Mulberry’s Star Writer

Mulberry’s Star Writer 

Tyler is the Star Writer in Mulberry class this week.  He worked hard to write a letter.  Well done Tyler!

Pine’s Star Writer

Pine's Star Writer

The star writer in Pine class this week, is awarded to Aaliyah.

Aaliyah remembered to include all of the skills she has been learning in Year 1, in her writing, using lots of punctuation, finger spaces and adjectives.

Well done Aaliyah, keep up the hard work!

Animal Quizzes

These eager readers have been completing Mr Maher's animal comprehension quizzes at home! 

The quizzes include information on squirrels, orangutans and amphibians, and are accessible either through a QR code on the back of your child's reading record, or by clicking here! 

Complete a quiz and bring in your answers for us to see for a potential merit!

Keep up the fabulous work at home, we look forward to more children making their comprehension brains stronger! 

Cedar Reading Cafe

We would like to extend a well deserved thank you to all the Cedar parents who came to one (or all!) of our Reading Cafe mornings. 

It was fantastic to see all of the shared reading, expressions, discussions and questions coming out between parents and their children. 

As mentioned during the mornings, the DfE has found that parent-child shared reading is the easiest and most effective way to boost a child's attainment, increase their chances of success later in life and provides some special bonding time. 

We hope that you all had as much fun as we did and will continue the incredible work you're doing with your children with nightly reading at home. 

Learning Challenges In Cedar!

Learning Challenges! 

These children have been doing some fantastic work at home, completing their learning challenges and taking on extra projects! 

Kaley designed and built her own castle, complete with a gate and towers! 

Katlyn researched about Georgia O'Keeffe, and even drew a flower in the style of the artist! 

Keep up the fantastic work everyone, we look forward to seeing more learning challenges come through!  

Year 2 Royal Celebrations

To celebrate the royal wedding, Year 2 had a royal tea party! The children wore masks of the royal couple, had juice and biscuits and tried scones with jam and cream- YUM!

This week we watched clips from the wedding and talked about the royal family and their role in society. Congratulations to Harry and Meghan from Cherry and Cedar!

"I loved trying the scones" Freddie

"We got to play party games and I won pass the parcel" Akunna

" I liked playing musical statues" Charlie

"Have a happy wedding day!" Sophie & Ollie

"They are getting married at St George's chapel in Windsor" Frankie

Cherry Attendance reward - Jump Evolution!

Cherry class had a brilliant time last week at Jump Evolution.

They won the trip because they were the winners of the attendance league last term. Congratulations!

"80% of success is showing up!" Woody Allen

"I loved bouncing down the runway" Alfie
"We made balloon crowns" Nela
"Miss Estall jumped off the swing!" Maddison
"It's really lovely that the termly class attendance is rewarded in this way and the children know they are striving towards this goal. Consequently, attendance adds up. Missing only 2 days a month equates to 10% of the whole year!" Ms Hammond

Remember pupil job number 1 - turn up to school everyday, on time!

Year 2 Star Writers

Well done to Akunna and Ollie for being our Star writers in Year 2 this week. 

Ollie hasn't been with us long but he has already impressed his teacher with a great information text.

Akunna has worked very hard in her independent time to write her own 'fairy rainbow' story. She worked without any adult support and worked very hard to use her phonics to spell words. 

Keep up the hard work you super-stars! 

Year 2 Star Writers

Well done Charlie Tyrell and Riley Taylor! They have been busy writing diary entries in literacy all about things they have been doing. They successfully wrote in the past tense and worked hard to include conjunctions to extend sentences.

Year 2 Star Writers

Well done to Roberto Silva and Alfie Clark for being our star writers this week!

They have both written a great information text all about Castles in which they spoke about how to attack and defend them. They included subheadings, factual information and even a fabulous final fact!

Roberto wrote "The trebuchet is like a giant catapult that you would fire big boulders at the castle wall."

Outdoor Learning In Year 2

Year 2 have been loving the warmer climate this term! They have been up to all sorts in the outdoor area, extending their learning outside and working hard  developing learning behaviours. We have seen Art, Science, Maths and even Design & Technology taking place - all in the children's independent time. 

Our Al fresco restaurant!

 One day a selection of vegetables were put in the outdoor area... before we knew it. they had been chopped and prepared ready to be served in the 'restaurant' which the children created. They began creating a menu, taking orders and even made coloured liquids in the water area to act as the various drinks selection! What brilliant creativity and reciprocity they showed! 

"We have a waiter and waitress, the chefs and the drink maker. I have ordered a carrot and onion pie!" Molly 

"Can I have the cabbage soup please, that's healthy for you and makes you strong" Lucas 

A spot of Georgia O'Keeffe (our artist this term) inspired painting. 

Using the ramps to consolidate our measurement learning. 

"The car travelled 2 and a half meters!" Exclaimed Alfie 

Tilly has been busy at work building her window in the woodwork area! She explained "I have to use a long nail otherwise it won't reach both pieces of wood." 

We attempted to recreate the Broadford tree using painted hand prints. 

Year 2 Star Writers

Well done to Freddie Jordan and Nathan Russell who are our star writers in Year 2!

The boys have especially worked hard on their letter formation and spelling recently which has meant their writing has improved vastly!

Keep up the hard work boys! 

Year One celebrate the Royal wedding

Year One celebrate the Royal wedding

With one more sleep to go until the big day! To celebrate the royal wedding, Year One turned up today sporting their most impressive head wear, which included fabulous fascinators, terrific tiaras and tremendous top hats!  

The children decided that they wanted to have a tea party where they could show off their fine fashion, whist eating scones with jam and cream and toasting to the happy couple with their juice. The sun was shining and the children had a fabulous time! 

Here's how their big day is expected to unfold:

08:00 BST Invited members of the public start to gather on a lawn outside the chapel from where they'll watch the royals come and go

09:30 Chapel guests begin to arrive and must be seated by 11:15

12:00 The service in St George's Chapel gets under way in front of the 600-or-so guests

13:00 The newlyweds travel in an open carriage as part of a 25-minute procession from St George's Chapel through Windsor town.

Afternoon: There will be a reception at St George's Hall for the couple and their guests.

Evening: Prince Charles will give a private reception at Frogmore House for the couple and 200 close friends and family

Pine’s Star Writer

Pine’s Star Writer

The title of star writer this week, goes to Hamza, for his amazing efforts and concentration during writing. He was able to find the adjectives that described the tiger and stick them onto the sheet. Hamza then extended his learning by writing a sentence about the tiger that included an adjective.

Super effort Hamza, keep up the hard work!

Mulberry’s Star Writer

Mulberry's Star Writer

Amy is the Star Writer in Mulberry class this week.  She wrote a letter and used all of her sentence rules.  Well done Amy!

Archie is Rowan's Star Writer!

Rowan Class- Star Writer

Congratulations to Archie who is this week's Star Writer. Archie worked super hard this week with his writing.

We received a letter from Mrs Nicholls who was considering holidaying this year in the jungle. She had heard that Year One had been learning all about the jungle and wanted to find out a bit more about it. Archie wrote back to Mrs Nicholls and advised her that the jungle is a dangerous place and if she was considering going, she should take some appropriate clothing with her!

Peter's marvellous castle facts!

Peter was showing the class the booklet he made after visiting Colchester castle. He was able to explain all the things we have been looking at in class for our topic 'Castles' and he said he saw lots of the castle features at Colchester, including, the dungeon, towers, moat and arrow slits. It sounds like Peter had a great time and he enjoyed showing these photos to the class. Thank you for sharing, Peter!

'I stood in the dungeon and I found a well. People have been putting money in the well. They used to get water from here.'

Fire Safety in Year 2!

Last week, Year 2 had a talk from the London Fire Brigade about fire safety. They learned how to keep safe in the home and school. The instructor informed us about what to do when you find a fire and gave some tips on how to stay safe in a difficult situation. 

Did you know that a typical wood door can keep fire away for 20 minutes? Fire safety doors ensure a longer time. After calling 999, a fire rescue team will be with you in no longer than 6 minutes.

If you suspect fire on the other side of the door, you can check if the door is hot by using the back of your hand to avoid burning, rather than trying the door handle.

Each home should have a fire alarm in order to alert you to a fire, especially helpful for at night in case you are asleep. If you need assistance with this you can call the LFB to support you and they will check your house for fire safety.

For more information, including how to plan an escape route please see the website, or the fire safety card sent home:  LFB

'If you see a fire  you call 999' Freddie S

'The fire fighters need to get to you in 6 minutes' Maddison

'The fire fighters help with traffic accidents, rescuing trapped people and fires' Sophie

Broadford's Got Talent auditions

Broadford's Got Talent!

It is that time of the year again when our talented pupils showcase what they can do! Over the years, we have seen the weird and wonderful grace our stage and we hope this year will be no different!

The auditions start next week. Details below:

• Monday: Year 1 and 2. Straight after lunch. Rowan Class

• Wednesday: Year 3 and 4. ALL 3/4 children will need to go straight to lunch at 12. They will need to eat their lunch before they audition. Head straight to Rowan for auditions.

• Thursday: Year 5 and 6. ALL 5/6 children will need to go straight to lunch at 12. They will need to eat their lunch before they audition. Head straight to Rowan for auditions. 

Good luck everybody!

Mulberry’s Star Writer

Mulberry’s Star Writer 

A big congratulations to Emily Sharpe, who is the Star Writer in Mulberry class this week.  Emily wrote a poem describing animals in the jungle.  Well done Emily! 

Adrian’s Learning Challenge

Adrian’s Learning Challenge 

Adrian completed the learning challenge this week.  He researched the artist Henri Rousseau and produced a painting based on Rousseau's work. Well done Adrian - keep up the good work! 

Pine’s Star Writer

Pine’s Star Writer

A big congratulations to Chidubem, who is the star writer in Pine class this week.

Chidubem concentrated super hard whilst writing a diary entry about the jungle and he remembered to include adjectives and conjunctions as well as using his sounds.

Well done Chidubem, keep up the hard work.

Year 2 Spelling Test

Please note, the children in Year 2 will not be completing their usual spelling test today due to the assessments which have been taking place this week. We will roll over the current spellings and test next Friday which gives the children an extra week to learn them!

We look forward to seeing all those 10/10!

Year 2 Star Writers

Well done to Molly-May and Tiggy who are star writers in Year 2! The girl have been working relentlessly to improve their writing and have written a brilliant recount of their Easter holidays.

Keep up the hard work girls!

Mulberry’s Star Writer

Mulberry’s Star Writer 

Tomi is the Star Writer in Mulberry class this week.  She produced an excellent piece of writing describing jungle animals.  Well done Tomi!

Iniya’s Learning Challenge

Iniya’s Learning Challenge 

Iniya completed the Learning Challenge this week.  She researched Rudyard Kipling and produced a poster.  Well done Iniya - keep up the good work!

Pine’s Star Writer

Pine’s Star Writer

A big well done to Olivia for producing an amazing piece of writing that made her the star writer in Pine class this week.

Olivia remembered to sound out all of her words and took her time to sit the letters correctly on the line.

Well done Olivia, keep up the hard work!

Year 2 Spelling Test

As requested due to prior feedback from parents, children now complete their tests in the back of their homework books. This enables you to see how they did and where they might have gone wrong to support them further. Don’t forget to check the back of their books to see their scores.

Many thanks for your continued support. 

The Year 2 team

Castle Chronology!

In Year 2 the children have been looking at the chronology of castles. They were given pictures to look at and discuss together what features they could see. Then they had to decide where in history they thought the castles belonged, using the knowledge and facts they have been learning this term. The children have been very excited to learn about how to defend and attack a castle and they will be able to tell you all about the different parts of a castle and what they are used for.

"This is a Motte and Bailey because it is mostly made of wood" Maisie

"This is the Norman Keep. It is made of stone and it has towers and battlements but it doesn't have the extra walls" Jacob

"The concentric castle has extra walls and it is very big. You need a lot of money to make it." Tyler