Autumn 2025
Autumn Week 10… Poppies and Pudsey!
It has been a very busy week fitting all our learning about Remembrance Day and finishing with Pudsey Day!
We have worked on the sounds 'ch', 'qu' and 'x'. These digraphs are really starting to catch us out so any extra practise to keep playing games to spot the difference and say each of them would be a great help.
In maths it is all about shapes - circles and triangles. So we have been doing shape dances, shape making, sorting and picture creating whilst we discuss, identify and think about their features. We then looked at positional language and had to say if the Teddy was beside, above or below the table.
We also had a visit for a special 'Open the Book' assembly from Ignite, got our Reading Buddies back for the term and had a visit to the Book Fair!
We have worked on the sounds 'ch', 'qu' and 'x'. These digraphs are really starting to catch us out so any extra practise to keep playing games to spot the difference and say each of them would be a great help.
In maths it is all about shapes - circles and triangles. So we have been doing shape dances, shape making, sorting and picture creating whilst we discuss, identify and think about their features. We then looked at positional language and had to say if the Teddy was beside, above or below the table.
We also had a visit for a special 'Open the Book' assembly from Ignite, got our Reading Buddies back for the term and had a visit to the Book Fair!
Autumn Week 9....Firework, Forest and Fun!
It has been lovely to return the new half term and hear about everyone's half terms and what an exciting week we have had...
A new topic to begin = 'Superheroes - People Who Help Us' and a new Post Office role play, Fireworks fun in so many ways, forest firework fun, learning new sounds 'w', 'th' and 'x', working on our more than and less than numbers, Science experimenting with changing materials including ice and gloop and finishing the week with our first Beach School Day!
Our first Beach Day of the year
We have had a wonderful day at Beach school. We were lucky with the weather and the sun eventually came out and we have had lots of fun.
We read the story ‘Stick Man’ and found our own stick and used natural materials to make our own stick man. We used these to retell the story.
Using the part of the story when Stick man ends up in a nest, we talked about nests and the different types of nests birds might use. We then made our own nests.
Throughout the day we talked about seasons and the natural world around us and worked together as a team.
We enjoyed our lunch in the Hindmarsh hall and then went back to the beach to build a special place for Stick man in the sand. On the way back to school we enjoyed some time in the park.
All the children have been brilliant and we have all thoroughly enjoyed our day!
Thanks again to our parent helpers.
We read the story ‘Stick Man’ and found our own stick and used natural materials to make our own stick man. We used these to retell the story.
Using the part of the story when Stick man ends up in a nest, we talked about nests and the different types of nests birds might use. We then made our own nests.
Throughout the day we talked about seasons and the natural world around us and worked together as a team.
We enjoyed our lunch in the Hindmarsh hall and then went back to the beach to build a special place for Stick man in the sand. On the way back to school we enjoyed some time in the park.
All the children have been brilliant and we have all thoroughly enjoyed our day!
Thanks again to our parent helpers.
Forest Fun
We love getting outdoors and what better way than to spend time in our forest area to continue all our learning.
Portraits
As part of our topic in Alnwick Castle Class of learning 'All About Me' we have been looking specifically at portraits. So we have developed lots of skills from learning about pencil, to using colour, cutting and sticking and even trying portraits in the style of Picasso. It has really helped developed our understanding and artistic skills.
We have even developed our new knowledge on portraits to make it autumnal!
Phonics and Our Reading Adventures
We have loved beginning our phonics sounds. We have loved getting new books, starting Library and the most exciting thing is being able to read with our Year 5 Reading Buddies at least once a week.
Settling into Reception and life in Alnwick Castle Class
We are have done such an amazing job at embracing life in Alnwick Castle Class. We have loved exploring lots of things, getting to know our new class and beginning our learning journey in Alnwick Castle Class.