Year 1: What We Are Learning w/b 8th Dec 2025

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

This week in Maths, we’ve been busy solving addition and subtraction problems in lots of fun ways! We used a number line to jump forwards and backwards, the part–whole model and bar model to split numbers into parts. Well done, Year 1!

Year 1 have also been learning about materials that absorb water. The children experimented using a pipette to apply droplets of water to different materials. They were surprised by some of their findings as not all the materials reacted to the water in the way they expected!

This week, the children have been working hard on their letter formation. In Literacy, they edited and rewrote a diary entry from the perspective of Traction Man, making sure to write neatly on the lines. 

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Year 1: Certificates; Friday 12th December 2025

 

Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!

Walnut

E for Excellence: Laila-Lily

Star Writer: Hunter

Reflectiveness: Ava-Mai

Beech

E for Excellence: Raiyan

Star Writer: Arianna

Resilience: Chloe

Apricot

E for Excellence: Renae

Star Writer:Sidrat

Reciprocity:Zayna

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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 Santa Dash

 Year 2 Santa Dash

Our Year 2 children had a wonderful time taking part in our festive Santa Dash today! The playground was filled with excitement as the children, all proudly wearing their bright Santa hats, ran and giggled their way around the course. 

 The Santa Dash was a joyful way to celebrate the season, stay active and spread a little Christmas magic across the school.

 "This is the best day!" Santian, Pine

"I was the first one!" Zaviar, Rowan

"I got to wear a Christmas hat!" Noah, Mulberry 

Year 1, Walnut: Parent Guide to Forest School

 

Place value (within 20) Addition and subtraction (within 20) Place value (within 50)

Length and height  Weight and volume

Rowan - Thursday performances

 Morning Rowan Class adults, 

Please bring your children's Christmas jumpers on Thursday ready for them to perform their Christmas performance. 

Thank you, 

Miss Myers

Year 1 Certificates: Friday 5th December 2025

 

Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!

Walnut

E for Excellence: Daman

Star Writer: Jacob

Reflectiveness: Eisa

Beech

E for Excellence: Abdulmateen

Star Writer: Raiyan

Reciprocity: Nathan

Apricot

E for Excellence: Dylan

Star Writer:Kamari

Reflectiveness:Jazelle

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 1: What We Are Learning w/b 1st Dec 2025

 

Year 1: What We Are Learning 

“I’ve made a snowflake and I did it all by myself,” said Arianna.

In Literacy we have been learning how to plan a long write about a sequence of events in the story Traction Man. The children wrote key words regarding what happened and how Traction Man felt for each event. They then completed a draft copy and made some edits to correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. Next week the children will be writing their final copies!

In Geography this week, we have been learning about the different ways children travel to school around the world. The children talked about how they get to school and thought about why our journeys might be easier for example, because we live close to school, have safe pavements to walk on and good roads for cars and buses. To finish, we compared our own journeys with those of children in other countries and discussed the similarities and differences. Year 1 really enjoyed sharing their ideas and learning more about the world around them!

Well done Year 1 for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Year 2 Awards 5-12-25

 

Well done to all the children that have received certificates this week!

Mulberry 

 E for Excellence:Rushika 

Star Writer: Luca

Reflectiveness: Madison

Resourcefulness: Henzo

Resilience: Montana 

Reciprocity: Freya

Rowan

E for Excellence: Idris

Star Writer: 

Reflectiveness:

Resourcefulness:

Teacher Happy: 

Pine 

E for Excellence: Leandro 

Star Writer: Mason M 

Resilience: Emir 

Reciprocity: Tayo

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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. 

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Forest School: Final session for Beech this term.

This was the final week of Forest School for Beech class’s first block. 

The children listened to the story ‘The Amazing Mud Cake’. The boy in the story, Olli, had made a special mud cake for his family, but he felt disappointed when they didn’t enjoy it. The next day, however, Olli was delighted to discover that while his family hadn’t liked the mud cake, the mini beasts of the forest had eaten it all up!

Inspired by the story, the children set to work making their very own mud pies for the mini beasts. They mixed mud and water, and decorated their creations with sticks, stones, leaves and other natural treasures they could find.

The children also collaborated on some large-scale art by brushing powder paint onto wet sheets. This created beautiful, colourful patterns. 

Many children also took part in a winter scavenger hunt, marking off the items they could find on their sheets. 

To end the session, we played the game called Foxes and Rabbits, which the children really enjoyed. 

I’ll be back with the children after the Easter break. 

Year1 and 2 Spelling WC 08.12.25

 

Dear Year 1 and Year 2 Parents and Carers,

We would like to inform you that spelling lists will not be sent home next week. This decision has been made to allow time for the Read Write Inc. (RWI) assessments, which will be taking place throughout the week. These assessments are an important part of monitoring the children’s progress and ensuring they are placed in the most appropriate groups for their learning. If you would like to support your children with this at home, please ensure they are reading their RWI books. 

As this is already a particularly busy time of year, we want to ensure that the children are not overwhelmed. We will complete one last spelling test on the following week. 

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Terrific Team Building in Year 2

 Terrific Team Building in Year 2

"We changed the order of our line to make us faster." Riya, Mulberry

This half term in PE, the children have been taking part in a range of exciting team-building activities designed to help them develop important collaborative skills. They have worked through a variety of challenges, some using equipment such as cones, hoops and ropes, and others that relied solely on their bodies and imagination. 

"This is a great team." Mason, Pine

Throughout these sessions, the children have demonstrated wonderful reciprocity as they supported one another, as well as resilience when tasks became tricky. They have been resourceful, thinking creatively to solve problems, and reflective, considering what went well and how they could improve as a team. 

"It's so hard when you can't see anything. I need my partner to hold my hand." Abshara, Rowan

It has been fantastic to see their confidence and cooperation grow each week.