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YEAR 5 - ANGLO SAXON DAY

Tue 19 Nov 2019

This term, Year 5 took part in an Anglo-Saxon day. During the day, the children were able to touch and observe many varied and realistic artefacts from the time. The children used their questioning, observation and detective skills to understand the uses for a range of items. They also learnt about the food and daily lives of the Anglo-Saxons and the struggles for survival of the people.
Altogether, the day provided an inspiring insight into the lives of the Anglo-Saxons and effectively complemented the children’s History studies.

YEAR 3 - STONE AGE WORKSHOP

Tue 19 Nov 2019

Year 3 had an exciting end to their first half term because they were transported back into the Stone Age! The children enjoyed the day. They painted cave art, learnt how to hunt and gather food and handled real tools and weapons from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. They even got the chance to hunt a woolly mammoth - very brave!

School Council Trip to the Houses of Parliament

Mon 18 Nov 2019

On Monday 18th November thirteen our School Councillors from Year Three to Year Six and two members of staff went on a morning trip to The Houses of Parliament. They had a guided tour, learning about the history of the building and how government and parliament function. They were fortunate to be one of the first tours of he day and could spend time in both the House of Commons and House of Lords. It was a very educational and enjoyable day.

RECEPTION - OWL VISIT

Thu 07 Nov 2019

Reception had a lovely visit from Charlie from Kent Owl Academy who came all the way from Maidstone just to visit us! They showed us four different species of owls including a barn owl and a brown owl. The brown owl was called Percy just like Percy from our focus text, ‘Owl Babies.’ The barn owl was called Cupid as he is often the ringbearer at weddings!

We learnt so much about owls such as where they live, what they eat and how they hunt for their food at night time. We had an assembly in the morning where Charlie let Cupid fly over our heads so that we could see its wings and feathers. Did you know that owls with dark eyes are nocturnal animals and owls with lighter eyes come out at dawn and dusk?

Charlie showed us the owl pellets and we learnt that we can find out what the owl has eaten by looking inside. She opened up the pellets and found fur and a skull. The barn owl had eaten a whole mouse!

We each got to stroke the owls and feel how soft their feathers were. The owls didn’t mind at all. We all had a wonderful time and having this real-life experience is really going to help us with our writing next week.