As part of our topic on ‘Fabulous Food’ we had great fun during our Muddy Puddle Day.  We explored what else we could do with food. First we looked at the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo and found out he created portraits using fruit and vegetables. During the day we used our imagination to create our own, …

Today we had a free taster session from ‘Destination Judo’.  We tried on our judogi’s (which were slightly too big and funny) but that didn’t stop us from moving around in style.  We learnt safe ways to move on the mat and a few techniques to do with a partner.  We also learnt that judo, …

On Thursday, Bluebirds and Woodpeckers got an opportunity to be class buddies!  We showed off our amazing costumes and talked about our favourite books.  It was also a lovely chance for Bluebirds to read outside in the sunshine to Woodpeckers and show them just how brilliant they are getting at reading, sounding out and recognising …

Another World Book Day has flown past in spectacular style. Throughout the classes the children took part in various activities including: live reads, buddy reading, quizzes, story sharing, listening to audio books and much more. We loved seeing everyone in their costumes. Thank you for making such an effort.    

Over this week we have been talking about ‘Fabulous Food’ and where it comes from.  The children designed and helped to make a lovely café area so that they could act out all of the different roles.  Can you tell who we are and what job we are doing?  We also wrote menus to use …

This week we have designed our own puppets. We worked in small groups and talked about the texture, colour and features of our designs. We then acted out our own stories and made a puppet theatre using the blocks.  

Today the children became knights, archers, princesses, servants, Lords and Ladies at Skipton Castle!  We had such an amazing time learning about the features of a castle, including the mucky moat (where the poo and wee went – tee hee!), the arrow slits, the bed bug catchers and the incredible long drop toilet to name …

Today the children took part in a fantastic Muddy Puddle day – and thankfully the weather was beautiful all day!  We linked to our topic of ‘Let’s Pretend’ and completed so many different tasks.  Firstly we found natural materials and used them to make collages of dragon faces, as Chinese New Year is coming up.  …

Today both classes had their first sports sessions run by coaches from Guiseley AFC Foundation.  The children loved meeting and getting to know both Connor and Olivia, who had excellent games and activities planned for them.  (Ask your child if they can remember how to play the pirate game!)  We hope your child told you …

This week we have been introducing our brand new topic of ‘Let’s Pretend’ and having fun making fun provision areas in our classrooms.  It has been great to see the children have a go at dressing up and pretending to become someone new – sometimes someone who they’ve never pretended to be before!  We talked …

Today Wrens and Robins got together for some festive cheer.  The children worked together to make marshmallow snowmen. The children were really excited and worked well as a team.  It was lovely to see the Christmas spirit. Well done everyone.  

This week the children became either a mini Mary Berry or a Paul Hollywood and tried their hands at baking biscuits.  Fitting in with our ‘Celebrations’ topic, the children made decorative biscuits with a stained glass effect on them.  They used their cooking skills of sieving the flour and using measuring spoons and scoops to …

On Tuesday the children braved the cold and took part in a muddy puddle day.  We did so many exciting activities, and the had the opportunity to use our new outdoor classroom.  Firstly the children created festive wreaths out of natural materials, then we became artists and made some super observational drawings, looking at the …

Yesterday we had our exit point for the end of our topic of ‘Celebrations.’  The children decided in small groups which party games, decorations, music and food they would like to have after learning about different ways to celebrate over this half term.  Unfortunately the budget wouldn’t quite stretch to the fireworks that the children …

Bluebirds and Robins put on two absolutely fantastic shows for their nativity.  We are so proud of the children for learning all of the songs, actions, lines and stage directions and wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone involved.  Well done everyone – we hope it has put you in a really festive …

Today we had so much fun completing our entry point for our new topic of ‘Celebrations,’ which got us really in the mood for learning all about different ways we celebrate.  The children all completed four tasks.  First we created yummy bread stick sparklers with icing and sprinkles.  Next we made some fireworks in a …

This week the children have been so excited to reveal to their friends what was inside their ‘Chatterbox’ which they made with parents at our phonics workshop the previous week.  This was done as part of our exit point to our topic ‘Ourselves’ which resulted in the class knowing even more about their lovely new …

As part of our learning this term we have talked a lot about ourselves.  We have used different types of media to create pictures and even created chatterboxes with our parents. This week we have brought them back to school filled with things that are special to us and shared these with our friends.   …

Yesterday was the first of Reception’s ‘Muddy Puddle’ days this year.  We had a fantastic time with four different activities including acting out the story of The Three Little Pigs, painting with bricks to make houses, building a den and making a wall using shaving foam as the cement!  Take a look at our lovely …

In maths we have looked at shapes in our environment.  We have used different areas of provision to talk about and name all the different shapes we know.  

This week we have been very clever at showing off our super scissor skills.  We had to cut along the dots and we talked about how to use the scissors safely.      

It’s yum yum lunch time!  Bluebirds are really enjoying their lunches and showing us their great table manners.  It is also great to see such healthy choices being made.  Well done everyone!

Yesterday Bluebirds had their first PE lesson.  The children impressed Miss Marsden with how quickly and independently they managed to get changed – then we had lots of fun using the soft play equipment.  We learned about moving over, under, through and around equipment sensibly and safely… it was fantastic fun!  Can you spot a …

We have tried out our soft play equipment this morning.  We talked about how to stay safe whilst looking for different spaces to move into. The children showed their skills at rolling, jumping, sliding and travelling under and the equipment.      

Today we have visited the computer room. We talked about the different parts of the computer.  We had fun learning how to find different programmes too.   .

Today the children took part in a free workshop by Liberty Arts Yorkshire.  Hannah and Louise from the company came in and delivered three exciting, fun filled sessions to the children.  They focused on our current topic theme of ‘Ourselves’ and explored emotions, likes and dislikes.  The children had a fantastic time and loved getting …

We have had great fun playing with and investigating all the new toys in our classroom.  We have made lots of new friends and are starting to get used to being at school all day!  

Well done to Bluebirds on completing their first full week at school!  We hope that the children have been telling you what they have been up to, but just in case they haven’t, here are a few photos so that you can see their lovely activities.  Have a lovely and restful weekend, we know that …

Today the second half of our brand new Bluebirds started school.  We had so much fun and it was so lovely to see the children helping each other and already getting creative!  Please look below for photographs of our wonderful first day.

Today was the first day for half of our brand new Bluebirds.  They settled in so well and were so grown up on their first day.  Please look below for photographs of us enjoying the new classroom.  Welcome to Tranmere everybody!

Welcome back! We hope that all of our families have had a wonderful Summer break. The children have come into school this morning looking extremely smart and have been excited to move into their new classes with their new teachers. The school has been a hub of activity with PE lessons, writing, maths and so …

In our English sessions we have been on a very long train ride.  We read the story of ‘The Train Ride’ and saw lots of interesting things on our way.  We acted out the story and then wrote our own wonderful stories.  

This week we have looked at 2-d and 3-d shapes.  We have talked about how many sides they have, played the Kim’s game, sorted them by the different number of sides they have and even made our own pictures.  Also whilst the sun was shinning we went to chalk and draw different shapes on the …

There were some very excited children this morning.  The children have worked hard all week putting their first ever assembly together.  All the children did an amazing job.  What super stars.  We are all so proud. Enjoy the memories!  

On Thursday last week, we had a top secret visit – so top secret we’re only now allowed to tell you – from the Moon and a meteorite! Colleagues from Bradford Grammar School had been entrusted by NASA to look after a sample of moon rock and a piece of meteorite from the Campo del …

Yesterday we had a fabulous visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  We couldn’t believe our eyes when the giraffes started dancing, the grizzly bears began swimming and the polar bears were chasing each other around whilst playing with a ball!  We had our picnic next to ostriches, elands and zebras who were galloping past… what …

This week we have read the story of Norman The Slug With The Silly Shell.  The children have re-told and written their own story about Norman.  Their writing skills are amazing!  We hope you enjoy reading your child’s story tonight as you dip into their book bags.  

Today Bluebirds and Robins had a lovely visit from the children’s author Cathy Oakley Calvert and her collie dog Ned.  Cathy read the story to the children and Ned listened carefully whilst also entertaining the children with his cheeky sneezing, wagging and sniffing.  The children all listened carefully and answered questions about the story, then …

This week, Bluebirds have been learning all about pets and how to care for them.  In small groups, the children created homes for a variety of pets and had to really think carefully about what each pet may need.  We were so impressed with their designs and very specific engineering that went into making every …

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder that if you would like to purchase a signed copy of the story ‘Ned, Go To Bed’ then we will need the correct money (£8.99) into school in a named envelope by TOMORROW morning (Thursday 25th April).  Cathy Oakley Calvert, the author of the story, will be visiting …

Hello everyone, This is just a reminder that if you would like to purchase a signed copy of the story ‘Ned, Go To Bed’ then we will need the correct money (£8.99) into school in a named envelope by the morning of Thursday 25th April, which is this week.  Cathy Oakley Calvert, the author of …

What a lovely day for a tea party. Bluebirds and Robins have had a busy day celebrating their new topic all about animals. The children came in very excited after play as they began to write their party invitations. Everyone had their faces painted and started to roar!!!  We then read the story of The …

Today EYFS held our exit point for the topic of ‘Changes.’  We decided to invite our class buddies (Woodpeckers and Wrens) along too.  First we discussed all of the things we have learnt in our topic, then we completed a colour mixing task.  The children carefully predicted the colours that would be made and then …

This week the children took part in a Judo taster session.  We got to try on the ‘Judogis’ (Judo jackets) and had a fantastic time being taught by Balazs Csepes… our Judo mentor.  We had some fantastic fun and learnt lots of new skills but unfortunately the children will not be allowed to show you …

On Monday afternoon, Wrens headed down to visit our buddies in Robins. We all had a fantastic time reading together and exploring the classroom.

This morning the children took part in a Judo taster session.  We got to try on the ‘Judogis’ (Judo jackets) and had a fantastic time being taught by Balazs Csepes… our Judo mentor.  We had some fantastic fun and learnt lots of new skills but unfortunately the children will not be allowed to show you …

Today both Bluebirds and Robins had their ‘Muddy Puddle Day’ which was related to our topic of ‘Changes.’  We had lots of exciting activities to do – and thankfully the weather was very kind to us!  We planted some seeds and talked all about what plants need to grow.  We looked at the weather and …

Yesterday we had such an amazing time celebrating World Book Day.  It was fantastic to see such wonderful costumes walking through the doors in the morning!  We had fun creating some super stories, writing about characters and making bookmarks.  We also enjoyed talking about our favourite stories too.  A huge thank you to all of …

We have had a lovely day.  We enjoyed guessing the different characters that we had dressed up as and shared our favourite stories.  We then designed our own book marks, created funny book covers and wrote some stories, which we read at the end of the day.  Thank you for all your support in providing …

Today is Shrove Tuesday so we decided to make some scrummy pancakes!  The children helped to create the batter and watched how it changed colour and texture, then we talked about the changes that we could see when the pancake was cooking in the pan.  Everyone had a go at tossing a pancake in the …