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This week KG2 have been learning about cold lands during their literacy lessons. They have researched, discussed and written about animals who live in either the Arctic or Antarctic. In maths they have been using the language tall, taller, tallest, short, shorter, shortest. The children have also worked hard helping Mrs Dickinson create a magical...
Author: Mrs Holroyd (Mrs Holroyd)
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The Butterfly Lion
Form 4 are really enjoying their class novel, The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. After a boy runs away from school (not advised!), he is befriended by an old lady who tells him the story of her friend Bertie who lived as a boy on a compound in the South African veld, near a water...
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Christmas Preparation
Form 5 have been feeling festive and preparing for the upcoming Christmas season! We have decorated the tree this week. The children are welcome to bring their own bauble to add to the tree; Charlotte already has done! We will be exploring winter and Christmas, as a theme in our writing lessons, next week!
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Open Day Guides
We held two Open Days this week to give prospective parents the opportunity to look around our school and experience it during a normal school day. Both days were extremely well attended. Our Form 6 children acted as our tour guides around the main school building and as always presented themselves and our school in...
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Hedgehog Den
Form 5 had a great Forest School session; even with the challenging weather situation. The children had a go at making a nature den for hedgehogs. Lottie said, “We found sticks and hammered them into the ground to make sturdy dens.” Seb continued, “We dug ditches toward the den so the hedgehogs could crawl to...
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The letter t
This week the children have been very busy learning all the songs for the Nativity. They are singing with gusto and their favourite song to sing is Bundle of Joy. They are looking forward to being on the stage, taking the part of the different animals and wearing their costumes. In class the sound of...
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Castle Assembly
The definite highlight for Form 2 this week has to be their fantastic assembly about our Castles topic. All members of ‘Castle Branwood’ worked so hard and performed amazingly, speaking loudly and clearly, learning their lines and actions to our songs. They are very proud of themselves and looking forward to taking the stage once again...
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Aliens Love Underpants
In English, we have been studying the work of Clare Freeman. Form 1 thoroughly enjoyed listening to Aliens Love Underpants and were inspired to create their own aliens for our class display. This was followed with lessons on writing character descriptions. In maths, we have been studying place value, and had a very successful lesson...
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Tidy-Up
Our multi-talented Form 6 children have spent the week making sure that our classroom showcases the best of us. From creative writing to art skills, our classroom is really looking the part ahead of our upcoming open days and parents’ evening.
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Forest School & Space
Towards the end of last week, KG2 enjoyed learning about Diwali and Armistice Day. This week, we have been learning about Space. We discussed the difference between fiction and non-fiction books, then researched some planets. Then we wrote fantastic sentences about the Earth and it’s only star, the sun. In maths, we learnt the vocabulary...