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This half term, Year 4 have been exploring different ways to open a story. We read a range of openings from well-known novels and compared the different ways each story starts. We then read the opening chapter to ‘The Hobbit’ and used it to write our own gripping start to a fantasy story in the…

We have had some very open and honest discussions about what autism is a what life is like living with autism. 

The children were so thoughtful and insightful and those with a diagnosis of autism kindly shared with us their experiences of the world and some of the challenges they encounter in…

Some of our Y5 girls acted out the story of the crucifixion in Prayer and Liturgy. We all had time to think about the sacrifice Jesus made for us and reflected on sacrifices we make in our lives for others.

Our Nursery children made Easter hats at home and took part in a parade in the classroom and then outside with a standing applause from KS2. The children loved taking part. 
 

Today Year 2 have been learning about Autism Awareness Week and what autism is, including the difficulties that autistic people can encounter in their lives. The children learned how everyone is different and unique in their own special ways. They reflected on this by thinking about all the things…

Wow we have some amazing Bean Plants in our class! We have been looking after them carefully for a few weeks now and they have really enjoyed the sunny windowsill in class.  Each day we have remembered to water them.  Growing our own bean plants has helped us to understand what plants need to grow…

During Lent we have thought about how we can grow more like Jesus, so we have been even kinder to each other and more helpful.  
 

This week we listened to the Story of Palm Sunday and The Last Supper.  We cut out palm leaves and tried really hard to improve our cutlery skills!  We have…

We have had so much fun learning about Space and the Moon!  It has been one of the most exciting Topics we have learnt about!  As we came to an end, the children wanted to know more about Man on the Moon!  We watched a video clip of the first Moon Walk and we talked a lot about gravity!  We look…

During this week we have talked and learnt about differences!  We remembered our work during Lockdown about how important it is to ‘be ourselves!’  We listened to The Ugly Duckling story and the children said how unkind the other ducklings were to him!  We watched the Ollie and Daisy video about…

To celebrate National Autism Awareness week, Y6 discussed what it’s like to be autistic and were really interested to understand and reflect on some of the challenges autistic people face in their lives. They also learned about the importance of treating everyone with respect and kindness. 
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Today as part of National Autism Awareness Week 2021 Serena volunteered to tell the class all about Autism.  Serena confidently talked to the class and shared her personal experiences. Serena told the class all about the charity that her family has set up to help support and celebrate Autism in…

Year 5 have been learning about autism as part of ‘Autism Awareness Week’. They wrote these lovely acrostic poems to share their understanding of autism.