Our 6th welcomed delivery of their class hoodies this week. They’ll be representing the school in style in these beauties!!



This week, the children in the junior room spent time learning about Spring! They wrote poems, created butterflies and much more!



The children in the senior room have been exploring different print methods this month working with marbling inks and also foil transfer printing. Some examples below









The children completed and presented projects this week based on research about a specific music genre. The children were focusing on good oral presentation skills like looking at your audience, speaking loudly and clearly and standing straight and tall. Below are some examples of their projects.







The children in the junior room really enjoyed learning about Spain this week.


This week in history we found out about teddy bears!



Our term 2 genius hour has begun with children taking part in cooking, drama, chess and fundamental movements as their activities. The activities which form genius hour are taken from suggestions by the children at the start of the school year and before each half-termly block, children vote for their preferred activity. Teachers ensure that throughout the year each child gets their first or second choice on at least one occasion.




The children in the senior room created these beautiful interpretations of the Northern Lights using chalk pastels

As usual, our school advent calendar was one of the highlights of December. Below some examples of the treats enjoyed by the children which included cookie decorating, hot chocolate, school quiz, marshmallow relay race, movie afternoon, panto and much more!





















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