We have had an amazing start to the new school year in Darling Class. The children have all settled in and the class has become a vibrant hub of activity.

During the first week, the whole school had a popcorn viewing of The Wrong Trousers, followed by a workshop run by Aardman Animations. The children's Gromit creations were incredible, and they have since inspired some writing and artwork, with a short animation to follow!

The children have been enjoying spending time with their friends and making the most of the beautiful weather we have been having too...

We have been sharing the story Cave Baby, by Julia Donaldson, from which the Reception children have built their own cave from which to re-enact the story, complete with cave paintings and a woolly mammoth. Meanwhile, Year 1 children have used the story to explore new vocabulary and practise turning simple sentences into super-sentences and writing in role as a character.

Well done darling Class, you are superstars!

We can't believe that this is the final term of the year, but we are determined to pack in as much as we can, as you can see...

In Maths, Reception children have been exploring mass, estimating and then finding out which items are heavier and lighter and using the knowledge of how much one item weighs to make a good estimate of how much another item might weigh. Great logical thinking!

Speaking of logic, we have had some new logic games bought for Darling Class, which the children are thoroughly enjoying... 

We have been learning to orally retell the story of The Gingerbread Man with actions and this has inspired some creative play and writing...

And outside, we have been making a library, car ramp stadiums and much more besides!

This week, Darling Class visited The Wild Project in Bristol, to kick-start our Amazing Animals topic.

The children took part in an African Safari workshop, where they did giraffe-inspired yoga, learnt amazing facts about African wildlife and got up close with real animal artefacts donated to the project, including a python snakeskin, impala horns, tortoise shell and leopard skin.

The children were able to meet an amazing array of animals - among the favourites; the lynx, bears, meercats, ostriches, ring-tailed lemurs, giraffes, zebras, village weavers and of course, the red panda which had come out to see us...