classes. Year 1 children have spent time with Mrs Sharp and became secret year 2 agents! In year 2, we organised visits to the Junior school, allowing the children to meet their new teachers and familiarise themselves with the environment. Additionally, we invited the Junior school teachers to visit us and share story time with our children. These sessions have helped to ease any concerns and build excitement for the next chapter of their journey.
Our children have shown immense enthusiasm for our topic this term—Africa and Kenya. From learning about African animals, their habitats, food chains, and adaptations, to understanding Africa's rich cultural heritage and celebrations, the children have expanded their horizons and embraced the diversity of our world. They have expressed their creativity through jewellery making, crafting musical instruments, and creating stunning artworks for the art exhibition. Additionally, the children enjoyed learning about Antarctica, the harsh living conditions there and how penguins have adapted to survive.
Writing has been a highlight this term in KS1, with the children showcasing their incredible skills and imagination. They have improved their ability to communicate effectively and used adjectives successfully. The year 1 children have been developing these skills through the story Handa’s Surprise. In year 2, their non-fiction African animal reports have displayed their research skills and a deep understanding of the animal kingdom. We couldn't be prouder of their progress!
In recent weeks, the year 2 children have devoted a lot of time to rehearsing, singing, and acting in preparation for our leavers' performance. The children have poured their hearts into this project, and their dedication and teamwork have been truly fantastic. Watching them shine on stage during the assembly will be a moment of pride for us all. They have shown tremendous growth in confidence!
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support throughout the year. As we say goodbye to Year 2, we want to wish our children all the very best as they embark on their new journey into Year 3 and the Junior school. We have no doubt that they will continue to thrive, and we are excited to see the amazing things they will achieve! Year 1 children, get ready for your next chapter in year 2… a space adventure awaits!
Thank you once again for all your support over the year. We hope you have a fantastic summer break filled with joy, relaxation, and wonderful memories.
Best wishes,
Mrs Sharp, Miss Worton & Mrs Whitehead
Velociraptor Blog - Summer Term 2
Date: 18th Jul 2025 @ 11:58am
We have made it! We have reached the end of a brilliant year! Thank you everybody for all your hard work – and that means not just the children, who have worked their socks off all year and made fantastic progress, but also all the families supporting them at home and the amazing support staff at school who are truly dedicated to their roles.
All that work on phonics and reading throughout the year has led to our best ever outstanding results in the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check! We have just proved that team work really does make the dream work! Please keep this up over the summer simply by enjoying your reading together. Don’t forget the Leeds Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge. The children had a member of the Library Service speak to them about this and encourage them to join in.
We eased off a little with the phonics after the screening check and have been enjoying writing. After building up their confidence with spelling all year, they were very ready to spread their wings and take to independent writing about things of interest. They have particularly enjoyed the non-fiction writing about animals, firstly related to our Kenya topic, and after that our inspiration came from the 2041 School Champions of Antarctica work in which we focused on penguins. Over the last few weeks many of the children have been making and writing their own books about penguins and other nature related themes. It has been absolutely lovely to see their enthusiasm and creativity blossom with their skills.
They have also continued to blossom in their maths skills, and over the last half term we have been exploring larger numbers through counting in 25s and also consolidating calculations’ skills in multiplication and division. Many children are continually challenging themselves in our “CLIC” sessions, for example extending the pattern of doubling numbers way beyond 100. Please keep being adventurous in your maths guys!
In geography this half term we started off in Kenya with the well-known story book “Handa’s Surprise”. Did you know that this book is based on the houses and region of the Luo tribe near Lake Victoria and that ex-US President Barak Obama’s family origins are with this tribe? The children also learned that there are many different sorts of people, houses, families, towns and cities in Kenya with lots of different cultures. They learned about the Mombasa carnival and made colourful necklaces and musical instruments for the celebration.
As part of this work on hot and cold places in the world, we then turned south to contrast life on the Equator with that in Antarctica. I think all of us are now very tempted to experience what the children and adults on the filmed 2041 School expedition to Antarctica did. Just how amazing would it be to walk with the Gentoo penguins? Or the much taller Emperor penguins? Start saving up everyone!
It has been a wonderful, successful year and we all wish you and your families the very best for the summer holiday and hope the children enjoy their next step of their learning adventures.
Thank you all from Mrs Nolan and the Velociraptor Team!
Diplodocus Blog - Summer Term 2
Date: 18th Jul 2025 @ 11:56am
Well we’ve done it! Here we are at the end of Reception and what a truly amazing year it has been. All of us could not be any prouder of every single child.
The children have continued to work hard to develop their phonics and writing skills. They are using their phonic knowledge to complete some lovely independent pieces of writing in the areas of provision around the classroom. Please continue to work with your child at home over the holiday. New sounds and red words will be introduced in Year 1 so it is helpful if your child is secure on all the phase 2 and 3 sounds we have introduced this year.
We had a fantastic visit to Hesketh Farm! The children had an amazing day carrying out a range of activities from collecting eggs, making and feeding milk for the calves and holding guinea pigs and chicks. The tractor ride was lots of fun. They were all so well behaved and a real credit to our school. Hopefully you all enjoyed looking at the photos on Tapestry.
Healthy living week highlighted the importance of eating a balanced diet and taking part in physical exercise. Reception thoroughly enjoyed preparing and tasting a selection of fruit and vegetables using the ‘bridge technique’ with a knife. Sports day was hugely enjoyable and it was great to see the children have such a good time and try their best. The children particularly enjoyed making the smoothies on the smoothie bike and found drinking them the best bit. The children have also loved doing dance this half term with Nicola.
Our last week in Reception has been filled with fun, laughter, singing, dancing and lots of love.
We are so proud of how far the children have come on this year. It has been such a privilege to be part of their school journey. The children have shown us how resilient, strong minded, special and unique they are and have tackled everything that has been sent their way.
Miss Holmes and Mrs Whitehead and the Reception team are so proud of all the children’s individual accomplishments throughout the year and we wish them continued success in year 1.
Happy Summer !
End of Year Message from Ms Lowry
Date: 18th Jul 2025 @ 11:51am
As I write this, I am listening to the rain….let’s hope that was not our summer last week! It feels like this year has flown by – I think I’m getting older!
We have had a very successful year; the children have learned so much. It is so lovely working with this age group – every day is an adventure. They see joy in everything.
I would like to wish Year 2 every success for next year. We will miss you but you are ready for year 3. Have a lovely summer everyone!
Date: 1st Jul 2025 @ 12:08pm
Some of our Year 2 children took part in a workshop at St Oswald’s School last week as part of the Aireborough Learning Partnership Trust Art Exhibition. The children’s work was on display in St Oswald’s Church over the week. We hope you were able to go and see it.
Leeds Rhinos Dance Spectacular
Date: 1st Jul 2025 @ 12:04pm
Well done to the Year 2 children who took part in the Dance Spectacular at Headingley Stadium on Friday night. They performed with lots of other schools on the pitch before the Leeds Rhinos match against Leigh Leopards match. They were amazing!
Date: 27th Jun 2025 @ 9:41am
The children enjoyed the Wimbledon themed lunch on Tuesday and made paper plate rackets at playtime.
Date: 23rd Jun 2025 @ 3:18pm
STARS Before and After School Club this week
Date: 4th Jun 2025 @ 10:06am
This week in STARS we have been riding bikes and scooters safely, making healthy sandwiches and using our imagination in play.
Date: 4th Jun 2025 @ 10:00am
At lunchtime yesterday the children collected sticks and used them to build a city, including Old Skipton Castle.
Date: 3rd Jun 2025 @ 4:37pm
This week the children have been enjoying riding the new balance bikes in Early Years.
Spinosaurus and Dilophosaurus Class Blog - Summer Term 1
Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 11:52am
Dear Parents,
We hope this blog post finds you well. We can't believe how quickly this half term has flown by! It has been a busy and successful five weeks in KS1, and we wanted to share some of the highlights with you.
Our topic for this half term was "Where I live." In science, we observed the weather in our local area and learned about its impact. In geography, we explored the history of the Aireborough Greenway and used maps to examine the human and physical features of our surroundings. A highlight was walking on the Greenway and adding features on to maps in the sun! Our DT lessons were a blast as the children designed, made, and evaluated their own FANTASTIC vehicles. Each creation was unique and amazing in its own way.
Physical education has been focused on developing skipping rope skills. Although it can be a challenging skill to master, every child has made good progress and should be commended for their efforts. If you can, please encourage children to continue to practise at home.
In year 2
One of our focuses this half term has been the KS1 SATS. These have taken place in the hall over the past 4 weeks and they are so relaxed that the children have asked for more! The children have worked incredibly hard, and it has been wonderful to witness their resilience, determination, and concentration as they strived to achieve the best they could. We couldn't be prouder of their efforts, and they should be proud of themselves too!
In maths, we have spent time recapping and consolidating arithmetic and word problems. The children have shown great progress and confidence in their mathematical skills. In English, they have been busy writing their own version of the story 'Where The Wild Things Are'. It has been fantastic to see their creativity and storytelling abilities shine through. As a treat, we watched the DVD adaptation of the book, which the children thoroughly enjoyed.
In year 1
Once again, the children have worked incredibly hard at their phonics, reading and spelling this term and you can really see the growing confidence and maturity in their work. After the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in June, we shall be spending much more time on putting all their hard-earned skills into practice as we extend their independent writing in preparation for Year 2.
In maths, we have again nudged their learning forward, developing their independent addition and subtraction skills by giving them mixed calculations so they have to think much more carefully about their strategies and the size of their answer. We have also been working on division by 2, 3 and 4 (we call this sharing as well as division), learning about the division symbol and having a go at writing our divisions using correct symbols and numerals. We have done a lot of work on telling the time to the hour and half past, as well as drawing the hands on clocks to show these times. Anything you can do to help your child with this everyday skill to put this into the context of real life would be fantastic. At this stage we mostly work with the analogue clock face but have also exposed them to the digital clock through songs and games.
As we head into the holidays, we hope you all have a super break and take some time to relax and recharge. We are excited about the final half term ahead, which promises even more exciting activities. One of the highlights will be the Year 2 leavers assembly, where we will celebrate the wonderful achievements of our amazing children.
Thank you for your continued support throughout this half term. We look forward to working together in the upcoming summer term, which we are confident will be a successful and enjoyable one. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Best wishes,
Miss Worton, Mrs Whitehead & Mrs Sharp
Velociraptor Class Blog - Summer Term 1
Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 11:46am
It has been a very short half term but we have certainly packed a lot in! The term got off to a very good start with our visit to the Yorkshire Mining Museum and this seems to have been a highlight for the children when we reviewed what they think has gone well. They have also enjoyed our other two outings, firstly to visit the church for RE and then a week later to go once more along the Greenway for some history and geography fieldwork. These outings really help the children consolidate all their learning, and it was fantastic to hear the children discuss all they knew on every visit. It’s not every day that you hear six-year-olds talk about the change in the law that meant children their age had to go to school rather than work down a mine or work in a mill!
Once again, the children have worked incredibly hard at their phonics, reading and spelling this term and you can really see the growing confidence and maturity in their work. After the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in June, we shall be spending much more time on putting all their hard-earned skills into practice as we extend their independent writing in preparation for Year 2.
In maths, we have again nudged their learning forward, developing their independent addition and subtraction skills by giving them mixed calculations so they have to think much more carefully about their strategies and the size of their answer. We have also been working on division by 2, 3 and 4 (we call this sharing as well as division), learning about the division symbol and having a go at writing our divisions using correct symbols and numerals. We have done a lot of work on telling the time to the hour and half past, as well as drawing the hands on clocks to show these times. Anything you can do to help your child with this everyday skill to put this into the context of real life would be fantastic. At this stage we mostly work with the analogue clock face but have also exposed them to the digital clock through songs and games.
History and geography this half term have been all about the Greenway and its origins as a branchline railway from Guiseley to Yeadon station, built to support the many mills that were operating in this area. It is very important for our children to learn about their local heritage so please keep chatting to them about your memories of the local area and how it has changed. Involve older family members too! They are a great resource, especially if they can remember things like the day the railway bridge over Henshaw Lane was demolished!
We have been thinking about seasons and weather in science, keeping weather data for the half term, and also taking part in weather investigations to support the development of children’s scientific skills – for example using pipettes.
Design technology has been great fun as all the boxes you have sent in have been transformed into model vehicles with axles and moving wheels. The children have gone through the whole process from initial design, to making and then to strengthening their models before finally evaluating their work. They are now desperate to play with them!
In PE we have done lots of running skills and have begun teaching the children how to skip, both on the spot using a rope and also the running skip in case this is an event in our upcoming sports day. Some of the children are also enjoying skipping in the lunchtime sessions and I have noticed some very determined faces when trying to keep up with the Year 2s! The parachute has also been out at some lunchtime playtimes and the Year 1 team have been enjoying watching the fun from the classroom as we eat our sandwiches!
Have a great week everybody – the children certainly deserve a rest! Thank you for all your support at home - everything you do is appreciated by the whole team and makes a real difference to the children’s learning.
We will see you again in June ready for our last term together as Year 1s! This year has been flying by but we will make sure we all enjoy the exciting things that are coming up before the big summer holiday.
Thank you from Mrs Nolan and the Velociraptor Team!
Diplodocus Class Blog - Summer Term 1
Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 11:45am
This last half term has been quick but great! The sun has shone and every child has continued to flourish.
We have been joined by Miss Rhodes a student teacher this half term and she will be with us until June. The children have enjoyed having her as part of our class.
The children have continued to work hard to develop their phonics and writing skills. They are using their phonic knowledge to complete more independent pieces of writing. A lot of children are challenging themselves to write even more which is so good to see. Please continue to work with your child at home on any unfamiliar sounds. New sounds and red words will be introduced in Year 1 so it is helpful if your child is secure on most/all of the sounds we have introduced this year.
In maths, we looked at symmetry and the children enjoyed creating their own symmetrical patterns. Can you spot any butterflies in your garden? We also looked at grouping and using the language of ‘lots of.’ We have continued to look at simple addition and subtraction. We have also had a go at counting in 10’s!
We enjoyed looking at life cycles within our topic. What can the children tell you about ladybirds, frogs, butterflies and spiders? They all have a very interesting life cycle and go through metamorphosis – probably the trickiest word Reception have learnt this year! The children love being outside in the sunshine and they have such a fantastic area to play in and enjoy.
The children absolutely love junk modelling (which you have probably gathered) so please keep saving any small boxes and sending them in. Thank you
Have a lovely half term holiday and we will see you for the last half term which is a busy one!
Thank you for your continued support – the Reception team.
Stegosaurus Class Blog - Summer Term 1
Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 11:42am
Well, what a busy half term we have had!
We have focused on Fairy tales and so far have learnt the story of The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and The Three Bears and The Gingerbread man.
The children have loved acting out and retelling the stories. They have made their own pig houses, designed and built a raft to save the gingerbread man and have explored different materials and amounts at the Three bears house developing their language along the way.
In maths we have been continuing our daily Little Big Maths sessions where we have been counting to 20, learning to read flashcards, recognising numbers to 10 and learning the skills needed to count carefully and accurately.
This term though has really all been about the language of amounts. We have been learning about more, less, hot, cold, tall, narrow, wide, thin and exploring these in relation to our Fairy Tales. We also learnt about ‘just right’ can you guess which fairy tale this came from?
In phonics we have been learning to love sounds and language. We have been singing our Nursery Rhymes and chanting, making sure our tongues and mouths are in the right position when we say words and sounds.
We have been learning about sentences and how they are made up of lots of words that together must make sense.
We have been practising finding syllables, listening for rhyme at the end of words and alliteration at the beginning.
We have also learnt all our initial sounds (s,a,t,p,I,n,m,d,g,o,c,k,ck,e,u,r,b,f,l,j,v,w,x,y,z) and have even started blending those sounds together to read words. Nursery, I am so proud of you!
This term in Drawing Club we have loved doing the Gingerbread man. The last challenge was to imagine what it would be like if the Little Old Woman had made a stinky cheese man instead of a gingerbread man. We really loved that one and the children have been so excited to pick up their pencils and let their imaginations run wild. It has been a joy to watch!
Well done Nursery, you have worked so hard this term and we are so proud of you.
Have a lovely break and see you next term.
End of term message from Ms Lowry
Date: 22nd May 2025 @ 4:07pm
Another half term flies by – a shorter one this time! It has been a great half term and we have seen the children blossom and mature. Year 2 have spent this month doing their special work which they have approached with confidence. We had a successful educational visit to the coal mining museum – thank you for your support. We had our popular Spring Bounce too. Now the Summer is upon us – fingers crossed the weather stays a little longer. See you all in June.
Date: 7th May 2025 @ 2:21pm
At STARS this week we have been very sporty. The children have been skipping, playing tennis and football.
Spinosaurus & Dilophosaurus Class Blog - Spring Term 2
Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 11:38am
Another half term has come to an end and it has been lovely to welcome Spring, the lighter mornings and warmer weather into the classrooms! It has been an exciting term for our class as they have delved further into our underground topic.
In History, the children how found it fascinating learning about children as young as 4 years old working down the mines. A highlight in our History lessons was pushing all the desks together in both classrooms to create a huge ‘mine’ for the children to crawl through!
British Science week was exciting and informative as the theme this year was ‘adapt and change’. The children took part in various experiments and investigations including finding out what is suitable to flush down the toilet! However, finding out about how animals adapt and change to their environments was a firm favourite and we found out loads of fascinating facts!
Our DT unit was spent making underground hand puppets and we were so impressed with the determination to master the running stitch and the individual creativity. Each puppet was so unique.
PE this half term has been ‘Hit, Catch, and Run’ and we have learnt how to hit balls with power and control using our hands and racquets. In gymnastics, we have developed our flexibility and flair by putting a sequence of movements together, including doing the bridge and attempting to do the splits!
PSHE sessions have included finding out what we put on our bodies, in our bodies and what is harmful for our bodies. The children always think carefully and thoughtfully in these sessions.
Year 1
Over the past half term, we have continued our daily phonics and reading lessons following our FFT scheme and we only have five more weeks of new phonics learning to go. It will then be the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in the week commencing Monday 9th June and after that we will be consolidating the children’s understanding of the different ways of spelling the same sound. As you will have gathered by now, phonics is a complex subject! We are very pleased with the children’s progress in their reading as the pace, fluency and expression is shaping up nicely ready for Year 2. They have come a long way as I am sure you will agree – well done everyone!
In maths, we have been learning and consolidating number facts involving adding 2, adding 3, the ways of making 10 and doubles. These are incredibly important for the children’s future calculations skills so any help you can give them at home is always a bonus! We have continued work on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by three and four, as well as lots of work on using coins and working with 2D and 3D shape.
Reminders:
Reading books – Please return them on Wednesday so new books can be sent home on Friday.
Homework – Sent home every Friday.
Year 2
In English, our Year 2 students have been producing some superb writing. We focused on writing nonfiction texts and the dragonfly report they produced was full of fascinating facts. In addition, the children have enjoyed writing an informal letter based on the book; The Dog That Dug. Weekly spelling homework will now be sent out every Monday.
In Maths, we have covered a range of topics including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It has been impressive to see how much progress our students have made in their numeracy skills this term.
The children take part in whole class reading sessions. These sessions help to develop confidence, pace, fluency, comprehension and reading with expression. Please continue to read at home with your child at least three times a week. Please return reading books on a Monday morning and we will exchange the book and send a new one out on Monday afternoon.
Our library day is Tuesday, please return your library book once you have finished with it and a new one can be chosen on Tuesday afternoon. If you would like to keep your book for an extra week then please do.
We were delighted to see so many of you at the recent parents' consultation meetings, and we are proud of all the individual progress made by each child. Please continue to support your children's learning by encouraging them to read regularly at home, learn spellings and complete any work sent home.
We look forward to another successful half term after our break, and we are excited to see what the children achieve in the coming weeks. Thank you for your ongoing support, and we hope you all have a restful and enjoyable break.
Many thanks,
Mrs Sharp, Mrs Whitehead & Miss Worton
Velociraptor Class Blog - Spring Term 2
Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 11:31am
It’s Easter time already – the time has flown by but we have covered a lot of learning once again. The children also seem to be having a growth spurt just like the plants in Spring and the “carpet” seems to be shrinking in size as they take up more space!
Over the past half term, we have continued our daily phonics and reading lessons following our FFT scheme and we only have five more weeks of new phonics learning to go. It will then be the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in the week commencing Monday 9th June and after that we will be consolidating the children’s understanding of the different ways of spelling the same sound. As you will have gathered by now, phonics is a complex subject! We are very pleased with the children’s progress in their reading as the pace, fluency and expression is shaping up nicely ready for Year 2. They have come a long way as I am sure you will agree – well done everyone!
In maths, we have been learning and consolidating number facts involving adding 2, adding 3, the ways of making 10 and doubles. These are incredibly important for the children’s future calculations skills so any help you can give them at home is always a bonus! We have continued work on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by three and four, as well as lots of work on using coins and working with 2D and 3D shape.
In history, the children have been studying the history of UK coal mining, focusing on the role of very young children like themselves in the early mining industry. They have been loving these lessons, in one of which they had to pretend they were children down the old mines and had to push big “tubs” of coal (i.e. boxes) through a series of tunnels created by all the tables in the classroom being placed end to end. Ask the children about “hurriers” and “trappers” and see what they can tell you. We are looking forward to our visit to the Yorkshire Coal Mining Museum to learn more. Some of the children are particularly looking forward to meeting the pit ponies.
In geography, we are just beginning our next topic on a local study involving Yeadon and the Greenway cycle path. We will be doing some fieldwork down there next half term, looking for signs of the history of the Greenway as well as mapping it.
In science, we have been learning about wild and garden plants, trees and tree rings, the structure of plants, and have also been planting lots of seeds. Let’s hope those sunflowers grow!
Mrs Gilligan has been continuing with her RE lessons which have included work on different celebrations, and has also been teaching the children music lessons about dynamics, tempo, sound effects and creating a soundscape.
Nicola from Leeds Rhinos has been teaching the children street dance this half term. She is absolutely amazing and has improved the children’s skills and their ability to move independently, with a partner, into a circle and into groups as part of the dance (no mean feat) as well as calming them down with yoga. Thank you, Nicola!
In Velociraptor class we have also been watching our various webcams and are excited that we have a tawny owl sitting on three eggs and well as barn owls and kestrels setting up their homes ready for the nesting season. We also hope to be following the lives of a few osprey families now that they are returning from their holidays in Africa and hope to be watching them lay eggs, hatching chicks and following these chicks from the cute and fluffy stage to learning how to fly in the week or so before the summer holidays!
Have a great Easter everyone! Fingers crossed for some lovely spring weather.
Thank you from Mrs Nolan and the Velociraptor Team!
Diplodocus Class Blog - Spring Term 2
Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 11:29am
And that was the Spring Term! After a very cold start in January we are ending with plenty of sunshine.
During this half term the children have loved exploring fairy tales. These classic and much-loved tales have enabled the children to listen to stories with enjoyment, join in with familiar language, flourish as story tellers and develop even more their skills as writers.
Each week the children in Reception focused on a different fairy tale.
Week 1: The Gingerbread Man
Making the clay gingerbread men was enjoyed by all the children in the class. All were truly unique! As a side note these were not to eat!!!The children quickly joined in with the story language and adapted the story when playing independently.
Week 2: The Three Little Pigs
The children had a go at making houses out of various materials and engaged in lots of other provision. We listened to various versions of the story.
Week 3: Red Riding Hood
This week the children had the opportunity to make some delicious lemon cheesecakes. The children could decide if they would give their dessert to an adult, just like Little Red Riding Hood did, or if they would eat them themselves!
Week 4: British science week
Taking a break from fairy tales, the children had a jam-packed science week. The children loved being introduced to their very own wormery! There was lots of science in provision for the children to access.
Week 5: Goldilocks
What has happened to Goldilocks? This was the question on everyone's lips. During the final week of our fairy tale topic the children had a go at solving a crime! Knowing that Goldilocks and the Three Bears had been in our classroom sparked some wonderful imaginative play and lots of independent reading and writing. Well done, Reception.
Week 6:
We have enjoyed learning about Easter and joining in with Easter crafts and activities within our provision. We took part in the Big Sing for parents and Reverend Richard came to school for our annual Easter Service.
The children are all making good progress and as each half term finishes we become even more proud of them. All your support at home is greatly appreciated.
All children have thoroughly enjoyed this half term and we look forward to another hugely successful half term after the holidays.
Enjoy your break!
Team Reception xxx
Stegosaurus Class Blog - Spring Term 2
Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 11:18am
Message from Ms Lowry April 2025
Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 11:16am
It is so lovely to see the longer evenings and some sunshine. The children are enjoying making the most of the weather in their outdoor play. As always another busy half term with a particular focus on Science during British Science Week. Parent consultations were held and hopefully everyone managed to make their meeting. We had World Book Day – some great imagination was on show! Thanks as always for your support. Have a lovely Easter break and see you on Tuesday 22nd April at 8.40am.
School Council Egg Decorating Competition
Date: 3rd Apr 2025 @ 3:41pm
There were some fantastic entries in the School Council Egg Decorating Competition. These are the winners - well done!
Date: 12th Mar 2025 @ 8:51am
The children have been looking at different insects this week and creating beautiful pictures of their favourites.
