Under 10s Cricket Success
Lillian (Year 5) has recently shared some exciting news with us. She has been selected to join the Kent U10s cricket squad after having been to trials over several weeks. She currently goes regularly to Kent trading sessions and is really enjoying them. Well done, Lillian! We are very proud of…
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…
Forest School Year 5 Autumn Term 1
Welcome back to Forest School Year 5.
We started this term with a tree guessing game and following on from last year, we went over some knots, including the reef knot and square lashings which helps to combine two pieces of wood together. The children made their own creations, like dream…
Pilgrims Way Art workshop
Art workshop with Pilgrims Way
Mrs Tomsett and I were very pleased to be invited to Pilgrims Way to run an Art workshop this week. We took a small group of talented Year 5 Bridge pupils, working towards an Arts Award, to collaborate with equally talented pupils from Pilgrims Way Primary…
Swimming Success!
Elsa (Y4), has recently had success at a swimming gala. She is shown wearing her gold medal and has written a brief report:
“On Monday 4th July, I went to a gala. I was in ‘Sharks’ but there were also ‘Stingrays’ and ‘Dolphins’. I swam in 3 races; all freestyle. My first one, I came 4th - I was…
Simon Langton Girls Art workshops collaboration
Last week Years 3 and 4 were treated to some art workshops led by students from the Simon Langton Girls School who are working towards their own accredited Arts Award. We are working hard at Bridge to collaborate with other schools and artists to broaden our own experiences in the Arts.
The SLG…
Self Portraits in the style of Frida Kahlo
During Term 5, Year 4 put a lot of effort into their self-portraits.
They have looked closely at the proportions of the face and used mirrors to examine their own faces. Did you know that the width of your face is equal to the width of 5 eyes? They have practised drawing their own features and…
Year 4 Quicksticks Tournament
12 children from Year 4 had a very exciting day yesterday (30th March) when they attended a Quicksticks (Primary Hockey) tournament. The children were in 2 teams of 6 and there were 25 teams from the Canterbury and Herne Bay districts taking part. Team 2 played very well and a special mention…
Year 4 artist workshop - Creative Folkestone
A group of Year 4 pupils visited Creative Folkestone this week. They took part in an art workshop ran by Tania McCormack and Nicole Cowan. The theme was ‘Murmurations’ and the children explored birds that migrate to and from Folkestone. We began the workshop by responding to music and creating a…
Top Ranking Tennis Achievement!
On the weekend of 26th February, Iris (Year 4) travelled to Sheffield with Stewart Bristow and his team to play in a tournament against players from around the UK. Iris was the youngest player there and, after the first day of play, qualified for the main draw. She then gained a place in the…
Textiles - Fibre Art by year 4
Year 4 are delighted to share with you our cross curricular project inspired by the life and work of Faith Ringgold, an African American, female artist and author.
Our current display is of our own ‘fibre art’, a title used by Faith to describe her own particular form of art, combining…
Roman Drama Workshop & Bread Making
Year 4 have had a great week baking Roman bread and participating in a drama workshop. The children imagined arriving in Ancient Britain and acted out how to build Roman roads, trade and march as a soldier.
They were very enthusiastic and it was lots of fun.
