This week in Reception we have been innovating our story of The Sleepy Bumblebee. We changed the characters in our class story and the children have enjoyed creating new actions to help them retell the story. The children then had the opportunity to make their own changes to the story by adding in their own characters. In Maths, we have looked at pairs, doubles and odd and even. The children have showcased their learning through various practical activities when we invited parents in for our maths stay and play session.

This week in Year 1, the children explored their sense of smell as part of their learning about the five senses. The children were blindfolded and smelled a range of different foods, using only their noses to guess what each item was. Some smells were easy to recognise such as onions, while others were much trickier! The children enjoyed describing the smells and sharing their ideas, showing great curiosity and enthusiasm throughout the activity. Ask your child which smells they liked best at home. 

This week, Year 2/3 travelled back in time with a visit to the Verulamium Museum in St Albans. The children loved taking part in a Roman market session and learning about life in Roman times. Dressing up as Romans was a real highlight and helped bring history to life! They were fascinated by the beautiful mosaics, the hypocaust heating system, and the remains of the Roman wall. It was a fun, hands-on day packed with learning, curiosity, and lots of excitement! 

It has been a busy and exciting week for Year 4! In English, the children showed off their creativity by writing innovative setting descriptions, using fantastic vocabulary to build new worlds. In Science, we experimented with how matter changes, learning all about the processes of melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation.

We also became global explorers in Geography, looking at why we import food from other countries and how it gets to our shops. Finally, the children have been working hard to prepare for our Maths Parent Workshop—they have actually created all the tasks and challenges themselves to test your skills! We are so proud of their hard work and they truly enjoyed sharing their learning with you.

Year 5 had a brilliant NSPCC Number Day! The children tackled Building a Bot challenges, coding tasks, and multiplication Lego with incredible enthusiasm. From cracking Secret Sums and Animal Adding puzzles to crafting Reasoning Stories, their mathematical creativity shone. A highlight was our 'Stay and Play' workshop where their parents could join in the fun. 

Year 6 had a fantastic time celebrating NSPCC Number Day. It was wonderful to see the children exploring maths with their families—thank you to everyone who joined us! The excitement continued in the classroom as the class tackled challenging maths investigations, using teamwork to solve complex problems. It was a brilliant day of fundraising and fun with numbers. Well done, Year 6!

We are in the middle of the termly assessment window and teachers are busy marking and analysing assessment scores this week. We are meeting as a team next week to review the best way to use this data to improve outcomes and guide our teaching.