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Over recent weeks, Year 6 pupils have been repainting the totem poles which are situated outside the Art Room next to the entrance to the School Office. The totem poles were donated by a Canadian parent in 2010, who worked with that year’s current Year 6 pupils in designing, carving and painting them – the…

This term, Year 6 pupils have been busy in the classroom, discovering what makes our bodies so fascinating. One lesson was a thrilling experience for pupils, as they were tasked with making “blood soup”. Working in teams and practising their collaboration skills, they were asked to make blood using different foods and drinks to represent…

Pupils in Year 6 continued their series of sessions with Schoolbeat officer, PC Forrester this week. Schoolbeat is an initiative from Gloucestershire Constabulary that sees officers visit schools all over the county and talk to children in Year 6 to Year 9 about a range of potential hazards that they may encounter as they mature…

Last year, the St Edward’s Trust embarked on a new project where the aim was to bring together members of our school communities, from Prep and the Senior and Sixth Form, to discuss projects, education and what makes our schools so special in a weekly podcast. The episodes have talked about everything from well-being to…

Year 6 pupils headed to the Science Lab today to take on the task of dissecting a pig’s heart. The activity was the final stage of their studies into the circulatory system. The pupils have been learning about the function and structure of the heart, blood vessels and lungs in their recent Science lessons, so…

During their Technology lessons this term, pupils in Year 6 are developing their culinary skills. In the first three of their lessons, the children have been looking at shortbread recipes. They have covered everything from finding out the best techniques to create a ‘short’ dough and to make sure that their biscuits have a good…

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,…

This term, Year 6 have spent time in the classroom building on the knowledge of co-ordinates they gained in Year 5.  In one of their Maths lessons this week, they donned their welly-boots and took their learning outside, as they transferred their skills to real-life problem solving. They spoke about the practical applications of using…

In their recent Music lessons, Year 6 have been looking at ways in which they can use their bodies to create percussive compositions. The class watched video examples of music created using only body percussion and were introduced to the various patterns and movements that could be used. The group practised several of these methods…

In their Technology lessons, Year 6 have been constructing bridges this term. They began by researching real bridges from around the world, looking at all the different ways in which they are designed to bear weight. The aim was to work in teams to build structures that were able to support a 1kg bag of…