Christmas Poetry
Today we listened to a poem called ‘What’s in the Box?’ and tried to hear and spot the pattern. We also learned about the rhyming elements in the poem and worked together to read, identify and highlight the words that rhyme. After learning the repeated rhyming structure of the poem we started…
A Spark of Kindness: Working Together to Create Christingles
This week, Class One were joined by the wonderful children from Class Three to create their beautiful Christingles in preparation for our upcoming church service. Working together, the older children helped the younger ones with each step, from assembling the orange the symbolic ribbon, dried…
Fun with 3D shapes
As part of our shape topic in Class One, EYFS have been exploring the exciting world of 3D shapes! The children have been busy sorting a variety of 3D shapes such as cubes, pyramids, cones, cylinders and spheres. Through hands-on activities, they’ve not only been learning the names of these shapes…
Mapping our World: 3D Maps
In our recent art lessons, the children in Class One became cartographers, creating beautiful maps of our local village, Clifton Campville! Using a satellite image, the children carefully drew the layout of their village, including houses, roads, fields, trees and the school, all from an aerial…
Snap, Edit, Explore
In our latest computing lesson, Class One had a blast using iPads to take photos and edit them like pros! Linking to their geography topic, the children snapped aerial photographs of objects in the classroom. They explored how to adjust the brightness, change the size, and play with the colour and…
Lighting the Way: Exploring Advent Wreaths in RE
This week, Class One took a meaningful journey into the season of Advent. We explored the tradition of the Advent wreath and learned about the special significance of its four candles. Each candle holds a unique meaning - hope, peace, joy and love - reminding Christians of the journey leading to…
Shapes in Nature
To kick off our new maths topic, shape, Class One embarked on a thrilling shape hunt to discover circles and triangles in their environment. From the round wheels of a tricycle to triangular leaves and bug houses, the children were amazed by how shapes are part of everyday life. The activity…
Anti-bullying week 2024
This week, Class One took part in a variety of engaging activities to celebrate Anti-bullying Week. The theme this year was “Choose Respect”. We kicked off the week by creating our very own ‘Kindness Tree’. Each child decorated a heart with acts of kindness they had shown or received and together…
Exploring the Story of Rama and Sita
This week, Class One delved into the magical story of Rama and Sita, the story behind the Festival of Light, Diwali. Reception enjoyed listening to the story and brought it to life by carefully colouring a picture of Rama and Sita. They also amazed us with their recall skills, sharing parts of the…
Exploring features around our school
Class One have enjoyed exploring the outdoors in our latest geography lesson to identify features in our school grounds. We started the lesson indoors by discussing familiar features in the classroom. The children pointed out everything from tables and the teacher’s desk to doors, windows, and our…
Diwali - the Festival of Light
In RE today, Class One took an exciting journey into the world of Diwali, the beautiful festival of light celebrated by Hindus and some Sikhs. We started by thinking about festivals we are familiar with, like Christmas and Easter, and discussed what makes each celebration special. Then, we…
Building Confident Little Readers
In Reception and Year 1, we are dedicated to building a love of reading. The Little Wandle Guided Reading Programme helps us to do that, using a structured, phonics-based approach that nurtures confident, independent readers.
Each of the three Little Wandle reading practice sessions focuses on…