Hello all, I hope that you are all enjoying the warm weather like we are here at D’Arcy School. May I remind everyone that as the days get hotter and hotter, it is vital for all children to have a water bottle with them in school at all times. This will help prevent headaches, overheating… Read more »

Hello all, Please note that the year 4s will be completing their times tables test next week. This is a government test and all children will be taking part. It would be very beneficial if all could do some practise at home, using either of the links below. They are very much like the test… Read more »

The whole school started the final term back with a BANG! Our trip to Colchester zoo was very busy, fun as well as educational with the themed talks at the beginning. We loved exploring around the zoo all day, even if Mr Lines was dragging us all around by the end of it! Thank you… Read more »

At lunchtime, a group of children decided to practice their cartwheels under the careful supervision of Mr Fox. It was very impressive to see their skills really develop and improve just from 10 minutes of practice.

The PTFA was kind enough to organise a whole school event to celebrate the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla and, as you can see, lots of fun was had by all! Thanks again for all the hard work that was put in to getting this ready.

Yesterday, we took our spelling outside to enjoy the sunshine and to get a little active with our learning.

Please see the information below regarding the forthcoming zoo trip.

Today, in class 3 we finished off our learning on the water cycle. We have made our very own water cycle in a bag to test this theory for ourselves. Hopefully, we should start to see results in the next few days.

Today, we linked our new spellings and practising those with hopscotch. We worked in groups where someone shouted for us to ‘stop’, we read the word aloud for all to hear and then we sounded out the word. This was a nice and fun activity to do this morning. Class 3 team.

https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/ Please click on the link above to try and practise the times tables test Year 4s will be expected to complete after Easter. Obviously, year 3s are also more than welcome to practise on this as well. Class 3 team.