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School Closures
Remote learning when school is closed:
School pays for two great resources that will keep children learning in English and maths. These are Spelling Shed and Maths Shed. The sites contain a variety of activities for everyone to enjoy and children have individual logins for each.
The websites below also include a good range of activities. Oak Academy has a whole curriculum of interactive lessons for each year group.
The PTFA are currently running a design an Easter Egg competition - children could join in that if they have not already done so.
Useful websites for children's home learning:
Maths games for all ages: https://www.mathplayground.com/game_directory.html
KS2 English games http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html
Oak Academy https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year
Various maths and English games https://www.topmarks.co.uk
http://www.primarygames.com/math.php = A popular website with lots of mathematical games.
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.ukmaths/index.html = This website covers it all.
https://www.coolmath4kids.com/ = Lots and lots of games and brainteasers to get you all thinking and looking for patterns in all things mathematical.
Foundation Stage Online Resources
Free printable scavenger hunts to keep your little ones busy inside and out. Scavenger hunt free printables
Join lots of familiar faces on cbeebies for learning for little ones. Cbeebies Little Learners
Login and play for free on Tech your monster to read. Teach your Monster to Read
Join in with rhymes and games, listen to stories on bbc schools radio. bbc schools radio
Story line online - listen to stories read aloud a big variety of books to choose from. Story line online
Topmarks is a great site with lots of games and activities for every year group. Use the search tool on the home page to search for early years games. Topmarks
Crickweb has some great early years games for practising early literacy and numeracy skills.Click on the link to get started.Crickweb-Early Years
Join in with Little Learners and explore all of these fun and free maths games, activities and clips. Click on the link C Beebies Numeracy
Lots of games and activities for reading, phonics, maths. Click the link to start the fun! Family Learning
Key stage One Online Resources
Story line online - listen to stories read aloud a big variety of books to choose from. Story line online
BBC Bitesize is a fantastic website full of online learning in all areas of the curriculum. Your teachers may sending you to this website to play games to practice your skills. Click the link below to take you to the home page. Have fun! BBC bitesize
Prodigy math game is a free online maths website. The children complete maths battles and collect gold coins. It is free to join just complete the login details. Click for the link. Prodigy Maths Game
Science Sparks has lots of practical ideas for science investigations. Science Sparks
Key stage Two Online Resources
Year 3 and 4
Mathschase lets you practise your basic number skills, adding, multiplying, subtraction and division through online games. www.mathschase.com
BBC Bitesize has revision and learning activities for all areas of the curriculum https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
BBC School Radio Learning Resources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007g5y4
National Geographic Kids - an interesting website for children to explore https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/
Science experiments at home https://www.rigb.org/families/experimental
Hit the Button - Timestables and division practise https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
GO NOODLE - great for a brain break https://app.gonoodle.com/
Year 5 and 6
Reach out Reporter - a range of interesting scientific news articles for children to read https://www.reachoutreporter.com/
IOP (Institute of Physics) - a range of science experiments which can be carried out at home
https://spark.iop.org/collections/marvin-and-milo
Manchester University - a range of science activities
https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/science/
NRICH - Maths puzzles and challenges https://nrich.maths.org/
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Ofsted Report
We are very happy to share our 'Good' Oftsed report with you. The judgement was agreed by two inpectors in a full, two day, Section 5 inspection in April 2022. Deep dives were carried out in Reading, Maths, Science and History as well as Early Years, Behaviour and Personal Development. Please see the report below for further details.
Emotional Well-Being Useful Guide
Events
Tues 14th March: 5:00 - 7:00pm Parents Evening
Fri 17th March: Non uniform day for Red Nose Day. There will be a collection – all donations welcome
Fri 17th March: Skip2Bfit for Ks2
Mon 20th – Fri 24th March: Y6 Lockerbie Residential
Tues 21st March: Forest Activities for 2 weeks
Tues 28th March: Y5 class assembly, families are welcome to watch
Fri 24th March: Skip2Bfit morning for EYS and KS1
Mon 27th March: 3:45 – 6:00pm KS2 Netball tournament
Weds 29th March: Year 3/4 performance at 2:00 and 6:00pm
Friday 31st March: Awards assembly at 9:15am
Fri 31st March - last day of term
Mon 17th April: Back to school
Forest Activity Timetable March – July 23 Weeks beginning: 21st March for 2 weeks 24th April for 3 weeks 13th June for 3 weeks |
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Tuesday |
Rec 9:15 – 10:15 |
Y1 10:45 – 11:45 |
Y3 1:10 – 2:10 |
Y6 2:10 – 3:10 |
Thursday |
Y2 9:15 - 10:15 |
Y5 10:45 – 11:45 |
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Friday |
Nur 9:15 – 10:15 |
Y4 10:45 – 11:45 |
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Children In Need

Well done everybody, you raised £170 for Children in Need.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
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Thank you to everyone involved in our Macmillan Coffee morning on this year. It raised £373.80 for this brilliant charity.
British Legion Poppy Appeal
We raised £126 for the last Poppy Appeal throughout the week leading up to Remembrance Day. A week where we studied what the day stood for and the history of Remembrance Day.
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