We couldn’t resist a little adventure into the snow this morning! The children had snow much fun playing with their friends, tasting the snow, and even attempting a few snow angels—despite our gentle reminder that there really wasn’t quite enough snow for that yet.
It was a wonderfully joyful start to the day. And just like that—blink—and the snow was gone. But we made the most of every moment while it lasted!
We started off anti-bullying week by celebrating Odd Sock day. For this we did a sponsored walk on the playground and we then designed our own odd socks by printing repeating patterns. We explored turn taking activities within our play and we demonstrated kindness by making flowers and delivering them to teachers around school; brightening up their day.
Apologies for the delay due to the school residential. Here are our Pride of Plover winners from last week. We heard about resilience, kindness, compassion and patience being demonstrated by our different winners this week. It is always a highlight of the week to see how our children are growing and developing skills that will help them both now and in later life. Well done to all of our winners!
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Our KS1 children have been busy learning all about Remembrance Day and the importance of the poppy. They created a beautiful video to share what they’ve learned — from honouring brave heroes to understanding why we wear poppies with pride.
As part of the expedition, Not all heroes wear capes, KS1 have been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day.
Today, Year 2 have started creating some beautiful poppy field inspired artwork using pastel and paint.
On Monday, 10th November, we are holding a KS1 ODD SOCKS Sponsored Walk!
The event will take place during the school day around the playground/field. We will be asking children to walk a mile with their friends!
All Children are welcome to wear odd socks (spotty, stripy, colourful socks etc).
All money raised will be split between our crew charity, ‘RSPCA’ and within our school community as part of KS1’s current expedition, ‘How will I be a Hero in my
Community?’
We are encouraging children to raise a small amount towards our fundraising projects as part of the sponsored walk. All children who raise money will receive a certificate.
Kind regards
KS1 Team
We have had fun celebrating Bonfire day/night this week whilst learning about safety. The children have watched a firework display, made edible sparklers for afternoon snack, drawing fireworks using different materials whilst exercising our gross and fine motor skills and lots of firework and sparkler crafting. Whilst doing these activities we have discussed different colour names and the sounds that fireworks make.
This week, our children have been diving into the delightful story of Elvis the Elf. As we’ve been reading, the focus has been on developing fluency — reading smoothly, with expression, and understanding the meaning behind the words.
Today, we took this a step further by introducing something special: the Storyteller Voice
The storyteller voice helps bring a story to life! It’s how readers use expression, tone, and pacing to make the story more engaging for the listener. For example, when Elvis feels excited or surprised, our voices might sound brighter or faster. When something mysterious happens, our voices might slow down and become softer.
By using their storyteller voices, children are not only making their reading more interesting to hear, but also deepening their understanding of the characters and events in the story. Thinking about how Elvis might sound, or why a moment feels happy, sad, or funny, helps them connect more deeply with the text.
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We’re so proud of how confidently the children are growing as expressive, thoughtful readers. Elvis the Elf has certainly helped us sprinkle a little storytelling magic into our reading this week!
This week, the children have continued looking at the legacy of Rosa Parks actions. They have considered how we can show compassion and respect within our communities. In our crew sessions we have looked at racism as part of the work on ‘Show Racism the Red Card’.
Today, the children with Awesome, Great or Good attendance have received their postcards. 12 children achieved 100% this half term.
Well done guys!
