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Year 3 pupils have demonstrated an incredible amount of generosity and kindness this term with their fundraising activities to support homeless charities. A group of pupils worked very well as a team to create a wide range of products to sell to members of our school community, demonstrating a flair for enterprise, as well as…

This term, Year 3 and 4 have been working towards their Arts Award Discover, in partnership with Charanga. The scheme aims to develop young artists with a range of resources and support for those taking part; it has been a fantastic way to nurture our talented pupils in several ways. The Arts Award can be…

This term, Year 3 are studying magnets and forces in their Science lessons. As part of their work on forces, the pupils have been discussing different surfaces, their properties and what effect they have on objects moving across them. They first explored the texture of each surface to be tested, making predictions about how this…

Prep School pupils in Years 3-6 led us in a truly magical service, at the Candlelit Festival of Carols & Readings, held at St Mary’s Church this week. For the first time since 2019, the school community enjoyed the opportunity to gather in church together and celebrate the Christmas story. Through a combination of readings,…

Prep pupils have been working hard in their games lessons over the course of this term, to learn new techniques and tactics to employ during their Hockey and Rugby matches. They have played an extensive season of competitive fixtures against a range of local schools and performed fantastically. Over the last few weeks however, the…

In Science, Year 3 have been working on the topic ‘Rocks, Fossils and Soils’. On Tuesday, the class headed out into the school grounds, armed with towels and paper cups, to collect three soil samples from different areas. The playing field, the pig pen and the school garden were chosen as the collection sites and…

3W have been learning about the earliest part of pre-history – The Stone Age. They discovered some interesting facts about the Palaeolithic period and what the earliest humans may have looked like. They then learnt that these early humans were known as ‘cavemen’, and looked at some of the objects that have been discovered in…

On Tuesday, our very lucky Year 3 pupils went on an exciting trip to Slimbridge . The Wetland Centre is bursting with wildlife and provides a fantastic opportunity to discover some important conservation work. Once they arrived, the children dropped off their bags and split up into classes, 3T started with pond dipping, whilst 3D…

Year 3 kicked off a busy season of school trips with a visit to Cotswold Wildlife Park last Friday. They enjoyed seeing the animals and met Izzy, the zookeeper who talked to them about the African animals who live at the Park. The pupils also met George, a 75-year-old Giant Tortoise who is still growing! The children…

This week children in Year 3 and Year 6 have been set the task of growing their own vegetables! Year 6 took to the Science Lab to plant courgette and mange tout – placing individual seeds in pots with the point towards the bottom. They then went to the Prep Allotment where they conducted an experiment…