We explored the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Francis B presented the the phase about his catapult, designed and created over the holidays. He was particularly proud of the way in which he adapted the design throughout especially when overcoming problems such as moving it and where the operator would stand. James M demonstrated the…
One of the first art lessons for Year 3 was ‘Still Life’. The learning was to concentrate on what they could truly see. Drawing 1 (to the right of the photo taken from their seated position) was an unsighted, ‘blind contour’ drawing. With a paper plate balanced on their pencil, they were unable to see what…
Some of our Year 4 and 5 pupils enjoyed their first taste of our Overnight Stays on Tuesday evening. Their introduction included a tour of the boarding house after supper and a first look at the dormitories, which generated lots of excited discussion about how they would decorate their room and personal space once they…
This week pupils in Year 8 hosted their first Element meetings. They demonstrated their ability and desire to be leaders and role models brilliantly. It was great to see all the pupils smiling, laughing and engaging in the long standing tradition of Element meetings run by the pupils.
Every class in the school has been following a Pastoral Programme focussed on bringing the school community back together following the disruption to schooling caused by the Covid-19 Lockdown. The ideas in the programme are based on Place2Be’s returning to school after Covid-19 resources, which promotes emotional wellbeing, resilience and recovery. To promote connectedness, pupils from…
Year 4 Science Who knew science could be so delicious?! Year 4 have been finding out about irreversible changes in the cookery room this week. Year 5 Science Year 5 pupils working on their designs to make a Bedroom Buddy. They have learnt skills including stripping wires, connecting wires and soldering. They have all shown…
We have, this week, paid to the following charities for funds raised last academic year. Water Aid – £476 Funds raised from the produce show, Christmas show and Christmas cards Children with Cancer – £476 Funds raised from the produce show, Christmas show and Christmas cards Royal National Children’s Foundation – £660 Sports relief – £857 Thank you, everyone,…
We welcomed everyone back to nursery, after our first few weeks back the children have settled back in like ducks to water! We are very proud of all the children. Well done everyone! Babies The babies have been settling back into the nursery routine. They have enjoyed seeing their friends again and meeting the new…
We were excited to see the return of Years 7 & 8 overnight stays after lockdown. Once the children had their supper (a very hot and tasty I might add; chilli con carne with rice) and tuck, another welcome return, they headed over to the Sports Hall for a game of Tench Ball! Dodgeball but better, I…
Global Studies This week in Year 3 the children have been exploring how volcanoes are formed by finding out about how the tectonic plates under the earth’s crust can move. We then created our own mini volcanoes using baking soda, white vinegar, washing up liquid and red food colouring. The results were ‘explosive’ and the expressions…
