The Nursery children visited a Post Office. They wrote a letter asking Mr Troll to stop making the three billy goats gruff sad and to let them cross the bridge. The children posted their letters in the post box and had a look around the Post Office. They were shown some stamps and money with the king and queen on them. The children practised queuing with their letters and parcels. They looked at all of the different sized envelopes and suggested what might fit in them.

Cherry Class performed really well at the Choral Speaking Festival and achieved an Honours grade.

Oak and Pine class had the joy of meeting Susan Brownrigg, the author of Kintana and the Captain’s Curse! They were able to ask questions, learn about pirates, look at the different equipment a pirate would have and even drew their own pirate island. They even got a signed copy of the book! It was a wonderful day, which ended with Susan reading a chapter to the children. What a wonderful trrrrrreat!

On Thursday 6^th March the children in Reception celebrated World Book Day with a 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' themed morning.  The children each had a turn at making a tiger bookmark and mask, playing tea parties and making their own jam sandwiches.  The morning would not have been complete without a visit from our very own tiger, who came to read the story to all the children.  

Year 4, 5 and 6 enjoyed a poetry day with Mrs Fiona Halliday on Thursday 9^th October. We had a fabulous day immersed in some great poems! Here are Pine class enjoying their poetry workshop writing rainbow poems.

Using Wings of Glory by Dermot O’Leary as a stimulus, the children have become imaginative innovators, designing their own unique characters to help humans win World War Two. Inspired by courage, teamwork and resilience in the story, they carefully drew their characters and labelled key features to show appearance, special skills and personality traits. Each design reflects thoughtful problem-solving, as children considered how their character could support pilots, protect others or change the course of events. Through this creative process, they combined historical understanding with imagination, demonstrating how innovation and bravery can make a powerful difference.

The Year 6 children have been creating story maps to help them plan their own versions of this story. By breaking the narrative into clear stages, they have mapped out the key events, characters, and settings, using pictures, arrows, and keywords to support their thinking. These story maps have helped the children understand how the plot develops from the opening to the resolution, while also encouraging them to adapt ideas, add detail, and make creative changes of their own. As a result, they are more confident in organising their writing and developing exciting, well-structured stories inspired by Linus and the RBF.

The Year 1/2 children have been introduced to their new story: What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside. The children created a setting and retold the story in their English lessons.

In Year 1/2, we are going to learn how to write a set of instructions! For our hook in English, we have learned how to make a chatterbox!

Here are some of our sensory books that we designed and made as part of World Book Day. Aren't they just fabulous!

World Book Day was full of excitement and imagination in Elm class! We were very lucky to have our Word Wizard Reading visitor, who came to share the inspiring story ‘The Boy Who Biked the World’ by Alastair Humphreys.

After the story, the fun continued with a video of three mysterious masked readers. Using our detective skills, we listened closely to their voices and tried our very best to guess who was behind each mask. There were lots of giggles and great guesses!

Next, we shared some of our favourite stories with our friends. It was wonderful to hear about so many different books and discover new ones we might like to read.

To finish our fantastic day, we got creative and designed our own gingerbread men inspired by our favourite stories. There were some brilliant ideas and colourful designs!

World Book Day in Elm was a wonderful celebration of reading, creativity, and imagination. We had such a great time exploring the magic of books together!

On World Book Day, we had a really fun and creative time celebrating books. We designed and made our own story spoons, character hats, and book people, which helped bring our favourite stories to life. It was exciting to use our imagination and share our creations with everyone. There were also special book stalls at school where we could buy books and stationery, which made the day even more enjoyable. Overall, it was a great day full of creativity, reading, and fun activities.

Children have been bringing their English learning to life by acting out different Greek mythology tales. They explored a range of myths, using drama to develop their understanding of characters, build confidence, and express key events through performance.

At the Choral Speaking Poetry Festival, children performed two poems per class with enthusiasm and expression. We are incredibly proud to share that Cherry Class achieved honours and Birch Class achieved honours plus—an excellent accomplishment for all involved!

Over the past week, the Year 6 children have been focusing on developing their descriptive writing skills. They have worked hard to create vivid, independent setting descriptions, bringing locations to life through carefully chosen language and detail. In particular, they described Frontier Lodge, using rich imagery to convey its atmosphere and surroundings, and then went on to write about the dramatic aftermath of a tsunami striking the area. Through these pieces, the children demonstrated growing confidence in using descriptive techniques to engage the reader and paint a clear picture in their writing.

The children in Robins have been exploring the Forest School area. They enjoyed using their senses to explore the area and develop their vocabulary.

Year 6 have been creating theme maps for the story The Bear in the Stars. They have explored the key themes, characters, settings and events within the story, making connections between different ideas and identifying important details. This has helped them to deepen their understanding of the text and prepare for their own creative and descriptive writing.