Today each class continued their new topic on coding. They began their lesson recapping the meaning of SMART and the reason why it is important to remember this. They continued looking at the vocabulary involved with coding, including algorithm, event, action, debug and command. Each class then explored a different set of challenges involving algorithms. … Continue reading
Eagles have been learning about the Sikh way of life. Vaisakhi is one of the most important dates in the Sikh calendar and usually occurs in the spring. It is a day to celebrate 1699 – the year when Sikhism was born as a collective faith. This included creating a special bowl filled with sugar … Continue reading
Eagles had the opportunity to learn some new skills by having an archery lesson. Great listening skills were observed and showed important health and safety measures were followed. The bows were a bit tricky to hold while loading the arrow, but we soon mastered this, some fine archers soon became apparent.
Eagles have been busy understanding the significance of why we wear poppies. We watched a short film, and discussed why the music made us feel different and created some poppy wreaths. Some people could explain the significance and where these wreaths are placed in Folkestone and shared their knowledge with the class.
We have all been busy celebrating Sikhi week with a special dance class. James visited the school today to teach us some traditional Indian dance moves, taking inspiration from Bhangra and Bollywood dance moves. The children were taught a routine before being encouraged to add their own Bhangra inspired moves. Lots of energy was needed … Continue reading
On Monday morning we had a whole school celebration worship where we all got to enjoy the pieces the children had created for their independent learning on last term’s topic of “The Queen”. Children were chosen from each class and came to the front to tell everyone what they had made and why. They all … Continue reading
Dear Parents / Carers, Welcome to Year 2 I hope you all enjoyed the autumn break. This term we will be learning about Ice Explorers, focusing on Ernest Shackleton. We will also be very busy learning and practising our Christmas play!! English: In reading we will continue to learn and practise our RWI sounds, whilst … Continue reading
This term in Year 1 we have been focusing on an artist called Alan Bean. Alan was a Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 12 and was the fourth man to walk on the moon. When he returned he was encouraged to paint his experience. His art evolved into a mixture of painting and sculpture as … Continue reading
To complete our topic we discussed the foods that might have been eaten on long voyages and how they were stored. We looked at a recipe for ships biscuits that were full of salt and decided that these must of tasted dreadful. As a way to keep Scurvy at bay, we created our own healthy … Continue reading
To complete our topic about pirates we all came in dressed up. We chatted about our outfits and why female pirates had to dress the same as the male pirates. Outside in the playground were hidden treasures which we had to find and record on our Treasure Hunt sheets.
Today in owls we have been extremely busy! The children started the day with P.E…
As a class we have been comparing difference materials. We carried out a scientific experiment…
Today it was children from Year 3 that had a turn to visit Pelham House.…
Today we were very lucky to have two members from Music for Schools Foundation visit…
