Drawing Attention
Did you know that more than 42,100 species (animal, fungi and plant) have been assessed to be under threat of extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCP)?
Read MoreFrench round-up
Using the Surface Gos and Linguascope, the children have been learning new vocabulary for items in their pencil cases. Linguascope is our online language programme, and each child is able to work through the exercises and online games at their own pace. Children are able to choose to return to any part of a topic and repeat activities where they feel they need to. This ensures that they are confident in their knowledge and new language acquisition before moving on to the next activity.
Read MoreScience Week
Year 2 started off Science Week with an environmental experiment based on an oil spill disaster. The children had been learning about the high seas, coastal seas and fresh water as part of their topic about the Earth. They had been thinking about how to look after our waters by not polluting them with rubbish.
Read MoreYear 5 trip a shore success
On Tuesday 14th March, Year 5 went to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve as part of their studies on rivers and coasts. They were greeted by the ladies from the Discovery Centre and walked down to the Education Zone, spotting different coastal features on the way. The morning started with a visit to the beach, past the bird sanctuary, spotting different breeds of birds on the Salt Marsh flats. Once they had reached the beach, they had to comb the site looking for any evidence of discarded sea life, as well as picking up any litter. The children worked in groups with buckets finding shells, shark and ray eggs and parts of crabs. They also found bits of plastic, metal and wood that had washed ashore and discussed the relative lifespan of rubbish depending on their materials.
Read MoreA roarsome visit to the Big Cat Sanctuary
This week Year 2 visited The Big Cat Sanctuary to learn about the habitats of the cats and how the sanctuary care for them. The children enjoyed an interactive workshop where they learnt how cats camouflage themselves, the difference in paw prints and why some cats have long tails and others have short tails. The children had the opportunity to look and feel the claw and teeth punctures on the big cats’ toy balls.
Read MoreSwimming Gala makes a splash!
On Tuesday 14th, Year 3 and Year 4 water babies dived in to the Castle Swimming Gala, battling it out to see Rochester take first place with 90 points, Hever come in second with a score of 76, Bodiam place third at 69 points, and Leeds bring in 45 points.
Read MoreHead’s Lines – 17.03.23
As I type this on Friday morning, I am still beaming with pride at what our children and staff accomplished last night in the Spring Concert. We all know all too well how precious community events like this are after the last few years when gatherings became illegal. The creativity, joy and excellence on show last night, interspersed with glimpses of other learning powers such as bravery, originality and collaboration, made for a wonderful celebration and I am grateful for all who participated or assisted, including especially to Mrs Lordon.
Read MorePrefect’s Piece: Recipes
Hello, my name is Holly and one of my favourite hobbies, besides art and horse riding, is cooking. I love to watch cookery programmes and every weekend I make pancakes and we experiment with different flavours and even make art pancakes, using lots of different colour batters and make funny pictures and then eat them all up.
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