6th March 2026

This week in Marazion, our literacy work has been based around the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The children completed character descriptions, story sequencing activities and created dialogue and speech bubbles. They also enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day, and it was lovely to hear the reasons behind their costume choices. In maths, we have been partitioning two-digit numbers up to 50, and the children have used number lines to identify where these numbers are placed. In history, we explored toys from different decades and placed them in order on a timeline. In computing, we continued our word processing work, and the children are beginning to master typing using the correct finger placement. In science, the children learned that different objects can be made from the same material. In RE, we learned that Holy Week is the most important week for Christians, when they remember the events leading up to Jesus’ death and celebrate his resurrection at Easter; the children learned about the key days of Holy Week and why they are special to Christians. Our PSHE lesson focused on making healthy lifestyle choices and how it makes us feel when we make good choices.

Pupil of the week: Emily

Virtue (Friendship): Millie

27th February 2026

This week, we have begun our new topic, ‘Adventures in Toyland’, and the children have been labelling toys from our toy box with a focus on neat presentation. In Maths, we have been representing two-digit numbers from 20 to 50 by counting in tens and ones, using a range of familiar and new practical resources, and are becoming confident with stem sentences such as, “24 is made of 2 groups of ten and 4 ones.” In Science, we started our topic on Everyday Materials, sorting classroom objects by what they are made from and discussing their properties, including hard, soft, bendy, stiff, smooth, and rough. In History, we began learning about toys from the past, with the children considering how toys today differ from those long ago. In Art, we sketched old toys and made shadow puppets to play with, while in Computing, we continued developing our typing skills, focusing on the top row of keys. In PSHE, we discussed the difference between being healthy and less healthy and explored ways to keep ourselves healthy, and in RE, we learnt about ‘new life’, taking a nature walk around the school grounds to spot signs of spring such as budding plants, daffodils and frogspawn.

Virtue (friendship) – Frank

Pupil of the week – Esther

13^th February 2026

What a busy end to the term we have had! The children have been completing end-of-term assessments in phonics, writing, reading and maths, while also enjoying rotations of different learning activities. In Science, we concluded our Animals, Including Humans unit by drawing, labelling and describing the characteristics of an animal of our choice. In Music, we practised changing the tempo of a steady beat and imagined playing our percussion instruments during a train journey. We are halfway through our Computing unit, and the children are doing a fantastic job developing their typing skills. In PSHE, we have discussed how to set and achieve our goals and how it feels to be successful. We have also concluded our Geography topic on the seven continents of the world, and it has been wonderful to hear the impressive knowledge the children have shared about our world. We were also very fortunate to take part in a smoothie workshop led by our school dinner provider, Chartwells, where the children designed and made their own smoothies based on the fruits they enjoy.

Robbie – Virtue (courage)

Elias – POTW

6^th February 2026

This week in Marazion, the children wrote descriptive sentences about animals and practised using and to join two clauses together, while maths lessons focused on doubling numbers and finding near doubles. During science, the class identified differences between pets and wild animals, and in computing they were introduced to the e and i keys alongside the middle row letters, learning to use their middle fingers when typing. PSHE focused on whole-class circle time games, including the Fruit Salad pair game and a mirror image game, before the children worked in partners to design a welly boot based on one skill they both wanted to improve. In geography, the class explored the continent of Oceania and discussed famous landmarks in Australia, and in RE they revisited the creation story, comparing how it varies across different religions and thinking of questions about how the world was created.

Virtue (courage): Bryn

Pupil of the week: Jai Jai

30^th January 2026

Marazion class have been super busy and have worked exceptionally hard this week! In Literacy, we practised our reading and describing skills to see if our partner could guess our hidden animals. We also wrote facts about nocturnal animals and the children presented them to the rest of the class. In Maths we continued our learning on addition within 20, using and writing stem sentences. We’ve also focused on our ‘subitising’ skills and took turns to explain how we can recognise “how many?” without counting. The children have been working on recalling their number bonds to 10 and 20. During music, the children practised and performed our robot song, choosing percussion instruments and keeping to the beat. In DT we continued our topic of moving pictures. This week we have made a frog’s life cycle using a wheel. In Science we learnt about what different animals eat and had to read the hidden fact files to decide which were herbivores, carnivores or omnivores. The class had lots of fun in PE with Mr Potts, practising their teamwork skills and being super encouraging to their team mates. In computing, the children practised their typing skills using only the home row (middle row) keys. They learned how to position their fingers correctly for typing, and the photographs show how hard they worked to stick to this.

Pupil of the week – Paisley

Virtue (determination) -Arthyen

23rd January 2026

This week in Literacy, we based our writing on our animal topic, with the children using a range of appropriate adjectives to describe different animals. We also explored the difference between exclamation marks and question marks, and the children wrote questions they would like to find out about bats. In Maths, we used comparison symbols to compare numbers, while in Science we learnt how to identify and distinguish between reptiles, fish and amphibians. During Music, the children practised warming up their bodies and facial muscles to prepare for singing. In Geography, we located Asia on a world map and explored the features and characteristics of China. In RE, we discussed how prayer is an important part of various religions, and the children reflected on something they are thankful for. In Computing, the lesson focused on word processing, and the children played ‘Keyboard Climber’ to help them locate the letters on a keyboard. Finally, in PSHE, we talked about setting a goal and planning the steps needed to achieve it.

Pupil of the week: Millie

Virtue (determination): Ronnie

16th January 2026