Today, Year 4 started their masterpieces in DT. We have put into practice all of the skills that we have been learning. We have applied our knowledge of running stitch, back stitch and whip stitch. We have also looked at embellishments such as buttons and different stitches. Finally, we are looking at whether we are going to include buttons or press studs. Once the pencil cases have been finished, we will upload some photographs of the final creations. We were very lucky to be supported by our headteacher and "sewing machine" Miss MacKay.

We have finally arrived back! I would just like to send out my thanks to all of our pupils. We have had nothing but positive remarks from all of the staff at Kingswood. They honestly could not believe just how well-behaved our children are. Thank you again and we will see you all on Monday!

Welcome from Dearne Valley for day two of our adventure! The children are quite tired today but have all persevered in their efforts with all of the activities. There have been some absolute superstars today who have pushed themselves to their limits. They are really enjoying themselves and it is great to see so many smiles on faces. They will all be shattered tomorrow when you collect so expect early nights for them all! 

Hello from Dearne Valley 2025!

I would just like to check in with all of the nervous adults at home and say that so far, the children are having a wonderful time. We have all settled in, unpacked our suitcases and "made" our beds. We have already had 3 separate members of staff commend the behaviour of our children and that makes all of our staff feel extremely proud. We will try to keep uploading as many photographs as possible but this initial blog has taken over an hour due to poor connections and problems with uploading photographs so please bear with us!

A massive well done to all of the children below that attended the basketball Barnsley finals today. They did incredibly well and played 4 games, winning 3 and losing one. This has meant that they have finished top of the group and will be progressing to the South Yorkshire Finals (normally held in Sheffield at the EIS). Our children love basketball at Kexborough and all of the hard work that they have put in during break time and dinner time really does show. Well done to everyone!

Today, we went to our first swimming lesson! We were all assessed to see how confident we were and what our current ability levels are. We have been put into 2 groups and from next week, we will look at exactly what we need to improve on to reach the end of KS2 goal for swimming. All of the children are really excited and loved their first lesson.

Today, as part of our Geography Topic on Europe, we have looked at finding the capital cities of some of the main countries within Europe. We knew some already but for the ones that we did not know, we used an atlas to locate and find them. We discussed the differences between continents, countries and cities. 

Today, we have been looking at square numbers in Maths. We have represented them using counters and translucent tiles. 22 children proffered the tiles and 1 child preferred the counters to represent them. We looked at how the arrays for square numbers create square arrays. This was a great way to learn about our square numbers but also to understand the reasoning behind it. 

Yesterday, we went up to Darton College and we took an unprecedented 54 children to a basketball tournament. With it being so close, we did not have to worry about travel costs and we could take a steady walk up. It was AMAZING to see so many children taking part in some inter-school competition and I was proud of everybody for taking part! Thank you to all members of staff as always for all of your hard work!

This half term, our novel is Treasure Island. This is also our driver for our writing. We have already read the first 6 chapters and have looked specifically at vocabulary that has been used which is unfamiliar. All of our lessons have a quick recap on the previous day's new vocabulary and the children have done exceptionally well at retaining this knowledge. In writing, we have also started completing diary entries from the perspective of Jim Hawkins. As the children know, and enjoy, the story so much, they are flying with the modelled diaries. Over the next week, they will complete an independent piece from the perspective of Long John Silver.