We wish all our parents and carers a very Happy New Year, and thank you for the generous gifts and beautiful cards — your kindness was truly appreciated. The children have settled back into school brilliantly and enjoyed starting our new History topic, Toys: Past and Present. In English, they planned and wrote instructions to help Mr Drury trap a stone giant, even following clues around the school grounds. In Maths, we’ve begun learning about geometry. PE is now on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Library sessions run weekly in small groups, so please bring reading books and records on Tuesdays and Fridays. We’re excited for all the learning ahead!”

This week in Writing, the children have been exploring imperative verbs and using them to create clear steps in their own instructions.
In Maths, they have been learning about 3‑D shapes and identifying their key features, including vertices, edges and faces.

In RE, we found out about Shrove Tuesday and linked this to our work on instructions by ordering pictures showing how to make a pancake.

During PSHE we have been learning about trying (persevering)even when tasks are difficult and children set some goals.

We have also started learning our World Beat song, ‘Blumen’ (Flowers), which is sung in German.