Once again this term many of our children have enjoyed taking a trip to Glendale to read with our group of reading buddies. Depending on the age and ability of our children, each child reads their levelled book and then shares a picture book with the buddy or if a free reader, then the children take their chosen book to read aloud to a Glendale reading buddy. We are very grateful that they give up their spare time to listen to the children read and sometimes read to them, enc

This week, Year 6 took part in a live online lesson for 'Safer Internet Day'. The theme for this year was AI and how children can be aware of it and use it safely. They explored how to use certain tools safely, respectfully and responsibly. They then had a challenge to compare two images: one AI and one which was real. Some were very obvious and others not so much! Year 6 listened well and were able to take part in the class discussion well.

This term, Year 6 had the amazing opportunity to take part in a series of squash lessons with a member of Folkestone Squash Academy. We have concentrated on a range of skills which included ball control skills, dribbling and rallying. Each week, the children perfected a skill and by the last week, they were able to take part in a timed mini tournament in their houses. The results were extremely close: St Augustine's came in third place, St Mary's and St Michaels in second and

This term, Year 6 have been busy creating light up boxes as part of their 'Brave with Colour' theme, and the results have been wonderful. Through this project, pupils explored how colour affects us emotionally and how we react to different colours. They were encouraged to ask big questions such as: How can we create colourful experiences? How do they make us feel? How might we connect to others through colour? We also discussed how artists use colour, light and form to create

Last week, Years 5 and 6 took part in Young Voices at the O2 Arena in London, along with 9000 other children and what an experience it was! We were lucky enough to have four suites so we really felt like VIPs for the day. We arrived earlier than planned so ate our lunch before being taken to our suites. The children took part in the warm up and rehearsals so they knew what to expect. We also took part in a Wicked Worldwide Singalong which was live streamed across the globe! A

Today we took five children to Dover College so they could participate in a Maths Challenge Competition. Each of seven teams were given problem solving, teamwork puzzles, relay and quick fire challenges to do, along with sudoku and a maths terminology crossword challenge. Each puzzle was worth differing points which were added up at the end. The staff at Dover College were very welcoming and offered us a most amazing lunch. When it was time to announce the final scores, the H

Before Christmas, the children took part in a wonderfully creative Artist Day, which blossomed into a truly special festive event for our whole school community. During the day, each class learned about a famous artist, explored their unique style, and used this inspiration to design and create their own beautiful Christmas tree decorations. These unique pieces of artwork were then displayed on Christmas trees throughout the church for our after-school Christmas Tree Trail. S

Have you ever thought about the differences between sounds that musical instruments can make? Some are loud, some are quiet, some are tricky to play, others appear more simple! In our assembly today that's exactly what we did! We had a range of instruments and thought about the sounds these made, were they the same or were they different? After this we played together as a band - our instruments made very different sounds but they worked together. So what was the underlying m