This week we started our reading block lessons; I have been blown away with everyone’s amazing attitudes towards reading. Keep working hard x

After a very warm walk around Thorne Community Woods, it was lovely to return to the wonderful Year 5 Learning Councillors coming to read us a story. They were so confident reading aloud to us and everyone enjoyed the story. Thank you Sophie and Scarlet. x

This afternoon we had the most amazing workshop using VR headsets to ‘enter’ the rainforest. It was a fantastic experience and so much fun seeing how everyone reacted to the animals they were confronted with on their journey. I am not sure how screamed the loudest when the tarantula approached them!

This morning we completely immersed ourselves in the rainforest by reading the many clues to find out about the different layers of the rainforest. We treasure hunted new vocabulary around the classroom, looked at an image, read lots of facts and shared a poem; all of this helped us collaborate to create anchor charts. We went on to produce our own rainforest flap books and I was blown away by not only the recall of facts but by the time and care taken in ensuring their work was presented to a high standard.

Keep up the great work everyone! Mrs Jackson x