During science in year 3, the boys and girls have been investigating magnets. The children began with a scrapyard challenge where they used magnets to separate materials into magnetic and non- magnetic. Next, they created an illusion of a floating paperclip using the strength of magnetic fields. The
This morning, our fantastic Year 3 and Year 4 athletes took part in the 15th year of Glynwood Games! The pupils all showed fantastic skills in all of the events and should be proud of the effort they showed today. Both our teams came 3rd overall, with our Year 3 team missing out on second place by j
Great excitement and joy this week as Year 1 experienced their first Forest School session. Over the term we will be investigating all of our school grounds in detail. It is important that the children feel a strong sense of closeness to and ownership of their surroundings, learning about nature in
This morning, Year 4 were lucky enough to have some parents/carers join us for a morning of times tables! The children (and adults) took part in a carousel of activities exploring times tables in lots of different ways. There were activities on iPads, Tarsia puzzles, Times Up Towers, Times Up Cards
June 5th is ‘World Environment Day’ led by the United Nations with the aim of raising awareness and putting actions into place which will help protect the world in which we live. There are many ways in which our lifestyles have a negative impact upon our environment. However, there are many ways i
Once again, our annual food fayre has been a huge success! It was a glorious day and it was fantastic to see so many parents, carers and family members coming along to join in the fun! We all enjoyed delicious food (including pizzas made by the staff in our very own cob oven!), a range of stalls and
Yesterday, six Year 4 children went to Kingsmeadow to compete against different schools playing netball. They played fantastically as a team and really enjoyed showing off their netball skills they learnt with their coach last term.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end! And so it is with the Year 6 residential to Dukeshouse Wood. However, the time in which they were there, the children learned a lot of new skills but they also learned a lot about themselves. Everyone was pushed outside of their comfort zones a
Year 6 have enjoyed another fun-packed menu of activities. The staff and children tried their hand at archery, the zip wire and the laser in the woods. After tea, the children enjoyed a game of football rounders and the ‘mini olympics’ before returning to their dormitories for a well-earned n
The day’s session continued to challenge and focus the Year 6 children who participated with relish but also a little trepidation. The activities are very much designed to push children out of their comfort zone and this was clear with more tasks based on height such as Jacob’s Ladder and the Zip-wi
