Reception 2025 Places Available, by Mrs Williams

Date: 25th Apr 2025 @ 7:46am

Places available for Nursery and Reception for September 2025

Aspen Week 1 Summer 1, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 24th Apr 2025 @ 11:52am

                                                                                             WELCOME BACK!!!!

Aspen Week 6, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 4th Apr 2025 @ 1:21pm

WELCOME TO OUR FINAL BLOG OF SPRING 1

Science  

Another great week for science as we have concluded our light and shadow unit of work. We have completed several investigations looking at the impact distance from a light source has on a shadow and the reflectiveness of a variety of materials.

Look at some our incredible investigations in the image gallery

Writing

Look at some of our amazing persuasive letters below!!

Maths

We have developed our understanding of the impact of dividing 1and 2digit umber by 10 and 100, including 10^th and 100^th decimal positions. We will recall this knowledge next half term when we look closely at money

PE

Aspen calls have perfected their long jump skills, take a look at our skills in the photos below

Coming up after the Easter break next week #attendancematters 

Our Geography unit of work – Extreme Earth !!

Our Art unit of work Monet’s Waterlillies

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen Week 5, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 30th Mar 2025 @ 10:24pm

Another great week for Aspen class

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WELCOME TO OUR WEEK 5 BLOG!

Aspen class have begun our new class reader The Firework Maker’s Daughter. Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring the use of tone and pace when reading aloud.

Decimals  

We have enjoyed exploring tenths this week. Focusing on its position on the place value chart and what happens to 1 and 2 digit whole numbers when we divide by 10.

Science  

A great week for Science as we started out new unit of work on light and shadow, We have explored and identified light sources. We are also able to explain why the moon is not a light source and without the sun we would see the moon. We have spoken about sun safety and the created some very informative posters about how to keep ourselves safe in the sun. Next week, we will create an experiment using different materials to test how reflective they are.

#attendancematters -our great attendance this week meant we have won two attendance prizes, an extra playtime and £10 !!

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

House team winners will be shared

Easter bingo!!

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen week 4, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 21st Mar 2025 @ 4:21pm

Another great week for Aspen class

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In reading this week we have focused on developing our oracy applying tone, pace and volume when reading poetry. Next week we will begin a non fiction unit of work based on the Iron Age era!!  

In maths, Aspen class have completed the fractions units and are now able to confidenlty add and subtract fraction from whole and mixed numbers!! Next week we will begin using this knowledge as we start a decimal unit of work 

in Design Technology this week Aspen have worked hard to follow a design brief, create prototypes, and create levers. See the phtos below of the outcome of his hard wrk, we have Mechanical Posters !!! Can you guess the story book we based these great pieces of work on ? 

#attendancematters #teamcarrmill Next week, Aspen class will begin a new Science unit exploring light and shadows.

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Aspen class week 3, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 14th Mar 2025 @ 12:08pm

Another great week for Aspen class

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In reading this week we have continued to develop our inference skills when reading Roald Dahl’s classic James and the giant Peach. We have looked closely at vocabulary used by Roald Dahl to describe Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. We have used these to complete a character comparison of the two aunts.  

In writing, have explored a range of features to enhance of sentences such as adverbials of time and manner. We write these out into our table using our sentence building cards  we have wrote our own dairy extract as the character James looking back over his time living with his aunts and the magical day that changed his life.  

In maths, Aspen class have enjoyed Miss Rodgers’ challenge to deepen knowledge and application of converting improper fractions to mixed fractions and how to use reversal to check their answers. Aspen class have enjoyed exploring which fractions are equivalent to ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8, and 1/10.   

In PE Aspen class have explored a range of balances as part of their gymnastics topic. Look at them in our photo gallery below.

#attendancematters #teamcarrmill Next week, Aspen class will begin Design Technology week when we will explore leavers to create a mechanical poster.

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Week 2 Aspen, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 7th Mar 2025 @ 12:47pm

Week 2 Spring 2

Another great week for Aspen class

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In reading this week we started to read a classic from Roald Dahl James and the giant Peach. This week have focused on developing understanding of vocabulary choices and developed uor understanding of individual characters and their actions.

In writing, have begun to understand the features of a diary extract and over the next two weeks we will be exploring features such as adverbial phrases, chronological order of events and using past tense words to create our very own diary extract.

Maths this week we have introduced mixed and improper fractions; Aspen class have worked extremely hard to develop their understanding of these two types of fractions and now we are able to begin to explore how to convert them.

  Aspen class have enjoyed becoming historians this week as we began our topic from bronze to Iron Age. This week we have learned about the Amblesbury Archer and how bronze was created.    

We have ended our week celebrating whole school attendance party and Wolrld book day !!

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Aspen Week 1 Spring 2, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 28th Feb 2025 @ 8:18am

Week 1 Spring 2

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Welcome back everyone!! Aspen Class began the week with a wonderful walk to our local library. Where we were able to explore the amazing genres of books and learn about the process of borrowing a book from the library. Check out our pictures of our wonderful visit

In reading this week we have explored a range of non-chronological reports, highlighting their features and popular choices to capture and inform the audience. Next week we will begin our new text with a classic from Roald Dahl James and the giant Peach.

In writing, we applied our knowledge of the features of a non-chronological report as well as our application of adverbials, similes and key vocabulary to create our own non-chronological report. Look at our photo section to see our amazing writing!

Maths this week we have introduced fractions. Beginning our week with comparing and ordering unit fractions and developing on to partitioning the whole. Next week we will move on to improper and mixed fractions.  

 As part of PSHE week we have explored families and relationships. Using this to identify what qualities we look for in a good friend.   

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Coming up next week #attendancematters

Next week, we will begin our new History topic Bronze Age to Iron Age. Tin this topic we will build on our knowledge of the Stone age focusing on the Bronze age first and looking at the significant changes that happened in human society because of copper and also how iron revolutionised this.

Aspen class Final week of Spring 1, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 14th Feb 2025 @ 10:36am

Week 6 Final Week of Spring 1

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Another great week for Aspen class, this week we have highlighted the importance of keeping safe whilst using the internet as part of the Internet Safety Day 2025.

In reading this week we have completed developing our inference, retrieval and making predication skills using the text The Water Horse by Dick King Smith. After the half holiday, we will have a week focusing on non-chronological reports and discussing the use of vocabulary, whilst continuing to develop our retrieval skills.

In writing, we have written our very own Legend based on the book The Water Horse. We have worked hard to include features such as prepositions, expanded noun phrases and dialogue. Look at our photo section to see our amazing writing!

Maths this week Miss Rodgers gave children the opportunity to be a teacher, teaching each other and some members of staff how to divide 3- and 2-digit numbers by 1 a digit.  We all did a great job, and we have some future teachers in Aspen class.  

 As part of Art week, we have explored the work of Tom Gauld and his use of several shading techniques to create master pieces of Art. Look at our photos that include some of our final pieces, we are very proud of them. We have worked hard to include shading techniques such as hatching, cross hatching, stippling and contour hatching.

We hope you all have a happy and safe half term holiday!!

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Coming up next week #attendancematters

Next week, we will be taking part in PSHE week and will explore different relationship and what qualities we look for in a good friend.

Aspen class Week 5, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 7th Feb 2025 @ 9:27am

Week 5

Another great week for Aspen class, this week we have highlighted the importance of taking care of our own mental health. We have completed our first journalling session, Aspen class loved this!! We also really enjoyed our school break the rules day!!

In reading this week we have continued to focus on The Water Horse by Dick King Smith, developing our inference skills to dig deeper in characters actions and thoughts. Next week, we will discuss and share our predictions for the next part of the story.

In writing we have explored the use of adverbs of time, manner, and reason in a sentence to describe how, when, where, and to what extent something occurs. We will be using these to create our own legend.

We have come to end of our Geography unit, this week we explored topographical maps and identified the highest evolutions (peaks) in Wales, Scottland and England.   

We hope you enjoy our photos!!

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

Next week, we will be taking part in art week and will explore different techniques when using pencils to shade and add tone to drawings.  We will also evaluate how illustrator Tom Gauld uses hatching in his illustrations.

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen Week 4, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 30th Jan 2025 @ 5:10pm

WELCOME TO OUR WEEK 4 BLOG!

Show casing our skills

This week Aspen class have taken part in assessment week, show casing our amazing skills in reading, maths, spelling, and grammar. Well done to all of the children in Aspen class you have al worked very hard and we are all so proud of you #TEAMCARRMILL

Multiplication and Division

In maths have continued to develop our understanding of multiplication, moving this week on to multiplying 2-digit numbers! I have been blow away by the children’s application of their new skills this week !!

Geography

We have really enjoyed our continued work on developing our map reading skills. This week moving onto identing exploring human and physical features on topography maps. We are looking forward to continuing this topic next week

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

Next week, we will be taking part in Children’s Mental Health Week. The children will complete lots of activities to explore the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’, with the aim to encourage children and young people across the UK to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen Week 3, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 6:45pm

WELCOME TO OUR WEEK 3 BLOG!

Iron Man

This week Aspen class have taken on role play to enhance the writing when sharing characters emotions. Exploring, the use of inverted commas has helped us to share characters thoughts and feelings. We have enjoyed adding these to complete our narrative writing. I have been blown away by these final pieces!!

Multiplication and Division

In maths we began our new maths topic, using based 10 to help us understand the impact of multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. I have been blow away by the children’s application of their new skills this week !!

Geography

A great week for Geography in Aspen, we have explored Atlas’ to develop our understanding of Regions in the United Kingdom. We are looking forward to continuing this topic next week

Child Author ‘Max’#imanaustiumbrotherwhatisyourspecailpower

We have had the wonderful opportunity to meet Max, a 9 year old author. Who chose Carr Mill Primary School to make his first school visit. Max is no ordinary 9 year old, he has a super power, he is an autism brother. These means Max has siblings who have autism. Max has created two wonderful personal accounts of being an autism brother. It was a pleasure to meet and hear Max stories.

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

Will be assessment week and provide us with an opportunity to show case everything we learned so far.

We will continue our Geography topic, exploring human and physical features.

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen 17th January 2025, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 16th Jan 2025 @ 9:42pm

Another great week in Aspen class, this week we celebrated our mathematical skills. Maths week has provided many opportunities to develop our multiplication and division skills. Using the book 365 penguins, we worked as part of team to complete penguin challenges involving arrays and calendars. Check out photos!!

One of our highlights this week has been taking part in the annual TT Rock Star battle! Two of our superstars represented Aspen, taking part in a 5 minute head to head times table battle with other children from years 3 year 6!!

In science, we have explored how water is transported from root to flower. We used celery to demonstrate the journey water takes through each part of the plant. This week we also developed our understanding of the life cycle of fa lowering plant, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal. Check out our diagrams of this process in this week’s photo gallery.

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

We will have a child author visiting Aspen class. We are very excited to meet him and hear about his amazing books #imanautismbrotherwhatisyourspecialpower

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Aspen 9th January 2025, by Miss Rodgers

Date: 9th Jan 2025 @ 3:35pm

Date: 10th January 2025 @ 9am 

Aspen class have not let the ice and cold weather dampen their start to 2025. 

Have a look at the pictures and some of the things we have been doing - we've undertaken our first scientific investigation and developed our French speaking skills counting up to the number 50!

We've been reading The Iron man and discussing the importance of vocabulary choice to help the reader imagine the opening scene, when a colossal figure appears on the brink of a cliff. 

Keep a look out for our next blog 👀#teamcarrmill

Coming up next week #attendancematters 

Maths Week 2025 will include our annual TT Rockstars Battle taking place on Wednesday 

and an exciting maths competition shared on our class SEESAW.