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Year 5 blog Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 3:37pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
doubt island lamb solemn thistle knight badge butcher ghost answer honest crumb cheerful opposite peculiar helpful height weight
Counting
Count out loud in:
4’s up to 204 and back again 0, 4, 8 …
90’s from 19000 to 20080 and back again 19090, 19180…
70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again 770, 840, 910…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have enjoyed a sunny week with lots of learning and outdoor time too– well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 have been writing predictions about the novel, using ‘-ed’ starters, as well as practising retrieving and inferring from the novel– ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ by Kate di Camillo.
In Maths Year 5 have been trying so hard adding and subtracting mixed fractions and converting from improper fractions to mixed numbers.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been exploring the various references in the bible to the Holy Spirit. They have also been examining various artworks depicting these and critiquing them. Fantastic job Year 5!
In Forest Schoolwee worked really together when we were building our obstacle courses. There was great discussion and some imaginative ideas for throwing, jumping, balancing and lifting. We took care when moving the logs and branches around and the winners received medals which were made out of natural materials.
The class also took a trip down to the pond and had great fun finding and identifying insects and butterflies. Our finds included a Tasty Water Bug and a Red Admiral butterfly.
In Art, the class have been debating the pro’s and cons of large versus tiny houses, discussing the environmental and cost impacts of both. They have been sketching their own architectural ideas, using inspiration from various house designers.
Finally, Year 5 have started their new topic on Maya civilisation, learning about where and when this era took place.
Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Josh M
Super Learners – Lily
Superstar Writer – Sam
Bookworm - Teddy
Marvellous Mathematician - Amelia
Special Mention - Sidney
Year 3 Friday blog 1st May 2026
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 1:53pm
Home Practice
Well done to everyone who is continuing with their regular reading into the Summer term. 20 minutes every night with your school books will help improve comprehension and fluency.
We have set 2 maths challenges on Sumdog, one on addition and subtraction and one on the x4 and x8 tables.
Practice counting regularly with your child as well. Regular reviews of the number system will help build understanding and number fluency. Sing our songs, play what comes next, count forwards and backwards in numbers and fractions.You can also use this arrow cards resource to help with your counting.
Your spellings this week are all from Key Stage 1. Use the card that has gone home to practise these as well as accessing the spellings on Sumdog.
would, hear, night, could, here, father, should, where, mother, because, were, beautiful, said, people, water, friend, knight, children
The Week in Year 3
This week in RE, we explored the story of The Road to Emmaus and thought carefully about how it is mirrored in the Mass. The children made some thoughtful links and showed a good understanding of how this important story connects to our worship.
In English, we have been writing newspaper reports about the pass raid in Journey to Jo’burg. The children worked hard to write in a formal style, thinking about headlines, key facts and how to report events clearly for the reader. Some fantastic pieces of writing were produced.
In Maths, we have been revisiting the formal written methods for addition and subtraction. The children showed great confidence using these methods and were able to explain their reasoning clearly when solving problems.
In Geography, we kicked off our new topic on South America and Rio by exploring the continent and identifying its countries. The children enjoyed locating different places on the map and learning more about this part of the world.
In PE, we have been practising our striking and fielding techniques. The children worked on their throwing, catching and teamwork skills, showing great improvement throughout the week.
In Art, we started our new topic using natural materials. We went outside and used grass, petals, flowers and moss to create colour and patterns. The children loved being creative outdoors and produced some lovely pieces of artwork.
In Computing, we learned all about using loops when programming our algorithms. The children discovered how this makes coding more efficient and enjoyed applying this new skill in their work.
Check out our galleries to see some of the great learning we have captured this week.
Star of the week - Henry Y
Super Learner - Rowan
Writer of the week - Henry P
Marvellous Mathematician - Harper and Grace
Bookworm - Noa B
Special Mentions - Elyse and Lydia for being kind and helpful to others on the playground
Have a lovely weekend,
The Year 3 Team
Reception Blog - Friday 1st May
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 12:44pm
Welcome to Reception’s Blog
Our topic this half term is Julia Donaldson.
This week we are learning about space.
Drawing Club
We continued to read 'The Smeds and The Smoos' - this week we focused on designing our own space rocket and writing a descriptive sentence about it.
Maths
We learnt about teen numbers.
We talked about 10 and then adding more to make a teen number.
Understanding the World
We started to learn all about astronauts and the important job they do.
We talked about what they wear and also watched a video about an astronaut called Tim Peak when he was in space!
In history, we continued our learning about the 'The Royal Family'
This week we focused on the Monarchy, specifically the King and Queen.
Art
This week we drew space pictures on top of our galaxy painting from last week.
We used black felt tip pens and drew lots of brilliant space related pictures.
PE
We continued to develop our fundamental skills.
We also started our practice for sports day races.
PSHE
This week we started our Right Start Training.
We focused on learning about how we can stay safe when we walk on the pavements.
We also spoke about driveways and how we can walk past safely.
Forest School
In our log circle area we made obstacle courses. We took great care when moving the logs around. We had discussions about how to make our obstacle course and we tested it before eveyone had a go.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Ivy
Super Learner - Billy
Superstar Writer - Ella
Bookworm - Cameron
Maravellous Mathematician – Henry
Special Mentions – Hugh, Ivy, Elise and Jenson
Year 6 Friday Blog - 1st May 2026
Date: 1st May 2026 @ 8:13am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been working hard to write our non-chronological reports, all about immortal objects. We have also completed lots of SATs practise and quizzes to help us consolidate our learning.
Maths
This week, we have revised how to convert between measures and use these conversions to solve problems. We have also revised how to find fractions of amounts and convert between fractions, decimals and percentages.
RE
In RE, we have continued our new topic: 'To the ends of the earth'. We shared the story of doubting Thomas from John's gospel and created storyboards of the scripture.
Topic
In PSHE, we have been completing a My Happy Mind topic called 'Be Your Best!'. We have learned how to speak positively to ourselves and thought of some positive affirmations we could say to ourselves in SATs week. This topic is helping us to get ready for SATs!
In PE, we continued our striking and fielding topic by playing a game of rounders and practicing striking and fielding with a cricket bat and ball.
As part of our Faith in Action award, we have been working hard to create our final pieces of work. We have created some amazing art work, posters and books to showcase all of our hard work!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 6/05/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are taken from the 2017 SATs Spelling test.
We will have our test on the 8/05/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
|
likely |
straight |
sensation |
nervous |
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crumb |
probable |
inspiring |
substance |
|
operation |
toughest |
bruise |
sensibly |
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violence |
disobeyed |
through |
monarch |
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sympathetic |
originally |
percussion |
coarse |
SATS Revision:
The children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 15 Money
English - Topic 25 Let’s have some fun!
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Holly W
Super Learner - Luiza
Superstar Writer - Dominic
Bookworm - Bella
Marvellous Mathematician - Alfie G
Special Mentions - Casper: for having great manners in our PE lesson!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Year 1 Blog - Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 8:25pm
Home Practice - Sumdog
Maths challenge - Counting in coins
Phonics challenge - Dependent on phonics groups
Counting – Can you find some 2p coins and add the amount together?
Reading - Please try to read at least three times a week.
Please remember to bring book bags each day.
English
We continued The Lumberjack's Beard. We spent the week pretending to be Lumberjack Jim, who was apologising to the animals. We wrote a sorry letter as a group, then independently, and role-played the story on Seesaw.
Maths
We made amounts using coins and added two amounts together.
R.E.
We continued to describe key events in Jesus' life.
Science
We identified the parts of a plant.
P.E.
We practised the sack race.
In tennis we started to hit the tennis ball over the net.
Art
We sketched feathers.
Computing
We started to code! We used the code.org website to follow simple coding instructions.
Geography
We recognised the features of a hot and cold place.
P.S.H.E.
We discussed goal setting and set ourselves a class goal - always to be kind to one another.
Forest School
There was a lot of great discussions about building our obstacle courses. We took care when moving the logs around.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Elsie
Super Learner: Oscar
Superstar Writer: George
Bookworm: Connall
Marvellous Mathematician: Tommy
Special Mentions: Isaac for his excellent RE and tennis skills. Evie E and Ada C for playing nicely at lunchtime.
Year 4 Blog Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 4:21pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
Find a couple of words you don’t know the meaning of and look them up in a dictionary.
Write them in your reading diary and use them in a sentence of your own.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
scheme chorus chemist echo character
chef chalet machine ache brochure
anchor chaos monarch chute mechanic
school parachute champagne
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 3’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 36 and back again
0 3 6 9 etc 36 33 30 etc
Now try counting in 4’s
0 4 8 12 etc 48 44 40 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session – let’s see if EVERYONE can log on and play this week!
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A comparing and ordering angles challenge
Our learning this week
In English, we discussed the features of instructional writing.
Following this, we used our imagination to plan and write a recipe for our very own firework inspired by Lila in our novel.
We were very proud of our creations and think Lila would be too!
In Maths, we learnt that an angle is a measure of a turn.
We then identified acute and obtuse angles, and also compared and ordered angles from smallest to the largest.
You can see some pictures of us making and finding angles outside in our gallery.
In RE, we listened again to the story of The Empty Tomb.
We then discussed what it means to be a Christian. In addition, we studied a picture called ‘The Body of Christ: We all Belong’ by Gary Thomas which shows the interconnectiveness of all things in Christ.
We took inspiration from this and created our own picture using a continuous line.
Take a look in our gallery.
In our ‘Safe Relationships’ PSHE topic, we learnt how to show privacy and set boundaries as well as what to do if someone pressures us to do something unsafe or makes us feel uncomfortable
– Say No, Walk Away and Tell a Trusted Adult.
In Science, we concluded our investigation to find out which drink causes the most tooth decay – have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In DT, we practised running stitch and back stitch on a piece of material.
We then designed and planned what we were going to make out of felt.
Following this, we made our products and then evaluated them, thinking carefully about what went well and we were proud of, as well as what didn’t go so well and we would change if we were to do the project again.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In our gymnastics session, we continued to develop ways of travelling and balance.
We also created a sequence of balances and travel movements.
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: William
Super Learner: Evelyn
Superstar writer: Daisy
Bookworm: Rory
Marvellous Mathematician: Bobby
Special Mentions: Hunter and Isla for a fantastic effort with their DT sewing project
Jessica for being a kind friend to everyone
The Year 4 team
Year 2 Blog Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 12:01pm
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (08.05.26):
sledge smudge badge ledge lodge huge wage large barge plunge
Sumdog: Complete the time and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards in fives. See how far you can go! Notice the link with telling the time.
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We learnt about rainsticks and made our own out of a cardboard tubes.
We wrote instructions for how to make a rain maker and wrote fact sheets about Kenya.
SPaG
We learnt about the different rules for -ge and -dge endings.
Maths
We have been learning to tell the time past the hour.
For example, five past, ten past, quarter past, twenty past, twenty-five past and half past.
RE
We read the story of Pentecost and learnt that Jesus told Peter he was the rock on which the Church was built.
History
Our new topic is Kings, Queens and Castles.
We learnt about stone castles this week and labelled their key features.
Then we completed a castles quiz.
Forest School
We worked really well together to build our obstacle courses. We were very careful when we were moving the logs around. We had great fun when we tried the courses out.
Science
We carefully observed 3 different plants. We discussed the similarities and differences between them. We made some drawings and made sure we were working as real scientists, drawing what we could actually see.
We also had a look at out seeds which we planted last week and we updated our plant diary...only one pot of seeds have started growing!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week - Izzy
Super Learner - Arianna
Superstar Writer - Jaxon
Bookworm - Buzz
Mathematician - Faisal
Special Mentions - Bobby for being such a good friend to everyone.
Year 5 Friday blog 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 3:33pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes and try to use expression. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
ought, bought, thought, rough, tough, enough, cough, though, through, dough, although, disobey, misbehave, inactive, illegal, incorrect, autobiography, impossible
Counting
Count out loud in:
5’s up to 205 and back again 0, 5, 10…
50’s from 19000 to 20050 and back again 19000, 19050…
70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again 770, 840, 910…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone will be doing mixed division next week in their weekly test.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a great first week back and come back eager to learn – well done Year 5!
In English Year 5 have been writing their own fairytale and they have also started their new class novel – ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ by Kate DiCamillo.
In Maths Year 5 have been practising measuring and drawing angles and have now moved on to a new topic about improper and mixed number fractions.
In RE this week, Year 5 have really enjoyed working in groups to re-tell the story of Pentecost in the form of a news broadcast. Fantastic job Year 5!
Early in the week Year 5 enjoyed an afternoon outside planting strawberries and splitting plants.
In Forest School we had a great session in the nature area. We were hunting for mini beasts and related this to learning we have been doing in class. Some of us built a stream with a dam, there was fabulous teamwork, problem solving and resilience shown. It did get quite muddy but there was brilliant learning going on.
Some of us did some stick wrapping and forest eyes. We showed creativity, imagination and it's really good for developing our fine motor skills.
In Computing, the class have started to practise their coding skills and enjoyed a lesson with Mr Campbell introducing this.
Finally, Year 5 have really enjoyed lots of outdoor time this week, including playing cricket in PE.
Well done Year 5 on another great week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Emma
Super Learner – Bertie
Superstar Writer – Alfie
Bookworm - Trudy
Marvellous Mathematician - Josh W
Special Mention - Alana
Reception Blog, Friday 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 3:31pm
Welcome to Reception's Blog!
Welcome back to Summer Term
Our topic this half term is Julia Donaldson.
This week we are learning all about Space.
Drawing Club
We had started to read 'The Smeds and The Smoos' - this week we focused on describing the characters - Janet and Bill.
Then we invented a game for them to play together in the warbler woods.
Maths
We have been ordering numbers to 10.
Finding one more and one less than a given number and comparing amounts.
Understanding the World
We have started to learn to names of the planets this week.
Mercury, Venus and Earth.
In history, we started our new topic of 'The Royal Family'
Beginning with looking at our own families and growth.
Art
This week we have watered down paints and use pipettes to create a galaxy effect.
Please see the pictures below in our gallery.
PE
We have been developing our fundamental skills.
We raced around the planets and the moon.
PSHE
We have started our new topic of goal setting. We created a class goal and spoke about why goals are benefical.
FOREST SCHOOL
We went for a walk to look at all the new plants growing. We looked at the blosson on the trees. We discussed how the tulips will die away and make food in their bulbs so they will start to grow again next year. We picked leaves from the rosemary and mint plants and discussed how they smelt.
We also did some great child-initiated learning in the nature area.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week - Louie
Super Learner - George
Superstar Writer - Harry
Bookworm - Erin
Maravellous Mathematician - Rosie
Special Mentions - Maisie
Year 3 Friday blog 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 1:30pm
Welcome to your Friday update
Welcome back to school. The sun is shining and everyone looks smart in their summer uniforms! The Summer Term is here!
Home Practice
Keep up with the great reading at home. We can see a lot of children showing interest in some fab series of books including, Dogman, Harry Potter and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Lots of super future reading habits being formed!
We have set some maths challenges on Sumdog. Please ensure these are completed as they will boost fluency in the key learning that will support your child in all their future maths learning.
Keep counting, a secure knowledge of the number system will also help secure new concepts and learning.
Practice counting in 2s, 4s, and 8s. Forwards and backwards. What patterns can you spot?
Here are your spellings. We are looking at the statutory words for Year 3 this week. To remember these spellings its useful to remember the tricky bits.
fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history, imagine, increase, important, interest, island, knowledge, learn, length, library
This week in Year 3
In RE, we read Luke’s Gospel and explored the story of the Road to Emmaus. The children engaged really thoughtfully with the message of the story and we spent time looking at a range of artwork that depicted this moment. Inspired by what they had seen, the children created their own paintings and responses. There are some fantastic pieces, please take a look at our gallery.
In English, we have continued reading Journey to Jo’burg. This week, Naledi and Tiro finally arrived in Jo’burg and visited their mum in Parktown. We focused on describing the differences between Parktown and Soweto, thinking carefully about what the children would have seen in each place. The class worked hard to compare the two settings and use clear, descriptive language in their writing.
In Maths, we have been learning all about time. The children practised reading digital clocks and began solving problems involving time. This is a key life skill and the class approached it with great focus and determination.
In PE, we started our new striking and fielding unit. We played a game of cricket and practised our throwing and catching skills. It was great to see the children working together and developing their coordination.
In History, we investigated the Ancient Egyptian afterlife and the process of mummification. The children were fascinated to learn what happened to the body after death and how the organs were carefully removed and preserved.
In Music, we have been learning to play the ukulele. The children were introduced to the C chord and worked together to play London’s Burning as a class. It was a great session and lots of fun.
We would also like to warmly welcome Miss Singleton, our student teacher, to Year 3. She has really enjoyed meeting the class and the children have given her a super St Oswald's welcome.
Star of the week - Devyn
Super Learner - Charles
Writer of the week - Sam
Marvellous Mathematician - Jonah
Bookworm - Amelia C
Special Mentions - Charlie and Amelia F setting a fantastic example to others on the playground
Well done, Year 3, another excellent week! Have a lovely weekend in the sun.
The Year 3 team
Year 2 Blog Friday 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 12:21pm
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It's great to have everyone back in class after the Easter holiday and you all look so smart in your summer uniforms!
Home Practice
Reading: In Year 2, children should read for at least 15/20 minutes every night and talk about the book.
This will help with understanding the text and learning new words.
Spelling: Please practise these spellings for your quiz on Friday (01.05.26):
judge edge hedge fridge bridge page rage cage stage change
Sumdog: Complete the fractions and spelling challenges.
Counting: Count forwards and backwards in quarters like we did in class. For example, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 1, 1 and 1/4, 1 and 2/4, 1 and 3/4, 2. See how far you can go!
You could also work on your 2, 5, 10 or 3 times tables, telling the time and doubling and halving.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
English
We started our new learning through a book called "Lila and the Secret of Rain".
Lila lives in a Kenyan village where it hasn't rained for a long time. We wrote predictions from the front cover and we wrote in role as Lila.
We also made a rain maker and we will write instructions next week.
Maths
Our new topic is fractions and the children have been learning to find halves and quarters of shapes and amounts.
They have also learned how to find 2/4, or 3/4 of simple amounts. For example, 3/4 of 20 is 15.
History
Our new topic is Kings, Queens and Castles.
We found out about the different parts of a castle and labelled our own.
R.E
We read Luke's Gospel story of the Ascension and thought about how the disciples felt. We retold the story in our own words on a storyboard.
PE
We will be doing Yoga and Tennis this half term.
Hannah took small groups to work on their yoga poses. She was very impressed with Y2's focus and interest throughout the sessions.
Joe from South Ribble Tennis Centre taught the children great tennis skills and played mini games.
Science
We made a diary and set up an investigation to see which seeds grow best in different conditions.
Forest School
We worked in our nature area. We noticed all the new plants growing, tulips, bluebells and forget-me-knots.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week - Kamali
Super Learner - Nelly
Superstar Writer - Rhodes
Bookworm - Seb
Mathematician - Freya
Special Mentions - Honey and Lara for being kind friends and
Cara and Joshua W. for great skills in the tennis session
Year 4 Blog Friday 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 12:18pm
Welcome to the first blog of the Summer Term
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
See if you can spot any expanded noun phrases when you are reading.
Expanded noun phrases will include the determiner, any adjectives and a noun.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
consider continue decide describe different
difficult disappear early earth eight
eighth enough exercise experience experiment
extreme forward forwards
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 10’s bridging 100’s
For example, start at 86 and count to 236 and back again
86 96 106 etc 236 226 216 etc
Now try from 321 to 571 and back again
321 331 341 etc 571 561 551 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
An adding and subtracting fractions challenge
Our Learning this Week
In English, we learnt what an expanded noun phrase is and practised building our own phrases.
We also used a dictionary to find out the meaning of new words.
Following this, we wrote a powerful description of the grotto of the fire fiend using expanded noun phrases and some of the new vocabulary we had investigated.
In Maths, we learnt how to add and subtract using a number line.
First, we used a number line to help us bridge though a multiple of 10 efficiently.
Then, we used a mental compensating strategy when the number we were adding or subtracting had a 9 in the ones place.
In addition, we found fractions of amount using counters and pictorial representations.
In RE, we started our new topic – To the ends of the Earth – during which we will learn about the spread of the Gospel and the mission of the Church.
We began the topic by listening to John 20:1-10 and considered how Peter felt when he entered the tomb and saw it was empty.
In PSHE, we discussed how to use digital devices safely and explored the benefits of the internet and how to balance screen time.
In addition, we discussed how to protect our personal information.
In Science, we started our new topic, teeth and the digestive system.
We started an investigation into which drink causes the most tooth decay.
We left 5 eggs in different liquids and will see what affect the liquids have on the eggs next week.
Have a look at the photos in our gallery.
In Geography, we finished our rainforests topic by creating a double page spread in our books.
You can see some examples of our work in our gallery.
In addition, we made a creative image of the 4 layers of the rainforest using natural materials.
You can see some examples in the gallery.
In our gymnastics session, we practised our balancing by completing a one foot balance challenge for 2 or 3 minutes.
We also demonstrated some travelling actions on our feet, and our hands and feet (the caterpillar, frog, bunny hop and monkey).
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: Rowan
Super Learner: Jessica
Superstar Writer: Bella
Bookworm: Lottie
Marvellous Mathematician: Albie
Special Mentions: Oscar and Bobby for fabulous double page fact files about rainforests
George, Hunter, Heidi and Albert for superb responses when being hotseated in RE
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 24th April 2026
Date: 23rd Apr 2026 @ 6:26pm
Home Practice - Sumdog
Maths challenge - Recognising coins
Phonics challenge - Dependent on phonics groups
Counting – Can you find as many 1p coins as you can and count how much you have altogether?
Reading - Please try to read at least three times a week.
Please remember to bring book bags each day.
English
We started our new book, The Lumberjack's Beard. We found that the lumberjack had chopped down a little bird's tree, which caused him to be very angry! We wrote in role as the bird, both as a group and independently.
Maths
We identified coins to 20p, and we made amounts using 1p coins.
R.E.
We recapped learning from our previous RE branch. We started to order Jesus' important life events.
In our class collectives, we read The Good Shepherd and discussed how we can follow Jesus.
P.E.
We practised the running and egg-and-spoon races.
We also had our first tennis session with Joe!
Art
We sketched different birds and added detail by shading.
Computing
We focused on how to safely access websites. We learnt how to type a website address into the search bar.
Geography
We identified hot and cold places in the world. We also pinpointed the location of the equator and discussed how it affects our climate.
P.S.H.E.
We started our Engage module, we talked about setting goals.
Forest School
We looked at alll the new growth in the nature area. We looked for mini beasts, climbed trees, made dens and a stream, did some wool crafts and blossom cooking.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Theo
Super Learner: Noah B
Superstar Writer: Elsie
Bookworm: Indie
Marvellous Mathematician: Roman and Lucas
Special Mentions: Reo for always looking after his friends.
Year 6 Friday Blog - 24th April 2026
Date: 23rd Apr 2026 @ 8:15am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been working hard to revise tense, punctuation, word class and formality! We have been learning how to use test techniques to check our answers and practising past paper questions. We have also started the novel 'The 1000 Year Old Boy' and begun to research about different mythical objects of immortality.
Maths
This week, we have learned how to reason with measure and time problems. We have also revised our algebra learning by writing equations and finding values that satisfy an equation.
RE
In RE, we have started our new topic: 'To the ends of the earth'. We have shared the story of the empty tomb together and written news reports as if we were a reporter at the scene of the empty tomb.
Topic
For Science, we have started our new topic about electricity. We have learned how to represent components of a circuit using scientific symbols.
We have started our striking and fielding unit in PE and we have been learning how to pitch and bat in cricket.
In History, we learned all about how the laws of the twelve tables from Roman times.
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 29/04/26.
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Spelling -
Spellings this week are revising the following rules:
Statutory word list and adding prefixes and suffixes to these
where appropriate.
• Revision Prefixes dis-, mis-, in-
• Revision Prefixes inter-, super-, anti-, auto-
• Revision More prefixes im-, ir-, re-, sub-
• Endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt –cious or – tious
• Endings which sound like /ʃəl/
We will have our test on the 1/05/26
It is useful to write the words down on the spelling sheet, but you could also ask someone to call the words out and spell them out loud. Other ideas include, breaking the words up and writing them down in different colours (accommodate). You could look for words within words (accompany) or think of your own ways to remember the word, for example, spell it aloud using a mnemonic or tune.
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conscience
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interrelated |
inactive
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illegible
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conscious
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irrelevant |
infectious |
antisocial
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official
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interact |
refresh |
subheading
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disappoint
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impatient |
curiosity |
unable |
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misbehave
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misunderstood |
vicious |
autograph |
SATS Revision:
The children have been given a login for SATs bootcamp. This is a fantastic website, which will really help with the children's SATs revision: https://www.yearsix.co.uk/sats-boot-camp/.
Please complete the following topics for next Thursday:
Maths - Topic 13 Capacity, Mass and Volume
English - Topic 21 Synonyms and Antonyms
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our award winners in Golden Assembly this week!
Star of the Week - Imogen
Super Learner - Ronnie
Superstar Writer - Ebba
Bookworm - Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician - Alfie P
Special Mentions - Milana and Maisie - for always being polite and having great resilience!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Year 3 Friday Blog Friday 2nd April
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 4:46pm
We have had a lovely end to the term in Year 3.
In RE, we have been learning about the Easter story and Holy Week. We watched different adaptations of the story and had some very thoughtful discussions in class. We also had the opportunity to watch Year 6 lead their Easter liturgy in church, which was a very reflective and thought-provoking experience for us all.
In English, we enjoyed reading more of our class novel and the children wrote in role as Naledi, imagining what it would be like to see the big city for the very first time. We focused on using ambitious vocabulary and writing in full, well-structured sentences. It was wonderful to see the children really stepping into the character and bringing their ideas to life.
In Maths, we have now come to the end of our fractions unit. The children have worked incredibly hard throughout this topic, and it has really paid off. Everyone has shown a fantastic level of understanding and knowledge this week - well done everyone for your effort and perseverance!
In Computing, we finished off our unit by creating brochures on Ancient Egypt using Canva. It has been lovely seeing all the learning that has taken place at home as well, there has clearly been lots of enthusiasm for our Egypt topic! We also have some exciting news coming next term linked to this, so watch this space.
In PE, we wrapped up our tag rugby learning, with the children showing brilliant teamwork, effort and sportsmanship. It has been great to see their skills develop over the term.
We hope you all have a peaceful and restful Easter break and come back ready for a busy summer term. Please remember summer uniforms when we return.
Well done, Year 3.
The Year 3 Team
Year 1 Blog - Friday 2nd April 2026
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 4:26pm
Welcome to your final blog of the Spring term!
English
We wrote our own version of Hansel and Gretel and read it to Reception.
Maths
We measured capacity using jugs and water.
History
We were lucky to have Felicity's mum come in to talk about how hospitals have changed. A big thank you from year 1!
R.E.
We made Easter plates celebrating Jesus.
Art
We added detail to our watercolour setting.
D.T.
We made our smoothies!
Golden Assembly
Our 5 golden stars of the term:
Grace
Reo
Stan
Eilish
Isabelle
Have a lovely, rested Easter and we will see you back on the 20th of April.
Year 5 blog Thursday 2nd April
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 3:48pm
Happy Easter to all!
Year 5 have had a great final week of term including den building, DT, rugby, making shapes in maths and also finishing the class novel, 'Varjak Paw'.
There is no sumdog home work or spellings this holiday but please keep reading!
The five golden stars for the term are: Tiffany, Milo, Ada May, Evangeline and Caleb. Well done to them and everyone for such hard work and enthusiasm throughout the term.
Year 4 Blog Thursday 2nd April 2026
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 8:38am
Welcome to the last blog of the Spring term
Our Learning this week
In English, we consolidated our learning about determiners by writing our own verse to a song.
In Maths, we practised the written method of division – chunking – both with and without remainders.
In RE, we retold the Holy Week story from St Peter’s perspective.
In Science, we planned an investigation to find out which drink causes the most tooth decay.
We will carry out the experiment after Easter with hard boiled eggs and different drinks.
During our PSHE lesson, we learnt how active listening can help us to relate to others.
Active listening includes – making eye contact, avoiding distractions and asking questions to clarify.
In PE, we used tactics to help outwit an opponent in a game.
Take a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In Art, we completed our still life collages.
There are some pictures in our gallery.
This week, we also went to church to watch an Easter Liturgy, beautifully led by Year 6.
Home Practice and Reminders
As it is the Easter holiday, we have not set any Home Practice / Sumdog challenges.
However, please keep reading every day – this really is the key to unlocking your learning.
We look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 20th April in your Summer uniforms.
Please remember to bring your PE kit back in on the first day back.
Golden Stars of the Term
Drew
Alice
George
Albert
Eliza
Have a fabulous Easter
The Year 4 team
Year 6 Blog - Thursday 2nd April 2026
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 7:52am
Welcome to the Year 6 weekly blog.
Well done to all of Year 6 for leading the school in their Easter Liturgy this week. We were all so proud of their amazing singing and clear speaking. Well done Year 6!
This week in Year 6
English
In English we have been revising nouns, pronouns, adverbs and adverbials. We have also written an independent detective story based upon a new 'crime' which we imagined had taken place in school!
Maths
This week, we have learned how to calculate the internal angles of any polygon. We have also learned how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.
RE
In RE, we have prayerfully reflected on the stations of the cross. In groups, we all shared one of the stations and thought about the key message from our station. We then wrote a prayer based on our station.
We used these prayers to pray all of the stations as a class and reflect on Jesus' journey.
Topic
In Science, we have learned how nutrients are absorbed into our blood stream. We also created some amazing posters to explain how to live a healthy lifestyle. We learned about how diet, exercise, medicine and personal hygiene could all keep us safe and healthy.
In Music, we played different beats using egg shakers!
Please complete the following tasks by Wednesday 22/04/26:
Reading - Use your home reading to read every night for 30 minutes. You also have a reading diary that must be used for the title of the book and any challenges chosen.
Books may be changed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
SATS Revision:
The children have brought home a pack of revision to complete over the Easter holidays. This pack should be returned to school on the first day back after the holidays.
Golden Assembly
Well done to all our special mentions for the end of the term!
William, Milania, Dominic, Eliza W and Ebba
Have a lovely Easter everyone!
Reception Blog - Thursday 2nd April 2026
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 3:47pm
Welcome to Reception's Blog!
Thank you for all your support with the childrens home learning this half term.
We hope you have the most lovely Easter Break together.
We will see you all back on Monday 20th April 2026
Golden Assembly
Stars of the Term
Ivy
Rosie
Finlay
Teddy
Jake
Year 2 Blog-Thursday 2nd April
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 1:48pm
Welcome to your blog!
On Tuesday we enjoyed a lovely Easter service in church which was led beautifully by Year 6.
On Wednesday we had a walk to the library for a dinosaur themed session with Helen.
She read 3 stories to us.
We made a dinosaur out of paper, we took part in an Easter treasure hunt and we chose our own books to read.
It was our final Golden Assembly of the term on Thursday. We had a great time, the Easter raffle was drawn and we sang the Spring chicken song!
The five special mentions of the term were;
Faisal, Hannah, Arianna, Huxley and Nelly
Have a very happy and holy Easter.
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 4:36pm
It’s been another busy and brilliant week in Year 3!
Home Learning
Reading – Please read every night for at least 15 minutes. Don’t forget to record it in your reading diary!
Maths – We’ve set two challenges on Sumdog this week. They focus on shape and fluency. The fluency challenge is table vs table. Good luck!
Spellings – This week’s spellings are all the year 3/4 statutory words. Don't try and learn them all! choose a few to practise!
This week in Year 3
In English, we have continued our Journey to Jo’burg work. The children have been developing their descriptive writing, thinking carefully about how to bring the setting and events to life for the reader. We worked on using expanded noun phrases and ambitious vocabulary to add detail and interest to our sentences. It has been great to see the children building flow in their writing and really immersing themselves in the story.
In Maths, we have been learning all about fractions. We explored equivalent fractions and how different fractions can represent the same value. The children then moved on to working with mixed numbers, showing a good understanding of how these relate to mixed numbers. We also began adding and subtracting fractions, which proved tricky at times, but the children showed real determination and made excellent progress through practice and discussion.
In RE, we have been learning about the Communion Rite. The children showed a growing understanding of this important part of the Mass and shared some thoughtful ideas during our discussions.
In PE, we continued developing our tag rugby skills. There was some fantastic teamwork on display, with the children supporting each other and working well together during games.
We have also been taking part in the Big Lent Walk and we are incredibly proud to say that we smashed our target, walking an amazing 569km as a class. What a fantastic achievement, well done, everyone!
In History, we explored Egyptian gods. The children created some excellent fact posters to show their learning, please take a look at our gallery to see their work.
Star of the week - Jonah
Super Learner - Henry P
Writer of the week - Elyse
Marvellous Mathematician - Amelia L & Leo B
Bookworm - Amelia C
Special Mentions - Zach D, setting a fantastic example to others
Well done, Year 3.
The Year 3 team
Year 5 blog Friday 27th March 2026
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 4:18pm
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home Practice
Reading
Please read out loud every day for 20 minutes. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of any words you don’t know or ask an adult.
Spelling
Here are Year 5 spellings for this week.
grief brief mischief pierce fierce niece pier patient deceive conceive receive perceive ceiling protein seize science ancient glacier
Counting
Count out loud in:
8’s up to 194 and back again 0, 8,16…
2000’s from 19000 to 37000 and back again 19000, 21000…
70’s from 770 to 1120 and back again 770, 840, 910…
Times Tables
Please keep practising your times tables. Everyone has their own targets, which the children should have noted on the top of their spelling sheet.
Sumdog
Maths practise – individual challenge.
Spelling Challenge – practise sheets have been sent home and there is a practise test on Sumdog.
Year 5 have had a great week of learning – well done!
In English Year 5 have been working together in teams and creating newspaper articles. They have also started to plan their own newspaper report on the cat vanishings from the ‘Varjak Paw’ novel.
In Maths Year 5 have started their new topic on reflection. This will continue into next week.
In RE this week, Year 5 have been reflecting on the meaning of heaven and this produced some fascinating discussions and ideas from the class. The children went on to create a poem about heaven.
The whole class enjoyed Science this week by going outside to plant potatoes and take mint cuttings, following our discussion about plant life and how plants can be cloned from one parent plant.
Year 5 were superstars on the Victorian school trip day. They enjoyed dressing up as Victorian servants and school children and following the rules! They also learned about various toys from that era and tried them all out.
Finally, Year 5 have now completed their sponsored Big Lent walk. Any sponsorship money for CAFOD is very much appreciated.
Well done Year 5 on another fabulous week of learning!
Golden stars this week
Star of the Week – Mark
Super Learners – Elena
Superstar Writer – Sienna
Bookworm - Joni
Marvellous Mathematician - Louie
Special Mention - all Y5 for great representation of our school at Judge’s Lodgings
Reception Blog - Friday 27th March 2026
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 3:24pm
Welcome to Reception's Friday Blog!
This week we have been learning all about Jaspers Beanstalk
Drawing Club
In drawing club, we learnt a song about our story this week.
Our challenge this week was to think about who could be at the top of Jaspers Beanstalk.
Who might it be?
What might happen next?
Phonics
We recapped ch, sh ,th, ng, qu, ai, ee, igh, oa long/short oo, ar, or.
she, he, we, be, me, we, was, you, they, my, her, are, all, like, said
This week we have been revisiting the all of our sounds. Practising putting them into words and sentences.
Maths
Our focus has been sharing and finding half of a number.
The children have used the Easter chicks to share out amounts betwen two groups.
Design and Technogoly
This week we have made our Easter cards using a flap.
The children created a flap with an egg an a chick underneath.
Make sure to check out our galleries to see all our brilliant learning from this week!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week – Caleb
Super Learner – Alice
Superstar Writer – Luca
Bookworm – Arabella
Mathematician – Phoebe
Year 4 Blog Friday 27th March 2026
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:55pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary or ask an adult.
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
crystal pyramid bicycle gym symbol
cymbals hymn syrup cylinder mystery
typical gymnast myth Egypt gymnastics
oxygen crypt lyrics
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 10’s
For example, start at 25 and count to 225 and back again
25 35 45 etc 225 215 205 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Halving challenge
Follow the link below and play any of the halving games – this will help to consolidate our learning this week.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A division challenge
Our Learning This Week
In English this week, we learnt more about the different types of pronouns – personal and possessive.
Following this, we selected appropriate pronouns and used them effectively in a piece of writing.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about halving 4 digit numbers.
In addition, we divided numbers using a mental strategy of partitioning.
We found this tricky, however, having a secure knowledge of our tables helped with this.
In RE, we learnt about Holy Week and compared the events of Palm Sunday with the agony in the garden of Gethsemane.
In Science, we identified the different types of teeth in humans and their functions:
Incisors – cutting and biting
Canines – tearing and ripping
Premolars – holding and crushing
Molars – grinding food
Wisdom – act as extra molars
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt what makes a good friend and how friends can help us solve problems.
We also showed an understanding that it’s important to show gratitude to friends.
In PE, we demonstrating running and passing a rugby ball.
We then practised using a simple tactic in a game.
You can see some photos in our gallery.
In Geography, we learnt more about the 4 layers of the rainforest.
These are called – the forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layer.
We researched the condition, plants and animals found in each layer, then wrote information about each layer in our books.
In Forest School, we talked about how to keep safe around the fire. We toasted our marshmallow, when we were invited to do so. Delicious!
On Friday morning, we also attended the parish mass and stations of the cross.
Many thanks to the children from Year 4 who read the bidding prayers so beautifully.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Daisy
Super Learner Award: Alice
Superstar Writer: Annie
Bookworm Award: Bella
Marvellous Mathematician: Rory
Special Mentions: Albie and George – for beautiful and thoughtful RE work
The Year 4 team