We have been concentrating on re-telling a Greek story using our own ideas. Each group had a story to read and discuss, we then had to re-tell that story in our own words. Some of us chose to be presenters and report the story as it happened, others re-enacted the story. Each group was then … Continue reading
Eagle have competed their training at Folkestone museum to become curators. We visited the museum on three afternoons and last week we were able to choose all the items to go into our display case. We wrote cards explaining what the pieces were and we made some bunting to decorate it. The children have worked … Continue reading
This morning we finished our Topic of Titanic and completed our class reading book; Kaspar Prince of Cats. We celebrated this and the end of term by having afternoon tea in the classroom. We ate scones with jam and cream and drank tea (decaffeinated) some of us drank multiple cups of tea! We all had … Continue reading
This morning we had a Kic Theatre workshop with our friend Ian. As our Topic is all about The Titanic this is what we focused on in the lesson. First we had to think of the designer and how he would have put his ideas on to paper. Then we had to build the ship, … Continue reading
As part of our learning on the history of Folkestone fishing, Owls visited the Folkestone fishing museum. The children walked around the museum and looked at different artefacts. Afterwards they were able to pose questions to two local fishermen. We found out that they have been fishing during storms, caught hundreds of fish and that … Continue reading
On Thursday afternoon Year 2 were lucky enough to have a workshop in Folkestone Museum on The Victorians. We learnt all about the arrival of the railway in Folkestone in the 1840s and how it led to a boom in tourism, marking the beginning of the town as a fashionable seaside resort. We explored the … Continue reading
This morning we joined together to celebrate last term’s independent learning theme – The Queen. The children looked very impressive all gathered together wearing red, white and blue and actually so did the adults! Before we began looking at each class’s work we had a quiz all about the Queen and her 70 year reign, … Continue reading
Today we have looked at how children lived in the Victorian era and what sort of games they played and the toys they sometimes had to make themselves. We have an assortment of Victorian toys in the classroom which include; whip and top, pop guns, ball and cup, a china doll and a Victorian perambulator. … Continue reading
St Eanswythe’s Worship Leaders and Confirmation candidates visited Canterbury Cathedral this week. We had a fantastic time learning about the incredible history and fascinating religious aspects of the beautiful building. In the morning we had the opportunity to dress up as pilgrims and monks ready for our tour. We took a journey through history learning … Continue reading
We had a great day dressing up as Victorians. As you can see from the pictures, we spent the afternoon making marzipan fruits. These would have been a luxury and only available to the wealthiest families before the industrial revolution. We really couldn’t master the ‘no talking’ bit but we did manage to stand whenever … Continue reading
Last week we had a chance to explore our sense of taste in Science. In…
Today Year 2 worked in groups to act out and retell the Christian creation story,…
The theme of Art this term in Year 3 is Cave Art, linking to their…
This term Year 3 have been learning about Rocks and Soils as part of our…
