Y6 Valentines hamper

21st January 2026Miss Blackham

We are kindly asking for donations of red/pink/white or valentines items to create a Valentines hamper to raffle. All funds will go towards Y6 leavers hoodies and our Y6 prom.

Raffle tickets will be on sale in 6B every day until Thursday 12th February when the raffle will be drawn.

Thank you in advance.

-Miss Blackham

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Year 6 key dates!

21st January 2026Miss Blackham

We know how hard it is to manage school events when working and sorting childcare so we are trying to give you as much notice as possible in regards to final words, leavers assemblies etc. Please see the details below.

Monday 11th May- SPaG SATs assessments

Tuesday 12th May- Reading SATs assessments

Wednesday 13th May- Arithmetic & Reasoning 1 SATs assessments

Thursday 14th May- Reasoning 2 SATs assessments

Friday 15th May- 1:30pm Parents vs children rounders match and picnic to celebrate the end of SATs

Monday 29th June and Monday 6th July- final word appointments- times to be confirmed

Thursday 2nd/Friday 3rd July- London residential

Tuesday 14th July- Year 6 prom 4pm

Wednesday 15th July- Leavers assembly and red carpet 1:45pm

Friday 17th July- Y6 SURPRISE- details to follow

Fundraising events and details will be shared in due course.

Thank you for your continued support.

-Miss Blackham

LovePlover

🐝Spring Spelling Bee

19th January 2026Mrs Lewis

We’re excited to announce our Spring Spelling Bee, the second spelling bee of the year! It’s a fantastic opportunity for children to build confidence, practise key spelling skills, and celebrate their hard work in a fun and supportive way.

Children have until the week after half term (Monday 23rd February) to practise the weekly spellings in preparation for the event. Regular practice little and often will really help, and we encourage families to support children at home where possible.

 Please remember:
A new set of spellings will be shared each week, so be sure to check the blog weekly to stay up to date and make sure no spellings are missed.

We’re really looking forward to seeing how much progress the children make and to celebrating their efforts in the Spring Spelling Bee. Good luck to everyone taking part! 🌟

📌Week 3 Spellings

promise
therefore
answer
complete
extreme
important
occasionally
purpose
though
appear

Showing courage when peer critiquing writing 💙

18th January 2026Miss Blackham

6B demonstrated courage last week as they critiqued one another’s work. They created their own success criteria based on models of age related and greater depth writing. They supported one another’s in ensuring their work was the best it could be.
I really enjoyed reading their critiqued versions.

Well done superstars! 💙

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

London 2026

13th January 2026Miss Blackham

We will be hosting a London meeting next half term (March- date TBC). We appreciate some people may have changed their minds and no longer want their place. If this is the case, please let me know ASAP as we have a large waiting list.

Thank you for your continued support.

-Miss Blackham

#LovePlover

Community Crew Games

6th January 2026Miss Lotysz

What a great first community crew we had, competing against each other for crew coins! Some children showed great courage by coming out of their comfort zone and taking part in the games.

Investigating states of matter

6th January 2026Mr Schofield

As part of our immersion into our new expedition, Years 5 and 6 spent a day investigating changes in states of matter, understanding how solid substances such as salt and sugar can dissolve in water (becoming liquid), then the water evaporates to reverse the change of state, leaving solid crystals of salt or sugar.

We also understood how sand didn’t dissolve in water, but remained solid, sinking to the bottom of the liquid. We were able to retrieve the sand by using a filter.

We discussed how, in the past, science was unable to explain these changes of state and may have led to claims of witchery.