Willaston School

Behaviour values: fair, respect, safe. This is how we do it here.

Thinking Grooves in EYFS
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You may or may not have heard your child talking about learning their "Thinking Moves" at school. For those of you who have heard the phrase but not known much about it, "Thinking Moves" is a special series of words and phrases that help us to talk effectively about what steps we need to take to ov…

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Girl's Football club
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Week 2 It was great to see so many of the girls coming back for our second session today! Below is a quick video that shows some of the great fun we had while developing our skills this week. It may look a little chaotic, but the ethos behind the club is that there shouldn't be any children being '…

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Baking with Ms McAdam
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We had great fun making flapjacks this week with Ms McAdam! We measured all our ingredients very carefully and then had a good mix. The best part was when we all got to try a piece! Very tasty.

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Developing Shared Thinking Skills
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One of the big development goals in EYFS is to improve children's speaking and listening skills. The act of attending to what someone else says and responding in a way that builds upon what they've said is a skill that many adults take for granted, but it is a skill that, just like all skills, shou…

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Hot Rocks!
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On Friday Mrs McAdam and Mrs Miklos took a little group of climbing superstars to Hot Rocks Climbing Centre. The children were amazing: cracking behaviour showing all of the Willaston values - Fair, Respect, Safe - and they all achieved brilliant results on the climbing walls!

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Goodbye Mrs Burton!
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As part of Mrs Burton's leaving assembly, the children made a video based on her favourite musical "Les Miserables". Here is the video for your enjoyment

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Year 4, 5 and 6 Christmas Party!
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Year 4, 5 and 6 had an amazing Christmas Party yesterday! We played musical statues, the chocolate game and we wrapped the teacher in toilet rolls to make snowman. We enjoyed lots of food which we are still eating up today!

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Year 1 Forest School Fun!
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Year 1 have had the best time at forest school this half term! We've wrapped up warm and have loved exploring, playing and learning outdoors in all weathers. From making wooden reindeers, toasting yummy marshmallows to being brave when zip lining, we have had so much fun!

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