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26 June 2026

A visit from the Ice Cream Van

What a treat!

The whole school enjoyed a delicious ice cream, which really helped us cool down in this weather.

A massive thank you to our wonderful PTA for providing this yummy treat!

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26 June 2026

Save our Planet

We have been studying oceans in Class 1 and this week we were looking at global warming. We used duplo to create mini islands and then added water and ice to see what happens to the sea level when the ice melts. The children loved exploring this concept and the added bonus of the ice kept us…

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26 June 2026

Keeping Cool in Class 1

We enjoyed rescuing our trapped icy animals this morning. Playing with the ice definitely helped cool us down.

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19 June 2026

PTA Colour Run

What a fantastic afternoon for our PTFA colour run! 

Thank you to all involved in the set up and running of the event, it was an amazing event enjoyed by all!

 

 

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19 June 2026

Doubles

We enjoyed exploring doubles in the outside area today playing our caterpillar games.

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12 June 2026

Stickman Printing

We have been enjoying our Stickman story this week. We collected sticks in Forest School to make our very own family tree and then used paints to print them on to paper. 

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11 June 2026

Floating and Sinking

In science we have been learning about the 5 oceans of the world. We read a fantastic story called ‘Fish’ which was all about our oceans and how they were being filled with rubbish. We then collected rubbish found in the ocean and tested whether it floated or sank. We had some great discussions…

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18 July 2025

PTA Fun Day

Wow! 
What an incredible day! We are so grateful to our wonderful PTA for organising a day filled with fun.

We enjoyed an outdoor circuit session with Core 300, an animation session with Leo Wright and a Lego session with the build barn. Then this afternoon we finished the day with a fantastic…

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2 July 2025

Whole School Transition Day - What we’ll build

What a fantastic whole school transition day we have had!

Each class based their day around the book - What we’ll build - with a focus on creativity.

Classes used the book to think about what type of school environment they would like to create focussing on the school values. They then were…

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26 June 2025

Pilgrimages and Sacred Places

Our RE topic this term is based around sacred places and pilgrimages for different religions. This week we looked at Jewish pilgrimages to the Western Wall. We explored the reasons S to why it was a special place and how Jewish people post their prayers into the wall to feel close to God. We then…

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20 May 2025

May Walk

What a fantastic morning of sunshine for our May walk around the village.
The children showed off their fantastic singing skills and their beautiful may stick creations.

Thank you to all who came to support us, we had a lovely morning.

A very special thank you to all at the coffee shop for…

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9 May 2025

A visit to Elford Hall Gardens VE Day Display

We had such a fantastic morning at Elford Hall Gardens. We took a summery walk through the village to explore the VE Day display. It was fantastic to handle artefacts related to the local history of Elford and learn about the impact the war had in our local area. Thank you to all…

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