"A great first day of the litter picking competition, with plenty of litter collected off the playground. So far we have:1st: Dragon2nd: Pegasus3rd: Griffin4th:Phoenix Keep up the good work Walton Oak!"

In Year 3 Science, the children have been learning about plants and what they need to live and grow, such as water, light, air, and the right conditions. Today, they conducted an experiment by planting seeds using different materials: soil, sand, cotton wool, and blue tissue paper as the growing medium. Over the coming weeks, they will observe and record how well the seeds grow in each material to see which best supports life and growth.

On Wednesday, Year 4 explored Victorian life in more depth using the fantastic resource boxes from Chertsey Museum! The children loved handling real artefacts and learning more about what life was like in the past. A brilliant way to bring history to life!

4S have been busy turning everyday classroom objects into French vocabulary! They practised how to correctly say "my" in French depending on the object learning when to use mon, ma, or mes.For example:un stylo (a pen) becomes mon stylo (my pen)une règle (a ruler) becomes ma règle (my ruler)des ciseaux (some scissors) becomes mes ciseaux (my pencils)It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they explored their pencil cases and applied their new language skills.

In Year 3 we have been reading the book The Tin Forest in writing, and today something exciting happened, a mysterious box appeared in our classroom! Inside were strange and intriguing items that helped us imagine what the world might look like if no one cleaned up the junk. The children used the box to spark thoughtful discussions about the environment and what we can do to help.