Monthly Archives: January 2013

BBC Radio Solent’s Cool School

Earlier today, Hordle featured on the radio! As part of the Julian Clegg breakfast show, Dayna and Simon (in year six) broadcasted the local weather live. The temperature, at 8.30am this morning, was 11°C and 52°F and Dayna and Simon … Continue reading

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Wilverley Dragon Writer

Well Done Emily! You created a fantastic piece of writing about a brother and sister who were made to tidy up their mess. You used lots of great description and also created tension with the use of short sentences and … Continue reading

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Health Week

In the Lower Juniors today, we will be learning about the effects of exercise on your health. In fact, we have five questions which we need to find the answers to. Have a look at the fact sheet below which … Continue reading

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Team Caz Dragon Writer of the Week

This week, the Upper Juniors were writing a story with the title ‘It Wasn’t My Fault’. The children wrote about various disasters included spilling bleach on mum’s favourite blouse and accidentally knocking over an expensive vintage vase whilst attempting to … Continue reading

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Wilverley Dragon Writer of the Week

Georgina produced a great playscript last week. Well done! By adding humour and excitement in her questioning, I found this really enjoyable to read. She has kept the reader interested by using detailed stage directions and by using all the information she … Continue reading

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Wilverley Dragon Writer of the Week (Number Two)

Well done Sean for reflecting on previous comments to improve his writing! Using more stage directions has increased his level and made the playscript more interesting to read. By choosing thoughtful questions and responses, I have learnt a great deal … Continue reading

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Team Cooper Dragon Writers of the Week

This week, the Lower Juniors were set the task of evaluating a toy they received for Christmas. Congratulations to James, Eve and Tara who are my Dragon Writers of the Week! They all used challenging vocabulary along with consequential connectives in … Continue reading

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Team Caz Dragon Writers of the Week

On Friday, the Upper Juniors were celebrity interviewers for the morning! Using their imaginations, they had to think about what they would ask a celebrity of their choice if they had the chance. The children chose to interview many different … Continue reading

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Treasure!

Wow! What an incredible week it has been. When the Lower Juniors arrived at school on Monday morning, they found themselves in a tomb! That’s right! The Lower Junior corridor has been transformed into the tomb of Tutankhamun. Lower Juniors … Continue reading

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Team Cooper Dragon Writer of the Week!

Yesterday morning, the Lower Juniors were surprised to find Tutankhamun’s Sarcophagus lurking in our corridor. We spent the day learning about Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Today, we wrote a diary entry about our … Continue reading

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