Open Evening

On Friday 10th March we celebrated Science Day. The day started with a fantastic whole school assembly by Mad Science. Mad Science then worked with all of the classes, carrying out various exciting experiements. The children also found out about a modern day scientist. The investigations didn't stop there. All of the children took home a science pack to carry on at home.

On Tuesday 31^st January we held a Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling workshop for parents. We outlined strategies and helpful advice for how parents can best support their children at home in these areas. We also shared with them end of KS2 SATs expectations. Thank you to the parents and children who were able to attend for the way you participated in the activities and for the very positive feedback we received.

Ms Callaghan, Mrs Heath and Mrs Brown

At 8am our school doors opened to our first ‘Family Reading Café’. It was a huge success! Our school canteen and hall were full of parents, staff and children enjoying scrumptious breakfast delights whilst sharing reading and discussing the books and characters.

On Tuesday 10th January, we held a maths calculation workshop for parents. The purpose of the evening was to share with parents some different strategies and methods we use at school to support children in solving calculations (+, -, x, ÷). Parents explored the concept of reasoning by explaining which method was most efficient and effective- mental, jottings or written.

On Tuesday 1st November, we held a reading information evening for parents. The purpose of the evening was to share with parents some different strategies we use at school to support children in developing their reading proficiency and for parents to be able to use those strategies at home. 

Mrs Heath talked about the different layers of understanding we can get from a text, with a particular focus on inferential comprehension, using the beautifully written and illustrated book, ‘The Whale’s Song’. 

Ms Callaghan explained to parents the process of reciprocal reading. Parents participated in a reading session using an excerpt from the wonderfully descriptive text, ‘The Arabian Nights’, where they worked on predicting, clarifying, questioning and summarising skills. 

Miss Moore led our final workshop, showing parents how to do paired reading at home with their child. She also introduced parents to our school library and the wonderful range of interesting, exciting and informative books we have available for borrowing. 

Thank you to all the parents who attended the session and joined in with the activities so readily – the teachers really appreciated your participation. Thank you also for the really positive feedback we received – It was great to know that you found the sessions both enjoyable and informative.