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. …
Outdoor LearningDuring outdoor learning this week, Year 1 used sticks to create a picture frame which they then filled with all sorts of natural materials to create a rustic picture or pattern. See more pictures in our Photo Gallery.
Year 3 have introduced a weekly cookery session, and the results of the first week’s bread challenge were fantastic, so well done everyone! We had a range of flavours including chocolate, banana, raisin and seeded, as well as a trial using a slow cooker. I just wish I could taste them all. This week has Malteser…
Year 4 have been classifying shapes and having fun applying their learning by looking closely for angles and symmetry at home and outdoors.
Fun French – Year 8 Get Creative! This week 8X have embraced their creative skills and have enjoyed being a bit more “hands on” in their lessons. They were given a choice of indulging in some French cuisine or making a model of the Eiffel Tower using tinfoil, or both! Bravo 8X – some delicious crêpes…
This weeks PE lessons were all about how far you can run in your 30 minute or 60 minute lesson. These photos are from James B and Tom B, who managed an impressive 6 kilometres in the pouring rain.
Lana shared one of her wonderful pieces of art with us this week, demonstrating great use of different types of brush stroke.
Babies The babies have continued to settle back into nursery life. This week they have enjoyed playing with different themed tuff trays, discovering bugs hidden in shredded paper, as well as construction vehicles and dinosaurs buried amongst different textured materials such as sand, salt, rice and pasta. They have also been drawing and exploring playdough…
