N SQUIRRELS -Abuzar, Huzaifah, Isobel & Lana The children created marble painting pictures for Father’s Day. They all followed the instructions and showed great control as they tilted the tray to make the marble move. They had great fun and created unique pictures. Well done!

R BEECH - Theo He is always so enthusiastic about everything we learn, but he was very excited to learn about minibeasts. He was enthusiastic about learning about bugs during our workshop and was brave, holding and touching some too! Afterwards he did some fantastic writing about the bugs too!

R HAZEL - Aula We have been learning about frogs and Aula did a fantastic job recalling and sharing the facts she had learned. It was lovely to see her enthusiasm, excellent memory and great writing. Well done Aula!

1 OAK - Isla This week, Oak Class have been celebrating Isla. During our activities, Isla has been choosing to write and has even started to write her own songs. We are so proud of her ideas, her writing and her song-writing. Well done Isla!

1 PINE - Ayla for her fabulous attitude to learning in Science. Year 1 have been learning all about the different animal groups and not only did Ayla ask some thoughtful questions in our animal workshop, but she also paid close attention when learning about mammals. Well done Ayla, keep up the amazing work!

2 CEDAR - Thea who has shown real skill when learning about turning 2D nets into 3D packaging. She showed  kindness and support towards others and helped lots of people.

2 HAWTHORN - Josh He created his own creature called a Spiderchog. He used expert vocabulary to write his own facts about it, setting his work out neatly with headings and sub-headings. He also included a ‘did you know’ fact. Well done Josh!

3 ELM - Belle This week we wrote stories about our adventures on the Green Ship. Belle wrote a fantastic story about her trip to Italy. Her imaginative writing uses excellent vocabulary and a wide range of conjunctions make her sentences really interesting. Wonderful work Belle!

3 MAPLE - Amaliia  We are so proud of her writing this week. We wrote our own Green Ship adventure stories and Amaliia used some interesting sentence openers, adventurous verbs such as ‘huddled’ and even personified the weather. Fantastic writing Amaliia!

4 ALDER - Ava & Lottie for showing absolute kindness. If anyone has a problem, they always give their time to that person, have patience and know how to speak appropriately and in the most caring way. We are very proud of both girls and appreciate all the effort they make with other children.

4 LARCH - Lyla We have been designing and making our own cushions in DT. Lyla took so much care and time with her sewing and produced an exceptional cushion!

5 ROWAN & WILLOW - Everyone for showing brilliant collaboration, communication and resilience during their visit to Wild Wood on Friday. They worked superbly together, supported one another throughout the day and approached every challenge with enthusiasm and determination. They had a fantastic day and were a credit to our school.

6 ASPEN -  Alex for his work in Science. We have been learning about classification keys and how scientists use them to help identify animals and plants.

6 HOLLY - Abubakr-Ali for his excellent work in our STEM Lego workshop. He listened carefully to instructions, worked patiently throughout and successfully built and programmed his model. He confidently explored the use of Bluetooth technology and sensors to create a fairground ride with his partner, using algorithms to control the lights and speed. He showed great focus, problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for learning. Well done Abubakr-Ali - great work!

6 LAUREL - Everyone We were lucky to take part in a STEM Lego workshop. They were all so well-behaved, working collaboratively, listening to instructions and building motorized Lego models with care and attention. Well done Laurel class!