Wriggly Nativity

Class 1 and 2 have worked incredibly hard learning their nativity play. This afternoon they performed to the pre-school and the older children. They are looking forward to showing their families on Monday and Tuesday at 2.30pm.

Christmas card competition

Well done to Rebecca and Grace who are this years winner and runner up for the Church Christmas card competition. Well done to all the children who entered, your designs were great!

Borrowbox

Good afternoon! We had a visit from Hayley from Maldon library today who kindly took us through how to use Borrowbox to borrow e-books and audio books from Essex libraries. For those children who provided details to get a library card, we have logged them in and had a look at what’s available. There are… Read more »

Advent

Today we started to learn about Advent and the importance of being patient during this time. We thought about what can happen when we are not patient.

Carols

We have started to learn some Christmas songs in Collective Worship today ready for our Christingle service. Please continue to enjoy these with your children and they will teach you the new signs they have learnt.

Composition and printing

We had a wonderful morning exploring patterns in music and art. We used paint to print patterns and explored the xylophones to compose our own tunes!

Sing and sign

This week we have been learning to sing and sign during our Collective Worship. The children have really enjoyed the new songs and singing in rounds too! Here’s the links so you can join in at home.

Class assembly

On Wednesday afternoon, Class 4 shared their learning with the school in their Class assembly. Thank you to all the parents/carers for joining us – we really enjoyed sharing a selection of the fun we have in school.

School Council Visit

Today, the School Council welcomed visitors to our school from Kelvedon St. Mary’s Primary Academy. The two School Councils worked together on school improvement matters. Thank you to the team of children for being fantastic hosts and celebrating all our achievements and ideas here at Tolleshunt D’Arcy.

Class 3 Spelling Sets

Please find attached the spellings for this week. They are in their spelling books but I’ve added them on here in case any are lost. Group 2