Lavender, Poppy and Peony Blog - Friday 9th October 2026

We have had a fantastic week in KS1. In English, we have been writing our own acrostic poems about the emergency services, while in Science, we created care plans for animals. In Geography, we have been exploring atlases to name the countries of the UK and the surrounding seas.

Cauliflower Christmas Cards 

On Monday, the children will be coming home with their Christmas card design attached to the order form. If you wish, these designs can be turned into Christmas cards, mugs, books and wrapping paper too! If you want to order any of these items you need to place the order online first AND then return the artwork to school please. All the details about how to do this are clearly set out on the form that the artwork is attached to. Once you have placed the order online, you must tick the box indicated and return the artwork and form back to school by Friday 16th October 2026 so we can send it away to be printed for you. If the artwork is not returned to school, the company will be unable to complete the order. If you do not wish for your child's design to be made into items then you do not need to return the artwork. 

Maths Homework 

This week, we would like you to look at pages 36 & 37.

For Year 1's this focuses on halves. It is helpful when discussing fractions to relate it closely to division. So when discussing finding half, relate it to the same as dividing it in 2. 

For Year 2's this focuses on doubling and halving. As usual, relate these mathematical concepts back to the basic operations of maths - doubles as times by 2 and halving as divide by 2. 

Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS)

This week, your child brought home their brand-new Times Tables Rock Stars login details, and the children have been buzzing with excitement to get stuck in. In KS1, our main focus is on mastering the 2, 5, and 10 times tables and their related division facts. By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know these fluently, and we are starting by focusing on the 2 times table.

Frequent, short sessions work best! Just 3 to 5 minutes of practise a few times a week is far more effective for embedding these facts into long-term memory than a single long session once a week.

Reading

Your child’s phonics reading book is now in their bag, ready to be shared! Reading together at home is one of the single most powerful ways to boost your child's confidence, vocabulary, and overall academic progress. Regular home reading significantly strengthens comprehension, enhances listening skills, and builds a lifelong love for books.

Did you know that children who read for just 5 minutes a day are exposed to roughly 282,000 words a year? For children who read for 20 minutes a day, this jumps to 1.8 million words a year!

Forest School

Next week is Forest School week! To ensure the children stay warm, dry and comfortable during outdoor learning, please keep the following in mind:

• Clothing: Children should come to school wearing long sleeves and trousers that you don't mind getting wet or muddy.

• Spare clothes: Please pack a set of named spare clothes in their bag, just in case they need a change after our outdoor learning.

• Puddle suits & wellies: Because the children do not head over to the Forest School area until mid-morning, please send puddle suits and wellies in a separate, clearly named bag rather than sending them to school wearing them first thing in the morning.

World Food Day

Looking ahead, next Friday is World Food Day! We have some exciting activities planned, and further information will be shared with you early next week—keep an eye out for updates.

Thank you so much for your continued support with home learning and school activities. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please drop us a message on Dojo or speak to us at the classroom door.

Have a fantastic weekend,

The KS1 Team X

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 2nd October 2026

 Happy Friday, everybody!

Time seems to be flying by as we whizz into October. As the weather will soon begin to change, please ensure that your child has a coat with them every day and that all items of clothing are named. We are still having a large number of unnamed, lost jumpers.

Maths Homework

This week's Maths homework will be pages 20-21 for both Year 1 and Year 2. This focuses on number bonds to 10 for Year 1 and number bonds to 10 and 20 for Year 2. Learning number bonds to 10 and 20 is an important part of developing children’s confidence and fluency in maths. By knowing these facts quickly, children can move away from counting in ones and begin to solve addition and subtraction problems more efficiently. These key facts also provide a strong foundation for future learning, including place value, mental maths and solving more complex calculations.  

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home — it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.

There is no Forest School next week.

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day.

Have a great weekend.

Kind regards,

Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Holmes, Mrs Elms and Miss Bridges

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 25th September 2026

Happy Friday, everybody! This week in Science, we have been looking at living things  and matching baby animals to their adults. Next week, we will be using our own baby photos in class so if you have yet to send one in, please try to as having their own photo makes the learning much more personal to the children.

Maths Homework

This week, your children will be coming home with a Maths Homework book. We would like Year 1 you to look at pages 8 & 9 and Year 2 to look at pages 6 & 7. 

This focuses on tens and ones. Understanding how 2-digit numbers are made up of tens and ones is fundamental to all the maths we do in Key Stage 1. Having a clear understanding of what digits represent in numbers is such an important aspect of our maths learning. Although we represent the number 12 with the digits 1 & 2, 12 is actually a 10 and a 2. Again, look at page 8 or 6 to understand the idea and then work through the following page. 

If you wish to extend your child's work in this, count objects and group these into tens so you can see how these larger numbers can be represented by tens and ones. There are also some games in the link below to help reinforce these ideas.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ 

Alternatively, you can draw out your own number lines, giving a starting point and an end point and asking your child to place numbers where they feel they would go between these numbers.

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.

Next week will be a Forest School week. For  Peony this will be on MONDAY, Lavender this will be on TUESDAY and for Poppy this will be on THURSDAY. As previously mentioned, on Forest School days, children should come into school wearing long trousers, long sleeved tops and trainers. They should bring with them, named and in a bag, welly boots, waterproofs and a spare change of clothes in case they get wet or muddy.  

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day or send us a message on Dojo. 

Have a super weekend!

All the best

Mrs Griffiths, Miss Bridges, Mrs Holmes and Mrs Elms

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 18th September 2026

 Happy Friday, everybody! 🌟

What a brilliant, action-packed week we’ve had in Key Stage 1! Our young writers have been crafting some fantastically persuasive apology letters to the Three Bears from Goldilocks in our English lessons. In Geography, our intrepid explorers put their navigation skills to the test, using compasses to explore the 4 compass points on the playground. 

Reading At Home 📖 

Reading regularly at home works magic on your child’s learning across every single subject. Try to share a book as often as you can and log it in their reading diary. Don't forget to discuss the book after you have finished, asking questions such as: What was your favorite part? Why did you love (or dislike!) that character?

Important Reminder: Please ensure your child brings their reading book and diary to school every day. We need all books and records every Thursday so we can swap them over for fresh weekend reads!

Forest School 

Although there is no Forest School next week, we noticed that there was some confusion about what children should be wearing.  On Forest School days, children should come into school wearing long trousers, long sleeved tops and trainers. They should bring with them, named and in a bag, welly boots, waterproofs and a spare change of clothes in case they get wet or muddy. 

We have had many jumpers lost this week, please ensure the children’s names are in them so they can make their way back to you. Writing them in with a biro is fine - fancy labels are not needed! 

If you ever have any questions, pop us a message on Dojo or catch us at the bottom of the steps at the end of the day.

Have a wonderful, restful weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog - Friday 11th September 2026

 

Happy Friday, everybody! We hope you have had a great week. We have been busy in KS1 looking at the traditional tale of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears in English as well as learning about the points of a compass in Geography.

Forest School

Forest School sessions will be starting from next week.

Peony Class will be on alternate Mondays.

Lavender Class will be on alternate Tuesdays.

Poppy Class will be on alternate Thursdays.

The children we need to wear long sleeved tops and trousers/leggings. Children will need to wear weather appropriate footwear. Old trainers would be perfect as the weather has been drier recently. As we move into wetter, colder months wellies will be much more appropriate.

We will send a message on ClassDojo as a reminder on Forest School weeks.

 

Roald Dahl Day

This Monday we will be celebrating Roald Dahl day in school. We are looking forward to seeing the children’s wonderful costumes. Please do bear in mind that the children will have PE on Monday so their costumes and shoes will need to be appropriate for this.

Baby Photos

One of the main themes of our science learning this half term is living and non-living things. In this, we look at how all living things grow and consider how we have all grown up from being a baby. To help us in this work, if you could send in a photograph of your child as a baby this would make their learning more relatable to themselves. Please send this in via Dojo to your child’s class teacher by Friday 18^th September 2026.

Spellings Homework

This week, your child will come home with some spellings to practice at home. Please practice these spellings on the sheet, this does not need to be returned to us.

Reading At Home

Reading regularly at home will make a huge impact on your child's reading development and learning across the whole curriculum. Please read each week as often as you can and jot it down in the reading diary. It is also important to talk about a book when you have finished your reading. Which is your favourite part? Did you like this character? Why? 

We will send home the book that your child has been reading in their Guided Reading sessions during the week. Up to two additional reading books from the colour bands will come home and will be changed weekly if they have been read at home. Please note the reading you are doing at home in your child's reading diary so we can see each week if the children are ready for a new book.

Always remember to have your child's reading books and reading diary in school everyday!

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day or send us a message on ClassDojo. 

Have a great weekend!

Much love

Mrs Griffiths, Miss Bridges, Mrs Holmes & Mrs Elms

Lavender, Poppy and Peony Class Blog

 

Happy Friday, everybody! 

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog - A new blog post will be posted every Friday containing information about what the children have been up to and what they will be doing in school the following week. It will also detail any reminders or special events coming up, as well as the Maths and English homework that has been set for each year group. Further information on this will follow.

We have had a great first week back. It was so lovely to welcome the children back into school on Wednesday and to hear all of their holiday news!

The children have settled in so well and we are all very proud of how well the children have coped in their new classrooms and with new routines. Thank you so much for joining Dojo. I think you'll agree that it makes communication between parents and teachers so much quicker and easier. Please do not hesitate to use it to contact us if you need to or to send in photos of any special activities or achievements that the children have completed at home. We will also be continuing with 'Wow's' in Key Stage 1. (We know how you all like to use them as bribes from time to time! 😀) These can be in the form of the usual paper copy or via Dojo. 

Reminders

It is important that your child brings with them a water bottle and their reading diary and reading book every day please. The guided reading books are needed for the next group each week, so returning them is very important. 

Ensure that all hats, cardigans, jumpers, coats etc. have the children's names in them! We have already had a number of children losing items and our lost property is mounting up! We would be grateful if you could do a quick check of the uniform this weekend please (including their PE kit). The children are far less likely to lose things that are labelled and it makes our life so much easier! 

**Don't forget that Monday is our PE day, so the children come to school in their school PE kit.**

Forest School dates will be announced next week.

Reading Books

Your child will have brought home coloured reading books this week. This is to supplement extra reading practice alongside their Phonics Guided Reading books which will be coming home next Friday. Please write in your child's reading diary about any reading they have done as regularly as possible. Little and often helps your child's development so much! A quick note or a signature is all we need to see when we check if the children have read at home.

School Council Elections

Next week we will be holding elections in class to choose our class councillor, who will become part of the School Council. If your child wishes to stand they might like to make a poster or prepare a short speech which will help them make their case to the class!

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day or send us a Dojo message.

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Best wishes

Mrs Griffiths, Miss Bridges, Mrs Elms and Mrs Holmes

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Friday 10th July 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

It's been another week of fine weather but also very hot! The children have done so well to continue with their learning in the heat. This week has seen the children visit their new classes and meet their new teachers for September, as well as taking part in our Race for Life 'walk' today. It was lovely to see so many children and staff dedicating their walk to loved ones and people close to them. 

For parents of children in Lavender Class in September, Mrs Grifffiths will be in school on Monday next week and will be happy to meet you after school, so that you can put a face to the name.

Homework

Both year groups have their new Animaphonics books in their bags along with their spelling sheets.

Year 1 Maths homework is pages 37 and 39 of their CGP book. this looks at halves and quarters, which we have been focusing on in lessons this week.

Year 2 Maths homework is a temperature sheet. The children need to look at the scale and read the temperature on each thermometer. 

Beach Visit

On Tuesday we will be taking the children to Bradwell Beach for the day. We are aiming to leave school at approximately 9:15am and are anticipating being back in time for the end of the school day. Please ensure your child has had sun cream applied before school, is in comfortable clothing (appropriate for the beach - shorts and a T-shirt) and has old trainers or beach shoes on. Clothing and shoes are likely to get sandy and muddy, so please do not put them in anything that they will worry about getting spoiled. They can also bring a bucket and spade. Please be mindful that the children will be walking and carrying their own lunch and beach items, so do not send them in with anything too big and heavy. Thank you! We are really looking forward to a fun-filled day learning about our local coastline!

We hope you all have a great weekend, whatever your plans are. Let's hope the football isn't too nervewracking to watch!

Love 

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Thursday 2nd July 2026

Dear Parents, 

We are publishing the blog early this week, due to Sport's Day taking place tomorrow. Please ensure that you have let the school office know if you cannot make it and your child is having a picnic lunch with another parent. Our lunch time supervisors will also be on hand to supervise any children that are not sitting with a family, so please don't worry if you cannot make it!

A decision will be made by the end of today, as to whether the event will take place all day or just in the morning. This is dependent on the temperatures forecast for tomorrow. We appreciate that this may not be ideal but we want to keep all our children and spectators safe. Thank you for your understanding. 

Homework:

This week the children have their Animaphonics books to read at home as well as their speling sheets.

We have also given them their Comprehension books to complete one page if you have the time.

For Early Comprehension book children, this will be page 6.

For First Comprehension book children, this will be page 14.

Next Tuesday after school is class visits. This is an opportunity for you to meet your child's NEW teacher and to have a look around their new classroom.

Have a lovely weekened!

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog Friday 26th June 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

What a strange week it has been. We have tried our best to keep school as normal for the children as possible in this heat, whilst making sure they had plenty of fun too.

We have all been doing our best to keep cool with fans, ice poles, cold drinks and the odd soaking with a bucket of water... Sorry about that!

Thank you all for working with us as we adapted the week and for keeping us informed of your plans. Hopefully a normal school week will resume next week.

Due to the fact that we do not have all the homework books in school this week, there has not been any homework set. We have not exchanged the Animaphonics books this week but we have changed the colour band books. Please read your child's new book with them this weekend. You could even dojo us a photo of them reading in an unusual place (maybe the pool, under a parasol, under a tree etc.)

Don't forget, next Friday is Sports Day! Mr Greenfield has sent a letter out via dojo about the arrangements for this.

We hope you all have a super weekend. Enjoy the glorious weather but remember to stay safe in the sun.

See you all next week for what we can only hope is a much more normal week for us all!

Love

The Key Stage 1 Team xx

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 19th June 2026

Happy Friday Everybody!

What a hot one it has been! We have had a great time today sewing our fish under the oak tree and then eating ice creams for our snack. This was all in the name of education of course. Both the Year 1 and Year 2 children have been working on collecting and presenting data this week. They have used tally charts, pictograms and bar charts to show the total number of children that wanted a particular flavour ice cream. It was only fair that they were rewarded for their efforts on such a hot day! We had sprinkles and mini marshamllows too.

Our fish are looking brilliant. 73 children sat and sewed their fish together today and are looking forward to adding detail to them over the next few weeks.

Homework

Both year groups have their spellings in their bags and a data sheet for their Maths homework. The Year 1 children used the top part of their sheet to practise tally charts on Monday, but it would be great if you could take the time for them to explain how a tally chart works. This helps to embed their learning. Thank you!

Have a lovely weekend. We hope you get a chance to enjoy the lovely weather. Please feel free to send in any photos of the children enjoying the sunshine!

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 12th June 2026

Happy Friday, everybody! 

We have been learning about holidays in the past this week and have created some excellent timelines and captions to demonstrate our learning! We will continue to learn about the seaside over the next few weeks. We've all had a great day so far celebrating our TTRS day. We had a special assembly and have learned to play the 'C'  chord on the ukulele! Photos will feature in our newsletter.

Please see note below from Miss Harvey about our book fair competitions!

Book Fair Competitions

To be in with a chance to win a £5 voucher for the Book Fair, we are holding some competitions for you to enter.

There are 5 vouchers up for grabs so 5 competitions are running.

They are:

Competition 1: Everyone - Design a new wand and include a description explaining what it is made from.

Competition 2: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 3: KS2 -  Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 4: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a bookmark.

Competition 5: KS2 - The most words read on Accelerated Reader the week before (these will be checked by Miss Harvey in school).

These can be done on paper and given to Miss Harvey or you can even use Google Drive to create your entry digitally. You  can enter more than one competition as long as it is for your phase.

All competition entries to be in by Friday 12th June and the winner will be announced in assembly on Monday 15th June

Winners will receive a £5 voucher for the book fair and everyone who enters will receive 5 Dojos.

The Book fair is running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June and there is a 3 for 2 offer so please come along to support the school.

**There will be no book fair on Thursday 18th June due to the Father’s Day sale**

The book fair is arriving next week Monday to Thursday and will run straight after school until 3:45. We will have a card machine and no cash will be taken.

Miss Harvey

Homework

Early reading comprehension page 8

First reading comprhension pages 12-13

Both year groups have their spellings or reading practice sheets and new Animaphonics books in their bags. 

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development. Keep using the range of questions and guidance in the back of the books as well.

The children are nearly at the end of another school year, Please support us in encouraging their independence by allowing them to walk into school by themselves. They manage to walk to the classroom on their own after break and lunch each day, so we know that they can do it. Thank you!

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you then!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Best wishes

Mrs O'Connor, Miss Langley, Mrs Holmes, Miss Bridges and Miss Smith x

Buttercup. Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 5th June 2026

 Happy Friday, everybody! 

Welcome back to our last half term in Year 1 or Year 2!

And what an exciting first week it has been. The children have written some fabulous instructions about how to make a jam sandwich, after learning how important it is to add detail, time connectives and 'bossy verbs'. Then on Friday, we followed our instructions to make our sandwiches and enjoyed eating them.

Next week we will be looking at the history of our seaside and will be creating timelines to show how our visits to the seaside have changed over the years.

Next Friday 12th June is Times Tables Rockstars day. The children can come dressed as a rockstar for a day of fun-filled Maths activities!

Please see note below from Miss Harvey about our book fair competitions!

Book Fair Competitions

To be in with a chance to win a £5 voucher for the Book Fair, we are holding some competitions for you to enter.

There are 5 vouchers up for grabs so 5 competitions are running.

They are:

Competition 1: Everyone - Design a new wand and include a description explaining what it is made from.

Competition 2: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 3: KS2 -  Design a new front cover for your favourite book.

Competition 4: EYFS/ KS1 - Design a bookmark.

Competition 5: KS2 - The most words read on Accelerated Reader the week before (these will be checked by Miss Harvey in school).

These can be done on paper and given to Miss Harvey or you can even use Google Drive to create your entry digitally. You  can enter more than one competition as long as it is for your phase.

All competition entries to be in by Friday 12th June and the winner will be announced in assembly on Monday 15th June

Winners will receive a £5 voucher for the book fair and everyone who enters will receive 5 Dojos.

The Book fair is running from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June and there is a 3 for 2 offer so please come along to support the school.

**There will be no book fair on Thursday 18th June due to the Father’s Day sale**

Miss Harvey

Homework

Year 1 - Maths: Please complete pages 56 and 57 (Days of the week)

Year 2 - Maths: Please complete pages 64 and 65 (Shape symmetry)

Both year groups have their spellings or reading practice sheets and new Animaphonics books in their bags. 

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development. Keep using the range of questions and guidance in the back of the books as well.

The children are nearly at the end of another school year, Please support us in encouraging their independence by allowing them to walk into school by themselves. They manage to walk to the classroom on their own after break and lunch each day, so we know that they can do it. Thank you!

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day - we would love to see you then!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Best wishes

Mrs O'Connor, Miss Langley, Mrs Holmes, Miss Bridges and Miss Smith x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 22nd July 2026

Happy half term everybody!

The children have worked really hard this half term and deserve a well-earned break. Let's hope the beautiful weather continues!

After the holiday, we will be continuing with our 'seaside' project and looking forward to our visit to the beach. 

We would like all the children to have a relaxing week off, so we are not sending homework books home this week, but if you can keep up the reading little and often this will have a hugely positive effect on their progress. It would also be good if those children that cannot yet tie their own shoe laces, could learn to do so.

Have a lovely break and for those of you fortunate enough to be going away, have a wonderful holiday.

See you on Tuesday 2nd June

Best wishes

The Key Stage 1 Team xx

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 16th May 2026

Hello Everybody!

We have all been very busy this week creating our shape poems and are now learning the story 'A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea'. Our apologies if the children drive you a little crazy this weekend singing the song. We have been learning it to help us to sequence the story, which is also an ocean food chain! We will be adding our own sea creatures to the story next week.

Homework this week is English comprehension.

Early Comprehension books - page 5

First Comprehension books - page 7

The children also have their new Animaphonics books in their bags along with their spelling sheets (Year 2 children) or Phonics check words (Year 1 children).

Swimming was cancelled this week for 1 group of children in Daffodil Class and all of Buttercup Class due to the impending stormy weather. All chidlren that missed their swim this week will swim NEXT THURSDAY instead.

Have a great weekend!

Love The Key Stage 1 Team x

Bluebell, Buttercup and Daffodil Blog 8th May 2026

Happy Friday everybody! 

This week the children have been planning their sea creature shape poems in preparation for writing them next week. They have also been multiplying, grouping and sharing in Maths.

The Maths homework this week reflects the learning that has taken place in class. 

Maths Year 1 - CGP book pages 32 and 33 Multiplying

Maths Year 2 - Multiplying in any order sheet. This will help to embed the childrens knowledge of multiplication number sentences and that the multiplication can be written in either order to get the same answer.

The children also have their spellings in their bags or their phonics check practise sheets, along with their Animaphonics reading books.

Don't forget that Key Stage 1 children will be swimming every Thursday up until half term!

If you have any questions or concerns at any time please come and speak to us at the end of the day. We will always do our best to help.

Have a fabulous weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 1st May 2026

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday! 

This week the homework is English Comprehension:

Early Comprehension book - page 4

First Comprehension book - pages 6-7  

The children also have their spellings in their bags or their phonics check practise sheets, along with their Animaphonics reading books.

Don't forget that Key Stage 1 children will be swimming every Thursday up until half term!

If you have any questions or concerns at any time please come and speak to us. at the end of the day. We will always do our best to help.

Have a fabulous weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team x

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 24th April 2026

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday! It is hard to believe that we are at the end of our second week of this term already. The children have settled so well and are working hard.

This week the homework is Maths:

YEAR 1 - Have a tens and ones worksheet to complete that matches the learning that has been taking place in school this week.

YEAR 2 - CGP book p50-51

The children also have their spellings in their bags or their phonics check practise sheets, along with their Animaphonics reading books.

Don't forget that Key Stage 1 children will be swimming every Thursday up until half term!

If you have any questions or concerns at any time please come and speak to us. We will always do our best to help.

Have a fabulous weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 17th April 2026

Welcome back everybody!

We hope you all had an enjoyable Easter break and got to enjoy some of the lovely weather that we had.

This term our project is 'At the Seaside'. We will be learning all about life on, under and near the sea. The children have shared their knowledge of the project with us and have discussed what they would like to find out. This will be incorporated into our lesson plans to ensure that their questions are answered. We are hoping to end the term and the school year with a trip to the seaside in July!

We will be setting homework a little differently this term. We will be alternating between reading comprehension and Maths homework, so as not to overload the children. The reading comprehension will be in the form of a booklet where we will set a page to complete each week, the same as we often do with the Maths homework. Reading comprehension is an essential element of understanding and enjoying reading. It goes way beyond decoding words to read them and requires the children to read a piece of text and answer questions about it to check their understanding. 

This week the homework is reading comprehension:

EARLY Comprehension book page 3

FIRST comprehension book pages 4 & 5

The children also have their spellings in their bags or their phonics check practise sheets, along with their Animaphonics reading books.

Don't forget that Key Stage 1 children will be swimming every Thursday up until half term!

If you have any questions or concerns at any time please come and speak to us. We will always do our best to help.

Have a fabulous weekend!

The Key Stage 1 Team

Buttercup, Bluebell and Daffodil Blog 27th March 2026

Happy Easter Everybody!

We have had a great half term with your children. They have worked so hard and definitely deserve a break. With that said, there is NO HOMEWORK for this holiday! The children have a new colour band book and their Sumdog logins should they wish to do something at home but it is not expected.

We wish you all a restful break and hope that the copious amounts of chocolate that they consume over Easter is well out of their system by the time that they return to school!😊

See you all on Monday 13th April 2026!

Best wishes from 

The Key Stage 1 Team x