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We had lots of sunny weather in this term. 

Here are some of the things that Year 1 was up to in Forest School. 

The children helped to plant cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in the polytunnel -outside in the flower beds we have lots of beans, lettuce, courgettes and pumpkins growing. They…

Today, Year 2 boarded their very own flight to Jakarta, which is ( as they will tell you) the capital city of Indonesia. “Go down and turn right,” as one passenger confidently said! When we arrived Year 2 found torrential rain ( there are only two seasons, wet and dry). Once we had splashed around…

Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic, and windy, day at Richborough Roman fort yesterday. They had the opportunity to tour the Museum whilst completing a challenge, handle objects in the Handling Room and be given a private tour of the site but the incredibly knowledgeable Tony and Amanda who shared some…

Over the Easter period a team of willing volunteers helped to prepare the sand pit, create the tunnels and mounds at the bottom of the field and paint and install the shelter on the Infant Playground. Thank you to all who helped on the day.

The changes are starting to come quickly, we have had…

Year 4 have had an action packed term in Forest School. We started off with whittling, remembering how to use tools safely. William created a butter knife, Ziva a mushroom and we had lots of creative designs. Avid made a bow and arrow, as did Michael later on in the weeks, improving on his first…

This term Year 3 have been exploring the Stone Age in Forest School. 

The children have been busy making tools with sticks, flint and string  - improving their dexterity. They made natural paint from charcoal and created their own natural brushes. Some explored the natural way of building…

This term Year 1 learned a little bit more about insects, made tree bark rubbings to look at the different textures and built houses for the fairies to visit. Emersy, Robin, Arthur and Leila created a fantastic village together and so did Hallie, Phileas and Olive. Annabel, Jayla and Robyn planted…

This term in Forest School the children learned a little bit more about insects, playing an ant game which was all about team work and carrying items, learning how to use spades and showing good understanding of the Forest School rules. Caterina and Lorcy built an electric motorbike from natural…

Yesterday, we were again joined by head chef from The Pig, Andy, for our second session as part of their Adopt a School programme. The theme this time was around cutting skills and the children learnt both the 'claw' and 'bridge' methods for chopping vegetables. They then used a combination of…

Welcome back to the woods Year 4. 

We had a member from Forestry England join our session (they give us permission to use the woodlands). She brought a tawny owl feather with her and 2 different types of deer antlers and told us a little bit about the forest and the animals. 

We listened to…

Year 3 had the amazing enrichment opportunity of working alongside four professional musicians as part of their curriculum music focus this term, Music Theatre. During the hour-long workshop with two choral scholars (an organ scholar and the Singing Partnerships Lead from Canterbury Cathedral…

Congratulations to Year 2 for being the winners of a competition run by the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh to celebrate he work of Artist, Author and illustrator Emily Sutton. The children learnt a little about Emily and her work and then wrote about one of their toys and why it was special to…