I have been very impressed with how well the children have settled back into school life after the Easter break. As part of our Shakespeare immersion week, we have been learning about William Shakespeare, including how he wrote and performed his plays. The children had the opportunity to write their names using a quill and ink, just as Shakespeare would have done. We have focused on the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the children have thoroughly enjoyed creating props and acting out scenes themselves. 

This week, we had some very exciting news in our classroom! Two of our caterpillars have emerged from their chrysalises and transformed into beautiful butterflies. The children have loved observing this amazing change and learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly. It has been a fantastic opportunity to see real-life science in action and understand how living things grow and change.

We are now looking forward to releasing the butterflies and watching them begin their next adventure! 

This week in Year 2/3 has been full of magic as we explored A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The children loved learning about his life and discovering the mischievous tricks played by Puck. In English, they explored old-fashioned language and tried using it themselves, with some fantastic results. We also created beautiful enchanted forest collages, bringing the story to life. The highlight was our workshop, where the children confidently showed off their drama skills - such a fun and inspiring experience!  

Year 4 has had a spectacular start to the term, diving into our magical Shakespearean Workshop on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The children have become history experts by researching the life and famous plays of William Shakespeare, and they even brought the Elizabethan era to life by crafting their own ornate masks and ruffs. To explore the story, some pupils wrote brilliant summaries of the forest mischief, while others carefully created detailed cast lists of the characters.

The excitement continued as Year 4 began a fantastic 6-week journey with the Premier League Primary Stars: Positive Change program. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to develop their teamwork and resilience by focusing on making positive choices in their everyday lives. It has been a truly busy and creative start—well done, Year 4!

It was wonderful to see Year 5 children returning from their Easter break so happy to be back and ready to learn.

We had a brilliant Shakespeare week, where the children wrote detailed information reports and painted magical, fairy-filled scenery based on Midsummer Night's Dream. They also had a go at writing their own 14-line sonnets in English, just like the famous playwright. A highlight was the workshop, which everyone participated in with such joy. We are so proud of the fantastic learning and creativity shown this week.

This week, Year 6 were treated to a fantastic Shakespeare workshop! The children loved immersing themselves in the drama, history, and language of the Bard, showing great enthusiasm and theatrical flair.

In English, we are also incredibly proud of their latest published writing outcome: a formal persuasive letter. Building brilliantly on the balanced arguments they explored last term, the class used their knowledge of opposing viewpoints to craft highly effective, convincing, and mature letters.

The team were incredibly busy at the Inset Day on Monday. Some of our LSPs were renewing their first aid qualifications, we all explored a range of formative assessment strategies for the classroom and we took a step back to map the school's enrichment offer. It was a productive day which has opened the door to some interesting opportunities coming up this term.