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Reception – English

by | 26/11/2025 | 2025-2026, English Reading, Reception | 0 Comments

This week, the Reception children have loved exploring our core text Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz. They have enjoyed creating imaginative underwater scenes in the small-world and water tray using sea creatures, shells, and flowing water...
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Reception – Wider Experiences

by | 12/11/2025 | 2025-2026, English Reading, Reception, wider experiences | 0 Comments

This week, Reception took part in a drama workshop delivered by Alive and Kicking, as part of Bradford City of Culture 2025. The children thoroughly enjoyed participating in the workshop “Who Lives Next Door at Number 4 – A Bradford Mystery!” They used their...
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Reception – English

by | 21/10/2025 | 2025-2026, English Reading, Reception | 0 Comments

This week in Reception has been all about Halloween fun! The children have loved our spooky theme and have been really engaged with our key text Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. A highlight was a surprise visit from the Big Skeleton — guess who it was? Mrs...
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Reception – English

by | 07/10/2025 | 2025-2026, English Reading, Reception | 0 Comments

This week, the children have been enjoying The Magic Porridge Pot as our new key text. They've loved getting hands-on with the story—mixing and tasting porridge just like in the tale! It’s been a fun and engaging way to bring the story to life, helping the children...
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Reception – English

by | 10/07/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, Reception | 0 Comments

Our children have been diving into the magical world of Julia Donaldson, our Author in the Spotlight. They’ve been enjoying her beloved stories, such as The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. Inspired by her creativity, they’ve been busy crafting their own versions of...
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Year 1 – Wider Experiences

by | 22/05/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, wider experiences, Year 1 | 0 Comments

Year 1 had a special visit from "Thomas Barnardo". We learnt lots about how he helped children and had plenty of opportunities for role play, singing and even some poetry! What a fabulous end to the half term!
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Year 5 – English

by | 16/05/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, Year 5 | 0 Comments

Reading Champions Meet Author Ashley Thorpe on Zoom! Our amazing Reading Champions had an unforgettable experience today—a live Zoom session with Ashley Thorpe, the author of The Boy Who Beat the Gods! Ashley Thorpe captivated our students with behind-the-scenes...
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Year 5 – English – Wider Experiences

by | 16/05/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, wider experiences, Year 5 | 0 Comments

Exciting News from Year 5! Not long ago, our talented Year 5 students took part in a national poetry competition run by Young Writers - and we’ve got some amazing news to share! Out of many entries from across the country, 13 of our very own young poets were chosen to...
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Reception – English

by | 21/03/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, Reception | 0 Comments

The reception children had a very special visit from Alex Fellows who acted out the story of ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. The children really enjoyed the adapted version of the story and were fully engaged in the role-play.  
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Year 1 – English

by | 06/03/2025 | 2024-2025, English Reading, Year 1 | 0 Comments

The children in Year 1 had a fabulous World Book Day! We enjoyed reading lots of stories, poems and discussing all of the characters. We are excited to carry on reading throughout the year and to meet new characters along the way! #WBD #FunWithBooks
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