All posts by: Gemma Ellson

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The children all looked fantastic in their costumes on Thursday 6th March for World Book Day. We all loved looking at each other’s planets and listening to each class’s song about space. During the day, the children enjoyed creating stories about their planets and making a space-themed craft.  

Aymen, Anas and Omar explained to the school about the importance of Ramadan and what Muslims do during the month of Ramadan. We all really enjoyed finding out about this very important celebration.  

Children from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed their trip through Space and around the planets inside the massive Spacedome that only just squeezed inside our hall.  

On Tuesday 4th March, Year 6 visited the Imperial War Museum to learn more about their WW1 and WW2 topics. The children enjoyed being able to see many different objects from both wars, felt what it was like to be in a WW1 trench and tried to shelter in both an Anderson and Morrison Shelter. […]

On Monday, 3rd March, Pegasus class embarked on an exciting adventure to the Natural History Museum for a hands-on “Dino-dig” workshop. The children  had the chance to uncover fossilised dinosaur remains, using their newly learned palaeontology skills to identify the ancient creatures they discovered. In addition to the workshop, the children were thrilled to explore […]

On Monday 24th February Year 4 had an absolutely brilliant workshop all about their new topic on the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. The children participated in Battle Tactics and Formations, where they used shields and spears, dug up some Anglo-Saxon artefacts in the archaeological dig, played Anglo-Saxon games like Tafl and 9 Men’s Morris, and also […]