Smashing our editing and improving stations in 6B. A great example of craftsmanship and quality in our writing!

9th February 2026Miss Blackham

These superstars have blown me away this morning. They have smashed their editing stations and really have produced some high-quality writing. The children had to write their examples under the feature headings around the room to help them identify which features they had used and which ones they had missed whilst also looking at models of those features. This then helped 6B identify the features in their writing and accurately mark their success criteria. I have never see so many- purposeful- relative clauses, subordinating and coordinating conjunctions and examples of parentheses! The editing stations have really allowed the children to reflect about their writing and how they can advance the action by up-levelling their writing and using Year 5/6 features to achieve this.

A great example of using craftsmanship and quality in their writing! I am so proud!

-Miss Blackham

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Danum Read Aloud Competition

3rd February 2026Mrs Graves

Children in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6, you are invited to take part in the Danum Read Aloud competition. You will find out much more about it in crew, but here is Phil Sheppard giving you some tips for the competition. https://youtu.be/SVost4tjEMU

Here are the texts that you can choose to read out in the competition, so you can choose your favourite and start practising.

Danum Read Aloud 2026 textsDownload

So have a read through and pick out your favourite and then start practising!

Mrs Graves

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Courageous Performers

30th January 2026Mrs Lewis

This week, our Year 5 pupils demonstrated one of our key character traits – courage – during an exciting English lesson. As part of their preparation for writing a witness statement next week, the children took part in a role-play activity that challenged them to step out of their comfort zones and become confident performers.

Our classroom transformed into a police station and a storybook scene as pupils took on the roles of police officers, Goldilocks, and the Three Bears. Their task was to ask and answer questions using both formal and informal language, depending on their role and situation. This helped the children understand how language changes according to audience and purpose – a key skill for their upcoming writing.

What made the lesson particularly special was the courage shown by the children. Speaking in front of their peers, staying in character, and thinking on their feet required bravery, focus, and confidence.

Through their performances, pupils deepened their understanding of how witness statements work, while also developing their speaking and listening skills. It was wonderful to see them supporting one another and celebrating each other’s efforts.

Mrs Lewis

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5S are crime investigators!

29th January 2026Mr Schofield

Toda, the students of 5S transformed into police and actors to explore the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They began by critically evaluating the events, listing various crimes and determining whether Goldilocks’ actions were intentional or accidental.

The class showed great maturity by practicing formal communication, learning to replace informal questions with polite, professional inquiries for their police interviews. They collaborated in small groups to prepare sentence starters, such as “Can you explain…” and “I believe that…”, ensuring their performances were structured and clear.

Courage and Respect in Action

The highlight of the lesson was the class performances, where 5S truly shone:

  • Courage: It took immense bravery for students to stand before an audience and perform. Whether justifying their actions as Goldilocks or delivering witness statements as the Bears, every pupil stepped out of their comfort zone with confidence.
  • Respect: The class demonstrated high levels of respect through active speaking and listening. By choosing their questions carefully and speaking politely, they maintained the formal atmosphere required for a professional police interview.

Overall, 5S delivered a high-energy, thoughtful lesson that balanced creative drama with analytical thinking.

Blending CVC Words

22nd January 2026Joshua Meade

Well done to Mr Meade’s phonics group who have been working hard and showing courage to blend and read 1.1,1.2,1.3 words – using Fred talk, read the work! #LovePlover

CAST Trip

10th December 2025Amy Woods

Our visit to the CAST this morning to take part in the Hansel and Gretel workshop, and watch the performance. All children were so very well behaved, I am very proud of them. We had a lovely morning and I think everybody enjoyed it! Thank you to all those parents who helped and to CAST, and National Literacy Trust for this amazing opportunity you gave our nursery children.

Mrs Williams

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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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Invitation Writing

28th November 2025Joshua Meade

Yesterday, our children wrote their beautiful invitation for our kindness visitors at the Community Wellness Centre. Inviting them to our EYFS presentation of learning next week. Children then wrote their own invitations on provision. #LovePlover

We are writers!

25th November 2025Mr Pickering

2P has been working really hard to develop our basic sentence structures by recognising the subject, verb and complement in a sentence. We used our text “We are all Wonders” to help us to use this sentence structure. Great work!

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