Last week, Maple, Willow and Pine performed their wonnderful Colour Keys Music Performance to parents and carers! They played a variety of instruments, sang a range of songs, and enjoyed every second! Thank you to everyone who came to watch the performance.

This week in English, Rowan class (Y1) have been retelling the animation advert 'Sprout Boy' in their own words. The children have thought about fantastic sentences using nouns, adjectives, joining words and some of us have even written questions within our writing. Well done!

This half term, Olive class (YR) have continued to look at the artist Pissarro and his  art work of the four seasons. Last week, we focussed on Spring. We explored the beautiful blossom trees and their colours; the children created their own amazing trees using finger painting!

Hazel Class visited the Fitzwilliam Museum last week, taking part in a workshop, exploring Greek artefacts and revisiting the Egypt exhibition. They loved the blind-drawing challenge, spotting armour and completing their worksheets. An amazing day out!

Olive class were busy last week learning about measures in maths. They have explored size, capacity and weight. Olive class enjoyed weighing different objects and comparing their weight using the stem sentence "The cup is heavier than the pom pom" Well done Olive Class!

Last week, Preschool got hands-on with AB patterns using colours, shapes, movements and natural treasures!

Cherry Class enjoyed their very first school trip to the Shuttleworth Transport Museum as part of their @pkckst.bsky.social  topic on Transport. The children listened attentively to Bob, one of the wonderful volunteers, who spoke with great enthusiasm about different modes of transport.

A message from our new Chair of Governors, sharing his commitment to our continued growth and success.

In geography, Elm class have used everything they have learnt this half term to create a map of their classroom. Pupils needed to ensure their maps included key features such as a title, symbols and a key. They produced some fantastic maps. Well done, Elm!

Last week, Aspen class enjoyed their multi-sports trip. They took part in dancing, hockey and rugby. They all listened really well to their coaches and worked together brilliantly. Well done to all students for taking part and trying their best! 🏑🏉

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Oak class explored Italian Renaissance art by painting on plaster, just like artists of the time. Focusing on sfumato, drawing with clear lines and blending colours, they created a beautiful collection of sun-themed designs ☀️🎨

Year 5 loved spending last week doing Bikeability. This experience helps children to not only learn to ride a bicycle, but also to gain independence, social skills and a sense of wellbeing! 🚲

Continuing our PKC topic 'All about me', Preschool learned about the important people in our community who help us. We talked about the people who help us in Wixams like the shopkeeper, the rubbish collectors and the teachers.

Continuing our PKC topic 'All about me', Preschool learned about the important people in our community who help us. We talked about the people who help us in Wixams like the shopkeeper, the rubbish collectors and the teachers.

Baobab Class had a great week exploring different art styles! They studied the work of Munch and Stubbs, comparing brushstroke techniques, and experimented with oil and soft pastels to create texture and style in their own artwork.

Maple Class had a fantastic start to Music this term, exploring chime bars, wak-a-tubes, and keyboards. They're off to a great start and can’t wait to learn more songs and make music together!

Elm Class had a brilliant first week settling back into routine. They loved their PE session with the new coaches, building teamwork, agility, and movement skills through circuits and hurdle jumping. Great start to the term. Well done, Elm!

Preschool had a wonderful week making new friends and diving into Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? They explored colours, created a collaborative artwork for the book corner, and experimented with lines using watercolours and pegs. Well done, Preschool!

Y1 had a lovely visitor come in to teach us about Material Madness that links to our last science topic all about Materials. The children loved seeing and feeling the items that he brought in and the demonstrations of how materials worked. They had a great time!

Cherry class had a very exciting day with their Year 6 buddies at Herring Green Farm where they got to hold owls, care for the animals and watch an exciting bird of prey show!

Congratulations to our award winners last week, who were celebrated in our Praise Assembly and were selected by their class teacher for displaying the school values!

Last week, Willow Class visited the Planetarium to deepen their understanding of their science topic on Space. They loved exploring the stars and planets. Later in the week, during RE, they shared special artefacts and explained their personal significance.

In RE last week, Year 2 Maple class discussed artefacts and how these are objects which are important. They brought and  discussed objects they have at home which are special to them and why.

In Art last week, Olive class became sculptors. Following the style of Miro, they manipulated clay into several 3D shapes and molded them together to make an abstract sculpture.

As part of Pre-School's @pkckst.bsky.social topic 'Heroes and adventures' they had Little city in to help us explore different jobs that local heroes have. The children enjoyed dressing up and role playing jobs like the postman, fire fighter, builders, hair dressers and café worker.

Willow class started exploring Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. They discussed the themes of love and comedy, as well as exploring the main characters. They used lollipop sticks to act out the first part of the story and the dilemmas of unrequited love.

Last week, to bring their our History learning to life, Year 5 visited the British Schools Museum. The children were able to experience a day in the life of a Victorian school child.

Pre School had a very exciting visit from @zoolabuk.bsky.social last week! They learnt about different animals and even got to see some, including a corn snake and a scorpion. The children were very brave, holding some of the animals and showed great respect to them.

A huge well done to Y6, who had a phenomenal time on their residential. It's been lovely to hear about the memories made. We are very proud of them! Also a huge thank you to our staff team for giving up their own time from their own families to ensure that this trip could happen!