Equestrian Excellence
Eve G (Year 6) and new Equestrian team member Albert S (Year 5) competed in the Grass Roots Show Jumping competition over Christmas against other schools, with great success. Isla D (Year 6) and Amelia P (Year 5) were also out competing with the senior team at a Show Jumping competition in Staplehurst achieving some incredible results.
Read MorePlanet Earth and Being Alive
Children in Year 2 have been introduced to their new topic ‘Earth’, looking at the beauty of our planet and how climate change has impacted on this. They have also begun investigating what attributes are needed to be alive, once alive or never alive.
Read MoreLet’s go on a safari
Children in Year 1 have been enjoying their introduction to the topic ‘Let’s go on a safari’. They have been learning about wild animals, the Big Five and what the weather is like in each season.
Read MoreScience and Sentences
This week, the children in Reception have been investigating, problem solving, adding and talking about their goals for 2023.
Read MorePrefect Piece: Emily H
Emily H (Year 6) talks in her prefect piece about her love for learning languages and how the languages she is learning have already helped her in day-to-day life.
Read MoreHead’s Lines – 13.01.23
If you are already feeling like Christmas was a long time ago, then I can assure you that you are not alone. Term has begun at the usual frenetic pace and the children have quickly settled back into their routines and learning, with just the full return of the clubs programme to go next week.
Read MoreLent Term Learning Powers
For a brand new year, we have launched two brand new Learning Powers – Observation and Excellence. Mr Watkins shared some visual puzzles with the children, which required them not only to look carefully, but also to think about what they were seeing to find the answers. The key skill of listening was also highlighted as part of the definition of Observation from Science, where all the senses can provide important feedback about the object being observed.
Read MoreHead’s Lines – 16.12.22
As the School breaks up for the Christmas holidays (albeit Little Lambs Nursery will continue to operate until Wednesday 21st December), we can look back on a busy and varied term. We have just held the final assembly of term with children from Reception to Year 6 there to celebrate, the first time all of these year groups have come together in an assembly since the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which happened so soon after the start of term in September. The mood then was sombre and respectful; the mood today was rather more jubilant and raucous!
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