A sneaky peek…

14th November 2025Abigale Crawford

We are excited to share a little preview of the beautiful artwork we’ve been creating in class this week. The children have been experimenting with chalk to design a vibrant background, blending warm colours to represent the rising sun — a powerful symbol of hope pushing away the darkness of war.

To add texture and creativity, the children used string to form the grass in the foreground, giving the scene a unique and tactile finish.

We can’t wait to complete the final touches on Monday and share the finished masterpieces with you all!

Stay tuned — they’re looking fantastic already!

KS1 Pride of Plover

14th November 2025Mr Pickering

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!

#LovePlover

PE!

13th November 2025Abigale Crawford

Today in PE, the children were busy developing their functional skills with Coach Callum. As part of our learning, we explored different ways to jump — practicing two-footed jumps, one-leg to two-leg jumps, and even hopping!

The children were really engaged throughout the session and had lots of fun travelling around the islands as they moved in different ways. It was wonderful to see everyone participating with so much enthusiasm and energy.

A big well done to our PE superstars today — Edith, Hana, and Mustafa — for their fantastic effort and brilliant jumping skills!

Exploring Nouns Through Our Class Text: Where the Poppies Now Grow

13th November 2025Abigale Crawford

This week, we have been busy putting our grammar skills into action! Using our knowledge of common and proper nouns, the children explored our class text, Where the Poppies Now Grow, and applied what they’ve learned in a really engaging way.

Working collaboratively, the class examined one of the beautiful illustrations from the story. Together, they identified different common nouns — such as soldiers, fields, and poppies — as well as proper nouns, including Ben and Ray. We also reminded ourselves that proper nouns need capital letters, and the children were quick to spot where these were used correctly in the text.

It was wonderful to see everyone working so thoughtfully in their groups, discussing their ideas, and supporting one another. This activity not only helped to deepen their understanding of nouns but also brought the story to life as they noticed all the meaningful details hidden within the pictures.

We’re so proud of how well the children are developing their grammar skills and applying them in context — well done, everyone!

KS1 Odd Socks Day tomorrow

9th November 2025Stuart Longley

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

1C’s GREAT NOUN PARADE!

7th November 2025Abigale Crawford

Today, we continued our learning about common and proper nouns with a very exciting event — 1C’s GREAT NOUN PARADE!

Each child created their own special plaque featuring a common noun and a proper noun, complete with colourful drawings and fantastic writing. Then, we proudly paraded our creations around the school, chanting:

“Common nouns are lowercase — proper nouns start with a capital letter!”

The children had so much fun showing off their learning and sharing their knowledge with others. A huge thank you to Mrs. Haycock, Mr. Meade, Mrs. Price, Miss Vines, Mrs. Trindall, and Mrs. Gill for joining in the fun and putting our noun knowledge to the test!

It was a wonderful day of learning, laughter, and language — well done, 1C! 

Celebrating Bonfire Night

7th November 2025elister

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.

Common or Proper?

6th November 2025Abigale Crawford

In our English lessons this week, we have been learning all about common and proper nouns.

We discovered that a common noun is a name that can belong to lots of the same kind of thing — for example, girl, teacher, or city. A proper noun, on the other hand, is the specific name of a person, place, or thing — like Ada, Mrs. Crawford, or Doncaster!

One of the easiest ways to spot a proper noun is by looking for a capital letter at the start. That little clue helps us tell the difference straight away!

After learning together on the board, we split into teams to practise sorting nouns into common or proper. There was lots of discussion, teamwork, and excitement as we worked out which was which.

Everyone did a brilliant job — we’re becoming real grammar experts!

A very mindful Monday in Crew Crawford

6th November 2025Abigale Crawford

This week in our Crew Session, we have been focusing on mindfulness — learning how to slow down, pay attention, and be present in the moment.

To help us explore this idea, we played the Pom Pom Game — a fun and simple activity that encourages deep breathing. As we took slow breaths in and out, we watched the pom poms move gently, helping us to stay focused and relaxed. There were lots of smiles (and a few giggles!) as we learned that being calm and still can also be great fun.