Livingstone Primary & Nursery School WK2 FEB 2026

In Nursery this week has been extremely busy and full of fun learning!

We finished our topic about Traditional Tales. Getting inspiration from Goldilocks' oats we talked about grains. The children learned that flour is made from wheat, which is also a grain, and we had a turn at grinding wheat to make our very own flour. The children were so excited to see how the grains of wheat turned into powder!

We then used our flour to make pizza dough and created our own delicious margrita pizzas. The children enjoyed spreading sauce and choosing their toppings. It was a fantastic hands-on cooking experience.

Continuing our busy cooking week, we baked and decorated more than 80 gingerbread men for our enterprise project. The children worked so hard, and we are very proud to say that we made enough money to cover our costs and donate the rest to charity. What amazing little business people!

As it was Safer Internet Day, we also talked about AI assistants such as Siri, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant. We discussed what they can do (like tell us the weather or share facts) and what they cannot do (such as cook our dinner or give us a hug!). The children had some wonderful ideas and questions.

Half-Term Talking Homework Suggestion:

Please spend some time cooking or baking together. Talk about the ingredients you are using, where they come from, and what happens when they are mixed or heated. You might even like to take a photo or draw a picture of what you make to share with us when we return!

Thank you for your continued support! We wish everyone a restful half term and look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 23rd.

Reception have had a very busy half term! We have continued learning all about police officers and how they help us. This week we have enjoyed getting ready for our 'enterprise' that took place today. The children have had such a great time making their 'dojo monsters' and even designed posters to advertise them to the rest of the school.

Please continue to support the children in their reading at home over the half term. We are so proud of their progress, keep up the hard work!

Have a lovely half term break.

This week in Maths, we have have been starting to recall our 2 times table facts and apply them to solving problems and division calculations. In English, we have worked extremely hard to apply all our learning about punctuating sentences, using expanded noun phrases and conjunctions to write our own narratives retelling the story of 'The Lonely Beast'. The children have been very proud of their writing achievements at the end of this half-term! In the afternoons we have been completing our RE unit and learning about other perspectives of how the world began including the idea of human evolution.

We would like to thank all of the parents that attended their parent consultation this week, if you could not attend or have any further questions, please feel free to speak to either class teacher.

Homework:

Maths - pages 58 and 59 (page 60 Optional Extra)

Comprehension - pages 46 and 47 (Progress Test 2)

Brain Boosters for Spring 2 are stuck into the yellow homework books.

Well done to everyone who had a go at the Spring 1 activities, there was some super work!

SPRING 2 D&T - Please can the children bring in a medium sized cardboard box after the half-term break, about the size of a tissue box or an egg box (6 eggs). This is to be used for our moving vehicles unit.

The first achievement award is to Anoel for always trying his best in Maths and showing great progress so far this year.

The second achievement award is to Isabelle for her excellent focus when writing an independent narrative for the story 'The Lonely Beast'.

Year 3 had a fabulous Tuesday learning all about Ancient Egypt from an Egyptologist. They explored growing up in Ancient Egypt by looking at the culture, clothing, makeup, food, dancing, music, games and education. We also learnt how to translate hieroglyphics and write Egyptian numbers. The children were fascinated by the story of Ka and Meryt, the gods and goddesses as well as their importance to daily life and the afterlife. After lunch we focused on mummification, the famous pharaohs and their pyramids. I wonder if we have some budding archaeologists in Year 3!

This week in maths, we continued to focus on measurement. In English we finished our fantastic narratives inspired by The Wild Robot.

We are swimming for the first 2 weeks of next half-term (23rd Feb - 6th March). Please remember to complete the online form and bring in a swimming cap, goggles, swim suit, and towel.

Homework:

Maths: Length p58 - 59 (p.60 is optional)

English: Prepositions p,24 and 25

There was some amazing brain booster homework this half- term!

Have a lovely half-term!

Achievement awards this week go to Esmae and Abid for showing a consistently positive attitude to learning and an enthusiastic approach to their work. They are excellent role models for their peers and have made strong progress this term.

This week in Maths, the children learned about decimals, including place values below ones and ordering and comparing.

In English, they wrote their non-chronological reports about an aspect of Viking life, which were interesting and informative. They enjoyed publishing them and organising the page in different ways.

In Science, they completed many practical experiments to investigate the effects of gravity, air resistance and water resistance.

Reminder: our trip to the Science Museum is on the first day back (Monday 23rd). The children may bring up to £5.00 to spend at the gift shop if you wish. Please understand that the children bring it at their own risk and that adults will not be responsible for looking after their money.

Homework due by Weds 25th February

Maths: pages 62 and 63 (decimals)

Reading: pages 45, 46 and 47 (Momotaro)

This week's award goes to the whole class for their enthusiasm and hard work preparing to sell candles for entreprise.

In Maths this week we have been looking at capacity. We looked at reading scales and using millilitres and litres. We have also been practising our arithmetic skills.

In English, we have been writing instructions on how to use buses and trains. On Friday we enjoyed role-playing and following each other's instructions.