What a fantastic first full week we have had in Reception! The children have settled in brilliantly and started their phonics journey by learning the picture representations for our first set of sounds. In maths, we have been exploring how to sort and group items based on different features, such as color, shape, and size. We also worked together as a class to create our new Golden Rules, and each child crafted a paper doll version of themselves to add to our display as a pledge to try their best every day.

In English, we have been exploring our story I Can Catch a Monster. The children have been getting creative by designing and creating artwork inspired by the different creatures in the story. They created their own word banks to describe each creature and carefully chose colours that they thought would represent them. They then used these ideas to create colourful collage artwork. 

This week, Year 2 have been developing their understanding of place value using concrete manipulatives. By building numbers with tens and ones, children have been able to see and explore how numbers are made, helping to make the idea of place value clear and meaningful. We are encouraging children to explain their thinking and use mathematical language as they solve problems. Well done Year 2!   

Year 3/4 have had a wonderfully productive week, settling in brilliantly and following our daily routines. In Maths, they have been exploring place value and using the part-whole model to partition numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones. In English, they began their fantasy portal unit by creating detailed story maps for our model text, A Key to Nowhere. In Geography, they have started discovering how rivers are formed alongside learning about the three main courses of a river. 

What a great first full week Year 5 has had back in school! The children settled into their new routines seamlessly, keeping to exceptionally high standards all week. The highlight was our English hook for suspense writing, where both classes explored using charcoal to create mysterious, atmosphere-filled woods. This dramatic art session gave everyone brilliant inspiration to kickstart their vocabulary and writing. 

Thank you once again for ensuring your children are prepared and ready to learn each day.

Year 6 have impressed their teachers this week with their brilliant recall of key mathematical knowledge during arithmetic lessons. Both classes demonstrated fantastic readiness and resilience as they tackled their learning head-on. With such great focus and determination already on display, we can tell this year is going to be another fantastic one for Maths!