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This week in English we have been researching a country we would like to live in because next week we will be writing our own non-chronological report about this country. 

"I would like to live in France because I want to go up the Eiffel Tower." - Indy

"The capital city of China is…

How are you today? Are you having a good day? What are you doing over the weekend? This week we have been looking at how we can look after others and their well being. So we have decided to be more thoughtful for others feelings by asking them how they are and by talking more to one another.

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With the colder frosty mornings this week, it has been the perfect opportunity to investigate ice. The children loved exploring the ice on Monday morning, feeling it, writing in it, warming it up, seeing how it was different in different places around the outdoor environment.

Each group have…

This week a major focus of our learning was about The Black Death and more specifically, the effects that The Black Death had on England at the time. We discussed many different ideas and read through various sources. Below are the ideas that interested us the most and we have come to a decision…

Another amazing week in Moonbeam and we couldn’t be prouder of how well all of the children are doing…they are simply marvellous!

We have thoroughly enjoyed our fairy tale topic in English this week, exploring characters’ feelings, sequencing stories and sharing opinions. It has been…

1. We have been reading Maximus and the Beanstalk.

2. We have been using our place value knowledge to add two 2-digit numbers. 

3. Miss Hazeldine has joined our class to teach some interesting lessons. 

4. Miss Hargreaves taught us more about Monet and we did finger painting. 

5. We…

This week in Bronze class we have been learning about different places to live in our English topic of 'Where would you like to live?' 

"We made brigadeiros which are little chocolate treats from Brazil." - Charley

"In Brazil, because it is so hot, they finish school at 11am and go home for…

This week we have had a challenging week with lots of children not really listening and following our instructions to the best of their abilities. Some of the Sunshine grown-ups have been disappointed with having to repeat instructions and constantly reminding the children that carpet time is…

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 

1. This week we began our new English topic about the Museum of Fun. We shall be investigating each room in the museum, before writing a review of the museum as an assessed piece of writing. We shall later be creating our own adverts for the museum too. 

2. In…

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This week we've been discussing how we are now in a new decade! Miss Ellison also explained that she has now lived in 4 different decades (just!) so the children helped me to feel very old this week!!! But we are certainly raring to go this half term. 

Our new English…

Welcome back! I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas break and New Year. We have loved listening to the children’s stories of their break and I think they were very excited to see their friends. We are loving being back as a class and straight into our routine.

This week we have…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

1. We wrote our own versions of Jack and the Beanstalk. 

2. Football Development coaches played football with us and taught us about healthy eating. 

3. Miss Hargreaves taught us about Monet and we painted a colour wheel. 

4. We are learning all about China. 

5. In…