KS2 thoroughly enjoyed watching a performance of Macbeth. Everyone was completely engaged and all got to partake in the show itself, either as named characters or creating the various sound effects of the Scottish heath (from wind and rain to … Continued
Swallows Class spent the day at the Samba workshop, where they learned about this traditional style of Brazilian music. They experimented with a whole range of instruments: tamborims, maracas, agogo bells, pandeiros, and the huge surdo drums. As well as practising … Continued
Today we held our first Showcase event of the year, where parents were invited to share this term’s learning with their children. It was wonderful to see such a great representation. The children enjoyed sharing their ‘Funnybones’ dance, which they … Continued
Year 3 and 4 enjoyed a day of African Drumming with Richard from World Beats Music. They developed an understanding of the history of African drumming and learnt that drumming can be a form of communication. They finished the day … Continued
On Friday 8th November, an Artist, Neil Wood, worked with some of the children to create relief sculptures. They used the process of mould-making and casting to produce original designs in clay. The designs were then cast in plaster of … Continued
All the children have made a great start to their new year of regular Forest School activities. It’s been lovely to see how the children have really started to think about what they want to get out of our sessions … Continued
Today saw the completion of our pupil Half Marathon in the form of the Oxford Schools Challenge. This term the whole school have run 12 miles then the final 1.1 mile run took place in Oxford as part of the … Continued
Our spirits for the first Year 1 and 2 Welly Wednesday of this academic year were not dampened by the weather, although the rain did change plans for the day somewhat. However, this certainly was not at a detriment to … Continued
We are most fortunate to have such inspiring grounds for our Welly Wednesdays both in and around the school site. We started our day with a tranquil walk in the sunshine to Peagle Woods, where we firstly used sticks to … Continued
We raised £97.60 for The Book Trust by all wearing our pyjamas to school on Friday 7 June. We joined children across the country to raise money so that no child misses out on the magic of the bedtime story. … Continued