What's been Happening in Blossom Room?
02.10.26 Tricky words!
In Blossom this week the children have been practicing reading and writing some tricky words. They have been investigating what is in the box and had some fun with a sensory circuit at the end of the week.
What's been Happening in Year 1 and Year 2?
11.09.26 Settling into Year 1
11.09.26 Settling into Year 1
11.09.26 Settling into Year 1
What a great week we have had in Year 1! The children are becoming more settled into their new routines and have been working incredibly hard. It has been wonderful to see their confidence growing as they take part in some amazing learning.
In English, we have been reading The Girl at the Front of the Class. We have been exploring the characters and using similes to write descriptive sentences. The children have enjoyed thinking carefully about how we can use interesting language to bring our descriptions to life.
In Maths, we have been developing our understanding of number and exploring the different ways we can represent and make numbers. The children have been enjoying using practical resources and sharing their ideas about numbers in different ways.
We are so proud of how well everyone has settled into Year 1 and all the fantastic learning they have achieved this week. Well done, Year 1!
18.09.26 News from Year 2
11.09.26 Settling into Year 1
11.09.26 Settling into Year 1
This week in year 2, we have been working hard to develop our writing skills by using expanded noun phrases. We have been thinking of some amazing descriptions for a rapid, rushing river!
In art, we ventured outside to see what textures we could create with crayons and paper. Our mosaic on the wall created the most incredible pattern
What's been Happening in Year 3 and Year 4?
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
Year 3 have an amazing opportunity to learn the ukulele for 10 weeks every Friday with music teacher, Rastko, from BEAT. There will be another update when they reach the end of their music lessons. Watch this space!
18.09.26 Year 4 lost in space!
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
Last week, our Year 4 children had the exciting opportunity to take part in a virtual space Zoom hosted by STEM with Wings, live from Imperial Space School. The children heard from NASA engineers Howard Hu and Branelle Rodriguez, who shared the incredible story of Artemis II and the team behind the Orion spacecraft.
They learnt about Orion’s 10-day mission around the Moon, including its journey around the far side of the Moon in a figure-of-eight pattern. The children were fascinated to discover that the crew travelled an incredible 270,000 miles from Earth which is farther than any human had travelled since the Apollo missions. It was a fantastic opportunity for our children to hear directly from NASA engineers and learn more about the people and technology behind this historic mission.
2.10.26 Year 4 writing
11.09.26 Ukelele lessons in Year 3
2.10.26 Year 4 writing
The children have been busy editing and publishing their stories inspired by Leon and the Place Between. Our writing outcome was a portal narrative, where a character is transported from their familiar, everyday world into a completely new and magical one.
Throughout the writing process, the children have worked hard to develop their descriptive language, carefully choosing words and phrases to bring their magical worlds to life and engage their readers.
They have thoroughly enjoyed creating their own magical worlds, and we have been so impressed by their creativity and imagination. It has been wonderful to see their ideas develop into exciting and imaginative stories!
What's been Happening in Year 5 and Year 6?
11.09.26 Our first week in Year 5!
It has been lovely start for Year 5. We have been busy settling back into school routines - including some fantastic singing in our singing assembly. The children have particularly enjoyed taking part in a range of settling-in activities, giving them the opportunity to reconnect with friends, get to know their new routines and share their interests. We have also been impressed with the creativity shown in their self-portraits, which have made a fantastic start to their new Art books.
18.09.26 Year 6 house captains
The new Year 6s have started strong as excellent role models. Not only have they been making a good effort to show their best around the school, but many of them also stood for election as House Captain.
Everyone wrote a speech about why they would be a good leader and then carefully thought about whether they wanted to take on the role and put themselves forward.
It was great to see so many being confident, standing up in front of the members of their house from across the school and seeking election. After some very secret voting across the school, our new house captains were chosen and Mrs Reed presented them with their very special House Captain badges.
02.10.26 Year 6 trip to RAF Museum
02.10.26 Year 6 trip to RAF Museum
The first trip of the year happened on the 22nd of September when Year 6 visited the RAF Museum in Colindale. Their behaviour was exemplary and we received compliments from the staff at the museum who appreciated how well the children listened and moved around the museum. The trip allowed the children to see some of the important aeroplanes from World War Two, particularly from The Battle of Britain. We were met at the museum by a volunteer who made sure we knew where to find everything and then we were free to move around at our leisure. We had a great time looking at the planes and other vehicles at the museum and also enjoyed playing on the interactives, learning a little more about how missions are managed and run. The children also had fun dressing up in the replica uniforms - they really looked the part! We also managed to catch one of the tour guides on a break and persuaded him to answer lots of questions! It was a great day and Year 6 really made Underhill proud.