D'Arcy Primary Academy Class Blogs

PTFA Friendship Disco Our PTFA Friendship Disco was a truly wonderful way to bring everyone together and celebrate the end of a busy week. The hall was full of smiles, music and laughter as pupils danced, chatted with friends and enjoyed the fun atmosphere. It was fantastic to see everyone behaving so responsibly, staying safe and showing such kindness and respect to one another throughout the afternoon. A huge thank you goes to all of our pupils for joining in so enthusiastically, looking after each other and helping to create such a positive and friendly event. You made the disco a great success simply by being yourselves and enjoying the moment! We would also like to say a very big thank you to our amazing PTFA for organising the Friendship Disco. Your time, energy and dedication made the evening possible, and we are extremely grateful for all that you do for our school community. KS1 KS2

Class 5's Wonderful Week Class 5 had a week packed with learning, laughter and teamwork. We began with our exciting play, where everyone showed confidence, creativity and brilliant expression. SATs games helped us sharpen our maths and reading skills, while spellings practice boosted our accuracy and resilience. On Thursday, Great SATs Club brought extra challenge, encouragement and lots of smiles. Pupils supported one another and celebrated every success, big or small. We finished the week in style with a lively disco organised by the PTFA, raising spirits and bringing our community together. Well done, Class 5, for such a positive, hardworking and unforgettable week! Class 5 SATs Quiz The SATs quiz was fast-paced and fun, helping us practise key maths and reading skills together. We laughed, supported each other, and celebrated correct answers. Everyone stayed focused, tried their best, and learned from mistakes. It boosted confidence and made revision enjoyable and motivating fo...

  This week, the children have been learning how repeated addition helps us understand multiplication. They’ve been using counters arranged in arrays and practicing how to add the rows and columns to find totals — and they’ve done a fantastic job with it! In English, we’ve spent the last two weeks writing a report about whales. The children have learned so many interesting facts and should be very proud of the amazing pieces of work they’ve produced. We finished the week with lots of smiles and energy at the disco — a really fun way to celebrate everyone’s hard work. Have a brilliant half-term!

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We’ve had a lovely week in class! We have continued with our persuasive travel writing , where the children have invented their own fantasy lands to convince readers to visit. Their imaginations have been amazing to see — from beautifully designed maps to lively descriptions and some very creative and unusual places . The children have worked hard to choose persuasive language and really think about how to engage their audience. In PE , we’ve enjoyed lessons focusing on dance and netball skills . Both sessions highlighted fantastic teamwork , creativity , and developing skills, with the children showing great enthusiasm and effort throughout. The children have also been busy filming their own videos using the class iPads. They planned their shots carefully, wrote simple scripts, and made decisions about what and how to film. We have some budding filmmakers in the making! We finished the week with a fantastic afternoon at the PTFA disco . The children looked amazing and had lo...

  Reception Weekly Learning Update What a wonderful week of learning we’ve had in Reception! The children have been busy, engaged, and working incredibly hard across all areas of the curriculum. Phonics & Spelling In phonics, we continued working on Level 4, focusing on blending words with two consonants (consonant clusters). The children have been practising listening carefully to sounds and smoothly blending them together when reading and writing. We also revisited our Level 3 sounds to keep those skills fresh. For spelling, we continued to build confidence with our tricky words: I, the, to, no, and go . The children also practised writing words containing consonant clusters, showing fantastic effort in applying their phonics knowledge. Handwriting This week’s handwriting focus was long ladder letters . The children concentrated on correct letter formation, pencil control, and starting points. We are really pleased with the progress we are seeing. Guided Reading Duri...

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 😊