Careful cross stitch

Teddy and Holly enjoyed doing their cross stitch.  Teddy thought it was going to be tricky, but when it was explained to him, it all made sense.  The only problems were the knots!  Holly is very proud of how neatly she has created the pattern she designed.  Super effort, both of you!

Pretty as a picture!

It really is difficult to tell Sasha's and Ocean's watercolours apart from the original painting.  The accuracy of their work and their incredible attention to detail are quite stunning.  What amazing pieces of work to keep and frame to display at home.  Fabulous talent, ladies!

Terrific tables!

These two ladies know that hard work pays off.  Katie and Eleanor have practised and practised their times tables every week and can each answer 100 questions correctly in under fifteen minutes.  That's less than 9 seconds per calculation, including the tricky ones.  Keep up the good work, girls!

Wonderful writing

Here are three writers whose work is SOOOOOO amazing, we had to show Miss Stannard!  Luke has written a stunning, and very dramatic, story about a 'casual' caterpillar using very grown-up vocabulary (Luke, not the caterpillar!).  Amelia has chosen loads of super adjectives to describe her curly snail, listening for the sounds in the words she wanted to write.  Daisy has shown how much she has learned this year by writing a fantastic sentence for her report, writing lots of the sounds she could hear.  We are very proud of them and they are very proud of themselves.  Well done cleverclogses!

The weekly shop

Well here's some great news for Hugo's mum.  He is so good at calculating where to get the best deals, he is taking over the weekly shopping!  It's not easy to compare prices for different amounts, but Hugo knows how to do it.  Great thinking, brainbox!

Once upon a time ...

We are all very impressed with Kaydon's story that he has written so beautifully.  He has chosen some really grown-up words and phrases to interest the reader, his story has a beginning, a middle and an end, and you can read every word.  brilliant writing, Kaydon - clever man!

Myths and legends

In Foxes, they have been learning about myths, so Sammy decided to write her own.  It has loads of interesting vocabulary choices and huge amounts of detail, both of which make it a really interesting story.  Super work, Sammy!

Super sewing

Take a look at this beautiful piece of careful cross stitch!  Lauren says she found it quite tricky to start with, but she got better and better and this is the result.  Now she just needs to decide what to turn it into.  Lovely work, Lauren!

Bath time!

Here are six architects in the making!  The plans for a Roman bath that Lucas, Jack, Ellie, Codie, Sam and James have designed show how much they have learned about how the Romans used to keep clean, and they can talk really knowledgeably about how and why they were built as they were.  Good thinking, chaps and chappess!

Lovely ladybird

Caitlin tells me that Saule is a fabulous artist and your can see why when you look at Saule's wonderful ladybird painting.  She has also listened carefully for the sounds she needs to write a caption for her picture.  Great work, missus!

Adjectives galore!

Woodpeckers have been learning all about mini-beasts and finding some amazing adjectives to describe them.  We are especially impressed by the way Zane, Jake and Caitlin listened carefully for the sounds they wanted to write.  Well done, folks!

Challenge after challenge!

Mrs Bennett has really challenged her maths set this week, but she couldn't catch out Phoebe, Lucas and George!  They have been adding two- and three-digit numbers to crack a code to find letters and then unscrambling anagrams to find creatures from under the sea.  What cleverclogses!

How to catch a dragon

These are the best instructions for catching a dragon that I have ever read!  They are clear and numbered, and describe exactly what you will need and exactly what you need to do.  I can't wait to catch one of my own now!  Well done, Shai and Belle!

The best bed time story in the world!

Charlie's story has got everything - drama, laughter, tears, suspense and a hero!  He has worked so hard to write and create this book, and what a special book he has to keep.  Mrs Lister and I REALLY enjoyed sharing this together with you, Charlie.  Well done you!

Swimming like a fish!

This little lady didn't like swimming nine months ago, but now she can get her feet off the floor and has masses of confidence.  She'll be swimming without floats before we know it.  What a brave lass you are, Alisha!

She's loving maths!

Olivia loves maths, and a flick through her maths book shows that to be true.  Her work is accurate and beautifully presented, and there is tick after tick after tick ...!  Super effort, missus!

Romulus & Remus

You can tell these people have listened really carefully to the story of Romulus and Remus because they have retold the story in such detail.  They have made sure that all the facts have been included in the right order so that it is easy to follow this complicated story.  Well done to Joshua, Maisie, Alfie, Alfie, Matthew and Jude!

Accurate reporting

In his excellent report about Boudicca's final battle, Igor has made some superb vocabulary choices and recorded the facts chronologically and in great detail.  What fantastic writing!

Delightful descriptions!

Here are two young ladies who have written a huge description of their chosen minibeast, listening carefully for all the phonemes in the amazing adjectives they chose to write.  Ebony and Caitlin's writing described their insects perfectly - well done both of them!

Adjectival phrases!

Are you absolutely sure you are in Year 1, Brandon?  The adjectives and adjectival phrases you have chosen to describe your dragonfly have impressed everyone in school, and we are sure that anyone who can use hyphens like you do should be in Year 6 at least!  Fabulous work, brainbox!

Marvellous multiplication

We have another mathematical genius here!  Aoife can talk very knowledgeably about how she can multiply two two-digit numbers together, and she gets it right every time!  Great thinking, missus!

Fabulous fact families!

Here are some clever cookies!  In their maths lessons, Charlie, Jack, Olly and Nikola have been finding all the members of fact families.  Give them two numbers to add and they can find the answer, and then show you all four addition and subtraction calculations you can make.  Maths superstars!

Beautiful manners

What a polite young lady we have here!  Not only was Mrs Davis very pleased that Florence listened so carefully and learned so much during Safety Week, she was very impressed with the way she put her hand up every time she wanted to share her ideas about keeping ourselves safe.  You are an example to us all, Florence!

Counting on

Lewis has been showing how fabulous he is at counting on in his head to work out some really tricky sums - and he is very proud of himself when he gets them correct.  Super thinking, Lewis!

Fire, Fire!

Amelia, Harrison and Chloeanne have been listening very carefully in their safety lessons this week, and have remembered lots of dangers relating to fire that they might find around them.  I am really pleased that they can talk about the ways in which they can keep themselves safe.  Great work!

WOW words!

In their excellent reports about Boudicca's final battle, James and Lexi have made some superb vocabulary choices and included lots of wow words that really capture the reader's attention.  What fantastic writing, folks!

e-Safety

My goodness, this lady knows how to keep herself safe on the internet!  The Infants have been learning all about safety this week and Ellie has written some excellent rules that we are going to share with the rest of the school.  Super writing, Ellie!

Didn't we have a lovely time ...?

Libby-Anne and Ellie are writing superstars!  Inspired by their trip to Redgrave and Lopham Fen, they have produced some fabulous writing about what they did and what they saw.  Fantastic sounding out, ladies!

Daily reading

Jack and Mrs Brown have been reading together every morning, and Jack's reading has come on in leaps and bounds.  It still isn't his favourite thing to do, but he is pleased that he finds it easier to read than he used to.  Your hard work has paid off, Jack!

Gone fishing!

Tommy had a wonderful time at Redgrave and Lopham Fen, learning all about habitats.  When he got back to school, he wrote a fabulous sentence about how he went fishing and caught a snail - and you could read every word he wrote.  Well done, Tommy!

How does your garden grow?

Look at these amazing seed packets that Reuben, Luke and Summer have designed!  They have even written some labels and instructions for growing the plants.  I really hope my garden looks as beautiful as these this summer.  Great writing, folks!

Bake off!

Great news about Kevin and Hamza!  Mrs Bennett noticed how well they worked in their groups when the class was making Roman bread.  They listened carefully and followed instructions accurately, they cooperated well AND they made delicious bread!  Well done, lads!

Your empire needs YOU!

These folks have certainly made joining the Roman army sound very appealing if you are strong and fit (and want to attract women!).  Tomas, Riley and Emily have listened carefully in their lessons and have included lots of information they have learned in their posters.  Well done, people!

In my garden ...

I'd love to stroll through Luke's garden.  There are beautiful poppies, sunflowers and buddleia and you can see them in his fantastic picture.  He has been very clever and used a chart to identify them, and he enjoyed telling us all about his drawing.  Great work, Luke!

Poor Peter!

Poor Peter the Cat!  In this fabulous story the cat gets eaten by a tired snake.  Peter chose to draw a picture about what happened and then added the writing to make a book - all by himself.  Superb sounding out, Peter, and I am so pleased the story had a happy ending!

Alien encounters

I can see a future career as authors for these two young ladies!  Their stories about an alien encounter are packed with very mature phrases and vocabulary choices, and some of their similes need to be read to be believed.  Keep up this quality of writing, girls, and you'll be in print before you know it!  Fabulous work!

The Gruffalo's Child

Amelia is DELIGHTED that she is a Special Achiever!  In her R.E. lessons she has been learning about things that are special, and she has drawn this a-ma-zing picture of her favourite character and his child.  Can you see who it is?  Super work, superstar!

London landmarks

Lester is very proud of his pictures of London landmarks.  He looked at pictures on the internet and very sensibly chose some that he thought might be easier to draw.  He can tell you a lot of interesting facts that he has learned, too!  Well done, genius!

Not-so-traditional tales!

Meet our new authors!  They all have amazing imaginations and, after hearing the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, they have written their own version.  Using the power of three, fabulous adjectives and creative connectives means that they have all produced a superb piece of work.  What geniuses you are, Ellie-May, Miah, Nicole, Jack, Gabriel, Olly, Chloe, Imogen, Harry, Daniel, Preston, Blossom, Oliver and Lysander!

Things to see in London

What a clever lady we have here!  Ivy has been looking at pictures of London and, not only has she drawn some brilliant pictures, she has chosen and written some fabulous adjectives to describe the landmarks she has seen.  Well done, Ivy!

Super sentences

Molly and Kaitlyn have been listening really carefully for all the sounds in the words they wanted to write to describe the animals they have been learning about.  They have both included an adjective as well!  What superstars!

Beautiful manners

Meet a very polite young gentleman.  The staff in Hedgehogs love having Josh in the class because he is always so helpful, tries so hard, and is always in the right place at the right time.  What a superstar!

The most AMAZING blue frog!

My goodness, Joshua has been working hard!  He has drawn a beautiful poisonous blue frog (who lives in the rainforest and says 'ribbit'!), and has typed up some amazing sentences about it.  I am very impressed by his fabulous work and the way he can talk about it.  Brilliant stuff, Joshua!

What is Easter all about?

Sophie really enjoys her R.E. lessons.  That's why, after writing a detailed explanation of Easter in class, she went home and wrote another copy of all the things she had remembered.  It's lovely that you are so enthusiastic about your learning, Sophie.  Well done you!

Perfect picture

Max is so pleased with his drawings of giraffes, and from this picture you can see why!  I love the giraffe's spotty body and also the fact that Max chose to do two drawings.  Well done, superstar!