🎶 Little Performers in Reception! 🎶

This week, our Reception children have been learning the words and actions to the traditional nursery rhyme Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake.

Mrs Lyth was so impressed by how enthusiastically everyone joined in, singing along and performing the ...actions with growing confidence.

Well done, Reception. We certainly have some budding performers in the making! 💜

📚☕ EYFS Starbooks – Sharing Stories Together 💜

A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for our EYFS Starbooks event.

It was wonderful to welcome so many of you into school and see the children enjoying some special reading time with their families. ...They were so proud to share their favourite books, and it was lovely to see everyone enjoying stories together.

Thank you for your continued support and for helping to make the morning such a success.

We're already looking forward to welcoming our KS1 families next half term for their own Starbooks event. Keep an eye out for more details! 📖

🏑 Year 6 Street Hockey 🏑

Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic time developing their skills during a street hockey session this week.

The children demonstrated excellent behaviour, enthusiasm and a willingness to challenge themselves as they practised a range of key hockey ...skills, including passing and receiving, trapping the ball, dribbling, using both sides of the stick and shooting with accuracy.

Throughout the session, pupils worked hard to improve their technique, build their confidence and put their new skills into practice.

🏑 We rounded off the session with a competitive game, giving everyone the opportunity to showcase their progress, work together as a team and apply everything they had learned.

A brilliant session filled with energy, determination and teamwork. Well done, Year 6, for your fantastic attitude and effort! 💜

🏡💜 All About Our Families – A Wonderful Week in Nursery! 💜🏡

What a lovely week we've had in Nursery exploring our topic, Our Families! The children have enjoyed learning about the special people in their lives and sharing what makes their families unique.

A big ...thank you to all the families who sent in photographs. The children were so proud to share these with their friends, confidently talking about their loved ones and listening with interest as others shared their own family stories. ❤️

Throughout the week, our learning continued across all areas of provision:

✏️ At the writing table, the children put their mark-making and fine motor skills to work as they created wonderful portraits of their families.

🪨 In the tuff tray, we explored early mathematical concepts, including counting, sorting and comparing sizes, as the children created their very own pebble families.

🏠 In the home corner and mud kitchen, imaginations ran wild as the children took on different family roles, developing their communication, language and social skills through pretend play.

🍂 Outdoors, the children embraced the changing season, collecting conkers, pine cones and acorns to create delicious imaginary meals for their families. What a lovely way to combine autumn exploration with imaginative play!

📦 In the junk modelling area, cardboard boxes became houses as the children used their creativity, spatial awareness and problem-solving skills to design and build their own homes.

💜 It's been a wonderful week of creativity, conversation and learning through play. Thank you once again to our families for sharing your photographs and helping us bring this topic to life. We've loved seeing the children celebrate the people who mean so much to them!

💛 Family, Friendly Faces and Future Dentists 💛

What a lovely week we've had in Reception!

This week, we've been learning all about our families and introducing our new topic, People Who Help Us, by finding out about the different jobs our parents and carers do.
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A huge thank you to everyone who sent in photographs and shared information about their jobs. The children were absolutely beaming with pride as they spotted their grown-ups on the big screen and told their friends all about them! 🥰

🦷 We were also delighted to welcome Craig, a Clinical Dental Technician, who taught us all about the importance of looking after our teeth. The children have loved putting their new knowledge into practice in our provision, taking on the role of dentists, caring for their patients and even performing a few tooth extractions!

🎨 Our creative activities have included making family photo frames and drawing portraits of the people who are special to us.

⚖️ In Maths, we've been exploring lighter and heavier, comparing objects and working together to put them in order from lightest to heaviest. It was a little tricky at first, but with plenty of discussion and teamwork, the children rose to the challenge!

✏️ In Writing, we've been busy practising the correct formation of the letters 'd' and 'k', developing the skills and confidence we need to become fantastic little writers.

💜 Another wonderful week filled with curiosity, creativity and lots of proud moments. We're so proud of how enthusiastically our Reception children are embracing their learning!

💜🏆 YEAR 6 – WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HALF TERM 🏆💜

Our Leaders of Curriculum, Ethan and Logan, are delighted to share some fantastic achievements from our incredible Year 6 children.

So far this half term, Year 6 have earned numerous certificates in recognition of their ...achievements across the Northern Education Trust primary academies.

🏆 TWO certificates for achieving the Greatest Average Point Score across NET primary academies.

🥉 BRONZE certificate for achieving a third consecutive improvement in Average Point Score.

🥈 SILVER certificate for achieving a fourth consecutive improvement in Average Point Score.

Whilst these certificates are wonderful achievements, what makes us most proud is the effort and determination behind them. Each week, our children work hard to build on their learning, maintain their successes and challenge themselves to make progress from their own starting points. We encourage every child to recognise their personal achievements and take pride in how far they have come.

Our Year 6 children continue to demonstrate resilience, determination and a fantastic attitude towards their learning. These certificates are a lovely recognition of their collective hard work, but it is the individual effort and progress of every child that matters most to us.

Keep working hard, Year 6. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you. 💜