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4 weeks ago
Posted on 17th Jul 2026 by

End of Term Message

Good luck to all of our wonderful Year 6 pupils. They have been a most excellent group of young people and they will all go far in life!

Below are a few pictures from our exhibition yesterday. Thank-you all for attending and for your wonderful feedback (and for the cake, Mrs. Gonemaituba!). The children had a great time sharing their interests and hobbies. I think it was the most diverse and interesting selection of topics yet!

(I am in school on Monday afternoon if anyone needs to pop back because they have forgotten anything. After that the big end of year clean up will take place and I can’t guarantee that things will still be here!).

Good luck, Year 6 – you have been amazing.

See you in September, Year 5s!

Mrs. E.

 

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4 weeks ago
Posted on 16th Jul 2026 by

SATs results

The SATs results have finally arrived. I have met with each child individually to discuss their results and to tell them how very, very proud I am of all they have achieved. It is not often that you come across a cohort of pupils who are so consistently hardworking, determined and conscientious. I feel incredibly privileged to have taught them.

I thought it might be helpful to add a little context to the scores, as they can sometimes feel quite vague. The raw score (the number of marks achieved) is converted into a scaled score. A scaled score of 100 indicates that a pupil is working at the expected standard. It’s important to note that a difference of one scaled score is not equivalent to one additional raw mark. A scaled score of 110 or above indicates that a pupil is working at greater depth within the expected standard.

Achieving the expected standard in any subject is not as straightforward as it may sound. There is a significant amount of content and criteria to master and the standard is high. Reaching the expected standard is a real achievement and should be celebrated. Equally, a scaled score of 98 or 99 is only fractionally below that benchmark and represents a strong performance.

I would like to say how impressed I am with the way these wonderful young people have prepared for, and approached. their SATs tests. They showed resilience, maturity and determination throughout the process and every single one of them should be extremely proud of themselves. I certainly am.

Mrs. E.

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1 month ago
Posted on 10th Jul 2026 by

Class Update Friday 10th July

It’s a bit warm!

We’ve had to get the foam water balls out to play ‘catch’ several times this week, which has helped us to cool down!

The highlight of this week was the Year 6 leavers’ event, featuring a gaming bus. This was arranged and funded by the PTA, a wonderful group of people who consistently go above and beyond to create special memories for our children. We are incredibly grateful for their support in making this celebration such a success. Games, chips and creating their own tie-dye t-shirts is a winning combo! Thank you so much!
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1 month ago
Posted on 02nd Jul 2026 by

Friday 3rd July Update

Hi all,

Two weeks left – unbelievable!

You may or may not have heard the disappointing news that SAT results are going to be delayed this year. Instead of arriving next week as intended, they will be released on the penultimate day of term. This is very frustrating but there is nothing to be done but wait, unfortunately.

When they do finally arrive, I will discuss the results individually with the pupils.  We will then send the results home on paper as soon as we can: either on the day of release or the final day of term, depending on how quickly we can prepare the paperwork! I will send their end of year reports home prior to this.

Pupils’ homework this weekend is to continue refining their exhibition – not long until the big day now! It’s going to be very interesting indeed. You will be able to learn about Shakespeare, Pompeii, bearded dragons (you may even meet one) and the British Army – and that’s not all. A full list of exhibits will be sent out next week. For now, save the date!

 

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2 months ago
Posted on 26th Jun 2026 by

Darwin Class Update Friday 26th June

What a scorcher it has been this week! Despite the heat, we have managed to complete our writing portfolios, which have now been fully assessed. Outcomes will be in the children’s end of year reports, which I am currently busy writing.

I can’t really believe that we are so close to the end of term. It feels like this academic year only began a few weeks ago! The children’s homework this week is to keep developing their end of year exhibition, which is due in school on Wednesday 15th July, ready for the exhibition on Thursday 16th.

I thought I would just share this wonderful piece of artwork, which I spotted Lake working on, in the shade, one hot lunchtime this week. Isn’t it fab?!

Mrs. E.

 

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2 months ago
Posted on 12th Jun 2026 by

Friday 12th June

Where did the summer go!?

We have been very busy this week drafting and editing our balanced arguments. They are now nearly all finished and they make for very good reading, indeed.

In Maths, Year 6 have been learning about finances. We have looked at salaries, taxes and different ways to borrow money including loans and credit cards. Yesterday, we started thinking about mortgages: lending rates (interest), fixed and variable mortgages and deposits. Next week, we are going to look a little closer at budgeting and how we can create our own Excel finance tracking.

Homework this week is to start working on our exhibitions. We thought about our plans this week; how our exhibitions will look and what people will learn from them. Putting this exhibition together will be our homework for the next five weekends. (There will be some time available to work on these in school but the bulk of the work will need to be completed at home.) The exhibition is due to take place on the morning of Thursday 16th July (Doors will open at 9:15 and the exhibition will close at 10:30)- you will all be invited; invitations will be sent out in the near future!

Have a great weekend!

Pictures from past exhibitions.

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2 months ago
Posted on 05th Jun 2026 by

Summer 2

That seemed like a very short half-term break – just enough time to recover from PGL! If you have not yet seen what the pupils got up to, you can click on the blue butterfly icon, in the apps section, and have a quick look.

This week, some of the Year 6 pupils have successfully completed their Bikeability training. We have also worked on our independent writing for our portfolios. Some of the pupils have had visits from their secondary school teachers and some are due a visit next week. The end of the academic year feels like it is already close!

There is a short but essential homework task to complete prior to Monday. This is a preparation task for our English lesson on Monday; details can be found in the homework section below. Pupils have discussed the task and are clear about what they have to do.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. E.

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3 months ago
Posted on 21st May 2026 by

Residential-eve!

So, bags are packed (mostly) and there is a buzz of anticipation in the air. It can only mean one thing: residential time!

Children should bring their bags straight into the hall tomorrow morning. If they have any medicines that they need to take, please can they be clearly labelled and handed either to Mrs. Burrows, Miss. Farley or myself so that they can be stored safely ready for departure.

Over the course of the weekend, I will post updates on ‘Bluesky’, which works in a similar way to Twitter (x) but without the involvement of Elon Musk! If you do not wish your child’s face to be included in any images uploaded to Bluesky, please could you text the school to let me know prior to midday tomorrow. (I will post EITHER a first name or an image in updates but never both together).

The link to Bluesky can be found on the app section to the right of this post. It is a blue icon with a butterfly.

It looks like it’s going to be a warm weekend so I am off to find my sunhat. I still taking my Oodie though!

If you have any last minute questions, you can catch me, or Miss. Farley, in the morning or give me a quick call prior to midday.

If I don’t see you before, I will see you on Monday afternoon at 2pm.

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https://bsky.app/profile/darwin-class.bsky.social

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