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Sep

🦁 Exploring Creation and Caring for Our World

Posted In Curriculum

This week, our Year 1 children in Kingsfishers and Wrens classes have been deepening their understanding of the Christian Creation Story in RE. They began by reminding themselves what God created on each day before discussing how we can care for the world around us. The children shared thoughtful ideas about looking after creation and […]

Sep

🌳 Nature’s Colours Come Alive in Wrens

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🍂 Autumn Adventures with the Wrens The children in Wrens have been embracing the wonders of autumn through a range of exciting hands-on learning opportunities this week. They began the week with a variety of fine motor activities and autumn-themed small world provision using natural resources. These engaging experiences encouraged the children to explore the […]

Sep

💙 Love Means Everyone Belongs

Posted In Worship

🌟 Shining Together Through Love and Kindness❤️ This week in Collective Worship, our children explored the important theme of Love and Belonging, thinking carefully about what it means to ensure everyone feels welcomed, valued and included within our school family. Together, the children reflected on the Christian understanding of love, inspired by the Bible verse: […]

Sep

🌼 Learning Through Nature in Wren Class

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🌺 Creating Beautiful Petal Flowers in Wren Class This week in Wren Class, the children enjoyed a wonderful creative activity using flower petals to create their own beautiful flowers. The activity provided lots of opportunities for exploration, imagination and discussion as the children carefully selected and arranged their petals. As they worked, the children demonstrated […]

Sep

🏃‍♀️ Learning, Moving and Shining Outdoors!

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🌟 Wren Class Get Moving in PE! 🌟 Today, Wren Class loved their PE session outside! The children learned why it is important to warm up their bodies before exercising and enjoyed a range of movements that helped develop their coordination and spatial awareness. They carefully practised moving safely around others, finding space and following […]

Sep

Love, Learn, Shine Through Reading

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Growing Readers Together Thank you for coming to our Phonics and Story Night. We would like to thank all of our families for their support and partnership in helping children develop a love of reading. It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers attending, and we hope you found the evening informative and […]

Sep

🔢 Number Detectives at Work!

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🧮 Exploring Numbers in Lots of Different Ways The children in Kingfishers have been super mathematicians this week! In our maths lesson, they were learning about which numerals represent which numbers and exploring lots of different ways to show a chosen number. Working brilliantly with their partners, the children selected a numeral and then searched […]

Sep

📚🦉 Following the Clues: A Wonderful Library Visit for Herons

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The Herons class enjoyed a wonderful visit to Harrogate Children’s Library this week, where they learned all about different species of owls. Inspired by the beautiful owl statue that watches over the library, the children explored the fascinating world of these magnificent birds and discovered how to identify different types using a series of clues […]

Sep

🛡️ Supporting Children’s Digital Lives: Free Online Safety Session for Parents and Carers

Posted In Safeguarding and Wellbeing

📱 Love, Learn, Shine Online: Join Our Online Safety Briefing As part of our commitment to helping every child thrive both in and beyond the classroom, we are pleased to share details of an upcoming Online Safety Briefing for Parents and Carers. In today’s digital world, supporting children to use technology safely and responsibly is […]

Sep

🏥🔍 Building Detectives: Uncovering Our School’s Hospital History!

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🕰️📸 Time Travellers on the Trail of the Past The Sparrows continued their exciting history learning journey this week by becoming Building Detectives and investigating our school for clues from its fascinating past. Armed with clipboards, sharp eyes and curious minds, the children began their enquiry outside, carefully studying the school building and comparing it […]