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 Weekly News, Spring A, 23rd January 2026 

Announcements: Thank you very much for supporting us in our trip to Oughtonhead this week. The children had a wonderful time and we are very grateful to all parents who were able to come along and join us. We are delighted to see you this…

Another lovely week in Reception with more fantastic learning and a few special visitors!

Phonics -

Recap - qu, sh, th, ng, nk.

Tricky words - recap of all learnt words.

A few words we have written in class - quit, shop, sing, link.

Maths -

We have focused on further…

We’ve had a very busy week in Nursery. 
 

On Wednesday afternoon we had a visit from the police to talk about their jobs. They showed us their uniforms and police truck. 
 

We have also been using our early reading skills to recognise shop signs that you might find in Hitchin.  Next week…

Hi everyone! Happy New Year!
Sorry I didn’t manage to get a blog out to you last week — it’s been a very busy few weeks!

Mrs Smith has…

  Weekly News, Spring A, 16th January 2026 

Announcements: We are very much looking forward to our trip to Oughotnhead next week! Drop off is at 8.45am and register will be taken on arrival. Please check the email for further details. A polite reminder that no book bags should be…

This week we have been talking about doctors and how they help us. We looked at the tools that are in a doctor’s bag and named the items we could see. We used our fine motor skills to cut out pictures of the tools a doctor would use and stick them in our own doctors bag. 
 

We also watched the…

Another busy week with lots of fantastic learning from Reception!

Phonics - words ending with -s

Tricky words - we, me, be.

Some words we have written - cups, pots, dogs, bags. 

Maths - 

This week, the children have continued to engage with activities that develop their…

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful break. We've had a lovely first week back, it's been wonderful watching the children come back into school so happily, despite the weather!

Phonics - 

Digraph recap - sh, th, ng, nk.

Tricky words recap - she, push, he, of, go. 

Words…

   Weekly News, Spring A, 9th January 2026 

A very warm welcome back to everyone in Year 2! It has been so wonderful to see you all again this week and to hear about the lovely things that you have been up to over the festive period. We would like to say a huge thank you to the children…

We were pleased to see the children this week and to welcome some new friends who are settling in well. 
 

We started our new topic this week. We are answering the question “who helps us?” We started by talking about how vets and builders help us. We had lots of fun in our construction and…

This week we have been continuing our learning about who helps us. We had a visit from Miss Horton who talked to us about being a nurse. She showed us how to use some nurses equipment and how to bandage someone’s arm. 
 

In our pen disco we have been practising the arch shape and drawing lots…

What a busy week we have had! We have been sharing Christmas stories including The twelve days of Christmas, Ollie’s Reindeer and The Snowflake. We have also been using our fine motor skills to wrap boxes with wrapping paper, the sticky sellotape has been quite tricky to use!

We have been…