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Nursery Blog – 23.01.26
Phonics This week, we focused on rhyme and the sound patterns that repeat. We used flashcards to emphasise the final sounds and identify the patterns. The children also engaged in body percussion to reinforce the words. Word Aware This week we have looked at ‘front’ and ‘full’. Maths This week, our maths focus has Read More
Read newsYear 2 News 16.1.26
George’s Marvellous Medicine Inspired by Roald Dahl’s story, we made our own Marvellous Medicines with the gloopiest, stinkiest ingredients we could find. Children rehearsed verbal instructions while directing others to add things to the pan. We have started to write up our recipes and will finish these next week. Spelling This week we have Read More
Read newsHeadteacher’s Blog 16th January 2026
We have a good week, albeit muddy. Some children literally got stuck in our KS2 ‘quarry’ mining clay and looking, in vain, for worms. A few children in Y5 were literally hoisted out of the clay with their wellies stuck fast. Occasionally, we have to bring in supply teachers: usually to cover a sick Read More
Read newsYear 2 News 9.1.26
Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed the break and that those celebrating had a happy Christmas. Year 2 seem raring to go this term after two weeks off! George’s Marvellous Medicine This week we have begun our new class text- George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. The children have been at once Read More
Read newsYear 2 News 19.12.25
English We have been writing sentences about the Arctic. Children described the northern lights, polar bears, icebergs and other features. We then read the story ‘Poles Apart’ by Jeanne Willis. The story tells of a family of penguins getting lost and meeting a polar bear in the North Pole! The children wrote sentences about Read More
Read newsPolishing the performance
Year 5 performance This week we have focused on the Christmas performance by ensuring that we are adding expression and volume to our voices. Everyone has learned their lines and the dress rehearsal on Friday went well. Understandably, there are nerves, which makes lines become rushed. We have encouraged the actors to take breaths Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 12.12.25
Phonics This week, the children have been using their listening skills to decode words and listen to the environmental sounds around our school. I told a story about a boy named ‘B-e-n,’ and his friend, ‘S-a-m.’ Throughout the story, I segmented simple words for the children to blend and reveal. We also listened very Read More
Read newsWalks, rehearsals and rovers in Year 5
We have had an extremely busy week this week in Year 5. We went on a walk through time in Farsley, finishing off at Sunnybank Mills, to learn about listed buildings and how farsley has changed over time. Here’s a link to 5Bs photos Here are a few from 5K: We worked on our Read More
Read newsYear 2 News 5.12.25
English The children have shown great interest in learning about polar animals and this week we have been researching ready to write our own non-chronological reports. We have explored different sources of information including non-fiction texts and the internet. Spelling This week in spelling, we learned that c makes a s sound when followed Read More
Read newsNursery Blog – 28.11.25
Phonics This week in our phonics sessions, we passed sounds around in a circle while listening for any changes. We also created a sensory story to retell “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” The children participated by using actions and sounds to help tell the story. Word Aware This week, we have looked at Read More
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