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Mar 5, 2026

Year 1/2 have had an amazing World Book Day. We have... - completed World Book Day themed Maths questions - co written a class story based on 5 items left in our classroom (a key, some magical glitter, a feather, a map and a picture of a mystery woman) - spent time with Y 5/6 friends and shared stories - really enjoyed trying to guess who was 'behind the mask' in our teacher masked reader - and of course we loved dressing up! Including the adults!! We will share our story writing with you next week when we have purple polished it!

Mar 5, 2026

What an incredible day we have had for World Book Day - thank you to all the children and family members who helped to create wonderful costumes, shoe box scenes and sent us pictures of 'extreme reading'. It was so hard to pick 'winners' but we really hope that all the children who took part enjoyed themselves. Here are some of the entries we received - I am sure you will understand how difficult we found the judging!

Mar 5, 2026

A fantabulous day today celebrating World Book Day. An array of creative and imaginative costumes (thanks to all grown-ups involved) were adorned. The year 5/6 children had fun creating their stories based on 5 items - a key, a feather, a map, an old photograph and a bottle of potion. We hope that the year 6 opening of their story is not based on an Axminster teacher?!

Mar 5, 2026

➗✨ Fantastic Fractions in Foxes, Badgers and Otters! 🦊🦡🦦 Our Foxes, Badgers and Otters classes have been diving into the world of fractions in Maths this week! The children have been using a range of practical resources and mathematical strategies to explore fractions in fun and meaningful ways. From fraction walls and counters to drawing models and solving tricky problems, everyone has been working hard to build their confidence. 🧮📊 In Year 3, the focus is on understanding what fractions are. Pupils are learning to recognise and make simple fractions such as ½, ⅓ and ¼, and to understand them as equal parts of a whole. They have been sharing shapes, objects and numbers into equal groups to see how fractions work in real life. 🍕 In Year 4 and 5, the learning moves a step further. Pupils explore equivalent fractions, work with fractions greater than one, finding fractions of an amount and begin adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. They also learn to recognise fractions in different forms and explain their thinking using mathematical vocabulary. 💡 Across all three classes it has been brilliant to see the children using hands-on resources, discussing their ideas and challenging themselves with problem solving. Fractions can be tricky, but our learners have shown fantastic determination and teamwork! 👏📚

Mar 5, 2026

🌞✈️ Starlings & Robins Update! 🐦 Our Starlings and Robins classes have been busy exploring the exciting world of holidays! 🌍 This learning was inspired by the wonderful story What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday, which sparked lots of imaginative conversations about where we might like to travel and the adventures we could have along the way. 🏖️🏔️ The children shared fantastic ideas about destinations, transport and the things they would pack for their trips! With the lovely weather making an appearance, we’ve also been making the most of our outdoor spaces. 🌤️ The sandpit has been reopened and has already been a huge hit! 🏖️ The mud kitchen has been full of creativity as the children mixed, stirred and experimented to create all sorts of magical potions and muddy masterpieces. 🧪🍃 We’ve even taken PE outside, enjoying the fresh air while practising our movement and teamwork. 🏃‍♂️⚽ It’s been wonderful to see so much imagination, collaboration and outdoor fun. We’re looking forward to many more sunny learning adventures! 🌼

Mar 4, 2026

We had a wonderful time painting this afternoon. Inspired by the work of Paul Klee, we drew self portraits and then painted them. Even more impressively, we only used primary colours to mix and make the range of colours you see here!

Mar 4, 2026

The PTFA are organising our annual sponsored run on Monday 23rd March! We will be awarding prizes to the top individual and class fundraisers. Sponsorship forms are coming home this week and need to be back by 2nd April. All money collected will go towards enriching the children's experiences in school - recent fundraisers have enabled us to buy new chromebooks, new outside equipment and exciting new books. Thank you for all your support - it really does make such a difference!

Mar 4, 2026

We are looking forward to World Book Day tomorrow! Don't forget to dress as a character, a word or in your pyjamas and bring in any entries for Extreme Read and your Book Scenes to the atrium in the morning. Happy Reading!

Mar 3, 2026

This week the children have been very busy learning and exploring! We’ve been developing our fine motor skills by practising holding our pencils correctly and carefully following the lines. The children have shown great focus and determination as they work on strengthening those important early writing skills. ✏️ In our tuff tray this week, we’ve been retelling the story of What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. Using puppets and farm animals, the children have been acting out the story, remembering key events, and using their voices to bring the characters to life. It’s been wonderful to see their confidence and imagination grow! 🐞 In maths, the children took on a fun bridge-building challenge! Using blocks and Duplo, they worked together to design and build a bridge over a “river.” They explored problem-solving, balance, stability and teamwork as they tested and improved their creations. There were some fantastic designs and great resilience shown when things didn’t quite go to plan! What a fantastic week of learning Little Acorns!

Mar 1, 2026

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Feb 28, 2026

WORLD BOOK DAY - THURSDAY 5th MARCH We’re excited to be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March! Children are invited to come dressed up as a book character, in pyjamas with their favourite book, or as a word. These don’t need to be bought costumes - home made are excellent too! We’ll also be running an Extreme Reading competition — take a photo of yourself reading somewhere unusual over half term for a chance to win a prize for the most extreme reader! Please send your entries to office@axminster-primary.devon.sch.uk Examples: upside down, on the beach, in the forest or even on a roller coaster! In addition, children are invited to create a shoebox story box. This is a decorated shoebox that represents a favourite story using small objects, characters, or scenes from the book. Children will have the opportunity to bring their story box into school and explain their story to others. Please do not bring these until World Book Day!

Feb 28, 2026

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Feb 27, 2026

Hedgehogs and Squirrels have had a great first week back! In English we have started our new book 'Major Glad and Major Dizzy' the children have really enjoyed looking at toys from the past. In Art we have been continuing our unit on portraits inspired by the artist Paul Klee. This week we drew a portrait in the style of Paul Klee ready to paint next week.

Feb 26, 2026

Years 5 and 6 have started their new Art topic with precision and flair. We've been looking closely at some of the different panels of the Bayeux Tapestry and trying to recreate the detail and the texture. These pictures prove it was a great success.

Feb 26, 2026

🎭✨ Lights, lines and lovely songs! ✨🎭 Our pupils in Otters, Foxes and Badgers have begun rehearsals for their upcoming production of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 🐴🦊🐭👦. The children are busy learning lines, practising songs 🎶 and bringing this beautiful story to life with real enthusiasm and teamwork 🌟. The excitement is already building, and we cannot wait to share the finished production at the end of the half-term! 👏🎉 Watch this space… it’s going to be something very special 💫

Feb 26, 2026

📚🐞 Storytime fun in Starlings & Robins! 🐞📚 Starling and Reception children have been loving What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday! ✨ We brought the story to life with some brilliant potato printing, creating bright, spotty ladybirds 🎨, and sharpened our maths skills by counting dots on ladybirds 🧮🐞. So much creativity, teamwork and learning packed into one week – well done, Starlings and Robins! 🌟👏

Feb 26, 2026

Little Acorns – All Creatures Great and Small 🐾 Little Acorns have started their new topic, “All Creatures Great and Small.” During Carpet Time, we created a wonderful mind map using the children’s ideas all about animals. The children shared fantastic thoughts about pets, farm animals, sea creatures, and wild animals, showing great enthusiasm and curiosity. This week, we have enjoyed exploring the story Dear Zoo on a tuff tray, we encouraged the children to talk about different animals . We also had playdough out so we could create our own Rainbow Fish, which helped us think about friendship and sharing. As part of our topic, the children took part in a fun Sea Creature Rescue activity, where they carefully rescued sea animals from ice. In Maths, we have started learning about length, comparing objects and using language such as longer, shorter, taller, and smaller. The children enjoyed measuring and ordering different objects during our practical activities. Well done, Little Acorns, for such a fantastic start to our new topic! 🌟

Feb 25, 2026

It's Hawks' Cake Sale on Friday 27th February at the end of school. All contributions very gratefully received.

Feb 25, 2026

We are looking forward to our PTFA-organised Mothers Day Craft on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March. Booking forms have been sent by Arbor and there are paper copies in the office if you would like them. You need to book by completing the form and sending cash to the office to reserve your child's space. We close the bookings on Friday 6th March and cannot take any more forms after this date. There are limited spaces so it will be on a first come-first served basis.

Feb 24, 2026

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