Today the whole school went to our local cinema, Silver Screen, to watch Zootopia 2. We were very lucky to still be able to visit this side of Christmas as the cinema has been closed for ages to accommodate some building works, they just re-opened in time for us this morning. Everyone had a great time and were extremely well behaved.

During this term more children have had the opportunity to go reading with our Glendale buddies. We really appreciate the time that they give up to hear our children read and the children I take always say they have enjoyed themselves.

This year's Christmas fair has been a huge success. A massive thank you to all those behind the scenes and on the day making sure all went to plan. How fabulous it was to see so many young entrepreneurs selling their wares and earning some well-earned pennies. Congratulations to all involved.

In Year Six this week, we have been exploring the importance of friendships and healthy relationships. We thought carefully about what makes a good friend and how we can support and care for one another. We used actual string as a visual representation to show the positive friendship links between us all, helping us see how everyone is connected through kindness and support. The strings certainly helped us to 'tie up' our knowledge in a fun and creative way!

This week in RE, Year 6 have thought carefully about some of the stories in the gospels and the important meanings behind them. We looked at the parable of the wise and foolish builders. This text explains how the foolish builder, built his house on sand, taking the easy and quickest route and the wise builder, built his house on a strong and sturdy rock with strong and solid foundations. The children then thought about the meaning behind this parable and applied it to their

This week, Year 5 and 6 took a trip down to The Quarterhouse for an author workshop. The book was Dragonborn written by Struan Murray. He explained how a lot of his ideas for his novels come from small doodles and a big imagination! The session ended with the children taking part in a 'What type of dragon are you?' quiz and they created a dragon to reflect their results. It was a very inspiring session and the children participated and listened beautifully.

Year 6 have worked extremely hard this week on their first unit of fractions. We have been adding and subtracting mixed numbers, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and finding the common denominator. They can also confidently find fractions of amounts. To demonstrate this knowledge, they were given chocolate! They successfully found 1/2, 1/4 and 1/3 of a given amount and naturally, the chocolate was devoured during and after the lesson. Thank you for all your hard

Today in our whole school assembly, we explored the special relationships that make our time in school so positive and meaningful. We talked about the friends who make us laugh, the teachers who support and guide us, and all the people who are there for us no matter what. Together, we created a huge collage filled with names and drawings of our special people, celebrating the connections that remind us that we are loved and valued every day.