Active Ants have had a super Easter Day. We invited our parents in for Easter crafts and enjoyed a picnic lunch.

We had a great time bug hunting on our school field today.

EYFS have had a great start to their ‘Ready, Steady, Grow’ term. This week we’re looking at healthy foods, so we’ve been cutting, smelling, grating, chopping and juicing lots of fruit and veg. We been made fresh orange and lemon juice. Yummy.

Ants have had a super afternoon hunting for mini beasts on the field.

Dragonflies had great fun yesterday hunting for mini beasts on the school field.

Ants are practising their football skills.

We were very fortunate to have a visit from the RSPB today who taught us all about different types of birds, trees, flowers and mini beasts. We were taught how to catch creatures properly, how to identify them and how to release them back into their habitat. #learningisfun

Active Ants had an amazing time with the RSPB. We used different instruments to help find and look at a variety of mini beasts, flowers and trees. We also used binoculars to look at the different birds flying around.

Ants have been practising their football skills outdoors.

The Ladybird Class had a super time planting their broad bean seeds. Can you think about the conditions that these seeds will need to grow?

It’s going to be another sunny day in Somercotes! Please send your child to school with a sun hat and ensure they have sun cream on.

Today, we were lucky enough to have Helen from Derbyshire Young Carers taking our KS1 assembly. She read us a story and spoke to us about children who care for grown-ups. The school received an award for all the... facebook.com/12961801778237…

Today, Ladybirds had great fun learning to hoe the ground and plant our sunflower seeds. We also planted some onion bulbs and watered them. We have made predictions about the conditions needed to germinate and we will watch in eager anticipation for our first seedling.

Ladybirds leaned about Vincent Van Gogh and explored sketching and painting a version of The Starry Night as well as experimenting with different background colours and discussing how this changes the mood of the piece.

Very well done to all those children who have achieved a higher band this week for the Learner’s Code and also to those children who were awarded reading certificates. Keep up the good work guys!

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What a fantastic day to launch our new topic! Thank you so much Earth Engaged Learning

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Somercotes Infant & Nursery, not too long ago the children took part in a sponsored bike ride and raised a fantastic £550 in the process! What an amazing bunch of young supporters! #ThankYou

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