Year 1 has enjoyed a brilliant first full week, with the boys settling confidently into their new classroom routines. Their kindness, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn have impressed staff every day. In English, the boys began by reading The Little Red Hen. They learned the story through actions, sequenced the main events, and practised writing sentences using capital letters and full stops correctly. In Mathematics, they explored numbers by representing them with objects, counting on from a given number, and learning to write number words. Science lessons introduced the new topic, Ourselves, with pupils identifying different parts of the body before labelling drawings of their own faces. Art has been particularly creative over the past two weeks. Last week, the boys experimented with chalk techniques including blending, hatching, and pointillism to create vibrant flower pictures. This week, they explored oil pastels, learning techniques such as blending, stippling, and sgraffito before producing characterful ostrich artworks, now proudly displayed in the classroom.As part of their Topic work on the local area, the boys examined different types of houses and drew pictures of their own homes. It has been an excellent start to the term, and the boys should be proud of all they have achieved so far.

Year 2 has had a wonderful first full week, with the boys enthusiastically embracing the new challenges and responsibilities that come with moving into a new year group .In Topic lessons, they explored the characteristics of different dinosaurs through collaborative matching activities before researching interesting facts and recording their findings within outlines of their chosen dinosaur. English lessons focused on the use of question marks, with the boys studying a variety of images and generating thoughtful and imaginative questions. Linking closely with their topic, they read Dear Dinosaur, a story about a young boy named Max who writes letters to a T-Rex at his local museum. Inspired by the text, the boys planned and wrote their own letters to their favourite dinosaurs. In Mathematics, the focus has been on place value and numbers to 100. Pupils represented numbers using Dienes equipment, drawings, and written numerals to deepen their understanding. Science lessons marked the start of a new topic on living things, with the boys investigating and identifying whether different objects and organisms could be classified as living or non-living.The week concluded with a particularly enjoyable Art lesson, where the boys used pointillism techniques to create colourful dinosaur pictures. It was a fitting end to an excellent week, and the boys should be congratulated on their enthusiasm, hard work, and positive start to the term

Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend