Year 3

Year 3 welcomed the parents in for our first Learn With Me session of the year based on reading and also mosaics linked to their topic on the Romans. What a wonderful morning everyone had. 

Year 6

Year Six welcomed their parents in for a fun filled morning of treasure hunts as well as gaining information about the Key Stage Two Statutory Assessments (SATs). We had a lot of positive feedback from our parents and we wanted to thank them for their engagement and support. 

Year 5

Year Five welcomed their parents in for a fun-filled morning of art linked to their History topic, where they put their sketching skills and use of oil pastels to the test. Feedback from the session was extremely positive, with comments such as:

• Welcoming as usual
• What we did well: Getting the children to engage with the lesson
• Good use of different platforms to teach with hands on / speaking / media
• Children supported and encouraged
• I really enjoyed my time in school
• Good opportunity to see how my child learns in school
• Really good step by step learning
• Very enjoyable
• Set out well in a big space, a good interactive session
• The video exploring the portrait was so good
• Really enjoyed it, I would do it again
• Informative, guided learning
• The step by step instructions on the drawing was amazing!

Nursery

Our nursery children were delighted to welcome a parent or grandparent to our Valentine’s Watch Me Learn session!

We began by showing off our phonics and super listening skills during our story, before heading out on an exciting treasure hunt around the school grounds. Back in the school hall, the children proudly shared their Learning Journeys and talked about some of the activities they have been enjoying.

After juice and a biscuit, we made love bugs for our families, decorated biscuits, and finished by singing some of our favourite nursery rhymes together.

We had a fantastic morning and would like to say a big thank you to all the adults who joined us! 💗

Year 4

For our Year 4 “Watch Me Learn” session, we discussed the MTC checks that will take place in June. The children sat with their adults and completed a practice soundcheck. We then recapped this term’s artist, Henry Moore, and explored why we are studying his work.

We discussed how Moore began drawing crowds of people sheltering in the London Underground during air raids. In 1941, he became an official war artist and was commissioned to create more of these “Shelter Drawings.” This work transformed his reputation and made him known to a much wider audience.

During the session, we created artwork demonstrating depth and tone by combining media to create an effect. We used a technique involving wax resist, where one substance (wax) repels water-based media such as watercolours, allowing the underlying surface to show through.

To do this, we drew our own figures on paper, then used wax to add depth and create light and shadow. We then applied watercolours over the wax, inspired by the techniques used by Moore.

What did we do well?

"I really enjoyed watching the children doing their ttrockstars and understanding what they have coming up in June."

"Made the tasks enjoyable an making sure everyone could be involved."

"Stayed on task and overall enjoyed it."

"Encouraging to bond and see how my child works in class."

"Explained everything well and supplied all the items needed."

"The activities put on were relevant to my child's school topics. Enjoyed the level of interaction from staff."

"The whole thing, we enjoyed it and had a little giggle."

"Great energy and interesting to see what the children are learning."

"Enjoyed the experience. Very therapeutic! Good to see what the kids are doing and put into practice."

"Communication was brilliant and the activity was very enjoyable."

"Lovely environment and opportunity to engage with the children's learning."

A huge thank you to all the families who were able to join us for our Watch Me Learn session this morning. It truly was a wonderful morning, and it meant so much to see so many of you sharing in your children’s learning. The children absolutely loved having the opportunity to work with you on their habitat boxes—they were so proud and excited!

The Watch Me Learn session began with a short briefing for parents about the phonics check, including what it involves and how children are supported in school. Following this, parents joined their children in a range of engaging phonics-based activities. These included games such as Snakes and Ladders and Bingo, designed to reinforce sound recognition and blending skills in a fun and interactive way. The session provided a valuable opportunity for parents to see learning in action and to gain ideas for supporting phonics development at home.

I liked it when my mum came to school and I liked the trash and treasure game.

It was very fun and I enjoyed the bingo game at the end 

I won the bingo. I liked having my mum come in because she was able to help me

My mum came to school

I felt happy because I really like my mum being in school

I liked it because of the bingo. Mum got to help me and she took my work home for me to finish

I liked the snakes and ladders game. I won the game. Mummy lost the game.