Class News

Welcome Back!

I hope you’ve all had a restful break and have enjoyed a positive start to 2026.

As we start the Spring Term, I thought it might be useful to let you know what’s coming up.

Things to remember each week

Important dates this half-term

Our learning this half term

• Reading – We’re looking forward to finding out what happens at the end of our class novel and will continue developing our inference skills in our daily reading sessions. We will continue to explore the work of different authors in our weekly Book Club.
• Writing – We’ll start the term exploring what makes a good recount before writing our own.
• Spelling – See the weekly homework sheet for details of the words we will be focussing on.
• Maths – We’ll be consolidating our understanding of rounding before looking at some more challenging addition and subtraction problems.
• Times Tables – We start our ‘Going for Gold’ sessions and focus on two key facts each week (see the homework sheet for the facts of the week.)
• History – We’ll be exploring the key historical concepts of power, invasion and innovation through our study of the Romans.
• PE – The class will be very excited to know that our game focus for this half-term is dodgeball.
• RE – We’ll be thinking about how people (of different faiths and no faith) express spirituality.

I look forward to another action-packed and fun-filled half-term.  If you have any questions or I can help at all please do let me know.  You can grab me at the end of the day at pick-up or by calling or emailing the School Office.

Mrs Poole

Happy Christmas

What an amazing term we have had in Year 6. The children are making lots of progress and enjoying what they are learning. They are making me proud, each day, with the hard work they are putting in.

Thank you for all your support since September and I wish you all a happy and healthy Christmas and 2026.

Best wishes

Mr Kilner

That’s a wrap!

As we reach the end of 2025, it’s hard to believe how quickly this term has flown by! It’s been a lovely, festive finish this week, packed with special moments and lots of smiles.

One of the biggest highlights was a visit from Father Christmas who spread plenty of cheer and excitement. The Christingle service was another memorable moment, bringing our whole school family together to celebrate and reflect on what we value about this time of year. There was also the Christmas party – a perfect way to unwind and enjoy each other’s company – and a jolly Christmas lunch!

Thank you for all of your support and positivity in 2025. I hope you all have a relaxing, joyful holiday and I look forward to seeing you in 2026! 🎄✨

An Autumn Term to Remember

We’ve reached the end of the Autumn term and what an amazing 15 weeks it’s been! We’ve already come such a long way. It’s been a real pleasure getting to know the children and seeing how much progress they’ve made in such a short space of time.

Our phonics journey has been particularly exciting, with the children embracing their learning enthusiastically and growing in confidence each day. We are developing as skilled transcribers and flexible mathematicians, showing increasing independence and resilience in our learning.

This term, we’ve been busy wearing many different hats – geographers, artists, gymnasts, angels and shepherds. We’ve enjoyed reading about Flat Stanley, Hermelin, Bernard, Katie and Dasher – stories that have inspired curiosity and imagination. Alongside our learning, friendships have continued to grow stronger (even if a few jumpers have gone missing along the way!).

Thank you to all parents and carers for your ongoing support at home. It really does make a huge difference and your hard work is greatly appreciated.

We’re very much looking forward to the Spring term and all the excitement and learning that lies ahead.

Help at home by enjoying a well-earned rest (and daily reading, of course).

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and Happy New Year to everyone. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Mr Nash and the Year 1 team

Merry Christmas

We have had a lovely last day of the term in Year 2 . We loved our Christmas party and did some crafts.

I have really enjoyed teaching and getting to know the year 2 children this term. Whilst I will miss them, I will look forward to seeing them around school.

Merry Christmas 

The year 2 team

A Cosy Afternoon

We have had a lovely Christmassy afternoon watching a virtual pantomime in our pajamas!

The children gave a big “Merry Christmas” as I took their photo!

Festive Fun in Year 2

Today, Year 2 had a very special surprise – a visit from Santa. The children were so excited and loved sharing smiles, laughter and festive cheer.

We also enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner together, which was a lovely chance to sit with friends and celebrate as a class.

To finish our festive day, we shared the much-loved poem ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, enjoying the rhythm of the words and the magical story it tells.

It’s beginning to feel very Christmassy in Year 2, and we are all enjoying the excitement, warmth and joy of the Christmas season.

Final Prints Inspired by Paul Klee

Today, we finished our art topic by creating some fabulous final prints.

We used styrofoam to make our own printing plates to create artwork inspired by the artist Paul Klee. The children explored bold lines, shapes and patterns, just like Klee did in his artwork. Their designs were inspired by things Paul Klee often used in his work, such as houses and buildings, symbols, dream-like pictures, and bright, playful shapes.

The children carefully pressed their plates onto paper to reveal their prints and were very proud of the results. They showed great creativity, focus and perseverance, and the final artwork looks fantastic.

Year 3 and 3- Digit Numbers!

This week in Year 3 Maths, we have been learning about the composition of 3-digit numbers. We explored why numbers are grouped into hundreds, tens and ones and how this helps us understand their value.

Using practical resources, the children investigated how a number is built, for example how 342 is made from 3 hundreds, 4 tens and 2 ones. We discussed how regrouping numbers in this way makes it easier to read, compare and work with larger numbers.

The children showed great curiosity and understanding as they explained their thinking and represented numbers in different ways. This strong foundation will support them as we move on to more complex maths work.

To support our learning, we used the MathsBot Base Ten Blocks website to build numbers and explore their composition. This allowed the children to clearly see how 3-digit numbers are made up of hundreds, tens and ones.

Help at Home:
Use MathsBot to build different 3-digit numbers with your child. Ask them to explain their thinking using this sentence frame:

“There are ___ hundreds, ___ tens and ___ ones.
The number is ___.”

This will help reinforce place value understanding and mathematical language at home.

Sculptures

This week, Year 3 were excited to finally finish our Art topic for this half term. We have been creating sculptures inspired by the artist Wassily Kandinsky.

We began by learning about Art History and exploring who Kandinsky was and how he created his artwork. Before starting our final pieces, we practised using different materials and mediums, learning how they can be combined to create interesting effects.

The children sketched several sculpture ideas, carefully thinking about colour theory and how to use form and space in their designs. They then used these plans to create their final sculptures, showing creativity, problem-solving and imagination.

We are incredibly proud of the finished pieces — check them out below!

Help at home: Use the Art Vocabulary sheet and ask your child to talk about their sculpture. Encourage them to use the vocabulary when describing how their work was inspired by Kandinsky. E.g. I used warm colours inside the shapes I chose. I made sure to create space within the sculpture by leaving gaps between the shapes so each part could be seen clearly.