School News
- 03/02/25
Forest School
Last week we were very noisy with hammers. On Monday, the wind was too strong and we had to stay inside for our Forest School session. Mrs Cresswell taught us how to use the hammers safely and we made some cute little hedgehogs, using the wood we split the week before.Read Full Story - 03/02/25
- 03/02/25
“Run run as fast as you can, watch us make a Gingerbread Man”
In EYFS we have been reading the story of The Gingerbread man. We have enjoyed acting out the story and taking it in turns to play the Gingerbread man. We were very lucky to be invited to the school kitchen to make our very own Gingerbread men. The lovely ladies helped us to weigh the ingredients...Read Full Story - 24/01/25
- 24/01/25
Forest School
The children in Year 3 learned how to saw wood and split it this week. They used a bow-saw, mallet and billhook safely. Mrs Cresswell, our Forest School Leader was impressed how well they followed her instructions. Mrs Oswald had a lesson too, when Joselyn helped her with the sawing.Read Full Story - 24/01/25
Jellyfish Class Update
Jellyfish Class has had an amazing start to Term 3! Jellyfish Class have been lucky enough to participate in Forest School and Cooking over the past few weeks and the children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. In Forest School, the children have been exploring the area and finding all...Read Full Story - 22/01/25
- 20/01/25
Hawk Class Colour Wheels
Hawk Class have been painting colour wheels using watercolours! When mixing the three primary colours (red, yellow and blue), the children did a fantastic job of making the secondary and tertiary colours. We were so impressed with their colour mixing and their finished wheels show a really clear...Read Full Story - 17/01/25
Forest School
In our second week at Forest School, we made mini fires with flint & steel, cotton wool balls, paper and dried plants. We had to make sure that the fire was kept small and the wind did not blow it away. There was also clay and natural material for us to be creative with if we wanted to. On...Read Full Story - 17/01/25
- 17/01/25
Animate Arts Champion
We have some very exciting news to share with you, Westlands Primary School has been named as one of three Champion Schools for Animate Arts company! We are so proud to be chosen for this very special award! Kent-based community interest company, Animate Arts, is delighted to name Westlands...Read Full Story - 15/01/25