Friday 9th January 2026
Happy New Year!
The children have made a great start to the new year, showing fantastic focus and enthusiasm for their learning. This term we are moving to more formal learning with the children working either with an adult or independently. In maths the children have been learning to represent numbers to 20 using base 10 (a long rod represents 10 and the small cubes each represent one). In English the children have been learning more about the structure of a sentence, learning to write sentences that contain both a 'naming part' (noun) and 'doing part' (verb). On Friday, we had a particularly exciting English lesson to launch our new writing unit based on a story about Paddington bear. The children learnt to make marmalade sandwiches! In history, we have begun our topic on Kings and Queens. The children discussed what they already know about Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family and asked questions to show what they would like to find out. Cherry class have had their first art lesson with Miss Fisher, our resident art teacher. They have been learning to experiment with colour and pattern by creating their own dot pictures using paint. These lessons will continue until the February half-term holiday. After the half-term holiday, Magnolia class will have art lessons with Miss Fisher until the Easter holiday.
