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We cannot believe we have completed our final full week in Reception! This year has gone so fast, and we are beyond proud of all the children, and the wonderful year they've had at Strathmore. We are very sad the year is over so quickly, but we cannot wait to see what the children continue to…

We have had another very, very hot week in Year One! The children have been absolutely amazing at making sure they stay hydrated, cool and as calm as possible! Thursday brought Transition Day and we were so proud of how brave the children were in exploring their new classes, their new classrooms,…

Well done children for coping so well in another hot week! 
 

We have enjoyed lots of water play this week and spent lots of time in the garden. We have been using the rackets and balls to develop our hand eye coordination and play tennis like the stars at Wimbledon! 
 

The children…

Another hot week! The children have been brilliant when talking about sun safety once again. We enjoyed our final forest school session with Hannah & Becky this week where we made banana boats and toasted s'mores.

Phonics -

Australia: phase 4 longer words & recap of compound…

This week we talked  about the journey that zebras go on across the Sarengeti. We found the continent Africa on the world map and looked at how far the zebras travel. We also talked about the other animals that we could find living on the Sarengeti. 
 

We explored the Reception classrooms and…

3rd July 2026

This week in English, we started reading our new book, SuperJoe Does NOT Do Cuddles. We have really enjoyed getting to know the characters and following SuperJoe's adventures. We learnt the new vocabulary word nemesis, which means a rival or enemy. In our story, Grey Shadow is…

Phonics -

Australia - CCVCC words

Words we have read - crept, trust, squelch, crust, crisp, strand, strict.

Words we have written - stamp, twist, blend, crunch, strong, string, sprint, scrunch.

Tricky words - were, here, little, says.

Antarctica - CVCC words 

Words we have…

What a strange week we have had in Year One! The sun has definitely shone and we have definitely melted but the children have been absolutely incredible throughout it all. They have still managed to produce some fantastic pieces of learning and we may have had a couple of ice lollies along the way…

26th June 2026

It has been a very hot week in Year 2! We have done our best to keep the children as comfortable as possible throughout the school day by offering longer breaks and making sure everyone was regularly refilling their water bottles to stay hydrated. To make playtimes more…

Well done to all of the children for coping so well in the heat this week. 

We have taken part in lots of water play this week including playing with animals, sprinklers, soaking our feet and playing with ice. It’s been a very good way to cool down. 
 

We have used our time in the cool air…

Reception have been true superstars in the heat this week, remembering how to keep themselves as safe and as cool as possible both in the classroom and when outside. We've had lots of lovely water play and joined nursery in their garden in the afternoons as they have lots of shade and…

19th June 2026

We started off the week with an exciting visit to Wilshere-Dacre to attend the Year 6 Enterprise Day. Some of the stalls we enjoyed spending our money on included 'Goal Getter', 'Soak a Year 6' and 'What’s in the Box?' We came away with lots of little goodies and some of us even…