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Houses of Parliament Visit

Fri 21 Oct 2022

KS2 School Councillors had an amazing experience visiting The Houses of Parliament. We had the opportunity to tour the Houses of Parliament and see the House of Lords and House of Commons. We were lucky enough to watch a live debate happening too! We then had a law and debating workshop where we learnt all about how bills are debated and passed. We even got to debate our own bill!

Year 3 Stone Age Day

Fri 21 Oct 2022

Year 3 participated in Stone Age Day to help consolidate their learning this term. They had the opportunity to take part in a Stone Age workshop where they went back in time and experienced what life was like in pre- historic times by looking at different artefacts. They also created their own cave paintings and made their very own clay pot. Everybody dressed up and looked fantastic!

Year 5 and 6 Level 2 Bikeability Fun! #cycletoschoolweek

Mon 03 Oct 2022 Mrs Downer

At Penn Wood we like to go above an beyond! This week, in order to celebrate cycle to school week, we went that extra mile. Some of our Year 5 and 6 children took completed their level 2 cycle training this week.

The training develops skills for cycling on single-lane roads with simple junctions and moderate traffic and includes core functions for safe and responsible cycling. During the course, riders were required to;

-Make frequent observations

-Choose and maintain the the most suitable riding position

-Communicate intentions to others and understand the priorities on the road, particularly at junctions.

The instructor assessed each individual rider's independent cycling skills and accesses them against the UK National Standards for cycle training.

The children were brilliantly brave and thoroughly enjoyed their experience, especially on the road cycles. I recently read a quote that inspired me, it read, "If you do something right the first time, it isn't hard enough!" Very true words.

Congratulations to all of the children who took part. You didn't give up and I was privileged to see your hard work and dedication pay off. Well done!

Kind regards,

Mrs Downer