LKS2 Celebration

17th December 2025Mrs Graves

This year, we combined our Celebration of Learning with our Christmas Celebration, as the story of Christmas reinforces what we have been learning about people that need to leave their homes to find safety.

We started by sharing what we have learnt this term and then acted out the Nativity.

Well done to everyone involved – the acting and narrating was great and the singing really put us in the Christmas spirit!

Thank you parents and carers for all your support this term.

The LKS2 Crew would just like to take this opportunity to wish you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Mrs Graves

Student Led Conferences

17th December 2025Stuart Longley

Our children would like to invite you to attend their Student-Led Conferences (SLCs), which will take place during the first two weeks of January. The conferences are scheduled for Thursday 8th, Tuesday 13th, and Thursday 15th January, with appointments available between 3.30pm and 6.00pm.

Please click on the link for the relevant class below, or scan the QR code, to book an SLC appointment.

During the conference, your child will share and discuss their learning and HoWLS from the Autumn term.

Should you have any questions, please contact your child’s class teacher.

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We are scientists!

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

Exploring shadows has been so much fun this afternoon. We have used light ray torches and opaque objects to solve the following problem: I like to have a long shadow behind me when I am performing on stage. Where do I need to ask my technical lighting team to place my spot lights to make sure my shadow is just how it like it?

I’m not sure who was more excited about the arrival of our new equipment from the Ogden Trust team, the kids or me!

Special shout out to Joe, Zuzanna and Pheobe who realised that it was darker under the tables. They decided to carry out their investigation on the floor and under a table. This meant that they had blocked as much natural light from outside as they possibly could, meaning their torch light and shadows created were more easily seen.

Mrs Haycock

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We can sort sources of light from non-sources of light.

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

Well done 4H! Most of us can sort sources of light from non-sources of light! I loved watching you sort these cards and listening to your conversations about why you were placing items in the columns you placed them in. We just need to remember that the Moon is NOT a source of light. It simply reflects the sun’s light down to us on planet Earth which is why we can see it in different shapes at different times of the month. If it was its own light source, it would look the same all of the time!

Mrs Haycock

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Dictionary Dash

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

4H have been working really hard to improve the pace at which they can find words in a dictionary and writing their own definitions for subject specific vocabulary. It’s amazing how a little bit of healthy competition changes the dynamics of a task!

One day you will be able to find words quicker than I can. For some of you, that day might not actually be very far away! Well done everyone.

Mrs Haycock

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Marvellous mathematical manipulatives

3rd December 2025Mrs Haycock

Year 4 are making some marvellous strides with their use of manipulatives to support the building of their knowledge of multiplications facts and their inverse division facts.

I enjoy teaching this maths groups so much. They really do challenge themselves and support each other at the same time!

Well done every one…you all make me so proud and happy to be your teacher!

Mrs Haycock

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We are working as geographers

24th November 2025Mrs Haycock

Today 4H have been considering why people leave their homes and migrate elsewhere. We have also been thinking about why people move to a certain area. We have learnt the terms ‘push factor’ and ‘pull factor’ and cannot believe how the population of our city has grown since 2002! There are approximately 64,000 more people living in our city now than there was back in 2002!

Keep working hard 4H!

Mrs Haycock

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We have gone green!

24th November 2025Mrs Haycock

Well done to these three amazing pupils who have gone green on their TTRockstars heat maps.

You really do rock, folks!

Mrs Haycock

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