It has been a joy this week to watch the performances of the two, much anticipated, productions from the Early Years and Pre-Prep. The Early Years put on a sparkling performance of “The Christmas Star” and Years 2 and 3 had us all enthralled with their very entertaining and ambitious production of “The Elves and…
Year One have been having great fun with their new theme ‘Enchanted Woodland.’ We started off spending some time outside looking at trees. We enjoyed looking at similarities and differences in their shape, size, leaves and trunk. We used a tree identification sheet to try and identify the trees we saw and looked to see…
Year One have enjoyed learning about their bodies and senses in science. We started by looking at a picture of our skeleton and talking about what the children could recognise. We identified the skull, ribs and spine and then talked about why these bones and our skeleton as a whole is important. The children shared…
Year 1 have had a super first two weeks of the new academic year. They have really enjoyed settling into their new classroom and learning about some of the routines and things to look forward to in Year 1. Last week in Literacy we enjoyed the book ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’. We talked about all the…
It was with great sadness that we had to cancel the long-standing traditional outing to Frinton beach for the entire Pre-Prep. However, the Pre-Prep staff, forever resilient and resourceful, worked very hard to arrange a “staycation” which included: inflatables, pony rides, goat feeding and petting, a tonne of sand and an ice cream van! They…
We have been very curious about the weather this term in Year 1. We have kept our own weather diaries and been reflecting on rainy day pictures. This week we have been experimenting with paint to create raindrops scattered amongst our beautifully bright umbrellas.
