School News
- 10/11/23
Wildflower Seed Planting
A group of children from Panther Class dug up an area for wildflower seeds to grow, which were kindly donated to us by Swale Lions Club. Charlie B. led the group and they had to dig deep through some tough grass roots before they could scatter them ( T.J., Alfie, Tiffany & Rohan).Read Full Story - 10/11/23
Forest School Term 2 Week 2
This week it was time for the 2nd groups of Turtle, Meerkat, Jaguar and Panther Class to explore the Forest School site. We moved to Site 1 and are giving Site 2 a well deserved rest. We had rain, wind and sun but that didn't stop all four groups finding their own little adventures.Read Full Story - 03/11/23
Forest School Update - 03/11/23
This week, the children in Turtle Class taught Mr Colbran how to use a flint & steel set, Logan from Meerkat Class & Kyran from Panther Class proved to be real experts whittling green wood and Jaguar Class had a mud sliding competition.Read Full Story - 23/10/23
Year 1 Phonics Workshop for Parents/Carers
Year 1 will be holding a phonics workshop on Tuesday 7th November from 2.30 - 3.00pm.Read Full Story - 13/10/23
Term 2 - Dates for your Diary
We wanted to share some key dates for Term 2 so that you can put them into your calendar. More information will be shared about the events nearer the time. Our 'Friends of Westlands' team will also be running a Term 2 disco for all children and a 'mince pie morning'. T...Read Full Story - 09/10/23
End of Term 1 - Treat Sale
This Friday, 13th October 2023, our Friends of Westlands Primary Association will be holding an end of term treat sale, selling doughnuts on the playground from the end of the school day for just 50p each in the hope of raising some funds for larger activities and events. A letter has been sent out...Read Full Story - 06/10/23
Forest School - Week 6
Forest School - Week 6 Update Look at our cute and crazy stick people. We used sticks and string, tied them together using square lashings, and after that we added a clay head and decorated it with natural materials. Aren't they wonderful?!Read Full Story - 04/10/23
Happy Birthday Mr Nourish!
Don't forget - it's Mr Nourish's birthday tomorrow! To celebrate, we have a special menu for lunch and we hope to see as many children as possible having a school meal.Read Full Story - 29/09/23
Forest School Update - Week 5
This week we cooked camp-fire bread. We used long greenwood sticks over the fire to stay safe. Once cooked, we had the choice of plain butter or garlic butter for our bread before we ate it. Yummy!Read Full Story - 28/09/23
Year 5 Update
Year 5 have enjoyed a fast-paced, fun-filled start to life in their new year group! We have already had great family excitement with our Fun Festival, where our adults came in and completed a Physical Education activity with us. This term has also seen us mummify some oranges, following a proc...Read Full Story - 22/09/23
Flamingo Class Update
Flamingo Class has had an amazing week! The children have enjoyed their Science lesson this week. They continued to learn about Forces by exploring magnetism. They investigated different materials and found out if they are magnetic. We discussed and investigated if m...Read Full Story - 22/09/23
Peacock Class Update
Wow, what a busy week we have had in Peacock Class! The children started the week by continuing our learning about ‘Invasions’, our topic for the term. We made a huge timeline in class and discussed the events that happened in Britain after the Romans withdrew! Watch out, the Vi...Read Full Story