Author Archives: Katy Jones
Welcome back for Spring 2!
I hope everyone has had a lovely half term! This term children will be exploring our new topic, the rain-forest! We have been introduced to a new literacy book which explores this theme- ‘Running Wild’ by Michael Morpurgo. We will … Continue reading
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Early Years Valentines Biscuit Sale Update
Fantastic Fundraising! A big well done to the children and grown ups in Nursery and Reception. We raised £31.70 at our Valentines Day Biscuit Sale. A massive ‘thank you’ to the grown ups for their kind donations. Your children did … Continue reading
Rio Carnival!
Year 4 Rainbows have been learning all about Rio and the carnivals in Brazil- they made some beautiful masks to go dancing in! They have also been making postcards in Art and Literacy, all about what it is like to … Continue reading
Exploring ICT in Nursery
Exploring ICT In Nursery, we have been using lots of different ICT to support our learning over the last few weeks… We have been using Beebots on the floor, to explore a Prehistoric land, programming them to travel to a … Continue reading
Staying Safe on the Internet!
Year 4 Rainbows have been getting involved in Internet Safety Day with lots of fun activities. We have talked about the importance of the internet in our lives, made our own digital footprints and planned and made our very own … Continue reading
Getting Little Hands Ready for Writing
Getting Little Hands Ready For Writing Here are some of the activities and skills we do and teach in St Andrews Nursery, which help get the children ready for writing. You could try some of these at home too… Playing … Continue reading
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Snow Days!
Year 4 have had a fantastic week, making the most of the snow. We enjoyed getting to go outside and even made some snowmen together! We have also continued our work on Brazil, looking at tourism in Rio, reading more … Continue reading
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Year 5 Science- Forces
Year 5 have been enjoying their science lessons this half term which has been all about forces! We introduced our new topic by looking at the force gravity and how we can defy it using magnets… We then headed outside … Continue reading
Nursery Gymnastics
Nursery Gymnastics Every Friday this term, we are enjoying having a specialist coach teach us Gymnastics. So far we have played games that focus on moving in different ways e.g. like a crab or a starfish. Then today we have … Continue reading
Speaking Out
We have been very busy the last couple of weeks practising our speaking skills, delivering a presentation to each other about life in a Brazilian favela. This is week children have been inspired by the year 6 assembly based … Continue reading
