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.
Hockey News!
Tom and Sam (Year 4) have been selected for the Canterbury U10 Boys A-Team this year (both being the youngest in their age group). Their team played in the County Tournament in Folkestone on Sunday 27th February and they were runners-up (silver medallists to Sevenoaks who they actually beat in…
Roman Artefact Afternoon
Yesterday, year 4 investigated and explored Roman artefacts from Canterbury museum. They handled coins, jewellery and pieces of Roman mosaic. A lovely afternoon.
Waterstones Book Trip
Four children from Year 4 had a lovely afternoon selecting books for our book corner. Our surprise trip to Waterstones was to spend reward money for doing so much reading last term and being top of the school reading chart! We asked the class for their choices and tried to buy a variety of genres…
Junior Agility Championship
We're always keen to hear about our children's extra-curricular activities outside of school:
On the 15th and 16th January I went to the Open Junior Agility Championship with my two and half year old dog called Tilly. This was our first big event and I was very excited to be competing. I was…
