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Halloween Colouring Competition
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 2:40pm
Thanks to everyone who entered the Halloween colouring competion. Congratulations to the winners!
Keystage 1 Blog - Autumn Term 1
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 12:51pm
Well, that was a long half term! Everyone has worked really hard and we are all ready for a rest! All the children are starting to make progress and have settled into their new classes which is great to see.
Our Topic on Space is a real hit and the children are loving all the facts they are learning. Make sure you ask them who was the first astronaut on the moon and which animal went up into space first? We had the Space Dome come into school which really brought the topic to life. In Geography they have discovered we have 7 continents and 5 oceans – ask them which continent we live on and which is the largest ocean! We are so proud of all the knowledge they are retaining.
Both classes are working hard with their phonics and reading so please keep supporting them at home. Our weekly library sessions are now up and running. ( Thank you to our volunteers for doing this)
The children did so well in our Harvest Assembly which is the first time we come together as a school. The Halloween disco was a huge success and we had a lot of very interesting guests!
The children are loving having access to the provision especially being able to go outside. Pease make sure your child has a coat so they can go outside even when it’s very cold.
Thank you for all your support this first half term and enjoy the break.
Love all of us in KS1
Reception Blog - Autumn Term 1
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 12:49pm
This half term has seen the children settle into school life incredibly well. It has been a joy to watch new friendships form and the children develop independence.
New rules and routines have been established and the children are working hard every day to follow these to the best of their ability.
The children are working hard on speaking in clear sentences and listening to others when adults or children are speaking. We have learnt lots of new, interesting and amazing things about our reception class already.
The class have been busy learning new sounds in phonics and are trying hard to sound out words and blend them together in order to read. We will continue to learn new letter sounds next half term too.
We are having lots of fun developing our gross motor skills. Climbing, crawling, and using chalk outside, ‘painting’ large areas with water and much more. We are also busy developing our fine motor control by using Lego, being creative in the DT area, using scissors and investigating ‘funky fingers’ activities. All these activities (and many more) will help your child develop strength in their fingers and will help them to gain more pencil control.
In maths we have been learning all about a number each week. So far we have learnt all about 1, 2,3 and 4. Within these number sessions we have looked at 2D shapes, objects that have 1, 2, 3 and 4 things. We have been counting lots of things in the classroom (saying each number as we count each object).
We have been enjoying our weekly PE sessions learning new skills and developing on existing ones. We have been concentrating on body management and the fundamental skills such as hopping, skipping, jumping, walking and running. We do our PE sessions following the PE Hub scheme and have enjoyed playing lots of games using the new skills we have learnt.
Well done reception for a successful first half term. We look forward to seeing you all after a week off and starting a new half term of learning and fun.
Team Reception 😊
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 12:42pm
Well that first half term went quickly! The Nursery children have been fantastic and have settled beautifully into their setting. We have been so proud of the bravery they have shown coming in on their own and organising themselves.
We have been learning new routines, rules have been established and it has been a pleasure watching friendships beginning to form and grow.
The children have been developing their gross motor skills outside with lots of climbing, running, rolling and riding bikes.
They have also been developing their fine motor skills through mark making, painting, building using duplo and wooden bricks.
All of this gross and fine motor development will be getting their muscles and their brains ready for writing.
Lunchtimes have been a hit and the children have been learning to speak clearly using sentences and remembering their manners when talking to each other.
We have also seen lots of imaginative play both inside and out, so much problems solving – particularly with our conker runs, operations taking place in the Westfield Hospital and lots of baking in the playdough area.
Nursery, well done on a fantastic first half term. Have a lovely break and we’ll see you after the holiday ready for lots more learning and fun.
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 12:16pm
What a great start to the new term! The children have all settled really well, particularly our new Reception and Nursery. There are still some spaces available if you know anyone. The children had an amazing time learning about space in the Wonderdome and the Halloween Party was a runaway success! I can’t wait to see what next half term brings!
Date: 24th Oct 2025 @ 9:59am
This week, the Year 1 children have been enjoying a range of outdoor activities. Insoide, they have been building rockets to take Tim Peake to the International Space Station!
Date: 22nd Oct 2025 @ 12:54pm
STARS Before and Afterschool club have had a busy few weeks. The children loved dressing up for the Halloween Party and have been busy outside planting up the containers.
Date: 22nd Oct 2025 @ 12:05pm
The children had a fantastic time at Monday’s Halloween Party – there were some very spooky costumes! A huge thank you to the staff who gave their time to organise and run the event. Thanks to everyone’s support, we raised £200
Date: 22nd Oct 2025 @ 11:07am
The children had an amazing time exploring the planets in the WonderDome — it was a truly memorable experience.
Reception children building confidence, strength and balance in PE
Date: 7th Oct 2025 @ 11:38am
Reception had an amazing time in PE. The children loved exploring the apparatus, climbing, balancing, and jumping with confidence. It was wonderful to see their excitement as they developed strength, coordination, and a sense of adventure.
Date: 7th Oct 2025 @ 10:28am
This week in STARS, the children have been full of creativity and energy. They built car tracks, created beautiful masks and crafted colourful bracelets by twisting and shaping pipe cleaners. It’s been a week of hands-on fun!
Date: 2nd Oct 2025 @ 2:59pm
The children in early years love getting their wellies and wetsuits on and playing outside in the rain.
Date: 30th Sep 2025 @ 1:12pm
The children in Year 1 have been enjoying the outdoor provision.
Date: 30th Sep 2025 @ 11:06am
Last week the children at STARS picked apples from the tree in the school garden. They chopped and ate them.
Date: 24th Sep 2025 @ 3:34pm
Date: 24th Sep 2025 @ 11:54am
In Science, Key Stage 1 children have been learning how astronauts use their senses in space. Through fun experiments, they explored which senses influence taste and found out how an astronaut’s sense of taste changes before and during a mission.
Date: 19th Sep 2025 @ 3:58pm
The children at Kitchen Kids have enjoyed making delicious bread and apple slice.
Date: 19th Sep 2025 @ 12:17pm
Nursery children had fun playing in the rain in our all weather outside area.
Date: 16th Sep 2025 @ 10:35am
In STARS this week we have been enjoying board games, using our imagination in small world play and practising our computer skills.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 11:53am
Welcome back to all our STARS families. We hope you have had a wonderful summer.
This week in STARS we have been practising our balancing skills, riding scooters and crafting.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 11:44am
The children in Year 2 have been practising making 2D shapes.
Date: 10th Sep 2025 @ 11:12am
New Nursery and Reception children are settling well, and we’re so proud of how quickly they’re adapting to their new routines.
