D'Arcy Primary Academy Class Blogs

 Class 2 has had a very busy and productive week. The children have been working diligently on their spelling, maths, and reading assessments, approaching each task with focus and enthusiasm. It has been lovely to see their growing confidence as they apply the skills they have been developing throughout the term. We ended the week with a creative writing activity based on the theme of a monster who came to lunch . The children embraced the imaginative challenge, producing thoughtful and often very entertaining pieces of writing.  In addition, we have been making excellent progress with our nativity rehearsals. The children are confident with their lines, songs, and stage directions, and it is wonderful to see their hard work coming together. Thank you very much for sending in all the wonderful costumes—your support is greatly appreciated. Wishing you all a lovely and restful weekend.

We have been busy once again in Class 4 this week. The children all completed assessments in maths and reading and truly gave their best efforts. It has been wonderful to see how their learning is coming together so clearly in their assessment papers. Well done to all the children! In English, we have enjoyed exploring our new text — a beautiful book about the enchanting Starbird . The children have really embraced learning about the story and its characters. We have been investigating rich vocabulary and practising detailed character descriptions. Today, the children wrote their own descriptions, focusing on using pronouns and conjunctions effectively. In Computing, the children explored the recording functions on the iPads. This half term, they have also been learning about different ways of framing their subject depending on the type of shot they want to film. We are very excited to see them begin creating their own videos in the coming weeks! Finally, today we enjoyed some Chris...

  Reception Blog – This Week’s Learning We have had a wonderfully busy week in Reception! The children have taken part in our assessment week, completing a range of practical tasks and enjoying lots of adult-led observation activities. They have been fantastic at showing us all the skills they have been developing. In phonics , we continued working within level  3 , practising and consolidating the digraphs qu, ch and sh . The children impressed us with their growing confidence in recognising these sounds and using them in words. In maths , we’ve been singing our Days of the Week song to the tune of the Addams Family—always a favourite! We have also been subitising numbers to 6 and using Numicon to explore different ways of making 7. The children enjoyed building cube towers to find one more and one less , and continued practising their counting skills and recognising numerals. For handwriting , the class has been working hard on forming capital letters , focusing on pe...

Class 5's Hard Working Week! This week has been an incredibly busy but rewarding one for Class 5. The children have shown fantastic focus and determination throughout Assessment Week, approaching each task with a positive attitude and a real desire to do their best. Alongside their assessments, they have also been developing their persuasive writing skills by creating fundraising letters. Their ideas were thoughtful, creative, and showed just how passionate they are about making a difference. Another highlight of the week was their role as learning mentors to Class 1. Class 5 embraced this responsibility beautifully, supporting younger pupils with patience, kindness, and plenty of encouragement. It was wonderful to see such confident role models in action. To finish the week, the class got stuck into designing and making their Christmas Market gifts. Their creativity shone through, and we can’t wait to share their finished products soon. Well done, Class 5! Writing Class 5 worked...

  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 😊

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What a wonderful forest school session we had this week! The sun was shining for us, and the leaves were covered in a beautiful silvery frost. We enjoyed crafts under the shelter, explored the paths around our forest school area, and even had fun on the rope swings! The children had a fabulous time pushing each other and working together to enjoy the challenge and excitement of the swings. We also had a fire this week, and several children volunteered to help keep it going by providing plenty of air and carefully fanning our lovely flames. They absolutely loved this, and we all engaged in conversations about fire making and safety. I am sure they will be asking for us to light the fire again soon!

 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...