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Team Hazel Dragon Writer of the Week

This week, my Dragon Writer award goes to Hannah! Her gorgeous non-fiction writing on ‘The Rainforest’ was well planned and she showed off her use of super sentence level skills! Can you spot her drop in clauses? Can you spot … Continue reading

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Team Squirrel’s Author of the Half Term Review

This half term, our KS1 author of the half term is Simon James. Team Squirrel has read two of this author’s books, ‘Baby Brains Superstar’ and ‘Little One Step’.  First, we read ‘Baby Brains Superstar’ – a book all about … Continue reading

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Team Cooper Big Write Dragon Writers

This week, Team Cooper experimented with a new writing technique- using a flashback! For many children, it was the first time they had used this structural feature of story writing so it was challenging trying to plan in a flashback … Continue reading

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Team Hazel Dragon Writer of the Week

This week, our dragon writer was Ella! Her poem in the style of Brian Moses was well composed and she thought carefully about her vocabulary choices. Well done Ella! You are a star writer, keep up the good work! Miss … Continue reading

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Dragon Writer – Team Badger

This week, Team Badger’s Dragon Writer of the week is LACEY! Which phrases or sentences, from this homework diary entry, are you most impressed with?

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How to Use the School Library

This week, we will be having refresher lessons on how to use our fabulous school library. Have you got any tips you would like to share with the other pupils on how to choose a good book? What book have you enjoyed … Continue reading

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Spelling for the Week

In the Upper Juniors this week, the Learning Council have been finding out more about Wordy’s Spells! Click on the links below to watch video clips about the suffix -ify, the homophones cereal and serial and tips on how to … Continue reading

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Year 6 English

Read some fascinating facts about the disadvantages of wind farms.   Wind Turbines

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Team Oak and their green fingers!

Wow! What a super job the Lower Juniors have been doing clearing the garden. We have really seen the power of teamship as the garden changes daily before our eyes. Today, despite the thunder and rain, Team Oak managed to … Continue reading

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Team Hazel’s Gardening Adventure

Yesterday, Team Hazel took a visit to our school garden. Whilst we were outside, we cleared some overgrown flower beds, moved some fresh compost and discovered some interesting minibeasts! In the picture, can you see what Oakleigh has found? What … Continue reading

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