D'Arcy Primary Academy Class Blogs

Willow Class had another wonderful week of exploring, creating and working together in our Forest School! We had lots of fun on the rope swing, working in pairs to encourage one another, take turns and give each other a push. It was lovely to see the children supporting their friends, showing patience and enjoying the experience together. Our autumn crafts continued to grow as we used acorns, conkers and elder to create our own natural treasures. The children enjoyed using tools to make conker necklaces and wands, developing their creativity and practical skills as they worked with the materials around them. There was plenty of muddy fun, too! The children were determined to make the squishiest mud possible , mixing soil and water before using sticks and tools to 'mush' it all together. As always, there was time for tree climbing, rolling logs and moving tree stumps, as the children challenged themselves, explored their surroundings and made the most of everything our Forest Sc...

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  🍎 Healthy Snacks and Safer Eating: A Reminder for EYFS Parents Dear Parents and Carers, As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping all our children safe and healthy, we would like to share a gentle reminder about suitable snacks for school and after-school club, particularly for our children under five. 🍿 A reminder about popcorn Government and NHS safer eating guidance highlights that popcorn should not be given to children under five because it presents a choking risk . Please ensure that popcorn is not included in your child's snack or packed lunch. A reminder that we are also a nut free school and products containing nuts are not permitted.  🍓  Please provide healthy, nutritious snacks that help children stay energised and ready to learn. Suitable options include: Fresh fruit, vegetables, rice cakes, yoghurt, cereal bars.  🔪 Preparing food safely For our younger children, how food is prepared is just as important as what is offered . Please remember the f...

  As always, we have been busy in Birch Class! In Maths, we have started adding amounts together using counters in a ten frame. The children have done well with this and have also been practising their number bonds to 10 to help them find answers to addition questions more easily. In English, we have been learning to write questions. The children enjoyed using question marks and came up with lots of questions about a funny picture of a giant cat! Some of their questions included, ‘How did the girl get in the jar?’, ‘How did the cat get so big?’ and ‘Will the cat eat the little girl?’ It was great to see them using their imaginations and thinking of so many different questions. In Art, we have enjoyed more time painting and experimenting with mixing different hues of secondary colours. It was lovely to see the children exploring colours and expressing their creativity through their paintings. Well done, Birch Class, for another busy week of learning!

All children who brought their reading records into school today have had their TTRS login details stuck inside. This includes our Year 3 children, who are now receiving their TTRS accounts for the first time. We have been working hard on our 3 times tables this week, so the children might like to spend a little time over the weekend practising and testing themselves on TTRS. Thank you, as always, for your support!

This week, the children have been working hard across all areas of their learning. In English , we have been gathering ideas for our free verse poems, using nature and our senses as inspiration. We have imagined walking through a beautiful bluebell woodland, describing the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and things we might touch along the way. The children have been putting their imaginations to work while developing their writing skills, using interesting adjectives and prepositional phrases to bring their ideas to life. In Maths , we have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. The children have been using a rhyme to help them remember the rules for rounding. See if they can remember it to share with you at home! In History , we have been investigating how historians learn about Homo sapiens who settled in Britain by studying artefacts. The children recorded their learning in clear and informative tables. Take a look at some of their fantastic work in the pictures below! We...