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Year 1 – 07.03.25
World Book Day The highlight of our week has been World Book Day! We started the day with a fantastic assembly. Truman Books came to visit us to show us all of the books that we can get with our World Book Day vouchers – there are some brilliant books to choose from! We Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 28.02.25
Phonics In phonics this week we have looked at silent letters. We learnt that if a ‘k’ or a ‘g’ comes before an ‘n’ in a word then the ‘k’ or ‘g’ is silent. Like in the words knight and gnome. The children have practised reading and spelling words with silent letters in. We Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 14.02.25
Phonics We spent our phonics time this week completing a practice phonics screening check with the children. This was to see how the children would do and where they might need support. A pack with real and alien words went home after our phonics meeting in the Autumn Term. Please practice reading these words Read More
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We have had a very exciting week filled with lots of art fun! Visit from an artist On Tuesday afternoon we had a very exciting visitor. We discovered during our art homework that Max’s mum is a real-life artist. Lucy came to speak to the children about being an artist. The children were fascinated Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 31.01.25
Phonics In phonics this week we have revised the phase 5 phonemes au, ey, a_e and e_e. We have also practised reading and spelling the tricky words ‘what’ and ‘when’. Please keep using your phonics flashcards at home to ensure your child is confident with all of the sounds. English In English this week Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 23.01.25
Phonics In phonics we revised the Phase 5 digraphs wh, ph, ew, and oe, as well as the tricky words ‘were’ and ‘there.’ We discussed the difference between ‘were’ and ‘where’ because the children found it quite tricky to distinguish between the two. English We have been very busy in our English lessons. At Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 17.01.25
Phonics In phonics this week we have revised the phase 5 digraphs oy, ir, ue and aw. We have also practised reading and spelling the tricky words ‘little’ and ‘one.’ English When we arrived at school on Monday our classrooms were a huge mess! Lots of chairs had been tipped over and there were Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 10.01.25
Happy New Year! It has been a cold and snowy week but we’ve had a wonderful week filled with lots of learning. Phonics In phonics we have revised the phase 5 digraphs ay, ou, ie and ea. We have also practised reading and spelling tricky words some and come. English In English this week Read More
Read newsYear 1 – 20.12.24
Simply the Nativity The highlight of our week has been our two Christmas performances. The children did an incredible job and we really hope you enjoyed watching them. Here is a link to some photos and videos of the performance. Christmas Party Day We had a wonderful time at our Christmas party on Thursday. Read More
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Our Year 1 children took on acting roles, and our Y2 children were engaging narrators, for our infant nativity: Simply Nativity. As one child playing a talking tree said: “Last year, I was just a twig.” This year, expectations were high and so many 5 and 6 year olds had speaking and acting parts, Read More
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