Making a model of a Jewish Synagogue
In RE today we learnt about where Jewish people worship. In groups we started to model make the outside of a synagogue. We made pillars, windows, doors and included the Star of David.
A fabulous day at the Coal Mining Museum…
Headteacher’s Letter 17 April 2026
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Measuring in cm
In Maths we learnt how to measure the lengths of objects using a ruler. We started at zero and measured using cm.
HUNGRY CATERPILLARS BECOME BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES!
The Nursery children have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. They have observed the process of metamorphosis by watching how a tiny caterpillar grows bigger, creates a chrysalis and then becomes a butterfly. It is an exciting and awesome experience...
Headteacher’s Letter 27th March 2026
HEAD TEACHER LETTER 27 MARCH 2026
Happy Easter!
The Hungry Caterpillars have been learning about why and how we celebrate Easter. The children listened to the Easter story from the Bible and watched it on our Smartboard. They enjoyed walking up to St. Peter’s church for an Easter service with Rev. Chris. They also ...
THE HUNGRY CATERPILLARS AND SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED A LOVELY TANKERSLEY ST PETER’S EASTER CHURCH SERVICE!
The children had a sunny walk to church with parents, grandparents and carers, who noticed many signs of Spring on their journey. Everyone was welcomed by Reverend Chris in the church, who gave a super Easter sermon all about the significance of the Easter egg and...
Headteacher’s letter 20th March 2026
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Spring is here!
Our enquiry question this half term in Nursery is, ‘What happens in spring?’ The Hungry Caterpillars have been learning about seasonal changes by using spring themed story books, non-fiction books, our Smartboard and going for a spring walk around our school. The...
Famous Fives explore robots…
Our wonderful trip to Castleton
We had a fantastic day on our trip to Castleton. The weather was beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed the stunning views, a walk around the village and seeing nature come to life in the spring sunshine. Our visit to Treak Cliff Cavern was a real highlight, giving us...
Why did Jesus choose to die?
We used the drama technique of conscience alley to explore the decision that Jesus made in the garden of Gethsemane. We thought about his reasons for and against choosing to die.
How do we know about the Great Fire of London?
Sources of Information Today we were history detectives and decided which sources of evidence would help us understand what happened during the Fire of London.
Headteacher’s Newsletter 13 March 2026
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Famous Fives use their amazing charcoal skills to depict coal mining…
Why are the bread and wine in the Last Supper important?
The Last Supper was the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples. Today we re-enacted this meal by sharing the bread (which represented his body) and wine (which represented his blood).
Headteacher’s letter 6 March 2026
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World Book Day 2026
Our school read 'What We'll Build' by Oliver Jeffers and decided to think of ways we can build a better world together. Our class theme was 'Friendships and Relationships', so most children chose to come dressed as their parent, sibling or coach!
World Book Day
We had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day and dressing up. Our class theme was “Activists,” and the children came in a fantastic range of creative costumes. We had eco-warriors, peacekeepers, several endangered animals including pandas, a sea turtle, a...
World Book Day in Nursery!
World Book Day is always fun in Nursery! The Hungry Caterpillars dressed up as people who help us. We had doctors, nurses, vets, superheroes, police officers, firefighters and the tooth fairy sitting on our carpet! The children listened carefully to a wonderful book...
THE SHINING STARS ENJOYED BEING INVENTORS AND SCIENTISTS ON WORLD BOOK DAY!
Reception children had fun focusing on the 'Building' theme, based upon the story: 'What We'll Build' by Oliver Jeffers. They took part in the...
World book Day in Y5
Building our dreams for the future... For World Book Day, our theme was building dreams for the future. Here's how we might look in 20 years!
World Book Day in Y2- Building a better world together
Today we celebrated World Book Day. The theme this year for our school was ‘building a better world together’. This relates closely to our school vision. We worked on ideas that resulted in our own piece of work that created a plan for building a future and making the...
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