Last week years 1 and 2 took part in a Kent School Games competition, concentrating on their agility skills. There were 5 different activities which included; speed bounce, chest push, long jump, shuttle run and pitcher (bean bags in hoops). All children took part and completed the activities. The results came in today and we … Continue reading
Every morning we have a phonics lesson, this week we have been focusing on the long ‘a’ sound: ay, ai, ey, eigh and a-e. We have different activities to complete throughout the week and on Thursday we get to play a game called Phonopoly! We move around the board saying and sounding out different words … Continue reading
Congratulations to Reef for coming 1st with time spent learning this week in Year 4, Missy 1st in Eagles and Mbaling 1st in Year 5.
This term’s Science topic is all about growing and planting. We have been looking at how seeds are pollinated and how bees are so important in this process. We have also been discussing how seeds are dispersed through blowing, eating, exploding, sticking and floating. We are going to grow our own seeds which we have … Continue reading
For the last two weeks we have been looking at statistics and data in Maths and the information that needs to be added to a graph. First we looked at a Tally, which we are all quite confident in doing as we use a tally for our house-points. Then we looked at Pictograms and Bar … Continue reading
On Thursday it was Earth Day and year 2 celebrated this in a number of ways. We first discussed what the problems were that we were all trying to stop. Our main focus was litter in our streets and on our beaches. Then we moved on to the bigger picture of the world and discussed … Continue reading
So after a few technical issues we are delighted to share with you the hilarious ‘video highlights’ of the Penny Giles Holi / Holy Week Fun Run! The fundraiser has now almost reached £4300 (including Gift Aid) for Cancer Research UK which is amazing, there is still time to donate if you wish – https://justgiving.com/fundraising/pennygilessteanswythes … Continue reading
Eagle’s class created some amazing homework last term and we would like to share some of it with you. Among the things shown we have had lots of stories and some brilliant pictures too. Very well done to those who really got into our topic of Castles and Knights. We can’t wait to see what … Continue reading
Today we focused on a really old game called Pick-up Sticks, which involves letting the sticks fall and then attempting to pick them up with another stick trying not to touch others in the pile. It was harder than it looks but good fun! Then for the next half an hour we got to choose … Continue reading
Dear Parent/Carer Welcome back. We hope you had a lovely Easter break. Topic: Most of our learning will be done through focusing on our Topic, which this term is ‘Pirates’. We will be researching the history of pirates and using geographical skills to navigate the world, including the use of an atlas. Science: Ready, Steady, Grow is … Continue reading
Some children in Yr.4 who choose to spend a lot of time with Tiki in…
Recently Year 4 participated in a shuttle run activity, the children had to run up…
Our Value of the term is Respect. The whole school has been learning exactly what…
Last week years 1 and 2 took part in a Kent School Games competition, concentrating…
