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Maple Class were absolutely fantastic in their nativity performance and made us all incredibly proud. Every child played their part with confidence and enthusiasm — singing beautifully, remembering and delivering their lines, dancing with energy and performing brilliantly…

This week, the children had a fantastic time taking part in our Reindeer Races, kindly organised by SASA (our PTA). The event was full of excitement, laughter and festive fun!

The children enjoyed completing the present obstacle course, where they crawled, balanced and moved carefully to…

This week in Maple Class, the children took part in a hands-on science investigation to explore which materials are waterproof.

We began by looking at and feeling a range of different materials, such as paper, fabric, plastic and foil. The children talked about what the materials felt like and…

Our EYFS children have been busy designing and creating their own Tudor houses using junk modelling materials, inspired by our learning about the Great Fire of London.

We began by looking at pictures of houses from 1666 and talking about their key features, such as the white walls, wooden beams…

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This week we have been adding the next level to our structure. Our team work and perseverance was incredible and we are thoroughly enjoying this project.

This week in Maple Class, we transformed our role play area into a Christmas post office, and the children loved stepping into their new roles!

The children pretended to be postmen and postwomen, sorting letters and parcels, writing cards, wrapping presents and getting them ready to send. They…

This week in Maple Class, we spent time reflecting on the nativity story during our RE lessons. The children explored the key events of the Christmas story and talked about why it is important to Christians.

We then looked closely at a range of Christmas cards and discussed the different themes…

Some of the children have taken part in a create and calm session today led by Kapella. They all enjoyed making their worry boxes which will be useful to help them manage their feelings. Great fun was had by all.

In DT we have designed a structure. We considered who it would be appealing to and the theme it reflects.

Today we began to use materials to create the different effects and also to ensure our structure was stable.

What an incredibly fun and sparkly afternoon we had for our final Stay and Play session with our wonderful new EYFS children joining Maple Class! We mixed festive cheer, literacy, creativity, and a little bit of detective work for a truly memorable Christmas celebration.

Our afternoon kicked…

This week, Maple Class took on a classic English poem with incredible energy, teamwork, and drama! We focused on the well-known round, "London's Burning," and turned our classroom into a stage for a magnificent performance.

We started by listening carefully to the poem. The children quickly…

In Art we have been looking at Retrofuturism and creating our own vision of the future,inspired by Teis Albers. We made a collagraph plate to use to print a background for our artwork. Then we sketched our futuristic ideas ready to put onto our background.