Crew Rodgers: British Values – Democracy

30th September 2025Jayne Rodgers

Crew Rodgers exercised their right to be part of decisions which affect them TWICE this morning. First we discussed and suggested new items for Relish to offer on the salad bar at lunchtime – and the children came up with some delicious ideas, and then we were tasked with holding a vote on which platform we think our recent musical project “A Place Where We Belong” should be hosted. We linked the decision to our Character Traits and voted unanimously for the platform which offered us the opportunity to help other people with our song. I was so proud of the mature way the children debated the issue to make the decision.

Great job Crew!

Class 6 RE

30th September 2025Jayne Rodgers

Today in our RE lesson we looked at places of worship and compared them with our school. We found out that there are lots of similarities in the two and thought about some of the activities we do in school.

Great job superstars!

Reception: Phonics Family Learning

30th September 2025Lorna Jones

We are looking forward to seeing you for a Phonics Family Learning style session on 7th October 2-3pm. This session will explain what our phonics sessions look like, the vocabulary used and what you can do to support your child at home. we will share some information at the start of the session and then you will get some time for your child to join you in some phonics games before the session ends. Please arrive at the Ash tree road gate to sign in at the Hall from 2pm

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask a member of the F2 team.

Reading Family Learning Session

30th September 2025Rebecca Knowles

During Reading Week, our reading ambassadors will be hosting a family learning session to celebrate all things reading! The session will take place between 2pm – 3pm on Thursday 9th October.

If you would like to attend, please use the Google Form below to sign up so we know how many people will be attending.

Thank you!

Google Form – Sign up

Class 8 fantastic collaboration

29th September 2025Aime Shaw

We introduced our new text today called Let the children March! The children were very mature about the issues in the book and we discussed segregation and civil rights in great detail. I was very impressed with them and how compassionate they were towards people who were treated differently to others. They then went into groups to answer questions about the text and discuss their thoughts on different parts. It was a great lesson!

Year 3 – Reading at Home

29th September 2025Claire Dutton

Last week, Year 3 children brought home a small blue ‘messages book’ with their school reading book, and we would just like to clarify the following:

Inside the little blue books, you will find:

  • your child’s reading book level – children should only be bringing home books that match the level indicated in their blue book as this is the level they have been awarded following their ‘Star Reader Assessment’ in school. This assessment is updated at the end of each term to check progress so levels will be changed then unless your class teacher deems this necessary beforehand.
  • a QR code to take you to the online Accelerated Reader programme – here, children can input the name or code of their completed book and take a quiz designed to help them develop their comprehension skills. AR quiz scores and minutes used are logged by the system, and will be periodically assessed by teachers to help us better understand how to support your child’s reading.
  • your child’s Numbots and TTRS login – children are encouraged to access Numbots if they still find this a useful and engaging tool, but are also invited to use TTRS regularly to help develop their times tables fluency.

The little blue books are not a ‘reading diary’ but if you wish to log your child’s reading at home then please feel free to use this. Teachers will check in with these blue books from time to time so feel free to include non-important messages that you would like us to take note of. However, any time-sensitive messages or matters of importance should be raised directly with your child’s class teacher to avoid it being missed.

Any further log-in details or the like will be added to these little blue books as we go, and you will be advised accordingly.

The expectations for home reading in Y3 are as follows:

  • Children should aim to read their level book at home with an adult, at least 3 x weekly.
  • Children should aim to quiz on AR at least 1 x weekly (depending on book length).
  • Children are responsible for changing their reading books via their classroom libraries and this can be done on any day of the week. Teachers will give pupils reminders to do this and support where necessary, but we encourage children to take the lead with this as they develop greater independence throughout KS2.
  • Children should keep their level book and little blue book in their school bag / book bag as this ensures they are in school with them each day incase they are needed by the class teacher or as part of a lesson.

We thank you for your support with this and, if there are any further questions, please don’t hesitate to speak with your child’s class teacher.

Mrs Dutton & Miss Cooper x

Reception: Community Crew 29th September

29th September 2025Lorna Jones

Another wonderful Community Crew session this week!

It was a real joy to see the children singing together so beautifully in the hall, a lovely moment of unity and celebration that truly captured the spirit of our school community.

This week, the children have also given shout-outs to their fellow crew members, recognising those who have demonstrated fantastic HOWLs (Habits of Work and Learning). It’s been heartwarming to witness the genuine support and encouragement they’re showing one another – a true reflection of our shared values.

A huge well done to Verity and Storm, our HOWL Point winners this week! Both have shown consistent kindness, worked hard, and demonstrated a real commitment to getting smart, a brilliant effort from you both.

Congratulations also to Ella and Clementine, who received our very first Healthy Eating postcards for always eating all of their school dinners. Keep it up!

And finally, a special congratulations to our Crew Champions this week: Henry from Crew Wallace and Jayden from Crew Jones. Your efforts and attitudes have truly stood out, a well-deserved recognition!

Well done to everyone for a fantastic week!

Reading Week!

29th September 2025Rebecca Knowles

Our annual reading week is coming up WC 6th October and we can’t wait to celebrate!

Throughout the week, our reading ambassadors will be helping us to celebrate reading in lots of fun ways! The ambassadors will be hosting the official launch event for our brand new library as well as a reading drop in event.

Other things happening throughout the week:

We will be hosting book sales where all books will be 50p

We will also be running our renowned ‘Crack the Code’ competition where children can attempt to crack the code to our safe full of prizes! This will also be 50p per go!