Today some of us brought in our pets. Harrison brought his hamster Hettie and Charlotte brought her tortoise called Twinkle and her snail called Linda.

Try these fun games that will help you practice and improve those different reading comprehension skills. Deduction- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/reading/deduction/play/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/english/deduction.shtml   Finding information- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/reading/finding_information/play/   Understanding poetry- http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/poem.html   If you have enjoyed these, try some of the other reading comprehension activities on the bbc bitesize site.

Next week it will be our trip to Chester Zoo.  Have a think about what you would like to find out and which animals you want to see. Have a look at the zoos website and start to plan our visit. Let me know which animals sound the most exciting…

Look what our chicks can do now!      

This mornings we have been thinking about the mouse from the Gruffalo story. We thought about his looks and personality and used adjectives to describe him. Tomorrow we will be writing a character profile.            

Millie has worked very hard at home to create this amazing Gruffalo. Can you see the features as described in the book?  

Another fantastic week of learning at HCPS… In KS1 we have celebrated the arrival of six chicks that have recently hatched. Please visit the class blog to see them in action! In lower KS2, pupils have been practising their fencing skills in PE and have been busy rehearsing for their Easter Eggs-travaganza  performance…

I just want to share with you an amazing comment I received today from the fencing instructor. He commented on the impeccable behaviour of the children at HCPS and that it was some of the best he had seen in all the schools he has worked in. A credit to…

3 hatched so far. Two to go!