Reading Competition On Monday, all of the Year 3 children took part in the annual Year 3 Reading Competition. This was a new challenge with children participating both at home and in school. The judges – Mrs Bell and Mrs Talbot – reported that the children all read superbly, with clarity and expression. Seven finalists were chosen, Lucinda,…
Year 1 have been learning about symmetry during maths sessions this week. The children used natural materials that they found in the Year 1 outside area to make symmetrical patterns, and were very resourceful in their use of sticks, leaves and pieces of bark.(Please see our Photo Gallery for more photos).
Babies This week the babies have enjoyed a range of sensory, exploratory activities. We have made good use of our tuff tray, using our senses to explore pasta, rice, salt and oats. The children seemed to enjoy this tactile experience very much, while a lot was taste-tested too! We learnt to identify different colours with…
Pre-Prep Golden Awards Golden Awards are made weekly to individuals in each class based on the Golden Rules. The following children received a Golden Award during Week 10. Reception Eddie L & Joe PYear 1 Charlotte M, Isaac L, David B & Joseph RYear 2 Edan J, Benjamin B, Emily W & Beatrice WYear 3 Zachary A-B, Hannah J,…
BabiesWith the weather being so beautiful and hot this week, the babies have enjoyed a lot of water play outside to keep cool, using their hands to splash and swish the water and to squeeze water squirters. They have also had fun popping bubbles, painting and playing in the indoor sand tuff tray. BluebellsBluebells have…
ChessCharlotte G has continued playing chess through lockdown! She played in the Megafinal last weekend, and won 4 out of 6 games to qualify for the national Gigafinal. She is also playing for Colchester Juniors in a national clubs tournament this weekend. Well done, Charlotte!
Dear Parents What a wonderful week in school! We have had around 76% of the pupils in school from Years to 8 and an increasing number at the nursery and Pre-R. The atmosphere in both settings has been lovely and the children have demonstrated such wonderful qualities as patience and understanding; even the littlest ones. …
Year 8s began the first of their Challenge Week tasks this week – the Dyson Bridge Building Challenge. Among experiments to test how far pasta can be bent before it breaks, one pupil, to remain nameless, asked if spaghetti can be softened enough to make an arch by cooking it on a teacher’s car bonnet! In the second of…
Some of the Year 4 pupils in lessons this week!
