Sportshall Athletics - Year 4
On 24th November, a team of 20 children from Year 4 took part in the annual Sportshall Athletics competition. This is a very exciting and energetic event and the children were fantastic! They all tried their hardest and came second out of 8 schools. Here are some quotes from the children:
"I…
Silence is Golden
On the 9th November, Roisin and Hazel (Year 6) did a sponsored silence. It was very hard to do but we managed to do it in the end. We started the challenge at 7.30 till 4.00, it was donate money for Children in Need. It was very challenging but it was worth it. In the end we managed to raise…
Year 2 DT
As part of our topic on the Great Fire of London the children were set the challenge of re-building London. The children had to design a model of the building they were going to create and used our trip to Canterbury as inspiration. The children then choose which construction material they wanted…
Year 5 French
In French this term, Year 5 have been learning about Colours and My Home. The children have learned how to read, write and pronounce lots of various colours as well as exploring the vocabulary for shades such as light and dark. Throughout the ‘My Home’ topic, children have been exploring words…
The Pudsey Stall
A point of pride in our school is the demonstrable charitable attitudes that our children have and I was pleased to hear about six of our children's activities at the weekend.
Phoebe, Lillian, Ivy and Nanaha (Year 4), Imogen (Year 3) and Matilda (Year R) held a 'Pudsey' stall in Bridge to raise…
Prototype chairs - Year 6
Our focus on Design Technology continues this term and the Year 6 chair project progresses well. This week, the pupils have been making prototypes of their chairs from paper straws, paper and masking tape. These models give the children an opportunity to test their designs, structures, and…
Mayan Day
Thank you to everyone in year 4 for participating so enthusiastically in our Mayan Day. The outfits were brilliant. We all enjoyed being explorers and discovering new things about the Maya. We learnt about a few of the many gods including the sun god and the maize god and why they were so…
DT - Year 3 weaving
The Year three topic this term is Ancient Egypt. Within Design Technology, pupils are designing and making necklaces (inspired by Ancient Egyptian art) for a summer ‘collection’ – Egyptian style is back in fashion after 5000 years!
This is a DT textiles unit, so the main feature on the…
Tennis Triumph
Iris in Year 4 has been entering tennis tournaments recently and came 2nd last weekend at a tournament in Brighton. This weekend, however, her training and determination paid off and she gained an even better result!
"On Saturday 20th November, I played a tennis tournament in Maidstone and I…
DT - Year 1
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This term we are focusing on Design Technology. Year one regularly practises motor skills within lessons with Mrs Cork and Mrs Andrews; in preparation for this project they have been practising using scissors and a hole punch.
Within their DT lessons they are getting into the Christmas spirit…
Fireworks - Year R
To celebrate Guy Fawkes night, Year R created drawings of fireworks with chalk pastels. This is a very creative art medium. Pupils smudged the bright coloured pastels with their fingers, moved them around the page and made a bit of a mess! They had photographs of fireworks around them and a video…
Ironman - Year 4
Term 1 Year 4 The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes is a fantastic book to inspire English lessons. We love teaching it as much as the children love learning from it. The Iron Man allows for such creativity and opportunities for learning. As well as reading the whole book…
