Some of the children worked together to build a castle today. They listened to each others ideas and worked together to move equipment. They were an excellent example of compassion.
Mrs Price
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UK PARLIAMENT WEEK
This week, the children have been taking part in UK Parliament Week, exploring how our government works and why Parliament is such an important part of our democracy.
On Monday, we began with an exciting virtual tour of the Houses of Parliament. The children enjoyed looking around the key parts of the building, including the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and learning about the role of the monarchy. We also talked about what Parliament does and why it matters.
On Tuesday, we learned about the State Opening of Parliament. Together, we explored what happens during this traditional ceremony and why it takes place. The children then worked hard to put the key events of the State Opening in the correct order.
Today, our focus was on the role of a Member of Parliament (MP). Using the iPads, the children researched who our local MP is and gathered the key information they needed. They really enjoyed discovering more about the person who represents our area in the House of Commons.
The children have shown great curiosity and enthusiasm throughout the week. We’re proud of how well they have engaged with these big ideas and developed their understanding of how decisions are made in the UK.
Pride of Plover
Well done to our two beautiful pride of Plover this week! Myself and Mrs Melady have seen a huge improvement, in both Avez and Dila’s confidence recently and this is reflecting in the amazing learning they are producing. Avez and Dila are an absolute pleasure to have in our nursery crew, always working hard and being kind to others. You are both making fantastic progress and are making us extremely proud – keep it up!
Mrs Williams
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F2 Pride of Plover
Snow fun!
F1 loved exploring the snow yesterday morning!
Mrs Williams
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A snowy day
Chapatti Moon
Today we read the story of Chapatti Moon and then enjoyed baking our own chapattis. They tasted delicious!
Mrs Williams
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Developing our sketching skills
Last week, Year 5 worked on their sketching skills to produce appeal posters for the RSPCA Doncaster branch. It was great to see you taking onboard the techniques of shading, stippling, and cross-hatching to improve the depth of your work.
A special shout-out to all the children who said “I can’t draw!” then demonstrated great courage to persevere and produce clear evidence of their abilities developing.
Courage in Year 5
Last week, our Year 5 children showed incredible courage as they took on a special mini-project all about the RSPCA. From the very beginning, they threw themselves into learning about animal welfare and the important work the charity does – approaching each task with enthusiasm, bravery, and curiosity.
As part of the project, the children explored real-life skills such as budgeting, percentages, and planning for fundraising or awareness campaigns. These topics can be challenging, but Year 5 tackled them head-on, showing confidence and determination as they worked through problems and made thoughtful decisions.
One of the highlights of the week was the creation of their beautiful leaflets promoting the Five Welfare Needs of Animals. Each leaflet was a fantastic blend of creativity and compassion, demonstrating not only their understanding of animal care but also their commitment to raising awareness in the wider school community.
We are incredibly proud of Year 5 – not just for the quality of their work, but for the courage they showed in trying new things, asking questions, and thinking deeply about how to help animals in need.
Well done, Year 5! Keep being brave, thoughtful, and brilliant.
Hansel and Gretel workshop
Wow, what an amazing morning we have had today! We were so lucky to have Kerry and Tash come in from CAST Theatre, to teach us the story of Hansel and Gretel, through drama. The children enjoyed getting into the roles of the different characters and exploring props. Once we had finished we went back to the create doughnuts, for the gingerbread house flooring, which we will see in CAST theatre when we go to visit. We are so excited to go and work with Kerry and Tash again at CAST theatre in a couple of weeks, and watch the performance of Hansel and Gretel.
Mrs Williams was so proud of how well everyone participated in this workshop, and the great respect and integrity all children showed towards our visitors. Well done nursery!
Mrs Williams
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