4 days ago
Posted on 13th Mar 2026 by Abigail Bate

Spellings 16.3.26-20.3.26

Mrs Clarke / Mrs Devers / Mrs Whitehead / Mrs Longville Year 1 1/2B:

whisk, wheel, wheat, whisper, dolphin, elephant, graph, alphabet, said, so

Miss Cole / Mrs Bate Year 2 1/2B:

chatty, sunny, bunny, biggest, hottest, sunniest, running, chopping, quite, tiger

2 weeks ago
Posted on 06th Mar 2026 by Abigail Bate

Spellings 9.3.26-13.3.26

Mrs Clarke / Mrs Devers / Mrs Whitehead / Mrs Longville Year 1 1/2B:

blue, clue, true, glue, lawn, draw, straw, awful, when, what

Miss Cole / Mrs Bate Year 2 1/2B:

very, blue, runner, drummer, fitter, bigger, swimmer, planner, quiet, be

3 weeks ago
Posted on 27th Feb 2026 by Abigail Bate

2S Final Forest School Session!

What a wonderful way to end our Forest School journey! For our final session, we spent time reflecting on finding joy in nature. The children were set a special challenge: to quietly observe and discover three things that bring them joy in our Forest School. The answers were as beautiful as the setting itself — from the sound of birds singing, to blossom on the tree, to the tiny details of minibeasts hiding beneath logs. It was a lovely reminder of how much happiness nature can bring when we slow down and truly notice it.

With it being our last session, we also enjoyed using tools to create wonderful wooden projects — from imaginative cars to brilliant “log dogs”! The creativity and teamwork on display were incredible. The children demonstrated growing confidence, resilience and pride in their designs.

Of course, there was plenty of time for child-led exploration too — mud kitchen masterpieces were whipped up, deep digging took place in the mud pit, and some impressive dens were constructed

It has been such a joy to watch Year 2 grow in confidence, independence and curiosity over our Forest School sessions. Their imagination, kindness and adventurous spirit have truly shone through.

3 weeks ago
Posted on 27th Feb 2026 by Abigail Bate

2.3.26-6.3.26

Mrs Clarke / Mrs Devers / Mrs Longville Year 1 1/2B:

toy, boy, joy, enjoy, girl, shirt, bird, twirl, ball, tall

Miss Cole / Mrs Whitehead / Mrs Bate Year 2 1/2B:

petal, final, because, most, chopped, spotted, swapped, wrapped, planned, hugged

1 month ago
Posted on 13th Feb 2026 by Abigail Bate

Spellings 23.02.26-27.02.26

Mrs Clarke / Mrs Devers / Mrs Bate Year 1 1/2B:

tie, pie, cried, dried, seat, leaf, beak, dream, all are

Miss Cole / Mrs Whitehead / Mrs Longville Year 2 1/2B:

swan, swallow, small, also, are, once, travel, tunnel, apple, middle

1 month ago
Posted on 12th Feb 2026 by Abigail Bate

2S Forest school

Despite a few hiccups with cancelled sessions this half term, Year 2 have embraced Forest School with enthusiasm and made the most of every moment outdoors.

This week we finally completed our Imbolc candle project. The children loved painting their clay pots, then carefully filling them with soy wax to create their very own candles – a lovely, calm and creative activity. Using the charcoal pencils they made in the previous session, the children also spent time drawing.

Forest School wouldn’t be complete without a bit of mud! There were big smiles on the mud slide, lots of imaginative play as potions were whipped up in the mud kitchen, before enjoying toasted bagels and brioche bread with a warming cup of hot chocolate.

We ended the session reading the story of The Earth Candle and our much loved Forest School song.