Children from years five and six competed in a swimming gala at Folkestone Sports Centre. All the children competed in both individual races and relays. We saw some fabulous swimming and pure determination form the children today. We are very proud of them for their swimming achievements and attitudes towards their fellow swimmers. We won … Continue reading
On Monday we were lucky enough to have two artists come in and visit art club. They talked to us about Sintra Tantra and her use of colour and how this can be seen in her design of Folkestone’s cube building. We then listened to music and with our eyes shut drew what we felt. … Continue reading
This morning Owls went to the sports centre for a Bushcraft experience. This fitted in nicely with our topic of Early Man as we thought about how it would feel to only have a limited amount of materials to make a shelter, to build a fire, to forage for food, especially getting to know what … Continue reading
Yesterday Yr.6 had a bushcraft session at Folkestone Sports Centre. It was a brilliant morning. The children were able to build shelters, start fires using a range of fire lighting equipment, split wood, make and thread natural wooden beads, use a hammock, create rope swings and clear overgrown areas. They also toasted marshmallows and drank … Continue reading
Today Years 2 and 4 went to the coastal park together. They have been reading partners all year and it was nice for them to go on an outing together.
Yr.6 headed to Hythe Tennis Club today to enter a tennis tournament against other schools. The children each played seven matches. Everyone played well and visibly improved across the afternoon. We came third, sixth and twelfth. Well done everyone!
On Tuesday all of Years 4 and 5 really enjoyed an Olympic roadshow in the playground together. The children had a go at running, tennis, hockey and basketball improving all their skills under the watchful eyes of the various coaches, Mark, Sam, Finleigh, John and Josh. There were awards for two children who displayed sportsmanship, … Continue reading
Today we looked at gravity as a force. We experimented with different items such as paper, feathers and pens to see which ones would fall the quickest. We then made our own parachutes and baskets to see if we could keep them in the air for longer than 3 seconds. We climbed to the top … Continue reading
Yesterday a group of children participated in an art workshop, we met with three lovely ladies Tania, Thurle and Constance and walked along to STEVE, which is one of the sculptures in the fish market. The children used wax crayons to take rubbings of Steve and the surrounding surfaces, we then went to Block 67 … Continue reading
Over the weekend children from Years 5 and 6 went on a residential trip to Kingswood Activity Centre. Following a short coach journey, everyone enjoyed playing together in a park in Ashford. We then continued on to the Stour Centre for a fun swimming session and then finally to Kingswood for the activity sessions, high … Continue reading
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