Year 6 have made a fantastic start! We created our class names in our woodland session using natural materials, investigated how to create a series circuit using a range of components in Science and created some wonderful sketches of the…

Year 2 have excitedly become explorers this week. They have used google maps to zoom across the world as sailors to explore oceans and continents. By working together, they have succeeded in naming and labelling continents and oceans. This teamwork…

Year 1 have been in the woodlands this week to celebrate our class communities. We hunted for different types of leaves to create our class names. We have also welcomed our parents into school to share how we teach phonics…

We have completed our first week of full days, and the children have embraced it fantastically! We are so proud of how well they have settled into their new routines and how enthusiastically they have immersed themselves in our exciting…

As we settle into the new school year, we would like to thank families for supporting our school uniform expectations. Wearing the correct uniform helps children feel part of our school community and take pride in their appearance. School uniform…

This week Year 5 have really enjoyed writing free verse poems about volcanic eruptions. They have been inspired by videos of eruptions and also the eruption they created themselves in class last week! Topic lessons have explored the structure of…

What a fantastic first week we have had! We enjoyed an exciting trip to Saltaire on a steam train, travelling like people did in Victorian times. The children were mesmerized by the sounds and sights they experienced on the train.…

This week Y3 have thoroughly enjoyed their first week back. We have been working very hard on our Heaton Routines because it allows them to enjoy the learning calmly and without the distractions. The year was started with a berry…

We have had a great time catching up with friends and settling into Year 1 this week. In maths we have been learning to recognise, write and order numbers within 10. In topic we have started to look at different…

Year 3 have had a fantastic final week of the school year! The highlight was sharing our completed cloth book pages with the children in Year 1. Each child used some picture prompts to help tell the story of Icarus…

Year 5 started the week with a super sports day event showing great skill, integrity and teamwork with their class community. Year 5 have also been completing their topic all about Spain – painting their clay models and completing their…

Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed this week!  Pupils loved the NED assembly which was funny, engaging and shared an important message – Never give up, Encourage others and Do your best. This was motivational for all. The posters that followed showed…

This week has been a week for Year 3 to shine! Sports Day was fantastic! The children really embraced the fun of the event and got stuck in with all of the races – some traditional and some less so!…

Wow, what a busy week in Reception! We started the week with our Sports Day, and it was fantastic to see the children getting involved and having such a great day. It was also wonderful to see so many parents…

Our 3YN and 2YN children had a wonderful visit from author and storyteller Jude Lennon. They enjoyed helping to choose one of her stories before listening as she brought it to life through her engaging storytelling. The session was highly…

Year 6 have enjoyed a busy week! Pupils have been classifying living things and this week wrote factfiles about a mammal, amphibian, reptile, bird and fish in Science lessons. Year 6 are very excited to perform next week for their…

Year 5 have enjoyed sculpting their clay abstract models this week inspired by the artist Miro. Year 5 have also continued to enjoy the Haworth residential with Magnolia class taking their turn, and even watching England play football at the…

Year 4 have enjoyed learning about symmetry in 2D shapes this week; they have used mirrors to find lines of symmetry and enjoyed writing their name using symmetrical letters. Year 4 have continued to add to their book art, they…

This week Year 3 have completed their warning story about an accident at Farmborough. They have most certainly used their skill of creating suspense in their writing – the teachers have been of the edges of their seats reading their…

This week in Year 2, one of the most exciting events was our transition day, where the children met their new teachers and began looking ahead to Year 3 with enthusiasm. We explored capacity and volume using concrete resources, helping…

Our 3YN children have had a wonderful week with their special transition days. Those moving on to Reception thoroughly enjoyed visiting their new classrooms, meeting their new teachers, and taking part in a range of fun and engaging activities. It…

Year 6 learnt about friendships and resolving conflict in their Year 6 assembly this week, thinking about how differences are valued and that kindness is a value we should all show daily. Year 6 are very busy with the rehearsals…

Year 5 have begun to design their Miro art sculptures this week, thinking about the shapes they will form and which clay techniques they will use. Year 5 have also enjoyed shape lessons in maths, learning about reflection and translation.…

This week Year 4 had a wonderful time on the field for Roman Day. They enjoyed marching in lines with shields, creating testudo formations and practicing throwing spears! Roman Day ended with a battle between the Romans and the Celts.…

This week the children have started to write an innovated warning story using their Year 2 trip to Flamborough as a stimulus for their writing.  They have thought carefully about how to give hints to the reader in order to…

3YN children have been making fantastic progress with their phonics and are becoming confident at recognising lots of different sounds. This is amazing and we are so proud of their enthusiasm for learning. They have also been practising forming letters…

2YN children have continued to enjoy exploring our ‘colours’ topic, with yellow being our colour of the week. Throughout the week, the children have taken part in lots of exciting yellow-themed activities, helping them to recognise and talk about the…

We are delighted to share that our School has been awarded the prestigious Excellence & Equity Award by Being Luminary. This recognition celebrates our school’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality education while ensuring equity and opportunity for all pupils. It…

Year 6 have really enjoyed their rehearsals for the end of year performance this week, including ukulele, cheerleading and Bhangra dancing. Each class will also perform a short sketch and a class dance; we cannot wait to see what they…

Year 5 have shone this week in their end of year assessments across subjects, showing what they have learnt. Year 5 have also now begun their final class novel of the year, Toro Toro linked to their Spanish topic. Year…

Year 4 are thoroughly enjoying our Great Opportunity sessions this half term, by learning a variety of skills in taekwondo and improving their cycling proficiency through our cycling programme. In topic lessons, pupils have learnt more about Romans, exploring when…

This week in Maths, Year 3 have been focussing on division. The children have enjoyed using their skills in partitioning using the part-part-whole model as a strategy to help them divide two-digit numbers. Some children even had a go at…

This week, Year 2 children got competitive! We checked their timetable facts, and they practised their 2, 5, 10 times tables as well as the related division facts, ready for the battle to find the finalists for the Maths challenge…

It has been yet another busy week in Reception. From continuing to learn our story, Jack and the Beanstalk, to writing sentences about what happened at each part of the story, the children have blown the adults away with their…

This week in 3YN and 2YN, we had a wonderful time welcoming our dads for our Father’s Day Stay and Play session. It was so much fun! The dads enjoyed taking part in a range of exciting activities with the…

Year 6 have really enjoyed Design Technology this week. Pupils will be designing and creating a soft toy using sewing skills. Pupils have also enjoyed Science lessons this week, pupils have been learning about the classification of living things, looking…

Year 5 have really enjoyed Spanish tasting day this week where they ate a variety of Spanish foods, including olives! In Art lessons this half term Year 5 will be looking at the artist Miro; they will create black clay…

Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the Romans. This week they have looked at how the Roman Empire expanded, and the architecture still standing today.  They have also learnt about Hadrian’s wall and were amazed by the size…

Year 3 have been working hard this week to make sure they reach 100% of their Accelerated Reader targets. There is one week left to reach 100% and we know everyone can do this. Please keep encouraging your child to…

Year 2 had another exciting week of great learning and visiting the seaside. They used the ‘Let’s say’ drama technique to embed new vocabulary of our new Lighthouse Keeper’s Rescue story and act out the story structure. In Geography, the…

This week in Reception, we have continued caring for our plants and preparing our growing box for the judges from the Great Yorkshire Show, who will be visiting in a few weeks. The children have carefully transferred the plants they…

As part of our new topic, Journeys, 3YN children have been enjoying reading Duck in the Truck. They have become familiar with the story and have loved retelling it in our small world area using the different animal characters and…

This week in our 2YN, we have continued exploring our topic of Colours, focusing on the colours brown and black. The children had great fun dressing up in brown and black clothing on Wednesday and enjoyed talking about the different…

Year 4 have had a great start to the half term. They have enjoyed learning about who the Romans were and how we know about them. They also used figurative language to write a poem about a Roman Soldier’s Helmet. …

Year 3 have had a great start to the Summer 2 half term. The children have loved getting immersed in our new topic ‘Light’. In particular, they have enjoyed starting our new class book ‘Icarus is Ridiculous’. This has been…

What a wonderful week our Year 2 children have had! They started the week with various puffin facts in English, helping them recognise these birds by their appearance. In Topic, they learned the features of the seaside and identified various…

This week in Reception, we have been immersing ourselves in our new topic, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We have had a busy and exciting week retelling the story through our small-world tray, 4D space and outdoor provision activities. In Maths,…

Our 3YN children had a wonderful time celebrating Eid with their friends at school. They looked fantastic dressed in their beautiful Eid clothes and were excited to share this special occasion together. As part of the celebrations, we welcomed ‘Punjabi…

2YN have had an exciting start to their new topic, all about colours! Each week we will be exploring a different colour, and this week our focus was on the colour green. The children enjoyed taking part in a variety…

Wow! Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their trip to Flamingo Land; from thrilling rides to majestic tigers, it was a fabulous way to celebrate finishing the SATs and begin their new topic all about Adaptation and Inheritance. Year have then written…

Year 5 have really enjoyed completing their points of perspective art pieces inspired by Diagon Alley; they are simply stunning! Year 5 have also published their Hogwarts persuasive pieces this week, choosing techniques from the toolkit to entice their audience…

Year 4 have enjoyed the TTRS challenges this week. They have used their IPAD time well to practice the times tables they need to develop fluency in, on ‘Jamming’ mode and challenging each other in the ‘Arena’. The excitement on…

The highlight of our week in Year 3 this week was our open classroom where we were able to share our learning from our Ancient Egypt topic with our families. The children loved being able to share their knowledge and…

Year 2 have been very excited this week in completing their hand puppets and using them to retell the story of ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’. We would like to thank the parents for their help and contribution during our parent workshops.…

This week in Reception has been incredibly exciting as we welcomed six very special new arrivals into our year group! We were thrilled to meet our gorgeous, fluffy chicks: Jolly, Jenny, Fluffy, Tiger, Marshmallow and Dolly. The children were fascinated…

This week, our 3YN children had a wonderful time visiting the local library with their parents. The children were so excited to explore all the different books and learn about how a library works. A very special moment for everyone…

Our 2YN children have been busy creating their own beautiful Eid decorations. They enjoyed decorating moons and stars using paint and glitter. The children were so engaged in the activity and showed wonderful creativity and concentration throughout. They are extremely…

Year 6 have enjoyed their final dance sessions this week. We are very excited to see their performance at the end of the year where they will showcase what they have learnt. Pupils in Year 6 have been learning painting…

Year 5 have really enjoyed their topic lessons this week learning about the Rugby player Rob Burrows and his legacy. Pupils used a programme called Chatta to write sentences about his life, using recorded sentences and images to support them.…

Year 4 worked hard to write an innovated story based upon Voices in the Park.  They have used a character toolkit to write about how the sad, shy character of Charles shows his feelings through his thoughts, actions and speech. …

This week in Literacy, the children have been writing a finding tale about a lost body part of the Iron Man which they found in the Egyptian desert. The children have enjoyed using their topic learning in their writing and…

This week in Year 2, the children have been busy developing a range of exciting skills across the curriculum. In Design and Technology, they practiced their sewing technique by learning how to overstitch, showing great concentration, and improving their fine…

In Reception this week, children have been immersed in our provision while developing their team-building and turn-taking skills. We have enjoyed playing board games, dominoes, and noughts and crosses. It has been lovely to see the children’s excitement as they…

This week in 3YN, we have really enjoyed continuing to explore our topic of “Growing and Changing.” The children have shown great curiosity while looking at non-fiction books in our reading area, discovering that books can help us find information…

This week Year 1 visited Skipton Castle. They had an excellent time exploring the castle grounds, learning about the history of the castle and they even went down into the dark dungeons! They listened very intently on the tour of…

Year 4 are thoroughly enjoying their People Equal topic. After the trip to Ilkley last week, they have been able to retrieve their learning on the human and physical features of Ilkley. They have also generated reasons why someone would…

This week in Maths, Year 3 have been learning different strategies for adding. We have practised using our number bonds to help with mental addition and also used a ‘round and adjust’ strategy too. The children have started learning their…

This week in Reception, we have immersed ourselves in our class story The Little Red Hen and have begun drawing our story map. The children have been working very hard to use the images to confidently retell the story. In…

Year 6 have enjoyed another week of bikeability – some pupils progressing to road safety skills, and some pupils continuing to build confidence with Mr Mawson on our school site. All pupils have shown super attitude and resilience. Year 6…

Year 5 have really enjoyed starting their rags to riches narrative learning in Literacy lessons. Pupils have enjoyed reading a model story about Malala and will now innovate this to follow the story of Harry Potter and his use of…

Year 4 have had a fun and educational visit to Ilkley this week. They loved climbing up to the cliff top at the Cow and Calf and learning about the landscape. They asked lots of questions and could spot land…

What a week Year 3 have had! We have continued with our shape learning in Maths and have been focussing on the properties of 2D shapes along with parallel and perpendicular lines. We have continued to add to our Book…

This week has been full of excitement for Year 2. We had a wonderful visit to the woodlands where we acted out scenes from The Fantastic Mr Fox, using expression and teamwork to bring the story to life. In Science,…

It has been another busy week in Reception! In Maths, we have been adding and taking away numbers to find answers using a range of different concrete resources. In literacy, we have been writing sentences about the animals that visited…

This week in 3YN, the children have continued to explore the story ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’. They have been using props, masks, puppets, and pictures in the reading area to act out the story. The children enjoyed talking about what happened on…

This week in year 1 we have been learning all about dragons. We really enjoyed using drama techniques to create dragons out of our bodies. Turning our arms into wings and bodies into long tails. With all this learning we…

Year 6 have enjoyed an amazing start to the Summer term with bikeability. Pupils have been very enthusiastic and listened extremely well to the instructors, learning how to ride safely; these sessions will continue next week. Year 6 have also…

Year 5 have really enjoyed their trips to Cartwright Hall this week, taking part in an Early Islamic Civilisation workshop, showing what they have learnt and being able to view special artefacts that help us to learn more about the…

Year 4 have had a great start to the term enjoying the launch of their People Equal topic. In literacy, pupils have learnt a poem and understood the difference between metaphors and similes.  Pupils have created an amazing piece of…

Year 3 have had a fantastic week staring their Ancient Egypt topic. In Literacy, the children have been writing poems about discovering mummies in ancient tombs. They used alliteration to add rhythm to their writing. In Maths, we have started…

The first week back has been eventful for Year 2. We have been busy writing some fantastic poetry about woodland creatures inspired by our story for this half term, The Fantastic Mr Fox. We have looked at what mice and…

What a fantastic first week back we’ve had in Reception! On our very first day, we were thrilled to welcome a visit from the farm. The children were full of excitement as they met the animals and learned all about…

The children have been excited to begin our new topic, Growing and Changing. They have especially loved getting hands-on with soil in the tuff tray, where they explored its texture and learned how plants begin to grow. With great enthusiasm,…

The children have been delighted to begin our new topic, Spring and Animals. They have especially enjoyed getting creative by making their own beautiful sunflowers, carefully using tissue paper and sticking it to create bright, cheerful artwork. The children have…

Year 6 have really enjoyed completing their Ancient Greece topic, painting their medallions, finishing their Trojan narratives and adding some final sketches to their artwork. Year 6 have also enjoyed an assembly learning all about Bikeability this week, which will…

Year 5 have really enjoyed completing their Early Islamic Civilisation topic, writing a biography about a prominent figure and finishing their pattern printing. Year 5 are very much looking forward to their trip after the holidays to Cartwright Hall for…

Year 4 started the week with an Eid Party to celebrate Eid ul Fitr. Pupils played games and enjoyed delicious snacks. Year 4 have enjoyed writing squirrel poems using similes, alliteration and personification.  Their skills in Art were put to…

Year 3 have had a fantastic week completing our topic on Rivers and Settlements. The children have showcased their topic learning in their story about an unkind pharaoh in Literacy and are currently writing a letter to him to persuade…

Year 2 have been enjoying their last week before the holidays. We have been reminding ourselves of the importance of knowing the number facts really well and recalling them fast. The children were reminded that their Numbots accounts allow them…

Our 3YN children had a truly wonderful time celebrating Eid together! Dressed in their beautiful Eid outfits, they were so excited to show their clothes to their friends and take part in the festivities. We enjoyed a lively party filled…

Our 2YN children had a fantastic time making mini egg chocolate crispy cakes! They loved helping to mix the ingredients, showing great curiosity as they watched the chocolate change as it melted and combined. The children carefully added colourful crushed…

This week children in Year 2 had a fantastic opportunity to visit a local mosque in Thornbury. They looked out for the features and spotted minarets, domes and arched windows. Children were very engaged and respectful in the mosque. Many children shared…

This week year 1 went on our local walk around Heaton. They were looking at the human and physical features of our local area and then wrote about their trip in literacy. This week we have also celebrated World Book…

Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed learning this week. Year 6 have visited the woodlands, they have enjoyed a warrior school re-enacting battles in formation, carved clay medallions using patterns and images and used woodwork skills to build a wooden horse.…

Year 5 have really enjoyed creating Islamic artwork patterns using a compass, they have really worked hard on ensuring the shapes are symmetrical and shaded beautifully. Year 5 also really enjoyed World Book Day, discussing their favourite characters and taking…

World Book Day has been a wonderful day for Year 4. Pupils joined the BBC live lesson and thought carefully about how, when and what they read.  They enjoyed creating their very own Reading Vibe poster to share with others…

This week in Maths, Year 3 have been learning how to tell the time to the nearest minute. Please keep practicing this vital life skill at home to help your child to become really secure with reading time on an…