We couldn’t resist a little adventure into the snow this morning! The children had snow much fun playing with their friends, tasting the snow, and even attempting a few snow angels—despite our gentle reminder that there really wasn’t quite enough snow for that yet.
It was a wonderfully joyful start to the day. And just like that—blink—and the snow was gone. But we made the most of every moment while it lasted!
Today we are delighted to showcase the children’s beautiful Poppy artwork. They approached their creations with such care, focus, and pride; choosing colours, exploring different materials, and talking thoughtfully about what their poppies represented.
Each piece is unique, and together they make a stunning display. We are so proud of their creativity and the meaning they put into their work. What a lovely way to honour and remember through art.
We started off anti-bullying week by celebrating Odd Sock day. For this we did a sponsored walk on the playground and we then designed our own odd socks by printing repeating patterns. We explored turn taking activities within our play and we demonstrated kindness by making flowers and delivering them to teachers around school; brightening up their day.
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!
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!
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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!
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!
Our KS1 children have been busy learning all about Remembrance Day and the importance of the poppy. They created a beautiful video to share what they’ve learned — from honouring brave heroes to understanding why we wear poppies with pride.
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
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!
