The children put their knowledge to the test as we play games and complete activities to become the best mathematicians we can be!

The brilliant expression and character voices could be heard all around the classroom and the children were highly engaged and they had a wonderful time!

We look forward to our next Reading Ambassador visit!

We have been finding inspiration from the things around us and using things around us as subject matter and as materials. In our sketchbooks, we have been using a variety of media, such as handwriting pens and different pencils to create beautiful drawings inspired by the world around us.

They highlighted the different features of the fire engine and explained how they use the tools to save lives.

We then linked the visit to our Great Fire of London topic and we set fire to our cardboard houses! The children then heard the loud siren before helping the fire fighters to extinguish the flames! 

We had a wonderful time and we were very thankful for the visit!

Thank you to all the adults for supporting the children with their outfits too. 

The children thoroughly loved the interactive session and learnt lots of new information about her life and her impact on nursing. The children acted like the ocean during her many travels, as well as helped Mary make her special medicine using mustard seeds. The children even put on their poshest English accents whilst pretending to be Mr Day. It was wonderful to see the children making links in their own learning as well as beginning to make comparisons between Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale.

At the end of the session, the children asked a range of thoughtful questions before waving goodbye to Mary. A brilliant experience for the KS1 children.

The children were then asked to design their fruit kebab and identify the equipment they needed to successfully make their kebab. The following day involved the children making their own fruit kebab. The children skilfully used their knives before sliding the fruit onto their wooden skewer. The children thoroughly enjoyed eating their products before they completed their evaluation.

A great success KS1!

Shaking, lifting and running underneath were the main activities, with the children enjoying the game of traditional fruit salad! Making a parachute dome brought loud laughter from all, as the children could not believe that the parachute would stay up long enough for them to run and sit underneath. It is possible that the final attempt to get multiple tennis balls through the small hole in the centre of the parachute caused the greatest commotion. Shrieks could be heard when the ball almost went over the edge and loud cheers radiated around when the ball finally fell through the centre. A lovely way to spend the afternoon!

After many hours of anxious teachers checking the weather forecast, we were fortunate to have a bright, dry morning to celebrate our sports day! The children were on top form, completing a range of sporting activities in our round-robin. The children demonstrated their determination, agility and resilience whilst jumping, kicking, throwing and running. With their parents and careers watching on, the children beautifully modelled our 5C values and had great fun. When the round-robin concluded, the children moved on to the track events. The flat race was the first to commence with Mrs Worth and Mr Prosser starting the race, and Mrs Capper and the brilliant Year 5 helpers eagerly awaiting the runners at the finishing line, with their stickers at the ready. The children ran superbly with their friends and family cheering them on! The next race involved balancing a quoit or bean bag on their head. With a look of concentration etched on their faces, the children carefully made their way down the track, avoiding the urge to hold onto their quoit or beanbag! Our final race involved our trusty 'big spoons' and, the not so traditional, potatoes! With their outreaching arms, the children tried their best to not drop their potato as they completed the race. However, in usual fashion, the potatoes went everywhere, with the children running after their runaway potato! Lots of laughs could be heard by all and, fortunately, not many squashed potatoes could be seen!

We are extremely proud of every child who participated today. We hope you had as much fun as we did! I am already counting down the hours until our fabulous sports week!

EYFS and KS1 had the privilege of watching the Donaldson class assembly. With their parents watching, Donaldson class discussed their favourite Julia Donaldson books as well as modelled their brilliant whales based on the story 'Snail and the Whale'. They performed their favourite song from our harvest festival, 'Big Red Combine Harvester', as well as the crowd-pleasing 'Santa's lost his hat' from our Christmas concert. The dance moves were a particular highlight! The children also demonstrated their creative natures by retelling aspects of 'The Stick Man' and holding up their stick worry dolls they made in art to their eager audience. The assembly concluded by sharing the summer term story 'The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch' and the children proudly showing their lighthouse models.

Well done Donaldson Class!