“We aim to send all young people into an ever-changing world able and qualified to play their full part in it.”

Y2 Writing

This week, Y2 began their writing journey with Into the Forest by Anthony Browne, which they will be using throughout their writing lessons. This morning, the children took an imaginary multi-sensory walk through a forest. Using pine cones, grass, different textures of wood and forest sounds, they imagined what they might see, hear and feel, […]

Reading in Y3/4

This week, Year 3/4 were introduced to their new book, Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. Before starting the book, our pupils became reading detectives, carefully exploring the front cover and analysing the blurb to uncover clues about the story and what might happen next. They shared their ideas and predictions, using the information they found […]

Art Study in Y6

This week, Year 6 have been exploring the paintings of Caroline Appleyard and discussing what makes her artistic style so distinctive. After studying her use of colour and composition in class, the children headed outside to make their initial sketches for their own landscape paintings. This is not as easy as it looks, and pupils […]

First Day Back in Y4/5

Yesterday, Year 4/5 had a brilliant first day back at school. They’ve started their new class reading book – The Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman. The children wrote down their predictions and questions they’d like to ask the author, then shared them with one another. Well done! #WeAreAlwaysLearning