We were delighted to be able to offer our pupils in Reception to Year 3 the opportunity to spend the day at the beach at Frinton on Thursday 23 June. This is a traditional Holmwood outing that we have had to put on hold for the last two summers and we were thrilled to be…
The children in Year 2 had a super day on Friday! For a fantastic finale to their Global Studies theme on Children in Wartime, they celebrated the end of World War 2 in true VE Day style. To really become immersed in the era, they came to school dressed as evacuees and had a day…
This week we have been thinking about the bean plants we have grown and discussing the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We have thought about the story from different perspectives: was the giant really so bad? Was Jack perhaps a little naughty for taking the giant’s precious things? Perhaps the villain of the story…
Nĭ hăo! Children in Pre-Prep have been learning Mandarin this term, as part of their Languages carousel. The children have been learning about China, its geographical location compared to where we live and how long it takes to travel there. We have talked about the great wall of China, giant pandas and traditions, customs and…
The spring Term topic for Year 2 is “Towers, Tunnels and Turrets” and the children follow this theme in their French lessons too. The children have looked at some of the beautiful castles, the Eurotunnel and the iconic “Tour Eiffel”. Sparking their curiosity, they discovered that La Tour Eiffel is lit up by 20,000 lightbulbs…
It was with huge anticipation and excitement that Year 2 set off to Colchester Castle. When we arrived we walked around the outside and then were welcomed in by the Lady of the castle. We had a story tour, led by her ladyship, to find out about the different people who lived in the castle….
Last Thursday Years 1, 2 and 3 had a trip into Colchester on a double decker bus! We looked at the castle and the war memorial before setting off down Colchester High Street in search of more towers, turrets and heroes. Along the way we absorbed the sights, sounds and smells of the busy town….
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…
Land Ahoy, but how will we get there! Curious to see what their next challenge would be for their Land Ahoy theme, Year 2 were very excited when they were challenged to design a boat that could move on its own without the children touching it and to stretch them further, be powerful enough to…
Standing at the edge of the classroom at the beginning of the maths lesson was a rather oversized box. In fact, it was taking on the role of an oversized money box, overflowing with oversized coins, which were larger than life! Excitement heightened in the Year Two classrooms as the children selected individual coins and…
