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Jan

🌟 An Incredible Journey of Words: Inspired Writing from Our Herons in Class ✏️

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🐇 Edward Tulane’s Adventure Sparks Magical Writing!✏️ Storms, Scarecrows and Storytelling: Children Shine in Creative Writing This week, our children have been diving into the enchanting world of storytelling, inspired by two incredible tales: The Incredible Journey and The Mouse and His Child. These classics set the stage for a magical writing adventure, but the […]

Jan

🌟 Love, Learn, Shine Through Winter Curiosity ❄️

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❄️ Winter Wonders: Curiosity in Action at St Peter’s📚 Exploring, Predicting, Discovering – EY Winter Adventures🌟 Blog Content Draft Winter in Early Years: A Season of Curiosity and Discovery This term, our Early Years children have been diving into the magic of winter through stories, imaginative play, and hands-on exploration. From outdoor ice investigations to […]

Jan

🔥 Stepping Out with Courage: Lessons from Moses and the Burning Bush 🔥

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🌟 Love, Learn, Shine with Courage – Our Half Term Theme💪 Finding Courage Beyond Our Comfort Zone This week in collective worship, our children have been exploring the value of Courage – a theme that will guide us through this half term. We began by looking at the story of Moses and the Burning Bush, […]

Jan

🦖 Digging for Discovery: Our Dinosaur Role Play Adventure!

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🌍 Exploring the Past: Dinosaur Dig Sparks Curiosity! Love, Learn, Shine in Early Years – Dinosaur Dig Role Play! This half term, our Early Years children have been transported back in time to the age of the dinosaurs! Our exciting Dinosaur Dig Role Play Area is packed with opportunities for learning through play, exploration, and […]

Jan

✏️Starlings Soar with Arctic Adventures ❄️

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❄️ Frozen Wonders: Starlings’ Descriptive Writing Journey Starlings have been exploring the icy beauty of the Arctic through their writing this week! Using expanded noun phrases, the children created stunning descriptive sentences that painted vivid pictures of frozen landscapes. Some even went the extra mile by weaving in similes and personification, bringing the Arctic to […]

Jan

🛡️ From Pipe Cleaners to Shields – A Journey into the Iron Age 🏺

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 Twists, Torcs and Celtic Treasures 🎨 Swirls and Spirals: Starlings Explore Celtic Art Love, Learn, Shine in History! This week, Starlings class have been diving into the fascinating world of the Iron Age. Today’s focus was on Celtic art, and what an adventure it was! We began by looking at a Celtic torc – a stunning piece of jewellery worn […]

Jan

🦉 Owls Take Learning Outdoors: Right Angles in Action!

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🔄 Turning, Twisting and Talking Maths in the Playground This week, our Owls (Year 3) have been busy exploring right angles and directional language in a fun and practical way! Today, the children took their learning outdoors and worked in pairs to give clear instructions to help their partner move from one spot in the […]

Jan

🕯️ History Detectives: Discovering Florence Nightingale in Year 2 🔍

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🏥 Clues, Curiosity and Courage – Year 2 Meet Florence Nightingale🔍 This week, the children in Sparrows have stepped into the shoes of history detectives as they began their exciting new unit: “Individuals Who Changed Britain.” Their first inspiring figure? The remarkable Florence Nightingale. Led by Miss Corrigan, the children explored a series of intriguing […]

Jan

Mystery in the Classroom: Kingfishers Begin Their History Adventure!

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🚀 Clues from the Past: Kingfishers Explore Significant People in History🕵️ This week, Kingfishers began an exciting new history topic all about an important person from the past. When the children entered the classroom, they were greeted by a collection of mysterious objects – a moon rock, a toy spaceship, a badge, an old photograph […]

Jan

🗣️ Talking, Thinking, Shining: Oracy Skills Take Centre Stage

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🌟 Raven Class Rises to the Challenge: Speed Debating in Action This week, Raven Class have been sharpening their oracy skills through an exciting activity: speed debating! Each pair of children had just two minutes to debate a thought-provoking statement such as “Winter is the best season”. After presenting their arguments, they summarised their points […]