Oaklands took an U9 and U11 team to play a football fixture against Chigwell School on Thursday 15 June. They were super excited, and could not wait to get their boots on ready to go. You could certainly see the weeks and weeks of practice and commitment has paid off,…
1C have been exploring the effects of chalk and oil pastels while creating abstract space pictures. The children have been learning about the planets, meteor showers and nebulas, so we created our own nebulas. They looked at Peter Thorpe’s work for inspiration and experimented with flicking various tools and brushes…
Today Year 6 completed a virtual workshop with the Natural History Museum. The class were discussing evolution and looked at how the population of animals in a habitat may evolve and changes over time. They discussed key terminology such as adaption and looked at Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
Year 6 had an epic adventure at Outdoor Essex in Danbury this week—and what a week it was! Not only were they pushed out of their comfort zones on multiple levels, but they also put their teamwork to the test and summoned courage they didn’t even know they had. Sure,…
The children in Year 5 had a fantastic time developing new skills at Lambourne End. They were busy throughout the trip with a range of activities including mountain biking, archery, climbing, caving, raft building and a fabulous farm tour! From teamwork to leadership, to communication and social skills, each activity…
The children in Lower Kindergarten have enjoyed celebrating VE Day today. They sat at their VE Day themed table and expertly made cucumber sandwiches. Afterwards, they enjoyed decorating their very own VE Day biscuit with red icing and sprinkles. Well done Lower Kindergarten!
This month, pupils in 1W look up at space. The class have explored nebulas, the planets in our solar system and famous astronauts. One well-known astronaut in particular, Mae Jemison, has been the focus of their recent English lessons. Mae Jemison was the first female black astronaut in space. She…
Lower Kindergarten children made their own symmetrical butterfly. With help from their teachers the children folded their paper in half so you had a line of symmetry down the centre. Then they selected different coloured paint and painted one side before pressing the paper together. Finally, they carefully opened their…
Year 3 completed two exciting Science lessons last week, within their first lesson, they were learning all about soil and carefully examined what soil is actually made from. They then moved on to find out about plants, dissecting some tulips and carefully removing the different parts to help them learn…
In Year 3 PSHE lessons, we have been looking at relationships. This week they discussed the roles and responsibilities of each member of their family and how this can reflect on the expectations for males and females. The children enjoyed sorting roles and discussing skills required in a variety of…
