This term the children have been looking at the Folkestone Triennial. Each class has been on a walk to look at some of the art pieces. We have also had a whole school talk from Tanya from the creative quarter and several classes have done triennial workshops. The children then researched and created their own … Continue reading
Yesterday everyone had the exciting treat of meeting Alistair Patrick Hesleton. His story is inspirational. Starting out at Wycombe Wanderers as a schoolboy, Alistair showed great potential from an early age, and was soon snapped up by Queen’s Park Rangers. The forward was prolific at Under-17 level, and featured a number of times of the … Continue reading
This term our Independent Learning theme was celebrating the Folkestone Triennial. We have been out exploring lots of the exhibits and have spent time researching our favourite installations. The class then worked in groups, partners or by themselves to replicate their favourite installation using different creative media of their choice. They carefully planned their project, … Continue reading
Over the the last three weeks Art Club has been creating art by using the bits and pieces that we found just lying on our beach. We had great fun going to the beach to collect our materials. Next we created our background then we added our finds. The results are amazing and we are … Continue reading
Tonight the children should sleep incredibly well as they have used up so much energy spending the morning at Folkestone Sports Centre with their Skywalk and Toboggan session. The children had an hour on each activity and they definitely made the most of it. The children all did really well and showed excellent determination, perseverance … Continue reading
This week we have been continuing our learning about rocks and soils, considering the question: What is soil made of?We have discovered some new things and have applied that knowledge to what we have already learnt. The children carried out an investigation to discover how permeable different types of soil are and enjoyed getting a … Continue reading
Last week, in year 3, we investigated what it would be like to be back in the Bronze Age and working with clay to create beakers and beads. We learnt that we had to work quickly so that we did not dry out our clay and we also found out how hard it would have … Continue reading
This week we went on a walk around Folkestone to see some of the Triennial art works. We focused on the installations that are linked to the story of St.Eanswythe, which are all situated quite close to school. The children had some interesting questions and were impressed by some and confused by others! Which is … Continue reading
In year 3, our topic for RE this term is ‘People of God’. These past few weeks we have been looking at the story of Noah and the covenant made between God and Noah and Christians and God. We also learnt about the importance of the rainbow as a symbol, reminding Christians of God’s covenant … Continue reading
Yesterday everyone from owls to Yr.6 took part in a glow in the dark dodgeball session. It was great fun, the hall was completely blacked out and the UV lights were used. The children were given glow in the dark bibs and balls and played several different games.
This term the children have been looking at the Folkestone Triennial. Each class has been…
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Today we celebrated Harvest Festival in church. We learnt about how lots of food is…
