This half term we have been learning about an author called Julia Donaldson. We have read lots of stories by her and have completed different activities based around the books we read. This week we have read the story ‘The Smeds and The Smoos’ and we have created cards Read more…
This term our topic is Julia Donaldson. Each week we will read a different story written by Julia Donaldson and our first week was Zog! The children learnt what an author was and how we will be looking at the same author each week until Christmas. In the story, Zog Read more…
Wow! What a fantastic first half term we have had; we have made new friends, read new books, created, explored and most of all had lots of fun! Some of our favourite books to start the school year were: Rainbow Fish, Owl Babies, The Tiger who came to tea, Dear Read more…
Hawthorn have written a letter to an author of their choice to persuade them to come to our school to promote the love of reading. They did a splendid job of persuading the authors!
Parents: As part of our WW2 topic, Year 6 wrote a letter, describing what it was like to be evacuated. They had to talk about the journey to, and arriving at, the station, what their host family was like, and how much they were missing you. The children have Read more…
Maple’s new topic this half term is ‘Misty Mountains, Winding Rivers’. We have been imagining what it would be like to stand at the foot of a towering mountain or sit by a fast-flowing river. The children have used their senses to think about what they would see, hear and Read more…
Following on from our planning last week, Maple have been writing their own stories about children who eat strange things. There were some fantastically written stories with excellent use of vocabulary and beautiful handwriting. From children who ate lego and became amazing builders, to children who ate clothes and became Read more…
Maple have been reading an amazing book this half term about a boy who eats books! He ate so many books that he became super smart. We have also been busy writing our own story about a girl who likes to eat trees and flowers. She ate so many that Read more…
Over the past few weeks that Year 1 have been in, we have had lots of fun! Here is a selection of photographs that we have taken over the weeks.
This morning, I received an example of some fantastic writing from Zak from Willows class. He has worked so hard at home to follow the home learning videos to create this lovely piece of writing! I love the picture prompts that you have created for each step of the story. Read more…