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This week, Strathmore has begun to celebrate Black History Month - a time for us to celebrate the different cultures, communities and stories that belong to so many. Each class learnt about a different significant figure and discussed what changes they helped to make for…

Year 2 Blog – Week 5- Friday 9th October 2026

Announcements

Forest School: Tuesday- Most children have wellies and waterproofs. Thank you! Spare socks are good to have as we do not have many in school. 

PE Day: Thursday- Children can come to school in their PE kit on this day.

Library…

This week we have been exploring water and boats. Our rhyme of the week was row, row, row your boat. We sang our rhyme in loud, quiet, fast and slow voices. We also drew long chalk rivers in the garden and used when playing with small world boats. 
 

In the water tray we looked at using…

As the weather begins getting colder, please ensure your child brings a coat and wellie boots are in school. We will continue having our garden open during free flow, so waterproof clothes are also recommended - these can stay on the children's pegs.

Phonics -

Graphemes - ck, e, u,…

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We are already more than halfway through the first half term, and what a fantastic start Year 1 have had! The…

Year 2 Blog – Week 4- Friday 2^nd October 2026

Announcements

Forest School: Tuesday- Most children have wellies and waterproofs. Thank you! Spare socks are good to have as we do not have many in school. 

PE Day: Thursday- Children can come to school in their PE kit on this day.

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A fab (and warm!) week in Reception. We have now joined the rest of the school for lunchtimes on the main playground, and the children are really enjoying exploring and making the most of everything our lovely playground has to offer - a mud kitchen, construction, stage, bikes, Lego, and more. If…

This week our phonics rhyme has been 1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive. We used our voices to make sounds from the rhyme e.g splash. We said the sounds in a short and a long way. 

We used our fine motor skills to save fish from a net. We used our finger and thumb to create a pincer…

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We have had the most amazing week in Europe and Asia, filled with fantastic writing, creativity and laughter. 

As the weather begins to change and autumn starts to make an appearance, please remember to send your child to school with appropriate outdoor clothing and a…

Year 2 Blog – Week 3- Friday 25^th September

Year 2 have continued to be absolutely brilliant! The children are really getting into the swing of things and it is showing in the wonderful behaviour that we are seeing.

Announcements

Forest School: Tuesday- Most children have wellies…

This week we have been continuing to settle into the nursery by taking part in some group activities. On Monday we chose books to take home from the library. If your child bought a book home please return it on Monday so that they can choose another one. If you child does not attend on Mondays…

Another lovely week in Reception, the children are doing so well in understanding and following school routines, showing increasing levels of independence - superstars!

Phonics -

Graphemes - i, n, m, d.

The children are becoming more confident in writing these letters on their…