World Book Day in Nursery A
We had a fun packed World Book Day. This year we had a busy time learning a poem about farm animals to perform in a special assembly this morning.
World Book Day 2026
This morning in Year 6, after having our ‘Breakfast with a Book’ time, the children took part in Book Speed Dating.
Each child brought in their favourite book and were given 1 minute to talk about it to another child before seats were swapped and another child, another book was sat in front of…
New Book
Our classes found a suitcase with lots of items inside all related to our new book!! The children were really excited to explore what had been left for them and to see their new book. The Journey Home by Emma Levey
Bus building, driving and travelling.
Following on from our ‘Naughty Bus’ book the children were keen to make their own bus. We found a sturdy box and the children took over, painting and creating together to get the job done! Next for the driving and travelling. We have also been talking about finding routes as part of our…
Home school diaries
We love to share our Home School Diaries with each other. Every Friday we sit in small groups and discuss our weeks home task. We love to listen to one another, ask questions and find out about our learning!
Beep! Beep! The Bus Has Arrived in Nursery B
The children are continuing to enjoy reading the ‘Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. This week they decided to make their own bus so they could travel around London seeing all the famous landmarks. So far they’ve visited Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. They are having lots…
Story Map
The children created a story map about what was encountered by Arthur following his journey from his town to the home of Thor.
Creative Talent
Super creative work going on today in Reception. Nala has built a replica of London.
Naughty Bus!
Following on from our work on the Naughty Bus, today the children worked independently to build their own road and then placed passengers at the bus stop waiting for the bus. A lovely example of children developing their skills through child initiated play, highlighting the importance of allowing…
All Aboard the English Martyrs Bus Tour!
After reading Naughty Bus the children decided to create their own bus in their independent learning. More and more children were finding chairs to pull up so that they could have a place on the bus. The children began singing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ song.
The Traitors
Today in class we practiced grammar with a twist.
The children worked in small groups to answer a range of grammar questions whilst one of the group was secretly a ‘traitor’ trying to fool them by choosing the incorrect answer.
In my Norse myth . . .
This week, we have been creating poems based around Norse mythology.
The children explored the classroom adding noun phrases, similes and metaphors relating to each animal, object, setting or character.
They then took those ideas and used them to form their poems.