Year 2 - Telling the Time
This week, our Year 2 class has been making fantastic progress in learning to tell the time! We started by mastering o'clock and half past, which the children picked up incredibly quickly – they were amazing! We then moved on to quarter past and quarter to, and again, they've really shown their understanding of these times too. For the past couple of days, we've been tackling telling time in 5-minute intervals. This has presented a bit more of a challenge, especially when figuring out the time to the next hour. But we're going to keep practicing, and soon, they'll be able to tell the time no matter where the hands on the clock are pointing!
Year 5 - Figurative Language
In Year 5, the children continued their work on the novel Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans, an exciting and humorous story that blends modern life with Greek mythology. Building on their understanding of the plot and characters, the children focused on creating vivid setting descriptions inspired by key scenes in the book. They explored how authors use figurative language—such as similes, metaphors, personification and powerful adjectives—to bring settings to life and engage the reader’s imagination. Pupils then applied these techniques in their own writing, crafting rich, atmospheric descriptions of locations such as Stonehenge at twilight, the Underworld or even scenes from the chaotic life of the main character, Elliot.
Year 4 - Linking Schools: End of Year Celebration
What a brilliant way to finish our Linking Schools journey! We all had great fun in Year 4 on the Schools Linking Celebration Zoom. We reminisced about all the enriching activities we took part in this year and shared some of our favourite moments, such as playing the whiteboard game, meeting St Matthew’s and making new friends. We have learned so much about ourselves and who we are, as well as learning about our link class. Tolerance, respect and friendship were definitely key themes as we realised that, although we were different to our new friends in many ways, we also had so much in common. There is just one more step for us to complete, which is our social action project. After collating ideas about improving God’s world, we voted for the most popular idea and decided we would act on it - writing to residents of a care home. Look out for more news about our happy post soon.
Year 4 - French: Vacances
Today’s French lesson in Year 4 was all about ‘les activités de vacances’. The children learned some new vocabulary about things we might do while on holiday and then they shared their opinions about these activities in French, using the familiar vocabulary: j’adore, j’aime, je n’aime pas, je déteste.
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The W.O.W. Group - Prayer 24/7
Three of our W.O.W. group members accompanied Mrs Araujo up to the prayer tent this morning. Children from each class have been creating bunting, reflecting on times when they talk to God, and we wanted to display their lovely work inside the tent for all of the visitors to see. Whilst there, the children took part in some of the engaging prayer activities set up in the tent. They thoroughly enjoyed drawing, painting and doing jigsaws, but I think their favourite activity was writing a sin on a post-it and then using the sin shredder to shred it to pieces.
Online Safety: Nintendo Switch 2
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Reception - World Music Day
In celebration of World Music Day on 21st June, Reception took part in a special Rhyme Time. They loved selecting different song characters from the bag and performed with confidence in front of their peers. We talked about how music makes feel and the joy it can bring to others. We have lots of super singers in our class.
Year 1 RE- Joseph the Ruler (Forgiveness)
Yesterday, Year 1 continued their exploration of the story of Joseph, reading Part 3: "Joseph the Ruler." They learned a powerful lesson about forgiveness as Joseph chose to forgive his brothers after seeing their genuine change. We connected this to the Christian value of forgiveness and then engaged in an activity identifying scenarios where forgiveness might be needed due to unsafe, disrespectful, or unkind actions. Examples included throwing rubbish on the floor, saying unkind words, pushing in line, running in the dinner hall, playing football indoors, and snatching items. Year 1 then discussed how asking for forgiveness should be accompanied by a commitment to change our future behavior.
Year 1 Science- Environmental Workshop
Yesterday, Year 1 had a fantastic time at an environmental workshop led by Georgina. She made learning about waste and recycling interactive and engaging, teaching them how to sort materials into the different coloured bins. The children left with some great new facts and shared these at the end of the workshop. Joey and Percy discovered that batteries should be placed in a carrier bag outside the bin to prevent fires. Callie learned that hard and soft plastics need to be separated, with hard plastics for recycling and soft plastics as waste. Olivia noted that hard plastics and metals go in the grey bin, Vienna shared that paper and cardboard belongs in the blue bin, and Haydn added that food waste should be put in the burgundy bin. All of our children received a recycling pack to take home which included a variety of follow-up activities, information for those at home, a certificate and a sticker.
Cre8ability- Session 3
Our Cre8ability group met again yesterday. The session focused on managing strong emotions and returning to a calm "Green Zone" for effective communication. The session explored how different brain parts control emotions and trigger fight/flight/freeze responses. Key to the learning was the "3 Ts" strategy: time (for a 90-second cool-down), talk (to discuss what happened), and think (about solutions). Practical activities included making calming glitter bottles to aid regulation, and crafting dream catchers and "Worry Warrior" dolls to help express worries. The workshop provided valuable tools for families to navigate emotional challenges more effectively. It was a wonderful session and they made some beautiful crafts to take home with them too, thank you Carol and Maria.
Reception- French
Today we had a special visit from our junior jam French teacher who taught us some French through song. We learnt some numbers to 10 and some colours in French. The children really enjoyed it and remembered some French words we’d learnt previously.
Year 3- English-Diary Planning
Today, our Year 3 writers are exploring the themes of resilience and displacement through the book My Name Is Not Refugee. They worked hard planning key events and personal feelings for their diary entries. From the heartache of saying goodbye to old friends and leaving their homes with just a small bag, to the challenging days of walking and sleeping in strange places, the children thoughtfully considered every step of the journey. They also reflected on the new sensory experiences, like tasting new foods, seeing interesting sights, and hearing different languages, alongside the emotional challenges of loneliness and cold. Tomorrow, they'll use these carefully planned events to write their diary entries, bringing their stories to life on paper.