Image of Year 4 English - Drama
12 Mar

Year 4 English - Drama

In English, we got to act as the characters Gulliver and Fig to help us understand them - it was lots of fun!

Image of Nursery - Maths - Literacy - Pattern Matching And Tracing
11 Mar

Nursery - Maths - Literacy - Pattern Matching And Tracing

This week, Nursery class have been looking at different patterns. The children were given a pattern that they had to match with the ones shown on the board. They were then tasked with describing what they could see, zig zag, bubbles, rainbow, dots, cross etc. They were then challenged to trace their patterns on the board with their fingers, we have continued this learning in provision as the children have been exploring drawing their patterns at the craft table and on the ground in our outdoor area with chalk. Well done everybody.

Image of Pre-School- PD-Fine Motor Skills
11 Mar

Pre-School- PD-Fine Motor Skills

Physical Development-Fine Motor Skills - In this skill the children were working those tiny muscles in the hands and fingers that are needed for precise movements. Helping the children to get better at controlling their hand movements and coordinating them with what they see.

Image of Reception - Handwriting
11 Mar

Reception - Handwriting

The children have been developing their handwriting through our Letter-join scheme. They have been working in small groups, forming letters correctly. This week we are focussing on g and q.

Image of Reception - English - Writing a Sentence
10 Mar

Reception - English - Writing a Sentence

This half-term, we are focusing on writing simple captions and sentences. Each morning, the children will write the stem sentence “I can see” and use their phonetic knowledge to spell different objects. We will be observing their ability to construct phonetically plausible sentences and form letters correctly.

Image of Exciting Library Day Change - Fridays in Reception!
9 Mar

Exciting Library Day Change - Fridays in Reception!

Subject: Exciting Library Day Change - Fridays in Reception! Dear Parents, We have some exciting news regarding our library day in Reception! Starting immediately, our library day will now be every Friday. To make this change even more special, we would love for you to join us in the Reception classroom at 3:00 PM each Friday. This will be a wonderful opportunity for you to: Choose a new library book together with your child. Share a story and enjoy some quality reading time. The gate will open at 3:00 PM to allow you access to the Reception classroom. We warmly welcome younger siblings to join in the fun too! The library book your child selects will be for you to take home and enjoy throughout the week. Please remember to bring it back each Friday so they can choose a new one. Even if you are unable to join us, please ensure your child brings their library book back on Friday so they can exchange it for a fresh read. If you have any questions about our new library day or anything else, please don't hesitate to contact me. We look forward to seeing you on Fridays! Warmly, Miss Sears.

Image of Year 1 - Handwriting
5 Mar

Year 1 - Handwriting

Year 1 did some handwriting warm ups to the video 'Crocodile Snap'. Then they used their whiteboards and pens to write capital letters. Well done Year 1.

Image of Year 3 English - Writing A Diary Extract Using Noun Phrases
28 Feb

Year 3 English - Writing A Diary Extract Using Noun Phrases

In English, Year 3 has been reading the book, 101 Dalmatians. Today they had to write a diary extract using noun phrases as if they were Pongo.

Image of Year 5 Spelling - Strategies to learn ei words
27 Feb

Year 5 Spelling - Strategies to learn ei words

Year 5 are using different strategies to learn our spellings. Today we have used 'fancy' curly writing in different colours to try to remember the spelling rule ei words that sound like ee.

Image of Year 6 - English: To Make Evidence Based Predictions
26 Feb

Year 6 - English: To Make Evidence Based Predictions

Year 6 began their new unit of work by analysing the front cover and blurb of our new text, and using the evidence they found to make predictions about the story.

Image of Year 3  English - Using Semantic Maps
24 Feb

Year 3 English - Using Semantic Maps

In English, Year 3 have been using semantic maps to explain the meanings of the unfamiliar words gobble, wheezes and chomp by using the context.

Image of Year 4  writing Information Booklets of Darwen
13 Feb

Year 4 writing Information Booklets of Darwen

In English, year 4 have been researching facts about Darwen so that they could write their fantastic information booklets. On Monday, they researched Darwen Tower and Darwen Library Theatre and they had great fun learning about interesting facts, such as The Beatles playing in Darwen in 1963 and Mahatma Gandhi visiting the mills. All of the children wrote their wonderful information booklets, trying to persuade people to come and see their town.