D'Arcy Primary Academy Class Blogs

 It was our first rainy and cold Forest School today! The children showed fantastic resilience as we continued our session despite the weather. We made much-needed shelters, created bracelets, and enjoyed exploring lots of new equipment in the mud kitchen. Well done to the children for making the most of our outdoor time in all weathers!

This week, Class 4 have been working incredibly hard to complete their explanation texts. We have brought together all of our learning about the features of explanation writing and used it to explain our own inventions. The children have shown such pride, care, and determination, and their final pieces are beautifully written. Well done, children! In PE, we continued our gymnastics learning. The children have been exploring how to make shapes with their bodies and how to use control, balance, and strength in their movements. They have really enjoyed experimenting and developing their skills. In Computing, we have started to learn about video production and how bloggers, such as DanTDM, create their videos. This has been both interesting and insightful for the children, who were fascinated to see how much planning and creativity goes into making engaging content. They are all very excited to begin producing and creating their own videos in the coming weeks! In Geography, we learned ab...

  The children have continued to read the book 'Dragon Post' this week. We used the story from the book to write a letter to the fire brigade and tell them that we had found a dragon in the bathroom! The children used questions, commands and statements in their letter. The children produced some brilliant writing! We have also started to act our way through our nativity play. The children are working hard and can't wait to show you the play in December. At home, please read through any lines your child has to say so they can feel really secure and confident in their performance.  Have a great weekend.

  Reception Weekly Learning Blog We’ve had a busy and exciting week in Reception, full of new sounds, stories, investigations and festive fun! Here’s a little look at what we’ve been learning: Phonics This week we learnt the new sounds y , z , zz , qu and ch . The children have been working hard to spot these sounds in words, blend them when reading, and use them when writing simple words. You might like to see if your child can find objects at home beginning with some of these sounds! Writing We have been focusing on forming our capital letters I, N and M carefully, using the correct formation and starting points. In class we have been reading lots of books with patterns and rhyme. Our key texts included: 📚 The Cat and the Rat 📚 There’s a Bear on My Chair 📚 Oi Cat! 📚 This Is the Bear The children enjoyed identifying simple rhyming words and even created their very own rhyming books using patterns such as cat, hat, bat . It was wonderful to see their confidence in hearin...

Class 5's Amazing Week! Class 5 have had an exciting and hardworking week as they began planning their persuasive letters to the legendary Mr Willy Wonka. To get ready, the children explored the AFOREST techniques, learning how each one can help strengthen their arguments. They put these skills into practice by taking part in our very own version of Room 101 , confidently trying to convince me to ban their most disliked things. Their creativity and persuasive flair were fantastic to see! Alongside this, Class 5 also put tremendous effort into preparing their wonderful sharing assembly. Every child played an important role, and their confidence, teamwork and enthusiasm shone throughout the performance. We were incredibly proud of how clearly they spoke and how well they shared their learning. A huge thank-you to all the parents and families who came to watch and support. Your encouragement meant so much to the children and helped make the assembly a truly special moment, especiall...

Class 5 Homework Reading Class 5 students are now using reading journals at home as well as in school. The aim is to strengthen fluency, increase vocabulary, and build confidence through regular practice. Journals help track progress and encourage consistent reading habits. Your support at home is greatly appreciated. Spellings Each week Class 5 will have a new set of 10 spellings that will be posted on the blog. Please support your child with learning these over the week. Thank you! Here are some different ways you can practise the spellings -  Maths Each week there will be Maths homework assigned to the children on Maths.co.uk. The pupils have all received their log in details, but if there are any problems or your child has lost their log in details please speak to Mrs Campbell. These are short and focused quizzes to support the pupils across all areas in Maths.  Have a lovely week! Mrs Campbell 😊

  Dear Parents and Carers, We are excited to announce the launch of our Reading Raffle ! Each week, if your child reads at least four times at home and this is recorded in their reading diary , their name will be entered into our weekly raffle. The lucky winner will enjoy a special session of library time — with the added bonus of a biscuit or two! Please remember that any reading your child does at home counts . This may include their levelled school reading book, online Rhino Readers, any phonics,  tricky or high frequency words or any other reading material shared at home such as bedtime stories, comics, magazines or reading words in the environment. Thank you for your continued support in fostering a love of reading. We can’t wait to see who our raffle winners will be! Best wishes, Mrs Espinosa Pardo & Miss Kerwick