Year 6 Mandarin Trip
Mandarin Trip
On 29th September, some children from each of the Year 6 classes went on a Mandarin trip at Simon Langton Boys School. As soon as we arrived, we were excited! First, we met the school’s Mandarin teacher, who took us in the big drama studio, where we met another school. The…
Year 3 The Tunnel
Over the last few weeks,Year 3 have been reading the book The Tunnel. We used this as a stimulus in our art lessons. The children began by thinking of their own story. They first had to decide what creature would be in their story, what the creature would go through in order to get to another…
5HA Poetry June 2023
To recognise refugee week, Year 5 looked at the poem Refugees by Brian Bilston. The poem is a palindrome which gives two very different perspectives of how refugees are perceived and welcomed by their host countries. We decided that we would not share too much information with the children…
Year 5 Greek Day 2023
On Thursday the 22nd of June, Year Five were treated to a wonderful Greek day. We had lots of fun learning all about Greek history. In the morning Malena, Spyros and Aleka came in to help us write our names in Greek, on tiles or plates. Thankfully, Malena had written all our names out already…
5JS Biodiversity Trip
Yesterday, 5JS were extremely lucky to visit Simon Langton Girls school for a day of biodiversity activities. We begun the day by going on a bug hunt using identification sheets to identify what we had caught. We used nets and a sweeping technique through the grass. We found lots of centipedes, a…
Cheerleading News - Miss Rattigan
An interview with Miss Rattigan to hear her latest cheerleading news
Q1: Where was your most recent competition and what was it?
A1: Birmingham national competition.
Q2 : What do you want to achieve by the end of your career?
A2: To have a strong team who works…
5JS Reading Prize
This morning, 5JS set off to the Beany for their reading prize. We were greeted by some ladies who introduced us to the library. The children listened carefully to how the library worked and the different sections that were available to them, including fiction and non-fiction books. The children…
Year 5 Space Buggy DT
In Year 5, we have created our own Space Buggy in response to our science learning this term on Earth and Space. We began by reflecting back on what we learnt about the different planets and their features. From this, we explored what our Space Buggy would need in order to investigate these…
Year 5 Space Day 2022
Ground Control to Bridge and Patrixbourne!
Today Year 5 have had the most amazing day learning all about Space. Jackson ( from As Creatives) came into school to teach the children through the use of drama. They have learnt why other planets in our solar system are incapable of sustaining life…
5JS Forest School
Yesterday, 5JS had great fun at forest school. We began by looking at pine cones and made predictions about what would happen if we put them into cold water. Some children thought they would close up and some thought they would crumble. We put a few in a bowl of water and put it to one side. We…
Year 5 Day 2
Another fun-packed day here; our feet have not touched the ground! The day began with breakfast around the fire followed by the children learning how to build and light fires in their tribes. After s’mores, they went on to learn how to handle knives safely and then whittled their own tent pegs.…
Year 5 Day 1
Day one met all of our expectations and more! From the moment we arrived the children have been busy and have enjoyed every minute. They were put into their tribes, worked in teams to create shelters, danced, sang songs around the fire and then it was time for lunch; no excuses from now on they…
