Reception
A Warm Welcome to Reception Class
Welcome to Appley Bridge All Saints' CE Reception Class. Our teachers are Mrs Green and Mrs Bullen Hales, and our teaching assistants are Mrs Lee, Mrs MacFarlin, Mrs Brannon and Miss Hooper. We will be having fun whilst learning lots during the year and you will find photos of what we get up to posted here and on Twitter (#ABASYR) as we go along.
Look at what we've been up to during the Spring Term
Year 1
Welcome to Year 1
Miss Williams will be in Year 1 and here is the place to check for what we have been up to this year. You can find information about year 1 expectations on the learning and curriculum overview page.
Science
We have been looking at changes throughout the year during different seasons and spent time creating artwork and exploring weather in our local area.
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Year 2
Welcome to Year 2!
Mr. Buckley will be in Year 2 this year and here is the place to check what we have been up to throughout the year. You will find information about the year group expectations for Year 2 on the curriculum overview page as well as useful information about the curriculum, phonics and mental maths. The aim of this class page is to update it regularly with activities and events the children in Year 2 have been doing.
We look forward to sharing some fun and excitement with you throughout the year...
Quick Information for Parents/Carers
PE Kit - Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday. Please ensure pupils have their PE kit in school on those days. It is best to leave it in school, so it is always there. PE Kits consist of the coloured t-shirt, black or navy sports shorts and trainers with good ankle support. Staff cannot tape children's earrings so please don't send children into school wearing earrings on PE days. Kits will be sent home if they need washing or at the end of a half term.
Homework - Homework will be set on a Tuesday to be returned the following Monday. Pupils will have 2 homework folders and will be swapping between them to give adults in school enough time to check through homework. If your child is struggling with the activities, please help them and if you are still struggling, please contact Mr. Buckley on Class Dojo.
Book Bags - Children need to send in their reading book every day. There may be times we get to read with pupils during the day and bookbags ensure children always have their reading books in school. We will also use them to send any letters home so please check them regularly.
Forest Minibeasts
As part of science, we've been building minibeasts with clay. We then built microhabitats for them and explained why certain parts of the microhabitat were suitable for the minibeasts we created. With the beautiful weather, we have loved spending time outdoors!
Rev. Sue Eucharist Visit
Rev. Sue visited Year 2 to answer some of the questions the children had about taking communion and the Eucharist service, specifically around Easter time. We looked at the bread and the wine and asked why these two things are part of the service.
Prayer Walk
As part of our spirituality and RE we went on a prayer walk around Fairy Glen. It was lovely to experience nature at a more relaxed state, connecting with God's incredible world and developing spiritually as members of the Christian community.
DT - Pasta Salad
We really enjoyed looking at healthy foods for our DT topic. It was great to practise the skills of cutting, grating and peeling before making our own pasta salad.
Science - Planting
Over the past couple of weeks we have been looking at how seeds are dispersed. It has been great to see how the different types of seeds travel to start growing in new places.
World Book Day
The Friends of All Saints put on an excellent event and Year 2 enjoyed looking at all of the wonderful books that had been donated. We were all so excited to read.
Author Visit
As part of World Book Day celebrations, the children were treated to a visit from Sean Perkins. He has written his own books based on Oscar and Ben and enjoyed talking to the children about their dreams and his new book.
Art - Painting Skylines
Children in Year 2 spent the afternoon creating silhouette artwork. We really enjoyed getting the paints out and using our own personal sketchbooks to showcase our incredible painting techniques.
First Forest Session
Year 2 children really enjoyed getting back down to the forest. After two weeks of getting used to the new routines, it was great for us to get out and about in the forest where we had chance to play some team games and practise those fundamental movement skills through play!
Year 3
Welcome to Year 3!
A very warm welcome to Year 3 - Your children's teachers are Mrs Glover and Mrs Waine. We are extremely lucky to have extra help and support from Mrs MacFarlin, Mrs Lee, Mrs McKinley, Mrs Brannon and Mrs Bimson.
In the mornings the children focus on all aspects of English and Maths, with the foundation subjects being covered in the afternoons. Our theme this term is 'There's no place like home', where the children will be learning about local history and geography.
We make great use of our outdoor space at All Saints' and try to take the children out each day to complete the 'Mile-a-Day.' on our all weather running track.
Our homework (Maths and spelling) is given out on Monday and should be returned by the following Monday. The children will be tested on their spellings each week. We base the Maths homework on our previous classwork, so the children should find it straightforward. Please let us know if this is not the case.
We greatly encourage the children to read for 15 to 20 minutes per day. Please comment and sign your child's reading record and send it into school each day.
Our PE days this term are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please make sure labelled PE kits are in school bags.
Please keep checking in as we will add to our class page as we progress through the year.
Kind Wishes,
Mrs Glover and Mrs Waine.
Glockenspiels
Year 3 have been practising the glockenspiels to go along with our recorder. It is starting to sound excellent!
Year 4
Welcome to Year Four!
Welcome to the Year Four class page! Miss Muirhead will be teaching Year Four this year. This page contains important information about our curriculum, end of year expectations and other details about our class.
This site will be updated with photos of what the children have been learning.
If you have any queries, please contact Miss Muirhead via Class Dojo.
Homework
Homework is sent out on a Tuesday and should be completed and returned to school on a Monday. Homework tasks consist of spellings, a maths activity, a timetables task and reading a book of choice for 20 minutes daily.
PE
PE days are Wednesday and Friday.
Geography- Europe
This half term, Year 4 have been using Digimaps to locate physical and human geographical features in northern Italy.
Year 5
Welcome to Year 5!
Mrs Harris will be working in Year 5 this year and will be supported by Mrs Bimson.
Yoga
We enjoyed a relaxing morning learning new yoga techniques.
Year 6
Welcome to Year 6
Welcome to the Year 6 class page. Mr Roberts, Mr Hunter, Miss Hooper and Mrs Bimson will be working in Year 6 this year. On this page, you will find information about the curriculum and year group expectations in Year 6.
We are looking forward to sharing some exciting things this year!
Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Homework is set on a Monday and Wednesday as we enter the run up to SATS.
NEWS
Artist Visit - 25th March
We had a visit from local professional artist Kelvin Burgoyne. He gave a talk to the children on his own unique art and how he became a professional artist. Thank you Kelvin for taking the time to come and see us today.
Swimming Gala 2025
A number of our children competed in the Swimming Gala and did amazing. We came 3rd overall!
