This week in Reception Ducking Class @FP, we have been exploring the classic story of The Little Red Hen.

The children have enjoyed listening to and retelling the story, using actions and props to bring the characters to life. We have been learning all about teamwork, kindness, and the importance of helping others – just as the story teaches us.

To bring our learning to life, we became little bakers ourselves. The children worked together to mix, knead and bake their own delicious bread, just like the Little Red Hen did. They were fascinated by how the dough changed as we combined the ingredients, and they loved the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. Of course, the best part was tasting it.

This hands-on experience helped us understand the story even more and sparked some great conversations about working together. Well done, Ducklings.

In English the children have been looking at the story Supertato and then creating their own adventures that Supertato might have in the supermarket.

In maths we have been learning about place value within 50. We have been discussing how many tens and how many ones are in numbers to 50.

And of course…… we had World Book Day on Thursday last week and what a fabulous day we all had with some fantastic costumes and some great fun had by all.

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This week in YR6 Eagle class @FP, our young poets have marched boldly into the world of war poetry, armed with figurative language and emotive imagery. Inspired by our history topic on World War II, we have explored powerful poems of the past, dissecting the impact of carefully chosen words. Before putting pen to paper, we delved into the critical moments of battle and the aftermath of war, shaping the theme and tone of our own work. With our poetry toolbox at the ready – rhythm, line breaks, rhyme, and repetition—we have crafted verses to be proud of. Now, with some final refining and polishing, these poetic masterpieces will soon be ready to take centre stage!

 Growing and Waiting in Nursery! This week, we have been learning all about growing with the story Jasper’s Beanstalk!  Jasper was very impatient waiting for his bean to grow… and we learned that plants take time!

We planted our own beans and talked about the importance of patience while we wait for them to sprout.  Then, we had a very exciting moment—we finally dug up some of the carrots we planted last year!  After waiting and waiting and waiting, they were so big that we shared them with our school rabbits, Snowy and Cookie.  They LOVED their homegrown treats! 

Learning about growing, patience, and caring for nature—what a wonderful week!  #NurseryLife #GrowingTogether #JaspersBeanstalk #PatiencePaysOff #HomegrownGoodness

Over the past few weeks, the children in Kestrel class @FP have been working hard on creating their explanation texts. They began by brainstorming ideas and selecting topics that sparked their interest. After choosing their themes, they carefully planned and drafted their texts, focusing on organizing their thoughts and presenting clear, logical explanations. Throughout the process, they engaged in several rounds of editing and redrafting, refining their writing to improve clarity and coherence. Finally, they published their polished explanation texts, showcasing their creativity and the effort they put into every step of the writing process. The students had fantastic ideas about what they wanted to write about, which made the project both engaging and educational for everyone involved.

In Parakeet class @FP, we have been writing Poems. We have been looking at toys that are very special to us. After showing our toys to each other we described them, we spoke about how they make us feel and this week we have begun drafting our poems. We looked at many poems by other authors first and practised performing these.

In Art we have been looking at a new artist named Benjamin Von Wong. His art work are sculptures all about conservation. A lot of his work is around the misuse of plastic. We spoke about themes and messages and recreated art of our own. What do you think?   

Kaiden one of our Happiness Heroes enjoys our ‘My Happy Mind’ lessons so much he always has a big smile on his face. This week we have been learning about our own character strengths and when and how we use them. Kaiden has been very kind to him mum this week and drew this in his journal.