Dove Class @FP had a fantastic time meeting Ranger Stu and his amazing animals on Thursday. The children had the opportunity to meet a python, a tarantula, a turtle, tenrecs, a scorpion and an armadillo, learning all about each one up close. Ranger Stu shared fascinating facts about the animals and explained the life cycles of some of the species. It was a wonderful hands-on experience that sparked lots of curiosity and excitement, and Dove Class thoroughly enjoyed the visit!

In English Parakeet Class @FP have been writing a memoir. We learnt what a memoir was and spoke about our favourite memories. We spoke about how to make our writing better and what we could use. We are now experts at using fronted adverbials. We have also been working on using the pronoun ‘I’.

In Maths we recently completed our assessment week and everyone in the class made progress! We have used the last week to consolidate our learning on long multiplication and division. Firstly, without exchanges and then when we were confident, we tried exchanges. We were amazing!

In Art we have been creating observational drawings looking at the skill of shading. We have been practising each week and are now creating some masterpieces!

Hummingbird Class @FP have rounded off their learning about habitats by exploring the school grounds to discover the different habitats around us. Before we began, we made predictions about the plants and animals we thought we might find and which we expected to see the most of. We then visited a variety of locations across the school, carefully observing each habitat and recording our findings. It was a fantastic opportunity to put our learning into practice and see how many different living things share our school environment!

The children in Duckling Class have been busy using their fantastic writing skills to help prepare for their transition to Year 1.

As part of our transition activities, each child wrote a letter to their new teacher. They shared all about themselves, including their favourite lesson in Reception and the subject they feel they are best at. The children worked hard to think about their ideas before writing clear sentences, using their phonics, finger spaces, capital letters and full stops.

These special letters will help their new teachers get to know them before September, making the move to Year 1 feel even more exciting and reassuring. It has been wonderful to see how much confidence and independence the children have developed in their writing throughout the year.

We are incredibly proud of every member of Duckling Class for their hard work and the amazing progress they have made. We know their new teachers will enjoy reading all about them, and we can’t wait to see them continue to shine in Year 1!

Well done, Duckling Class – your writing has been amazing!

Is your child 3, or turning 3 soon? Are you looking for a fun, vibrant, caring & creative nursery to help get them ready for Reception at school?

Come and explore our setting after hours and see what makes our nursery so special! 

Meet our friendly team, take a look around our learning spaces, and ask any questions you may have about your child’s early years journey.

Tuesday 14th July 2026
 3,50pm – 4.30pm
 Oakbridge Nursery @ Rangefield Primary School

We would love to welcome you and your family!

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What a fantastic day at soft play with Nursery! 

Our little adventurers had so much fun with all of their friends—sliding, climbing, bouncing, and exploring together. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces, growing confidence, and lots of laughter throughout the session.

Days like these help build friendships, encourage active play, and create happy memories that will last a lifetime! 

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Year 5 Enjoyed an Inspiring Visit from Penguin Books

Our Year 5 pupils were delighted to welcome visitors from Penguin Books, one of Britain’s most historic and well-known publishing houses. Representatives from a variety of departments shared insights into the exciting world of publishing and brought along a wonderful selection of books for the children to explore.

The session was highly interactive, engaging, and hands-on. Pupils had the opportunity to browse a wide range of books, discuss their interests with classmates, and identify the stories and authors they would like to read in the future. There was a real buzz of excitement as children shared recommendations, asked thoughtful questions, and discovered new books together.

The visit inspired a love of reading and gave our pupils a fascinating glimpse into how books are created and shared with readers around the world. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Penguin Books team for providing such an enjoyable and memorable experience.

This term, Pelican Class @FP has been developing their programming skills using Scratch (scratch.mit.edu). The children have enjoyed learning how to create simple animations, interactive stories, and games by using block-based coding.

They have explored how to sequence instructions, use loops, add events, and debug their programs when things didn’t work as expected. It has been wonderful to see the children demonstrating creativity, logical thinking, and perseverance as they designed and improved their own projects.

We are very proud of the enthusiasm and problem-solving skills the class has shown as they continue to build their confidence in computing.

Since coming back from half term Dove class @FP have been busy looking at the story ‘Where the Wild Things are’ by Maurice Sendak.

We have used  adjectives to describe what all the Wild things look like and how they behave as well as designing our own Wild Things masks that we paraded around the school looking like Wild Things.

This week we have looked at the story ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ by Michael Rosen. We started off the week with a bear leaving us clues around the school that we had to read to find the next one.

The children have really enjoyed both of the stories so far this term and we have a lot more exciting things coming.

Eagle Class @FP – Music Technology 

Eagle Class have thoroughly enjoyed exploring music technology through our Charanga unit this term. The children have been learning how to layer different musical parts and instruments to create their own electronic compositions, experimenting with rhythm, melody and texture to produce some fantastic original pieces.

The children have now been given their login details so they can continue developing their work at home using Yumu Studio (YuStudio) on Charanga. We would encourage them to log in, explore the software and add new sounds, instruments and musical ideas to their compositions. It’s a great way to build confidence, creativity and musical skills.

We are incredibly proud of the enthusiasm and creativity Eagle Class have shown throughout this unit. They have also impressed us with their singing this year, and we are looking forward to showcasing their wonderful vocal talents in the Year 6 production in just a few weeks’ time!

Well done, Eagle Class, we can’t wait to hear what you create next!