Today Year 4 participated in a Folkestone school games basketball competition. There were five activities including the standing bounce, seated bounce, hoop shoot, figure of eight and head, waist, knees. The children worked hard on the challenges and enjoyed themselves.
Year 6 had a fantastic afternoon to consolidate our learning on Hinduism. They had a Hindi dance lesson and looked at specific moves to incorporate into a short routine (have a look at our videos!) We thought about how we could tell stories with our hands just like Bollywood dancers. The children really put their … Continue reading
Seven brave members of cycling club were not prepared to postpone cycling club for the third time due to the weather! On Thursday evening, following the Kent Test, they headed out in the rain. Everyone had a great time, we saw an amazing double rainbow and still managed to get all the way to Seabrook … Continue reading
On Friday, Yr.5 headed down to Seapoint Canoe Centre where they all had a session in an open canoe, one on a giant paddle board and a turn on sit on kayaks. Everyone had great fun, some overcame their fears and found they really enjoyed themselves and lots showed brilliant skills. Well done everyone!
This term the whole school took part in our term one intra sports competition. The children had to race against the clock, hopping through hula hoops as many times as they could in twenty seconds. We had some fantastic results and saw some great sportsmanship. Congratulations to all the medalists and we look forward … Continue reading
Year 6 finished their Ancient Greek day with a slightly modern twist and learnt a version of The Zorba. They put in a lot of hard work to co- ordinate the direction and pace! The children were a little disappointed we couldn’t smash any plates, however we hope you enjoy this video as much as … Continue reading
During musical week at dance club, the children performed dances to music from The Lion King. They looked at some pictures from Lion King the musical and thought about the different ways they could use their bodies to portray the animals. The children worked incredibly hard and produced some very animalistic performances whilst developing skills … Continue reading
This afternoon Yr.6 headed to Seapoint Canoe Centre. Everyone was able to have a turn in an individual kayak, an open canoe and have a go on a giant paddleboard. It was great fun – we have some super paddlers in our midst!
We have had a very busy couple of weeks in our social club bubble. We have had a Badminton tournament, a hula-hoop competition, sand play and some free play in the playground when the weather has been nice. On the more rainy days we have been playing indoors games like Lego, Monopoly, some dancing and … Continue reading
Today we had our first gymnastics club. We learnt the safety rules and the names of equipment used such as the vault and springboard. We practiced pencil rolls and forward rolls, balanced on the benches and jumped off the vault landing onto the crash mat.
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This week Year 4 have been thinking about the role of cats in Ancient Egypt.…
