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Year 6 had a great idea in art to make each of their mums feel extra special this Mother’s Day. This was a lovely activity with lots of creative ideas. We all agreed that “Mums are like buttons; they hold everything together”. The pupils loved presenting the finished work to…

In Design and Technology, Year 6 have been working on their Anglo Saxon home designs. The children were instructed to conduct their own research. They then had to design and make their homes, carefully thinking about the resources they were planning to use. They then had the job to think…

4C have used all their knowledge of the Egyptians to create their own informative posters about farming, mummification, food and clothing. Once they finished their own posters, they went and visited another group to tell them all about their chosen topic, this was to enable all groups to learn something…

2S wrote about what makes a good friend. In PSHE they discussed the many different traits of a good friend and then the children wrote them onto their flowers and created this wonderful display. The display looks wonderful in the classroom!  

The children in Lower Kindergarten have been enjoying a variety of Easter activities. The Easter sensory tray was a very popular choice, allowing the children to explore different textures. The children also use their imaginations to create games with the toy chicks and bunnies and developed their counting skills by…

This term, ten Year 6 were invited to the annual Bancroft’s Science Fair at Bancroft School. The pupils, who were selected ‘out of a hat’, were all delighted to have been chosen. With several other junior schools, the pupils visited the Biology Department to look through microscopes, investigate fossils and…

In their Science lessons, Year 1 have been learning all about plants. They conducted an experiment to see which type of plant would grow best in the classroom. Some children grew cress, some grew flowers and some grew courgettes. Everyone has been giving their plants water and sunlight and some…

Year 3 recently visited Hadleigh Country Park to attend a series of Roman and Celtic workshops. The day began with a visit to a Celtic roundhouse, which was strange as it appeared much larger on the inside than it did on the outside. It was full of all sorts of…

Upper Kindergarten have been learning about the story of ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. They have all made their own map and binoculars to help them explore the Wild Woods looking for the bear and his cave.