This week we have been reading the story Room on the Broom. In the story, the witch is really good at making magic potions so we have been trying to make our own potions. We have been practising making our own and then we have worked altogether to make one. Read more
In our grammar lesson this week, Year 2 learnt how to use commas in a list. After learning about why we use commas, we first practiced sentences verbally by using ‘Kung Fu Punctuation’. We then worked in groups to complete sentences by adding lists, using dry macaroni as commas.
In Year one we have we reading ‘The way back home’ by Oliver Jeffers. We had an experience day to help us imagine what it must be like in space. We went in to the immersive and listened to sounds and looked at images from space we also used to Read more
Juniper have been busy today in English writing some kennings. A kenning is a figure of speech, or two-word phrase used in the place of a one-word noun to describe something. We have been writing our kennings about Remembrance day and war. Please enjoy reading some of our poems and Read more
This half term Year 4 will be writing their own stories that are inspired by the book ‘The Jungle book.’ Yesterday we took a trip to the Jungle and used a ‘Fantastic’ sheet to write down things we could hear, see, smell, touch and we also thought about how we Read more
This week we have been learning about the story Zog. We have discussed the characters in the story, predicted what we think might happen next and thought about how Zog never gives up and always tries his hardest. Today, we have been to dragon school. We have designed and made Read more
This week, we have been reading the story The Tiger Who Came For Tea. We have learnt the story, we have then been retelling the story with our friends and we have discussed our favourite parts of the story. Everyone has enjoyed creating their own tiger pictures and paintings. They Read more
This week we have read the story Owl Babies. The children used different materials to create their own owl picture. It was lots of fun and everyone was really creative! We have spoken about how an owl would feel and discussed words to describe owls. The children chose soft materials Read more
In English, we are writing a narrative story about ‘The Present’. We have practised and learnt many new writing skills. This morning we have been writing some complex sentences. We started with a main clause and added subordinate clauses to it, thinking about our punctuation and use of verb tenses. Read more
Year 5 Pine have had a fantastic start to year 5. They have all settled in well. In our English lessons, we have been writing about a mysterious present. This week we found out that the present was a puppy. In one of our lessons, Mrs Edyvean’s dog (Roxy) visited Read more