In Reception we have been reading the book ‘Little Red’. We have been thinking about the different characters in the story, how they might feel at different points in the books as well as learning…
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Reception-Learning is Fun
This week in Reception we have been busy practising our phonics skills using the giant letters outside, we have been using our phonics fingers to sound out words and find the matching letter. We made…
Read MoreYear 6: A day of remarkable visitors
We were incredibly lucky to have not one, but two stellar visitors at St Joseph’s today, both of whom thrilled, informed and entertained us, though in very different ways. First, we had the bestselling children’s…
Read MoreReception: Baking bread and planting sunflower seeds
Reception have had another fantastic week. With summer approaching, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to plant some sunflower seeds in our outdoor area. The children prepared the flower bed by taking out…
Read MoreAuthor visit to Reception
On Friday Reception were lucky enough to be visited by a local author, Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore. Charlotte is the author of a book called Herbie and the T-Rex which links beautifully to our prior learning about Minibeasts and…
Read MoreReception: Fruit, composting and reading!
Reception have had a busy week continuing to learning about different types of food. This week, we have been reading Oliver’s Fruit Salad. The children created a pictogram showing the most popular fruit in each class….
Read MorePests Aplenty in Year 6!
We were treated to a fun and fascinating visit from the author Emer Stamp this week. She is the creator of the Diary of a Pig and PESTS series. Emer began by going round the…
Read MoreYear 1: Shrek’s Adventure
The year 1 children went on a magical trip to a land far far away at Shrek’s Adventure. The children had an amazing time whilst developing their knowledge about fairy tales and creative stories.
Read MoreReception: Reading Buddies and Global Warming
Reception have paired with Year 5 to form Reading Buddies. This week they met their buddies and read together. It was an exciting occasion for the children to visit other classrooms and listen to or…
Read MoreYear 2: Future Greta Thunbergs!
We have had a very busy week in Year 2! In our English lessons, we have been learning about current affairs and in particular the COP26 conference in Glasgow. We learned that world leaders and…
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