N SQUIRRELS - Margot Dunn & Olivia Sach We talked about Bonfire Night and listened to a firework display. The girls created their own firework pictures using different media. They looked fabulous. Well done girls!

R BEECH - Genie Burt We have been writing about celebrations. Genie was keen to talk about her recent birthday party and used her sounds to do some fantastic writing. Well done Genie!

R HAZEL -  William Mitchell for fabulous independent writing as part of our topic about celebrations. Well done William, you are a super star!

1 OAK -  Danyaal Ahmad for brilliantly identifying different number bonds within 10. He completed this work independently and showed a great understanding of his Maths. Well done Danyaal. We are all so proud of you!

1 PINE - Finley Fletcher for his fantastic artwork. We have been learning about Antarctica in English and Geography and used the wax resist paint technique to create Antarctic scenes in the style of the artist Nerys Levy.

2 CEDAR - Ada Gwyther In English we have been reading Orion and the Dark. The children rewrote a diary entry as Orion. Ada tried very hard with her writing and included feelings, adjectives and conjunctions, making it really interesting to read. Mrs Goree and Mrs Shardlow are very proud of Ada - well done!

2 HAWTHORN - Ali Zafar for working really hard in our Maths sessions. We have been subtracting 2-digit numbers and learning how to exchange when we have too many ones. Ali has shown great resilience when working through tasks and impressed Mrs Porter with his efforts. Well done Ali!

3 ELM - Audrey Jessup We designed and built our own seawigs (worn by rambling islands) inspired by an idea from our text. Audrey created a spectacular seawig complete with a mermaid, shipwreck and octopus. Wonderful imaginative work Audrey!

3 MAPLE - Mason Osborne-St Pierre for his excellent work in DT. Mrs Brockway was so impressed with his brilliant kite. He used the stapler effectively to make the tubes for his spars and to attach the tails. Great colour choices too Mason!

4 ALDER - Ginny Wood In English, Year 4 have been learning to use colons to add more detail to their sentences. Ginny used her imagination to write some excellent sentences describing magical items found within a mysterious vault.

4 LARCH -  Kira Howell for the effort she makes in her writing. Kira always works so hard to apply what she has learnt and uses lots of elements of our writing toolkit to write effectively for different purposes. Her work is always a joy to read!

5 CHERRY - Abubakr-Ali Hussain for wowing Miss Dennis with his subordinate clauses used to describe an ancient garage in the book Skellig. The aim was to create mystery and suspense, eg “When I stumbled through the broken door, dust scattered everywhere.”

5 ROWAN - Radley Westen for his fantastic work in Science, learning about the solar system. Radley produced some clearly labelled diagrams with good explanations of Copernicus’ discovery of a Heliocentric Solar System compared to a Geocentric Solar System. Well done Radley, keep up the good work!

5 WILLOW - Charlie Shaile for his fantastic work in Computing. We have been learning how to create circuits and program them using our Crumble software. Charlie has been an excellent problem-solver and managed to debug the algorithm displayed on the screen. He also supported his peers in using the technology in the classroom. He has been a stellar student and an even better Digital Leader. Well done Charlie!

6 HOLLY - Tilly Waldron for her artwork. She produced fabulous onomatopoeia words in the Pop Art style, using vibrant colours and bold shapes to bring the art to life. Mrs Bull really liked how she used shading to create the illusion of 3D. Super work Tilly!

6 LAUREL - Sienna Cottrell Mrs Gilbey was so impressed with her work in RE. We have been discussing the connection, as most Christians see them, between prophecies in the Old Testament about the Messiah, and events from the life of Jesus. Sienna explained clearly and concisely how the Last Supper is a prophetic event. Well done Sienna, keep up the great work!