News & Events
Science Week
Years 5 and 6’s focus – as part of this week’s STEM celebration of Connections – was to look at Parachutes. This culminated in some daring science experiments, amazing pieces of art and some very impressive needlework worthy of Paris Fashion Week; to name but a few of the excellent outcomes from this week. The…
Easter Hatwalk
We are already looking forward to our second annual Easter Hatwalk. It was such a roaring success last year, when we started it, and it really made the last day of the term a day to remember. The themes have been amended for this year, so dust off your hat and get decorating. The timings…
Library use at lunchtimes
Lunchtime library sessions have been up and running since February half term and have been a popular option for many pupils across the school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. When visiting the library at lunchtime, pupils can browse the broad range of books on offer, read quietly or do some drawings in a calm and…
E-safety
Last week, we celebrated Safer Internet Day for the first time. Reception created their Magical Windows, creating amazing views of what they would like to see in an online world. We held an assembly for the whole school on the theme of “Making Space for Conversations About Life Online”. Year Two interviewed each other about…
National Number Day
Friday 3rd February was the NSPCC National Number Day and all the children (and adults) embraced the day through their learning and with their outfits. We raised a total of £125.20 for the SPCC, which is fantastic! The children were invited to wear number inspired clothing / costumes and there were some magnificent mathematical marvels…
E-safety Tip – Safer Internet Day
Next week, we will be joining schools and youth organisations across the UK in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2023. Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, which calls on children and young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers and more, to help…
Echo Clubs – Lego
This term, we have been focusing on the Character Values: Teamwork, Creativity and Adaptability. In our opening week, the children were asked to construct the tallest, free standing tower that could withstand wind. The tallest structure belonged to Giles and William (Year 6) standing at an impressive 90cm. All the other teams successfully completed the…
Year 6
Year 6 had an amazing time at The Science Museum on Tuesday. The children’s new Science topic this term is Electricity and the children had the opportunity to experience a wonderful hands-on experience in the museum’s Wonderlab. Exploring the many practical activities, the children got to create working electrical systems by exploring the circuit boards…
Year 3 – Egyptian day
On Friday 2nd December, Year 3 came to school dressed in their best Egyptian attire, ready for a fabulous day of learning and fun linked to their Humanities topic: ‘Ancient Egypt’. To start off, the children enjoyed learning a dance to some Egyptian music as part of their PE lesson. The children were able to…
Year 1
Year 1 have been looking at the work of Piet Mondrian and tried to emulate his work using primary colours and lines. His ‘Boogie Woogie’ paintings using yellow for the lines and painting the primary colours on top were very inspirational and Year 1 have created their own interpretations of his work.