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Sandhopper Class Weekly News

Friday 16th October 2026

Sandhopper have been enjoying listening to poems this week. We discussed what made a poem entertaining to watch and how volume, tone and rhythm were all important. In small groups, they had a go at performing the poem, The Toys Playtime.

Friday 9th October 2026

Another busy week in Sandhopper class! This week in Science we enjoyed investigating the waterproof qualities of materials. In Art we used pastels to create an Impressionist landscape and in Geography we have compared The Atlas Mountains to our local area.

Friday 2nd October 2026

Sandhopper have really been enjoying their outdoor PE lessons focusing on ball skills. This week, they showed off their dribbling skills and stopping the ball with control!

Friday 25th September 2026

This week in Science Sandhopper have been testing how stretchy different materials are! In English, we have enjoyed reading the story The Queen’s Handbag and creating actions to go with the story. We are excited to write our own version over the next couple of weeks.

Friday 18th September 2026

Sandhopper had a great time at the beach this week!

They enjoyed a searching for items during a scavenger hunt, making some beach art from the natural materials found and working together to make a giant sandcastle!

Friday 11th September 2026

This week in Sandhopper class we have been writing super sentences, using the conjunctions ‘and, but, so, because’. In Maths we have been exploring place value. In Science we went on a materials hunt and in Art we have been describing different lines.

Friday 4th September 2026

We have had a great first week in Sandhopper class! We have had lots of fun creating colour monsters and Picasso portraits. We also challenged ourselves to design and make a working marble run.