Gorgeous collages

8th September 2025Mrs Lewis

Year 5 have been getting creative in art, inspired by the brilliant artist Clare Youngs. Clare makes colourful animal collages using lots of different shapes, patterns and textures – and we decided to have a go ourselves!

Our theme was rainforest animals. We created creatures like butterflies, jaguars, toucans, birds and monkeys. First, we drafted our ideas and sketched out how our animals might look. Then came the really exciting part – working with a partner to create a final collage together. It was great fun to share ideas, combine our designs and see how two brains could come together to make one amazing piece of artwork.

The finished collages are bright, bold and full of rainforest life. They look incredible on display and really show off our teamwork as well as our creativity.

We’re so proud of what we’ve made – Clare Youngs would be too!

Mrs Lewis

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Lots of celebrations in our community crew!

8th September 2025Miss Blackham

This lovely lot were presented with certificates for their participation in last week’s pizza making workshop. Another example of craftsmanship and quality as they made the most beautiful pizzas!

Well done everyone

-Miss Blackham

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Stretch and challenge in maths

8th September 2025Mr Schofield

Well done to the talented mathematicians in Year 5 who completed all their set (and extended) work with such accuracy they were able to challenge themselves to additional problem solving on the carpet this morning, amazing!

Pizza making workshop!

4th September 2025Miss Blackham

Some children from Year 5 & 6 were able to engage in a pizza making workshop at Pizza Express. They each made a margarita pizza through the guidance of Adrian the pizza maker. The children really enjoyed the workshop and getting to eat the pizzas. To spread kindness, some of the pizzas were shared with staff at XP to thank them for their hard work organising the arts festival and then to Plover staff to thank them for their hard work too!

Enjoy the video!

-Miss Blackham

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The Great Kapok Tree

3rd September 2025Mrs Lewis

This week, Year 5 have been diving into The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. The story, set in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, sparked some fantastic discussions about nature, conservation, and the importance of every creature in an ecosystem.

Inspired by the book, the children created their very own kapok trees. They worked carefully to bring the rainforest to life through their artwork, using bright colours and imaginative detail to make their trees unique and vibrant.

The children showed their character trait of quality and craftsmanship throughout the project. Each piece was produced with real care, attention, and creativity – and the results were stunning!

Well done, Year 5 – your kapok trees are a true celebration of both art and storytelling.

Mrs Lewis

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VR Workshop

3rd September 2025Mr Schofield

Today, year 5 and 6 had an amazing experience courtesy of Prime VR who visited our school to deliver a virtual reality workshop, emerging our children in the different layers of the rainforest. It was an amazing opportunity for the pupils to feel as if they were really part of our amazing rainforests across the Earth, learning about the ecological impact of deforestation and it’s impact on biodiversity.

We had some wonderful feedback from the session leader about the engagement and amazing knowledge of our students, even though the learning was all new.

UKS2 family learning event- Wednesday 8th October 2-3pm

2nd September 2025Miss Blackham

We’re excited to invite you to Year 5 and 6 Family Learning Chocolate Bingo Event on Tuesday 8th October 2pm-3pm and we are kindly asking for donations of chocolates and sweets please! Please bring in any donations to 6B.

This will be a fun-filled afternoon — a chance to come together with your child, share some laughs, and maybe win a sweet treat or two. Prizes will be chocolate-themed and there’ll be plenty of opportunities for everyone to join in. This will  also be an opportunity to support a great cause — all proceeds will go towards raising money for our crew charity, the RSPCA.

 We’d love to see as many families as possible joining us. 

Together, let’s make this an afternoon to remember — and raise vital funds for our charity at the same time. We’d be very grateful for any donations of chocolate and sweets beforehand.

Keep an eye out for more details coming soon!

-Miss Blackham

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