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Next Week

Next week we are going to be thinking about the inside of our body such as our skeletons, organs and muscles. We are even going to print some x-rays using our arms and white paint and black paper. In Maths we will be thinking about counting quantities and deciding which one has...
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Homework

Our homework this week is to practise the tricky words he, she, and we. Remember that we can’t sound them out because the ‘e’ is making a long vowel sound!
Posted On 03 Mar 2016
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Snow!

We have had great fun at break time outside enjoying the snow. Some of us practised writing our name and we all felt how wet and cold the snow felt as it started to melt.               
Posted On 02 Mar 2016
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Forest Schools

We could see lots of signs of spring in Forests Schools yesterday including crocuses, daffodils and snowdrops! We thought about the weather getting warmer and how the trees are going to change. We were also very happy to see the two Ducks had returned to our pond. ...
Posted On 02 Mar 2016
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Timing Exercise 

On Monday we had fun in maths doing different exercises including running and hopping and timing how  many times we could do it in one minute. It was great fun and kept us warm when it was chilly. Some of us where also fantastic at predicting how many we could do by making...
Posted On 01 Mar 2016
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Next week!

Next week World Book Day is on Friday so we are dressing up as our favourite book characters. We are looking at fractions in maths, thinking about sharing and halving. In Literacy we will be thinking about which foods are healthy in the very hungry caterpillar.
Posted On 25 Feb 2016
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Homework

Your homework this week is to practise the sounds ure and ur.
Posted On 25 Feb 2016
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Snow child

Today we had a great workshop with Julian from the theatre who told us about the play ‘snow-child’. We thought about the different characters and imagined what they would like to do. We even pretended to look through a forest and made the sounds of the animals....
Posted On 25 Feb 2016
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Roots to Food

On Tuesday we had a special visit from the company who cook our school lunches. They came to show us how we can exercise to keep us healthy and then refuel our body using healthy fruit. We had fun jogging and stretching and felt our heart race increasing. We then made a delicious...
Posted On 24 Feb 2016
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Water wall

On Monday we were all very excited to see that our water wall that Mr Stoner has made is complete! We had great fun flushing the water at the top and watching it flow down the drain pipes, we even used funnels to change the direction of the water. Some children used containers to...
Posted On 24 Feb 2016
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Weekly Newsletter 12.02.16

Here is the weekly newsletter, have a great half term! : weekly newsletter 12.2.16
Posted On 12 Feb 2016
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Homework

The homework over the holidays is to practise our new sounds, ‘air’, ‘ear’ and ‘ow’. Have a lovely, restful half term!
Posted On 12 Feb 2016
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Chinese New Year

On Monday we celebrated the start of the year of the monkey in class 1. We all measured our heads in maths using tape measures to make it accurate and then used this measurement to make our new year hats! Everyone did a great job as they all fit perfectly! We have had a great...
Posted On 12 Feb 2016
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Bird feeders

On Tuesday afternoon we decided to make some bird feeders in forest schools as it is very cold and we thought the birds would like some extra food. We used bird seed and lard to mould them together and then tied them up using some thick string. It was really fun to feel the...
Posted On 10 Feb 2016
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Pancakes!

Yesterday we had a fantastic morning making pancakes for pancake day! We weighed out our ingredients and then gave them a good stir. Some children even cracked the eggs open by themselves. We then cooked them carefully on the hob and tried to flip them! They were very tasty when...
Posted On 10 Feb 2016
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Weekly Newsletter 5/02/16

Here is the weekly newsletter, have a great weekend! weekly newsletter 5.2.16
Posted On 04 Feb 2016
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Homework

Our homework this week is to practise the sounds oo, er and oi. Have a go at reading the words and remember they have the short oo like book instead of the long oo sound like food.
Posted On 04 Feb 2016
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ICT

This afternoon we had the laptops out again to practise using ‘All day to Play’. It is full of great maths games and today we were matching numbers to quantities by counting out different pictures. We were fantastic up to 10 but need some more practise to 20. 
Posted On 03 Feb 2016
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Outdoor area

We have been practising our phonics outside by jumping on the right digraphs outside! We have also been  using the new road to ride our bikes and scooters.           
Posted On 03 Feb 2016
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Forest Schools

Yesterday we were weaving string around forked twigs in Forest Schools. This was great practise for our fine motor skills. The twigs looked beautiful and we are going to hang some up in our outdoor classroom.
Posted On 03 Feb 2016
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Weekly Newsletter 29/01/16

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 29.1.16
Posted On 31 Jan 2016
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Class 1 Homework

The homework this week is to practise our new sounds ‘ar’ and ‘oo’. Well done to everyone for their fantastic effort with homework.
Posted On 28 Jan 2016
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Outdoor Area

Today Miss Sawyer made a visit to class 1 to help us with some Literacy work. We all had a look outside at our fantastic outdoor area and the new things that had been built. We then thought it would be a good idea to write a thank you letter to Mr Stoner for all his hard work and...
Posted On 28 Jan 2016
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China Enrichment Day

We had a fantastic day yesterday learning even more about China! In class 1 everyone traced the Chinese letters to spell ‘happy new year’ or ‘Kung hei fat choi!’. It was a busy but exciting day and the finished lanterns are now hanging in our classroom...
Posted On 27 Jan 2016
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Beebots!

Today in maths we have been using the beebots to think about direction and position. The beebots only follow very precise instructions so we have been thinking about how many steps forward and backward they need to go to send them to our friends. We have even been thinking about...
Posted On 27 Jan 2016
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Weekly Newsletter 22/01/16

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 22.1.16
Posted On 22 Jan 2016
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Homework

This week’s homework is to practice our new sounds: or, igh and oa. We have new homework sheets that also include a few words for you to sound out using your robot arms.
Posted On 21 Jan 2016
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Beatrix Potter Stories

On Wednesday afternoon all of Class 1 were treated to a visit from Class 5 and 6. The children had all made a wonderful book based on the stories by Beatrix Potter. We were so thrilled to listen to the stories and then gave the children some feedback about the things that we...
Posted On 21 Jan 2016
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Forest Schools

Today in Forest Schools we were using black paper and pastels to draw something that we had found. We looked really closely at the details of things such as leaves and also thought about the shape. We looked very closely at the thing we were drawing and the end results were...
Posted On 19 Jan 2016
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Handa’s Surprise

On Monday we used the story of ‘Handa’s Surprise’ to find out the most popular fruit choice in our class. We all used clipboards and a tally chart and asked our friends which was their favourite. It was a great chance for us to chat to different people in the...
Posted On 19 Jan 2016
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Weekly Newsletter 15/01/16

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 15.1.16
Posted On 16 Jan 2016
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Homework

Well done to everyone who has been practicing their sounds in their homework books. This week could you have a go at writing our new digraphs; ‘ng’, ‘th’ and ‘ee’. You can practice the songs and the actions at home as well!
Posted On 14 Jan 2016
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ICT

This afternoon we have been practicing using the laptops to play some ICT games. We have used ‘All Day to Play’ to learn about some shapes in maths. We have also used ‘2paint’ to draw a picture which we can then print out. It has been lots of fun using the...
Posted On 13 Jan 2016
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Forest Schools

Today in Forest Schools we were all surprised to see some daffodils have started to grow, we think this might have been because the weather was warm and wet in December. Hopefully the cold weather of January won’t stop them from flowering. We also all searched for something...
Posted On 13 Jan 2016
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Tuesday – PE

In PE I’ve just found out that we have some fantastic throwers and catchers in Class 3. I was so impressed with their skills that they were able to show off — keep up the good work and practise, practise, practise at home if you like!
Posted On 12 Jan 2016
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Doubling

We have been learning about doubling today in class 1, the children have been amazing at counting out doubles up to 10 and some of them have even begun to write them as addition sentences. Well done!
Posted On 12 Jan 2016
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Class 1 Newsletter 08.01.16

Well done class 1, we have had a tiring but excellent week back! Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 08.01.16
Posted On 08 Jan 2016
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Welcome Back!

Happy New Year! It was fantastic to see everyone back in school yesterday, we had such a fun day learning about our new topic ‘China’. If anyone has been effected by the flooding please remember you can contact myself or anyone in the school for support or to discuss...
Posted On 06 Jan 2016
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Merry Christmas!

Thank you to everyone who came to sing at St Thomas’ church this morning. I hope you all have a lovely restful Christmas and I look forward to seeing you next year!
Posted On 19 Dec 2015
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Christmas cards

We have been creating Christmas cards this week and they are very sparkly! All of the children have done fantastic writing inside them so I hope you are looking forward to receiving them.
Posted On 16 Dec 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 11/12/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 11.12.15
Posted On 11 Dec 2015
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Nativity

Thank you so much to all the parents who brought their children to the evening performances of our nativity. The singing volume was at its highest ever and I am sure you are as proud as I am for their great work!
Posted On 11 Dec 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 4/12/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 4.12.15
Posted On 04 Dec 2015
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Nativity Rehearsals

Class 1 are all doing a fabulous job at practicing the songs for our nativity. I hope you are all hearing lots of singing at home!
Posted On 03 Dec 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 27/11/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 27.11.15
Posted On 28 Nov 2015
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Forest Schools

Yesterday in Forest Schools we made a small house for a little animal such as a mouse or an ant. Everyone worked really hard collecting leaves, sticks and feathers and the end results were fantastic. One group even had a television for their ant’s house!
Posted On 25 Nov 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 20/11/15

Here is the weekly newsletter:weekly newsletter 20.11.15
Posted On 20 Nov 2015
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PTA Books

We were very lucky in class 1 today as the PTA came to present us with a brand new book for each reception child. We are incredibly grateful for this generous gift and we would like to say another huge ‘Thank You!’. Miss Sawyer also came to see us and read ‘5...
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Weekly Newsletter 13/11/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 13.11.15
Posted On 13 Nov 2015
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Library Trip

Well done to all of the Reception children for their behaviour this morning on the Library Trip! It was a long walk but nobody complained and we really enjoyed looking at the old maps in the library. Please can I say a massive ‘Thank you!’ to all of the parents who...
Posted On 12 Nov 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 6/11/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 6.11.15
Posted On 06 Nov 2015
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Welcome back

We hope you all had a very enjoyable half term and are excited to be back at school. The children had great fun yesterday making ‘leaf kebabs’ in Forest School as our outdoor classroom was covered in a carpet of Autumn leaves! Our new role play area is a Toy Shop so...
Posted On 04 Nov 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 23/10/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 23.10.15 Have a great half term!
Posted On 23 Oct 2015
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Space Explorers!

Yesterday was our Science Enrichment Day and we had a fantastic time learning all about space! Everyone was really enthusiastic and shared some excellent facts with the class. We used the outdoor classroom to build a space ship and built space helmets to be astronauts!
Posted On 21 Oct 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 16/10/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 16.10.15
Posted On 16 Oct 2015
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Going On a Bear Hunt!

We have got a new area in our classroom to re-tell the story of ‘We’re Going On a Bear Hunt!’ We can’t wait to search for the bear through the river, grass, mud, forest and cave! Have you got the book at home? Can you practice joining in with the story?
Posted On 14 Oct 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 9/10/15

Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 09.10.15
Posted On 12 Oct 2015
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Autumn

This week we have been talking about the changes we can see in Autumn, lots of children have brought in very impressive conkers to show the class. We have also been identifying different leaves in Forest Schools and will be continuing to do this next week.
Posted On 07 Oct 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 02/10/15

What a busy week in Class 1! We are so proud of how well everyone behaved in singing practice today. Everyone was sat beautifully and joined in with practicing our songs for Harvest Festival. Here is the weekly newsletter: weekly newsletter 02.10.15
Posted On 02 Oct 2015
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Hear Us Roar!

We have just started a new topic in class 1 so we are thinking about wild animals and jungles. The children have really enjoyed reading the book ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ and thinking all about animal patterns and where they live. Do you know any fantastic facts about...
Posted On 30 Sep 2015
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Class 1 Newsletter 25/09/15

What a fantastic week Class 1 have had! We have sent home homework books for the first time today, please have a look at the sounds we have been learning and practice them! Here is the newsletter: Weekly Newsletter 25.09.15
Posted On 25 Sep 2015
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Settling In

Class 1 are doing such a great job at remembering all of the routines at school and have started to be very independent at lunchtime. We are very impressed with their manners, well done Class 1!
Posted On 23 Sep 2015
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Class 1 Newsletter 18/09/15

Well done again to Class 1 for an excellent second week. Here is the weekly newsletter: Weekly Newsletter 18.09.15
Posted On 18 Sep 2015
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Forest Schools

Well done to everyone for remembering their wellies yesterday! Luckily the rain stopped in the afternoon so we had a chance to explore the woodland area and made a quick visit to the chickens. Lots of the children really impressed me with their beautiful pictures using natural...
Posted On 16 Sep 2015
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Welcome to Class 1!

Thank you to all of the wonderful new members of class 1 for an excellent first week back. Please can I remind you all that we need P.E. bags and wellies next week. Here is the weekly newsletter that has been handed out today: weekly newsletter 11.09.15
Posted On 11 Sep 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 10th July

Here is this weeks newsletter. Hope to see you all at the Summer Fayre tomorrow. weekly newsletter 10.7.15
Posted On 10 Jul 2015
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Sculpture Park Visit

What a fantastic day we have had at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Class 1 you have done me and yourselves proud, well done! I can’t wait to look more closely at your sketchpads tomorrow. We definitely have some ‘budding’ young artists in Class 1. Mrs Martin (One...
Posted On 07 Jul 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 3rd July

Here is this weeks newsletter. Have a lovely weekend. weekly newsletter 6.7.15
Posted On 03 Jul 2015
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Sports Day

Wow, what a fantastic first sports day for the children of class 1. We really enjoyed all the activities. Our favourites were hula hooping, catching and the running races. We loved watching the parent races, well done to all the mums and dads who joined in!
Posted On 02 Jul 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 26th June

It’s the end of another week. We can’t believe how quickly our last few weeks together in class 1 seem to be going. We are all excited for our transition morning next Wednesday. Here is the newsletter for this week. weekly newsletter 26.6.15
Posted On 26 Jun 2015
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Sculpture Park Visit

Thank you to everyone who has already returned their permission slips for out next school trip. If you haven’t done so yet could you please get it back to us as soon as possible. We appreciate all the offers of help from parents and grandparents. If you are able to come and...
Posted On 24 Jun 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 19th June

Another busy week for us in class 1. This week we had a visit from our class Governor Mrs Golightly. She was very impressed by the progress all the children had made since her last visit, particularly with handwriting, well done! Here is the newsletter for this week.weekly...
Posted On 19 Jun 2015
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Transition

Some of our new reception children came into school this morning. They spent some time exploring the classroom and getting to know their new teacher and each other. We will meet another group of our new starters next Wednesday! We are looking forward to seeing you all.
Posted On 17 Jun 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 12th June

Here is this weeks newsletter weekly newsletter 12.6.15. Have a lovely weekend.
Posted On 12 Jun 2015
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Walking the Walls

Yesterdays enrichment day was spent walking the historic city walls. The children had a great time exploring and the walk has really sparked some interesting historical questions. Who built the bar walls? Why are there small holes in the bricks? We will investigate these further...
Posted On 10 Jun 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 5th June

Here is the newsletter for this week. weekly newsletter 5.6.15 The children should have all come home with a letter detailing their classes for September. If you have any questions about this or wish to discuss anything then please let me know. Have a lovely weekend!
Posted On 05 Jun 2015
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Fire Engine Visit!

This week we had a visit from the local Fire Service. They spoke to use about fire safety and things we can do to be safe. We even got to have a look inside the fire engine!
Posted On 03 Jun 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 22nd May

Here is our newsletter for this week. Happy half term!weekly newsletter 22.5.15
Posted On 22 May 2015
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If you go down to the woods today…

The children absolutely love their time in the wildlife area. If you are planning to venture out into local woods or further afield to larger forests on the weekends or during half term, then have a look at the fantastic resources on the ‘Nature Detectives’ website:...
Posted On 19 May 2015
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Newsletter 15.5.15

It’s the end of another busy week in class 1. Here is our newsletter. Have a lovely weekend.weekly newsletter 15.5.15
Posted On 15 May 2015
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We have green fingers…

This week in the wildlife area we planted our bean plants. They had grown too big for the pots in the classroom. We measured them before they were planted and will be keeping an eye on how much they grow over the next few weeks. We are hoping to see them flower after half term.
Posted On 13 May 2015
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Newsletter 8th May

This week’s newsletter.  Have a lovely weekend everyone! Newsletter 8.5.15
Posted On 08 May 2015
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Estimating

Welcome back! Today we got straight back to work with some estimating. To fit in with our focus of healthy eating we compared amounts of fruit; grapes, blueberries and raisins. We even got to eat them after – what a treat!
Posted On 05 May 2015
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Newsletter 1st May

Here is our class newsletter for this week. weekly newsletter 1.5.15 It has been a busy week and you have all worked so hard. We have produced some beautiful books this week all about ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Come into school and have a look! Have an enjoyable...
Posted On 01 May 2015
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You were amazing!

What a fabulous start to the day. Our Class 1 assembly showed the school and all our visitors what very talented and hard working children we have in our class. All those words to learn in songs, rhymes and our story of ‘Chicken Licken’. Your spoken voices were clear...
Posted On 28 Apr 2015
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Newsletter 24th April

Here is this weeks newsletter. We know lots of fascinating facts about the lifecycle of a butterfly! weekly newsletter 24.4.15
Posted On 24 Apr 2015
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Caterpillar, caterpillar…….

Can you remember the rhyme and the song? We’ve got real grass in our classroom and we’ve been exploring the life cycle of a butterfly. It’s amazing! Come and have a look!
Posted On 23 Apr 2015
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Newsletter 17th April

Here is this weeks newsletter. We have had a great first week of the Summer term! Weekly newsletter 17.4.15
Posted On 17 Apr 2015
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Can you believe it……..?

It’s the Summer term….already! Wow. Where does the time go? It’s been a super start to the week. We were all very pleased to see each other and be back in the ‘groove’. And the Grove! We have lots of exciting things planned and you really should...
Posted On 16 Apr 2015
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Weekly newsletter 27th March

Here is this weeks newsletter, the final newsletter of the Spring term. We hope you all have a fantastic Easter break and look forward to seeing you back on Tuesday 14th April.weekly newsletter 27.3.15
Posted On 27 Mar 2015
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Birds do it…….

Yes, we’ve been making nests! Just take a look!    And just check out Jude’s Spring crown!
Posted On 26 Mar 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 20th March

Here is this weeks newsletter. We have really enjoyed our Science enrichment day today. We loved having the chicks in school and will miss the cheeping! Thanks to Miss Land for organising for us. weekly newsletter 20.3.15
Posted On 20 Mar 2015
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Journey Sticks

This week we made ‘Journey Sticks’ in Forest Schools. First we found a stick and then we went on a ‘journey’. Each time we saw a new flower (there are some new spiky tulips in the forest), heard a bird, saw the sun shine we attached a new piece of material...
Posted On 19 Mar 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 13.3.15

Hi everyone, here is this weeks newsletter. Since writing the newsletter we have more breaking chick news…there are now 6 chicks! They have gone home with Mrs Stone for the weekend but will be back in school on Monday.weekly newsletter 13.3.15
Posted On 13 Mar 2015
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Minibeasts

The weather is definitely changing. We turned over the huge logs Mr Stoner placed in a circle for us to sit on and discovered…… lots of living things! What a revelation! In damp, dark places we discovered all sorts of minibeasts. There were worms, ants and woodlice....
Posted On 12 Mar 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 6th March

Here is our class newsletter for this week, it has been a busy week in class 1. We have loved our new witches cottage, thanks to Mr Stoner for building it for us!  weekly newsletter 6.3.15
Posted On 06 Mar 2015
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More fun in the forest!

This week we went on a texture trail. We used our sense of touch to explore and find as many different textures as we could. We looked at tree bark and discovered that some bark is quite smooth but other trees have very coarse, bumpy, sharp bark. We found the same with leaves....
Posted On 05 Mar 2015
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Weekly newsletter 27th February

Here is this weeks newsletter. We really enjoyed joining in with the whole school handwriting celebration assembly today, well done to our two prize winners!weekly newsletter 27.2.15
Posted On 27 Feb 2015
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It’s so good to be back!

We started the week with a ‘Circle time’. Four circles actually! We had a good discussion, speaking and listening to each other and hearing about our week away from school. You’ve travelled far and wide (lots to Scarborough) and it was great to learn about your...
Posted On 26 Feb 2015
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Weekly Newsletter 13th February

Happy half term! weekly newsletter 13.2.15
Posted On 13 Feb 2015
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