Christingle Service

This afternoon, we held a Christingle service to celebrate bringing families and communities together to share the light of Jesus and spread a message of hope. The children worked very hard putting their Christingles together. A massive thank you to Reverend Tracey and Mrs Towers for all their help with the service.

Christmas Dinner

Today was Christmas dinner day where we all wore our Christmas jumpers. It was such a wonderful atmosphere of cheer and celebration. Thank you to Mrs Longhurst who prepared such a wonderful Christmas lunch.

Class 3 OTTER

Class 3 have enjoyed having OTTER this week. OTTER stands for Our Time To Enjoy Reading and this is when children can participate in a range of reading activities in a calm environment. Some of the reading activities may include book sharing with a partner, art work based on what they have read, writing the… Read more »

PE – Invasion Games

Class 3 have enjoyed playing a range of invasion games during their PE sessions this half term. They have learnt different skills, such as working collaboratively to attack, defend and to keep possession. These skills apply to many sports, such as netball, basketball, football, hockey, rugby and many more. In all of these games, there… Read more »

BOOK FAIR

A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who supported our school’s book fair by purchasing books at school or online. Through the sales that were made, a record breaking amount of £268.98 has been earned to purchase new books for the children to enjoy at school. Reading plays a huge role… Read more »

Defeating the Monster Story

This week, Class 3 have started to think about different stories where a monster has been defeated by an unexpected hero. They discussed and made a list of the different stories that they have listened to or read and they identified the common structure within them all. Today, the children enjoyed learning about expanded noun… Read more »

DT

Designing the structure of a building. In Class 3 this afternoon we used Google Earth to study the structure and design of different famous buildings. We then started to create our own! A great afternoon and a lovely way to end the first week back. Well done Class 3!

Jigsaw PSHE

Class 3 had the school’s first ever experience of a brand new whole school PSHE scheme called Jigsaw this afternoon. Jigsaw PSHE perfectly connects the pieces of Personal, Social, Health and Well-Being Education. The programme teaches children and young people emotional literacy, social- and lifelong skills, RSE/RSHE and resilience in an age-appropriate manner .It is an… Read more »

Super Science

During Science, Class 3 have been learning about human digestion and what happens to our food when we eat it. They have learnt about the different types of teeth and their roles as well as the digestive organs and how they support digestion. This afternoon, Class 3 completed a practical investigation involving bananas, crackers, orange… Read more »

Cricket Day!

Today , we were joined by Chloe from Essex County Cricket Club for a day all about cricket. This was to celebrate the Cricket World Cup that is being held in India. Chloe held an assembly this morning and talked about the nations taking part and showed us some of the rules of the game… Read more »