Having Fun at Art Club

Some beautiful watercolour paintings have been completed in Art Club by a small group of particularly talented artists. In Year 4, Saanvi has already distinguished herself as a creative and imaginative artist having obtained “highly commended” certification in last...

Creative Writing in Reception Class

Creative Writing in the Reception Class ‘The Three Little Pigs’ Back in September at the Letters and Sounds Workshop, many parents uttered their disbelief when I said that before long, their children would be using phonemes to build and spell not only simple words but...

Transition Class – Summer Term

Unbelievably, the Summer Term is here and the children in Transition are beginning to prepare for their move up to Reception. It is at this time that it becomes evident just how much progress our young learners have made throughout the school year. Many of the...

Why is Vocabulary Important?

It was interesting to read an article on the BBC website earlier in the month on how pupil attainment was being held back by a narrow vocabulary. The report went on to say that academics have found that four out of ten pupils in their first year of secondary school...

The Importance of Music

Making and listening to music is something that people of all ages, across all cultures, have engaged with over tens of thousands of years. Whilst the nature of music produced has developed and changed over time, our ability to gain both enjoyment, as well as...