Blog Author: Nicola Lawson

Our Year 4 children have had a fantastic time taking part in their Bikeability cycle training!

Bikeability is about so much more than learning to ride a bike. It helps our children build confidence, develop independence and learn vital road safety skills to keep themselves safe while cycling. …

Youth Employability & Aspirations Programme

Our Year 6 pupils enjoyed an amazing fully funded day out through the Bridging the Gap Youth Employability & Aspirations Programme, thanks to Building Self-Belief. The children visited the Centre for Life and Sambucas, where they explored exciting…

We have had such a special week in Reception. The children thoroughly enjoyed their well-being day whilst focusing on gratitude. The children were all able to say what they were grateful for and produced some beautiful artwork.

The children joined in with a drama session. We retold the story…

Year 5 have had such an amazing day for our ‘growing gratitude’ at Harvest time, and what a day it has been. It was delightful to see the kind generosity of our pupils and their families with all the fabulous tins of food brought in, which were then gathered together in the hall. The collection…

Over the past few weeks, the children have been learning about the importance of gratitude, generosity and taking time to appreciate the many blessings in our lives. It has been wonderful to see them embracing these values through a variety of activities linked to our Harvest celebrations.

One…

I’ve been singing this all week, as we’ve done so much about building of some kind over the last week.

Our geography theme this term is settlements, and we can now tell the difference between a hamlet, village, town and a city. Last week we looked at Willington on a map as well as pictures of…

Well, this has been a memorable week! The class finally got to get their hands some paint and used ‘tint’ and ‘shade’ to create a range of colour scales. They showed superb focus, control and understanding.

In Science we’ve been learning about our teeth and wanted to find out what impact…

What a wonderful week we have had celebrating Harvest!  Harvest is a special time when we say, "Thank you," to God for all the delicious food we have.  We have talked about farmers and all of the hard work they do to grow fruit, vegetables, and crops.  Children painted some lovely pictures of…

This week in Science, Year 1 became taste explorers! We were learning about the different types of taste and discovering how our tongues help us to taste the food we eat.

First, we talked about our tongues and taste buds. We carefully looked at our tongues and found our taste buds, thinking…

Yesterday, the children took part in a ‘Growing Gratitude’ activity, reflecting on the people and experiences they are thankful for. This encouraged thoughtful reflection and appreciation of life's blessings.

Yesterday, we demonstrated generosity by donating to our local food bank. The children reflected on compassion, service and helping others, recognising how even small acts of kindness can make a big difference.