This week, Reception have been learning about how plants grow and what they need to be healthy and strong. The children planted some bulbs with the help of Mrs Moccia and listened to lots of different stories about beanstalks- Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs, Shhhh! by Sally Grindley, Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Prayer. The children had great knowledge of when we pray, how we pray, why we pray and who we can pray too. Mathematics Year 1 have been learning subtraction methods in Maths this week. They […]
It’s been another wonderful week of learning in Reception. The children have continued to focus on their new theme- On the Farm, through learning about Fairtrade farming, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. The following video really helped the children to understand why Fairtrade is so important. After watching the video, the children had lots of […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Almsgiving. The children came up with lots of ideas that they can show giving to others. Please ask them about it. Mathematics Year 1 have enjoyed lots of puzzles and problem solving this week based […]
This week the children started their new topic for this half term-On the Farm. In English, the children heard the story of Farmer Duck- a poor duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer! The class wrote their own story endings during guided writing and enjoyed making animal puppets, constructing farms, […]
Religious Education This week we marked the start of a new season in our Liturgical year; The Season of Lent. The children learnt that during Lent Catholics reflect and try to grow closer to God and Jesus through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. They made a Lenten promise which they offered up during Friday’s assembly. Your […]
This week, the children have been focussing on the story ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’. The story is a simple one, of a poor shoemaker and his wife who suddenly find they are getting help from a mysterious source. They discover their helpers are little elves, whom are working long and hard to finish making […]
Spring Term Week 4 w.b. 6th February January 2023 In Religion Year 1 reflected on the The Beatitudes again and thought about how they can be peacemakers at home, in the classroom and in the playground. They then looked at the life of Mother Teresa and thought about how she lived her life by following […]
This week, Reception have been focussing their learning around the story ‘The Gingerbread Man’, which they absolutely loved! The class particularly enjoyed learning the Gingerbread Man Song. Not only was the song frequently requested throughout the week, but we found that it also really helped the children to remember the order of the story. On […]
In Religion this week Year 1 have been learning about where we and our family all come from. They learnt that on the Feast of the Epiphany, all nations are invited to know God. Year 1 looked at all the different nation flags from our class. We then looked at all the countries that have […]
