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N SQUIRRELS - Amayah & Isla who really enjoyed playing with the linking shapes. They created necklaces and very long chains, showing good concentration. This is a great activity to strengthen their finger muscles and fine motor skills, helping to get their hands ready for writing. Well done girls!

R BEECH - Max W who impressed Mrs Murray this week with his confidence. He has been chatting more happily to the adults and asking for help when he needs it. He also did an excellent piece of writing about our story. Well done Max!

R HAZEL - Jack for doing a massive amount of writing this week. He challenged himself to fill the page and he did just that. Well done to Jack for showing perseverance and for doing his absolute best!

1 OAK - Raef In RE this week, Oak Class have been talking about things that are important to their families and the special things that they like to do together. Raef joined in brilliantly, telling us that helping other people is important to his family. He told us that doing charity work is important to his grandma. He drew a picture of himself eating some special food with his grandma. Thank you Raef for telling us about your family.

1 PINE - Tayla for her wonderful work in English. To get excited for our new text One Day on Our Blue Planet - The Savannah, we created lions from clay, identifying key features and using creative adjectives to describe them. Tayla carefully mixed colours to paint her lion, showing great creativity and attention to detail. Well done Tayla - great work!

2 CEDAR - Evie When experimenting with Rocket Mice, Evie used her prior knowledge of materials and forces to predict what would happen to her mouse if she added heavy decorations to it. She used excellent scientific vocabulary to support her prediction.

2 HAWTHORN - James In English we have been reading Pattan’s Pumpkin. James impressed Mrs Porter with his wonderful story setting and how he drew the river flowing across his picture. We’ve also been looking at using adjectives and expanded noun phrases. James demonstrated his knowledge by adding some of these to his picture. Well done James!

3 ELM - Bella In English we started a new book about how the stars came to be. Bella responded to the opening of the story and used pastels to create a beautiful picture of stars and planets orbiting in space. Wonderful work Bella!

3 MAPLE - Maisie In English we are reading How the Stars Came to Be. The children were asked to create their own beautiful image to represent the book and story. Maisie used a selection of colours and patterns - using pastels - to show the vivid imagery portrayed within the book. Her image is truly beautiful. Well done Maisie. Her picture could have been part of the book!

4 ALDER - Annabel for her fantastic team spirit. During PE lessons, she always cheers on her classmates, is so caring when someone is in need and works so brilliantly when in a group. She shows excellent leadership skills and supports other sensitively. That is something that she should be really proud of!

4 LARCH - Jake for working incredibly hard on his writing. In English we have been writing character descriptions about Varjak Paw and Jake really impressed Mrs Steen with his work. He worked hard to include all the features of our toolkit, including some wonderful expanded noun phrases and choice of adjectives. Well done Jake!

5 ROWAN - Amy for her fantastic work on Muslim birth ceremonies. She produced an informative and thoughtfully detailed piece, demonstrating a clear understanding of the topic. Her work was also beautifully presented, showing great care and pride in her learning. Well done Amy!

5 WILLOW - Mustafa A for his fantastic participation during our recent class debate. In Year 5 we have been 

focussing on a new text, Treason, and exploring different arguments surrounding one of the characters. Mustafa demonstrated excellent debating skills, showing a deep understanding of the text as well as a thoughtful awareness of the different viewpoints. Well done Mustafa!

6 ASPEN -  Harry D for his fantastic progress in writing. He has worked so hard to improve his handwriting and punctuation. It is clear that he really enjoyed writing his letter to become a spy - Mrs Brockway thinks they would definitely say yes to him with an application letter so brilliantly written!

6 HOLLY - Tom for his outstanding formal letter inspired by our book Stormbreaker which is about a teenage spy. He used formal language well and included a range of punctuation as well as great sentence structures. He laid out his work in the correct format for a formal letter with both addresses at the top. A very impressive piece of writing - well done Tom!

6 LAUREL - Isobel for her fantastic work in English. Using her research, Isobel wrote a detailed non-chronological report on the Helms Stag Beetle, using sub-headings effectively and including many interesting facts about the beetle. Isobel also presented her work clearly with some beautiful illustrations. Well done Issy, keep up the great work!

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