This week, Year 3 have been exploring the world of poetry! We have learnt about different styles and discovered well-known poets, including Michael Rosen and Windrush poet James Berry. Inspired by Berry’s poem One, the…
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Year 1 – The Head Teacher that Came to Tea
Year 1 have thoroughly enjoyed our English learning, based on The Tiger That Came to Tea, by Judith Kerr. Earlier this week, the children wrote invitations to someone that they they thought deserved a treat,…
Read MoreYear 1 – Alternative Fairy Tales writing & sharing our stories with EYFS
Year 1 have been reading Alternative Fairy Tales. This requires the story to have a different ‘setting’ and different ‘characters’. The Year 1 children then went onto plan and write their own alternative fairy tale….
Read MoreYear 1 – “How goes the work, Farmer Duck?”
The Year 1 children thoroughly enjoyed the book by Martin Waddell, Farmer Duck, that we have been studying for two weeks. They have created lots of work linked to the book, including writing a Book…
Read MoreWorld Book Day in St Albans and St Stephens
Our school has been buzzing with book blether all week! We had a visit on Wednesday from author and illustrator Olaf Falafel. He talked to us about what inspires him to write and draw (and…
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