Phase 3

Leo P brought in some beautiful tropical shells and presented them to the class as part of our ocean research. He was very well informed and the children were fascinated.  

The year is 1592, one hundred years after Columbus discovered the New World… As a culmination to their Global Studies learning on Christopher Columbus and the New World, Year 5 participated in an imagined Grand Hearing to decide who, rightfully, should have control of the island of Hispaniola – the indigenous Taino people, now diminished…

Years 4 & 5 Boarding Cinema Night Our Years 4 & 5 pupils had a wonderful evening on Monday for their first overnight stay. The adventure actually started at tutor time when all pupils came up to the boarding house with their tutors to make up their own beds – it was a fantastic atmosphere with…

Year 5 have investigated and experimented with the properties of paper. Now they are being challenged to make the paper as strong as possible whilst thinking about the forces acting on it.

Musical Theatre Year 4 and 5 are having great fun in Musical theatre so far this term. I’ve been so impressed with how they’ve got stuck into a lot more dancing and acting in class due to the COVID restrictions on singing. Well done everyone, it’s so great to be back.

In English, Year 6 pupils are currently studying the novel ‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz. This week, pupils were challenged to create their own spy gadget, and then convincingly pitch their product to the class. All pupils used a variety of self made videos and visual effects, and created fantastic speeches full of persuasive devices! Miss…

Year 6 drawings extended to a compositional drawing this week. Reflecting upon shape and tone from previous weeks to be used in this drawing, they studied depth and overlap, also considering the negative shape between the objects. Please see our Photo Gallery for more photos.

Our Year 4 pupils are seasoned scientists, but their curiosity has been definitely sparked this week with experiments based on their Water Cycle topic. They had great fun investigating what happens to jelly when it is warmed and cooled, despite mouths watering over the smell of strawberry just before lunch. Science skills were also put to…