Year 1 enjoyed listening to the story 'Carlos the Caring Pirate' by Janek Puzon. #Reading #Year1 #English

What an exciting morning Year 1 have had! There has been an alien invasion in our classrooms!! Take a look at what the alien did and the clues that they left. You will also notice some shocked faces too! #English #Science #WOWmoment

Take a look at the children that have won the 'Pineapple of Bravery' so far in 1B. #Oracy #English #Year1

In 1B, we have an elf called Tinker. He is a 'little tinker' to say the least and he gets up to all sorts of mischief. This week, we have been writing letters to him, to tell him all about our school values at Avondale. The children enjoyed reading their letters to him today and Tinker enjoyed listening to them. #English #Year1 #1B #English

Listen to our poems about fire! #English

Year 1 have been learning all about their senses in Science and this week, they have taken part in Autumnal activities whilst thinking about their 5 senses. We have done some amazing autumnal writing. Take a look at the children in action... #1B #Year1 #English #Science #Writing

The teachers in Year 1 have been absolutely blown away with the fantastic story innovations that the children have come up with from the story 'George and the Dragon.' They have drawn, talked about and also performed their version of the story and we are so so proud of their progress. Take a look at some of the videos of the children performing their own stories. #English #Oracy #Year1 #1B #1R

Halle won the 'Pineapple of Bravery' this week. She really impressed Mr Simpson with her listening and acting skills. Well done Halle! #Year1 #English #Oracy

Year 1 have been reading the book 'Katie in London'. They have worked super hard this week to create a diary entry. The children put themselves in to Katie's shoes and wrote a diary entry about the different sights they saw and visited when exploring London. Take a look at our wonderful writers in Year 1! #English #Year1

Year 1 have been learning all about the U.K. In English, they have read a book called 'Katie in London' and explored the different sights that London has to offer. In Geography, they have learnt all about the 4 countries that make up the UK. They have also been super creative using some of Miss Bolton's spare coat hangers (she had a big clear out over the weekend). They have made 'UK mobiles' and hanging off them are all the characters and attractions that Katie comes across

Today, we have started our new class novel 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. We have learnt a part of the first chapter using a story map. This section focuses on descriptive language and the children performed it brilliantly using actions. After that, we used the creative language to inspire us to make our own Iron Men from recyclable materials. This has definitely hooked us on our book! Take a look at the children's fantastic work. #4B #Year4 #English #Reading #Oracy #Performin

This weeks Pineapple of Bravery winner is Kaveena (or Venus as Mr Simpson likes to call her) for your beautiful rendition of your poem and super Speaking and Listening skills. Well done! #Year4 #English #Oracy

Well done to Logan for winning the pineapple of bravery this week! He did a fabulous (and funny) job at improvising! #Oracy #English #Year3

We have awarded our first 'Star Writer' gold pencil in 2N. This is awarded for children showing amazing handwriting skills and beautiful presentation. Well done! #English #writing #Year2

The winner of the Pineapple of Bravery in 4P this week is Oliver. Well done! #Year4 #English #Oracy

This week,in 4B, Marie earned the Pineapple of Bravery for performing her poem using good intonation and expression. Well done Marie. Keep up the good work. #Oracy #SpeakingandListening #Year4 #4B #English #Reading

3H are having a fabulous time during their weekly Oracy sessions with Mr Simpson. They are really growing in confidence when performing their poems. Well done to Esha who won the pineapple of bravery this week. #English #Oracy #Year3

Well done to Hannah the winner of this week's Pineapple of Bravery. What a fabulous performance! #Year4 #Oracy #English

George earned the pineapple of bravery in our speaking and listening lesson today. He really made the words of his poem come alive. Keep it up George. Well done! #English #Year4 #4B #Speaking

Following on from their workshop with author, Billy Bob Buttons, 5W enjoyed a writing session at Darwen Vale. Their high school teacher was exceptionally impressed with their skills and knowledge and truly felt that there are some future authors within Avondale! #Year5 #Literacy #English