200 nights of reading means…

The first of our KS2 children have clocked up a whopping 200 nights of reading in their journals! Congratulations! Y3-6 came up with a shortlist of treats to mark this milestone and the most popular was a non-uniform day. So on Thursday 28th June, everyone who has reached 200 nights can come to school in […]

Phonics in Year 1- “ow” vs “ou”ch!

Plasters aren’t just for disasters in Year 1! Today we were sorting between “ow” (cow) and “ou”ch (mouse) words. Would you be able to choose the correct plaster?!

National Young Writers’ Award 2018

Explore Learning have visited St Margaret’s Lee to launch the National Young Writers’ competition. The task is to write a story about a hero, David Walliams will be judging the stories and there are some amazing prizes on offer. All children will come home with an entry form this week so they can write their […]

Angus Rides the Goods Train in Year 2

This morning’s English lesson involved Year 2 receiving a mysterious picture followed by a letter addressed to someone called Angus. We read the first part of the story together and further explored the ideas in the book through using a ‘conscience corridor.’

World Book Day

St Margaret’s went book-crazy for World Book Day. Here’s a taster of the different ways we celebrated stories. To see a video of all the fabulous dressing-up and activities we got up to, check out: https://vimeo.com/259321008 We went on a Where’s Wilson hunt. Nursery made tasty Gruffalo claw cakes. Year 3 made their own covers […]

Macbeth Cluedo in Year 6

Year 6 designed and made their own ‘Macbeth’ versions of Cluedo – play got pretty competitive!

World book Day update

In addition to our traditional World Book Day dress-up, children will be able to go on a ‘Where’s (Mr) Wilson?’ scavenger hunt, solve the staff reading photo puzzles, as well as enjoy special book-themed activities being laid on in each class. Pupils in Years 3-6 will also be visiting Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year […]

That Bird has Talent!

Year 2 worked extremely hard all week for their assembly and all the effort definitely paid off! Dancing, acting and singing their way through the morning, every child had a smile on their face! Congratulations Year 2 🙂

World Book Day – Thursday 1st March

World Book Day is Thursday 1st March and we will be celebrating it in style this year! Children are invited to dress up as a favourite book character on that day, with their £1 donation going to Book Aid International ( www.bookaid.org ), which helps send books to readers who really need them in schools […]

Library poster competition

We all have a responsibility to keep our library in good condition and as a school have agreed some ground rules. We take care of our books. We all help keep the library tidy. We respect the calm of the library. We share stories with our friends and families. We would love it if pupils […]