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During terms 5 and 6 children from all year groups took part in the Canterbury schools games tennis skills challenge. Of the 2 activities set for each year group we had children finish in the top 3 across all years. Well done and congratulations to those gold, silver and bronze medallists.

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On Tuesday 28th September, Mrs Langsden took the Year 5 Sports Crew for their training at Canterbury Academy. We choose a new Crew every year and they help with anything to do with sport in school, e.g. help organise virtual events, give instructions to other children for whole school events and…

We had a lovely session at KS2 book club this week. We brought in our favourite animal books and created new front covers for them. We also explained why we had chosen our books. Next week could you bring a favourite book and be able to tell us why it is your favourite? Thank you .

Last week year 4 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Creed Outdoor Adventure Centre. We were looked after by leaders Paul, Kelly and Kate. We were able to try out lots of new experiences such as making fire; the climbing wall and balance beam; archery; den building; sensory trail; a team building course…

Inspired by the class reading book, ‘Billy and the Beast’, Year 1 have been creating their own scary beasts. Pupils have continued to explore mark making, this time using bamboo reed pens and Indian ink. They first cut out eyes from coloured paper and stuck these down before drawing their creature…

Over the last two weeks, pupils in year R have been weaving. They have weaved on both small individual weaving cards and large-scale weaving through boxes, fences, and pallets. It is a great way to create funky art and it provides opportunities for children to strengthen their gross motor control,…

It was lovely to meet our book club children this lunchtime. We talked about what we would like to do in the club and listened to the story “Yes” by Sarah Bee. Then we wrote our own inspirational phrases. Next we we are going to create a new book cover for an animal story. So if you have a…

Recently I received a visit from Amelie who told me about what she was doing to raise money for cancer treatment for her Aunty.

She showed me a story book called 'Mysterious Moments - The Adventure Begins' that she had produced and was now selling to raise funds. When I asked her what gave her…

The Folkestone Art Triennial is a project run by Creative Folkestone and is the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider…

Year one pupils have been exploring mark-making techniques this term. They have used a variety of objects - forks, spatulas, feathers, nail brushes and sponges are among the tools used. The children mixed secondary colours with their paint, dipped their tools in and experimented with different way…

Many of our children engage in charity to work to raise money and awareness for both local and national charities and today we were very pleased to hear about what Cara has been doing to support our NHS.

Over the past couple of weeks, Cara has been picking, weighing, boxing and then selling…

Throughout term six, Year one’s class reading book has been ‘Jack and Nancy’, written and illustrated by Quentin Blake. Jack and Nancy go on an exciting adventure. Travel, adventure, and exploration is a running theme through Quentin Blake’s work.

Inspired by his illustrations, pupils created…