Welcome Back!

Wow! What a wonderful first week back we’ve enjoyed. Welcome to the first PPB of the new academic year - to our new families and especially our new Reception intake.

It is lovely to have you with us and I hope you have been made to feel very welcome - the enormous smiles on the faces of our children would suggest that this may well be the case!

We have spent the week rekindling friendships and forging new ones; learning all about our new environments and how we can be the best learner possible. I can’t wait to see what this year brings and the fantastic progress our children will make!

Mr Morris

My Own Learning Experience Challenges for Reception

Despite it only being week 1, Mr Mole has already been setting MOLE missions for Reception. He has requested a house to sleep soundly in; golden coins to be found so he can go shopping; a healthy picnic made; a puppet show to watch and many more. All of which Reception have completed, we can’t wait to see what he has planned for us next week! 

Mrs Gallanders

Battle Maths

We have dived straight into our Maths learning this week in Year 6. With a focus on place value skills, we have been identifying numbers up to 10 million in a variety of ways as well as sorting them, ordering them and comparing them. In class, we paired up and battled with randomly generated numbers to see who could organise their selections the best way possible to create the largest 7 digit number.

Mr Armstrong

Year 4 Use The Force…

To start off their Science topic of forces, Year 4 were challenged with the question: What is a force? In order to find out, the children tested out how to move and change the shape of different objects, learning that pushes and pulls were always involved. Back in the classroom, the budding scientists then created pom pom poppers and soon discovered that the more they pulled back, the further the pompom fired across the room!

Mrs Pauline

Dates for the Diary:

• 17.09.2024 - Author Michael Thame workshop with Y6

• 20.09.2024 - EYFS Phonics and Reading Event 3pm - 3.30pm

• 21.09.2024 - Open Day from 10am

• 24.09.2024 - Whole School Photograph

• 30.09.2024 & 01.10.2024 - Junior School Parents’ Evenings

Special Mentions

Reception

I am so proud of how all of Reception have settled into life here at Cransley. They have met Mr Mole, completed mole missions and gained many house points already. What an amazing start! My special mention goes to all the children in Reception. 

Year 1

Year 1 have been busy completing missions set by Mr Meerkat and have been working very hard to act as role models to all the new children starting in Reception. There have been lots of new routines for Year 1 and they have all shown great enthusiasm for meeting our behaviour for learning expectations. This week’s special mention goes to someone who has recently started at our school and it already feels like they have been here forever! They’ve been walking around school with a big smile on their face as they settle into life at Cransley. A huge well done to Gus!

Year 2

Thank you Year 2 for a fantastic first week back. You are all curious and creative learners who show all of our Cransley values. I cannot wait to have the best year with you all. My special mention this week goes to someone who has worked hard to nurture relationships this week. This person is brand new to our school and has already made great friendships in our class. He has also given every activity a go and tried his best. I was particularly impressed with his phonics knowledge and I cannot wait to have him in our first phonics lesson next week. We look forward to getting to know you better Euan! 

Year 3

Wow what an amazing first few days for the whole of Year 3.  It has been such a pleasure for me to start my first week at Cransley with such a thoughtful, inquisitive and ambitious class.  Every one of the pupils has tried their best this week with learning new routines and supporting each other when they have needed some encouragement or help with something new or a little challenging.  Working together really will support Year 3 in achieving their goal of being the very best class at Cransley over the next year - they have shown this week that they are off to a great start with their target.  From generating questions around plants in Science to making connections in learning for our new writing topic everyone deserves a very special mention, but one person who has really ventured beyond on a new adventure this week, has challenged themselves in their learning with editing their own writing and shown exceptional politeness at lunch time, my special mention today goes to Ethan!  Watch out for Year 3 on their mission to be the best class this year and Year 4 we hope you are up for the silent challenge - we will be very difficult to beat!

Year 4

What an energetic, exciting and awesome first week we have had in Year 4! Every single pupil has shone brightly, it’s been incredibly difficult to choose my Special Mention (even after four days rather than five in the classroom!). I have decided to choose three individuals this week; each one chosen based on our Cransley School values. For seeking excellence in their learning, especially by challenging themselves in Maths with an ‘I can do this’ attitude, well done to Harper. After playing football in his first playtime here, one child shook hands and congratulated every player - the best example of nurturing relationships which I’ve ever seen on our playground! Thank you for your kindness, Jude. For venturing beyond by forming some lifelong friendships in his first week at Cransley and dazzling all his classmates with epic poetry ideas in our Writing lessons, my final Special Mention goes to Stan. Check out his work on display in our classroom very soon!

Year 5

Wow Year 5, what a brilliant start to the year! It has been an exciting week, settling into the new classroom and demonstrating what fantastic role models you are for the younger Cransley children - I am bursting with pride! My special mention goes to two children this week. They have ventured beyond, overcoming their new school nerves and embracing Cransley life. I feel like the luckiest teacher to have both Jasmine and Alexander in my class and I can’t wait for the year ahead. Well done for settling in so seamlessly and already forming wonderful friendships with the rest of the incredible Year 5’s.

Year 6

It has been an absolute joy to be back in school this week. The positive attitude and enthusiasm of the children in the class have been evident from the first morning and has permeated through every activity we have done together. I feel very lucky to have a group who are keen to embrace the challenges and responsibilities that come with being in Year 6. As a group, I have been most pleased with the way all of you have already sought to venture beyond in our learning, be that through questioning and research in our Science work or within the thoughtful debates during our English and RE sessions. Despite the difficulty singling one person out, I have, after careful consideration, made a decision. So, for her exceptional listening skills and for seeking excellence in both the content and presentation of all her work, this week’s special mention goes to Erin!

Sports Kit Drop & Swap

If you have any old sports boots/shinpads/hockey sticks etc that are no longer the right size for your child, why not bring them along to our Drop & Swap box, outside Y3, under the veranda. You can Let’s reduce our carbon footprint and reuse what we can!

Mr Morris