Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Walnut
E for Excellence: Jacob
Star Writer: Inaaya
Resourcefulness: Sophia
Beech
E for Excellence: Eva
Star Writer: Leonor
Reflectiveness: Cornelius
Resourcefulness: Dakshika
Apricot
E for Excellence: James
Star Writer: Sidrat
Reciprocity: Kinza
Apricot Class had a lovely return to their Forest School sessions,
with our theme focusing on Animals in Nature. The children
were full of enthusiasm and shared ideas about animals they
might find in the wild in England, including rabbits, squirrels
and foxes. 🦊🐿️🐇
One activity involved using clay and natural materials,
such as leaves and sticks, to create woodland creatures.
The children showed great creativity, making a range of
animals including a butterfly and a bat. 🍃🦇
I also brought soft toy birds, including a blackbird, a
chaffinch and a pigeon. The children enjoyed building nests
for them using natural materials they found on the ground,
showing care and thought in their creations. 🪹🐦
The children also noticed the green tubes around the site
and learned that these protect newly planted saplings.
They enjoyed looking inside and spotting buds, noticing
the first signs that spring is on its way. 🌱✨
Year 1: What We Are Learning
This week, our Year 1 students had a fantastic time participating in a skipping workshop. It was wonderful to see the children building on the foundations they laid during PE back in September. They showed great perseverance and eagerness to improve their skills. Their coordination and confidence have grown so much, and everyone approached the challenge with a smile!
In Literacy we have been learning about how
to plan and write a persuasive letter.
The children are keen to bake some cakes but
need some money to buy the ingredients.
They have worked well this week to focus on
writing a persuasive letter to Mrs Nicholls
asking for £1 each towards the cost. Their letters
started with ‘Dear…’ and were signed
off with ‘From…’. They then used green pens
for any corrections; in the photo you can
see Nathan modelling this.
In Geography, Year 1 has been focusing on England and
its capital city, London. As part of our learning,
the children retold the story of a bear visiting some
of London’s most famous landmarks. They enjoyed
learning about and describing well known sights
such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower Bridge
and the London Eye. Through stories, maps and
discussions the children have been developing their
understanding of capital cities, landmarks and
what makes each place special.
Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!
This term in Literacy, we are travelling back in time to 1666 to explore the Great Fire of London through the eyes of Vlad the flea!
This week, we enjoyed our very first reading of the story and the children worked incredibly hard to remember key facts about the events of 1666. We discussed where and how the fire started, how it spread so quickly through London’s wooden houses, and how people tried to stop it.
To help bring the story to life, we immersed ourselves in the events through role play. The children took on different roles from the book, acting out important moments and thinking carefully about how the characters might have felt during such a dramatic time. This hands-on experience has helped deepen their understanding of the story and the historical event behind it.Our drama and discussion work will strongly support our writing throughout the term.
We are very much looking forward to seeing their ideas and creativity shine in their upcoming writing!
Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!
Mulberry
E for Excellence: Robert
Star Writer: Abdullah
Reflectiveness: Kajus
Resourcefulness: Darcy-Leigh
Resilience: Gracie
Reciprocity:Montana
Pine
E for Excellence: George
Star Writer: Santian
Reflectiveness: Nevaeh
Resourcefulness: Billie
Rowan
E for Excellence: Medhansh
Star Writer: Freddy- Joe
Reflectiveness: Lama
Resilience:Raoof
Reciprocity: Sadhana
Teacher Happy: Anisa
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Resilience - These children have demonstrated perseverance, managed distractions, noticed patterns and been absorbed in their tasks.
Reciprocity - These children have shown interdependence, collaborated effectively, listened to others, displayed empathy and have imitated effective ideas and methods from others.
Reflectiveness - These pupils have planned carefully, revised ideas, identified key features and can talk about their learning.
Resourcefulness - These pupils have been curious about their learning, made links between ideas, shown imagination, reasoned methodically and capitalised on resources.
Year 2 Holy Redeemer Church Trip
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Year 2 Holy Redeemer Church Trip :
On Tuesday 24th March, Year 2 pupils will be visiting the Most Holy Redeemer Church, Harold Hill. Year 2 children are visiting Most Holy Redeemer Church to help them learn more about Christianity and places of worship. During the trip, they will explore the church building and find out about special features such as the altar, font and stained glass windows. This visit will support their Religious Education lessons and help them understand why the church is an important and special place for Christians.
On the day of the trip, children need to arrive in the morning at normal school time (8.30am) and will be returning to school before lunch.
Children should wear normal school uniform (with comfortable shoes). It will be a short trip so children can have their normal packed lunch/ school dinners at school when they return.
Please complete the form below:
https://forms.gle/dy6tvEnDqJNRkF7E7
Many thanks for your continued support.
Miss Wyatt
Phase Lead
Pine class became tree detectives as they travelled around the school grounds, carefully studying different types of bark to identify each tree. Rough, smooth, flaky or ridged — every trunk told a story!
We didn’t stop there… Using measuring tapes, we measured the girth of the trees and used our maths skills to estimate their age by dividing by two. The children were amazed to discover just how old some of our leafy giants might be! 🌳📏
Of course, there was time for some well-earned free play too. The swing was a particular favourite, with lots of laughter echoing through the trees.
Another fantastic Forest School session full of curiosity, teamwork and outdoor fun!
🌧️ A quick reminder: Please remember wellies and waterproofs next week so we’re ready for whatever adventure the weather brings!
