This week in reception we have started our journey in learning to read and have learnt 5 new sounds! We have also been getting to know our immediate surroundings and finding out the different jobs that adults do around our school. 

This week in RE, Year 1 were exploring the Christian values of sharing and patience and how we use this in our every day lives. The children enjoyed putting this into practice with turn taking playing a variety of board games. 

This week in Year 2, we introduced "Kassim and the Greedy Dragon" as part of our English lessons, focusing on characterisation. To spark the children's imagination, we began with an engaging hook activity where they made their own dragons. 

This week, Year 3 had the opportunity to explore our school's 'Rock box' to learn about different kinds of rocks in Science, including igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. 

This week, Year 4 found a mysterious tent in the playground. We used our investigative skills to make some guesses. Next week, we will see how it may relate to our new English topic based on the story 'Wild girl'. We have also enjoyed looking at the physical and human features of the UK to help us decide the way different groups of people invaded Britain.  

Year 5 produced an amazing collaborative artwork for our creative hook in English this week. We are excited to study the suspense text 'Zelda Claw and the Rain cat' and unpick the hidden features. 

This week, we have been examining the key features of a suspense narrative. Through using images as stimuli, we have collaboratively constructed sentences using selected vocabulary for effect. In addition to this, we have continued our journey through history, exploring the contributing factors that led to WW2. We cannot wait to continue this next week!

The teaching team continued the series of training sessions about making teaching memorable. This week's key principle was working memory is limited. Too much new information at once can overload our memory and make it hard to learn. We considered the need to make explanations concise and provide scaffolds if there is a lot to learn in one go. We have also continued to refine our learning environments to further support our learning.