A visit from Pep the poet
We had a fab afternoon with Pep the poet. He shared some of his poems and got us all involved in some active poetry. We had some dressed as rapping bubbles and some as pirates.
Year 1 learners
Year 1 have worked hard to consolidate their phonics learning from last year with a few revisiting lessons. They have also been practising their sounds at home with their new phonics key rings.
This week year 1 were learning how to type their first and last names ready for logging onto the…
Smashing second week!
Reception have had another super week. They have enjoyed exploring the provision further and are starting to build up friendships which has been so lovely to watch. We have enjoyed getting to know the children even more and finding out what they enjoy. Well done children.
Ancient Egyptian Day
What a fantastic day we have had for our Ancient Egyptian Day!
Thank you parents, all of the costumes were incredible and really enhanced the day. The children looked fab.
We enjoyed learning about a range of topics including family life, gods, mummification and Egyptian maths. What a fab…
Planting our new sensory garden
Wow! What a fab afternoon! All the classes have been part of planting our fantastic sensory garden - it looks amazing! They have had so much fun, learnt so many skills and feel so proud of their part in creating this wonderful space.
A massive thank you to our wonderful PTA, our parent…
Interviewing Noah
This week we looked at the story of Noah. We prepped some questions we would have liked to ask him about how he felt when he was asked to build his ark and then hot seated his answers. Some great investigative work class 2.
Electrical Conductor?
Class 2 have been busy investigating metal conductors in their second design and technology lesson in the term. Year 4 used metacognition to recall their previous knowledge about circuits and conductors. Great work everyone!
Year One’s first week back!
Year 1 have returned to school ready to learn! They have been wonderful role models for our newest children and have hit the ground running with their learning. They are working hard to be metacognitive in phonics, learning about the place value of numbers and retelling traditional tales. Wow!…
Reception’s first week!
Our new Reception children have blown us away with how well they have settled into their first week at The Howard- superstars!
Here is a few snippets from their first week of fun. We cannot wait to spend the year with all of them, getting to know them, seeing them grow and most importantly of…
Outdoor Maths
Lots of maths outside this week. The children investigated place value on the playground, creating giant number lines and hoola hoop part whole models.
Super Spellers
We’ve had lots of fun practising our common exception words this week!
Bouncy Castle Fun!
Thank you for a wonderful morning on the bouncy castle!