School News
- 28/05/24
Year 2 Workshop
Year 2 had a great time at their parent workshop last week, we really enjoyed having our grown-ups come in to work with us. Our aim was to design a shield around everything that is important to us. We saw lots of different ideas and wonderful creations!!Read Full Story - 21/05/24
Forest School!
We had such a great week last week in Forest School! Monday: Simona, Lucas and Bailey were digging for Obsidian rocks and they found a very large one (or was it a flintstone?). Tuesday: The rain came, we put on some waterproof trousers and Flamingos were ready to get muddy. Wednesday: Panda...Read Full Story - 26/04/24
Wingam Wilflife
On Tuesday EYFS had a super day at Wingham Wildlife park! The adults were so impressed with the children’s behaviour and how super sensible they all were! We saw lots of different animals such as giraffes, orangutans, snakes, lizards, meerkats and many more. The rain held off so we even had ti...Read Full Story - 26/04/24
Forest School Update
Flamingo Class had a go at splitting wood after sawing it first. In the diddinghole were more gemstones and chocolate cakes were baked too. Panda Class made a pull-me-slide out of an old tyre and Peacock Class had a very crafty afternoon, using clay, hammering leaves and making paint...Read Full Story - 15/03/24
Forest School Update
We made Stickpeople this week at Forest School! First we made a clove hitch, then some very tricky square lashings and we finished with a reef knot. Year 5 added clayheads to theirs.Read Full Story - 08/03/24
Forest School Update
This week at Forest School, we had hammering Lions and bread cooking Zebras and Axolotls. Year 3 had a go at using hammers and nails, avoiding not to hit their fingers. Year 5 enjoyed sitting by the fire whilst turning their greenwood with dough. As always we finished the sessions with a h...Read Full Story - 04/03/24
Flamingo Class Update
Flamingo Class - Term 4, Week 2 - Update Flamingo Class has had an amazing week of learning! In English, the children worked amazingly well to produce some fantastic shape poetry. They learnt about the features that they needed to include; alliteration, similes, sophisticated vocabulary...Read Full Story - 23/02/24
Forest School Update
Lion Class and Zebra class had two very contrasting days at Forest School this week. However both groups loved digging and building dens. Lion Class found stag beetle larvae and Zebra Class made a mudslide.Read Full Story - 09/02/24
Forest School Update
Our last week at Forest School was so very exciting. We whittled greenwood with Mora knives, toasted marshmallows over the fire and devoured them as a S'more with our hot chocolate. We all had a little treasure hunt, where we found hearts for Valentine's Day and received some sweets. Zebra C...Read Full Story - 08/02/24
Year 3, Term 3 - Parent Workshop
We were so pleased to see so many of our parents / carers at our Science Workshop - thank you for coming! All of the children thoroughly enjoyed creating the layers of the Earth with modelling clay. They built up the Earth from the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. Th...Read Full Story - 06/02/24
Zebra Class Term 3 Update
Zebra Class have been enjoying Term 3 with Forest School and Cooking. In Forest School, the students have been making the most of the mud pit, creating nature crowns, baking bread on the campfire and making survival bracelets. In cooking, they have used recipes to bake breakfast muffins, qu...Read Full Story - 05/02/24
Turtle Class Update - Term 3
Year 6 Turtle Class Term 3 Based on the book “Photographs in the Mud”- a tale of soldiers going off to war- Turtle class created their own informal letters to be sent home to their loved-ones from the front lines. Having identified the appropriate features for the style of writing...Read Full Story