One of our highlights has been looking after our school environment by taking part in a litter pick. It was wonderful to see how well the children worked together as a team, and they were amazed at just how much litter they collected. We were very proud of their teamwork and sense of responsibility. 

Tomorrow, Friday 6th March, Year 1 pupils will be taking part in Tag Rugby taster sessions during the school day.

Please ensure your child brings suitable outdoor clothing in addition to PE kit, as the field may be muddy.

Thank you for your support.

The children have worked incredibly hard writing their diaries. We still have a few left to share, which we are very much looking forward to. Thank you so much for supporting your child with their writing at home – we hope they enjoyed creating their diaries as much as we have enjoyed reading them.

Next week we will be starting our DT project. For this project we need junk modelling, boxes, egg cartons, tubes. Please send in any recycling from tomorrow. Thank you for your continued help and support. 

It has been so lovely catching up with many of you this week to talk about how hard your child has been working and the wonderful progress they have made. They should all be very proud of themselves.

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year. It's been a joy welcoming the children back to school, and we’ve loved hearing all about their adventures over the holidays. It’s clear that everyone had a fantastic time!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year! 

I wanted to let you know that Book Change will now take place on Fridays. As usual, the children will receive two new books each week. In addition, their eBook will be set on the eCollins website, and the login details can be found in your child's reading diary. If you have any trouble logging on or need help with anything, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Thank you for your continued support!

A big well done to all the Owls for their fantastic performances. 😊

This week has been full of excitement as we shared and talked about our favourite toys! A huge thank you to everyone who sent in a photo – it really brought the topic to life for the children. We also started our new text, Lost in the Toy Museum, which has sparked lots of curiosity and discussion.

What an amazing week it has been! The children have worked incredibly hard in their English lessons, and I have been so impressed by their creativity and writing skills. Well done, Year 1! I can’t wait to start our new text next week.

What a busy and exciting week it’s been for Year 1! As we count down to the big day, the children have been working hard on their nativity performance. There’s not long to go now, and we can feel the excitement building! Please remember to send in costumes by Thursday, 27th November, and be sure to label everything in a named bag.

Book change will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 19th November) , sorry for any inconvenience caused. 

It’s been another action-packed week in Year 1, and the children have had lots of fun while learning new things.
We kicked off the week by celebrating Odd Socks Day, a wonderful opportunity to embrace and celebrate the fact that we are all unique. It was fantastic to see so many different socks, and the children really enjoyed the activity!

Also, a polite reminder: Christmas Art cards – you have until next Wednesday 13th November to order. 

Have a lovely weekend, 

Mrs Platt 

Wow, what an amazing 8 weeks it’s been! The children have worked so hard, and I am incredibly proud of each and every one of them. It was wonderful to share their fantastic storytelling, books and songs on Wednesday. Thank you so much for taking the time to attend it was a great opportunity to celebrate all of their achievements!

Wow – what another busy and exciting week in Year One!

Wow – what a busy and exciting week in Year One! We’ve enjoyed phonics evening, harvest festival, worships, food tasting, and our local walk – the children have taken it all in their stride.

You may have noticed that the children have brought home two reading books this evening. This is just a quick note to let you know that our book-change routine will be slightly different moving forward.

From now on, Mrs Kitcher will be changing the Year 1 books every Tuesday. Each child will receive two books to last the whole week. We suggest that they spend the first half of the week reading the first book and then move on to the second one later in the week.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support with reading at home.

Best wishes,
Year 1 Team

If your child has any dietary requirements or allergies that the school is not already aware of, please could you let me know by Thursday at the latest? Please contact;   adminoffice@brockenhurst-primary.hants.sch.uk 

Thank you for your support!

We've had another fun and busy week in Owls class!

This week, we've been learning the story of The Three Little Pigs. The children have enjoyed creating their own story maps and learning the story through actions — it's been great fun! We'd love to invite you to a special performance where the children will share their storytelling with you on Wednesday 22nd October at 2:30pm. Details to follow.  We hope to see you there!

We've had a busy and creative week in Year 1!

It’s been another busy and exciting week in Year 1! We’ve been focusing on developing our sentence writing skills using The Queen’s Hat as our inspiration. The children have worked hard to remember to use capital letters, finger spaces, and full stops.

I hope this message finds you well.

We've had a fantastic week in Year 1, filled with teamwork and collaboration in pairs and small groups.

Our highlight this week was definitely Pirate Day! The children had an amazing time dressing up as pirates and mermaids. We went on an exciting treasure hunt around the school grounds, solving clues and using maps to guide our way.

A big thank you for all the junk modelling materials you sent in! The children used them creatively to build pirate ships and accessories. It was a fantastic day full of imagination and hands-on learning

Our highlight this week was the amazing scooter and bike competition held today in the sunshine! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we’d like to say a big thank you for all the wonderful effort that went into decorating the bikes and scooters — they looked brilliant!

As the temperatures rise, please ensure your child comes to school prepared for the sunny days ahead. We kindly ask you:

• Apply sun cream to your child in the morning before school.

• Send your child with a named hat.

• Provide a named water bottle.

Upcoming Event: Pirate Day – Thursday 26th June

On Thursday 26th June, we will be celebrating our learning all about pirates! To mark the occasion, we invite the children to come to school dressed as a pirate, mermaid, or sea creature. Please spread the word and take a moment to read our blog from 11.06.25 for more details.

We’re excited to see the children’s creative costumes and celebrate together!

How is it Summer 2 already, the year is flying by. It has been wonderful hearing all about the children’s half-term activities – it sounds like they all had a fantastic time!

It was absolutely wonderful to be back with the children this week and to see how much they’ve grown and developed. They really are a credit to you all – so full of energy, kindness and curiosity.

It was also such a joy to see so many of you at Sports Day! What a fantastic afternoon we had, filled with sunshine, smiles and team spirit. Thank you so much for your continued support – it really does mean a lot.

Today we enjoyed a run-through of Sports Day. It was a really great atmosphere and all the children enjoyed having a go at the different activities. There is more information about Sports Day on the Newsletter, which has gone out today.

We have enjoyed another great week of learning in Year 1 and have been busy as usual!

In English, we have been learning how to write compound sentences using the conjunction ‘and’ to join simple sentences. We have also produced some fantastic pieces of descriptive writing based on the ‘Storm Whale.’ The children have been very independent with their writing and demonstrated that they can incorporate the skills they have already learnt, in their writing – well done! 

In Maths, we have continued to focus on measuring capacity and volume and looking at different ways we can do this. We have also been comparing volume and capacity and using more than, less than or equal to in our learning. Home learning- https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/homework 

In Phonics, we focused on sounds: oo (as in blue) or (chew) and yoo (as in argue) as well as or (as in claw). Tricky words – today, their, people, your, any. Home learning Little Wandle ebooks https://www.collinshub.co.uk/login/ 

In Geography, we have been looking rock pools and sorting which sea creatures would and would not survive in a rock pool. The children have also drawn some fantastic pictures of rock pools.

A reminder that our Library day is a Friday. This is when the children can browse the library and change their library books if they want to.

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you on Monday.

The Year 1 team

On Monday 12th May, we will be planting runner beans in yogurt pots; this is part of our science topic, which is all about how plants grow. Please could you save any small see-through yogurt pots for planting. The pots need to be see-through because we plan to observe and monitor the seeds germinating once they have been planted in their pots.

I have already started saving some empty yogurt pots for those who don’t have see-through ones at home, so there should be plenty to go around!

Many thanks

Amy Burch