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The children in Pre School found out about the Muslim festival, Eid, this week. We learnt that Ramadan is coming to an end and that Muslims across the world have been fasting during the daytime for the last thirty days – we thought that this must be very hard to do. We talked about how […]

Happy Holi The children in Reception had a great deal of fun this week, celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi. Known as ‘The Festival of Colour’ or ‘The Festival of Love’ the children had great fun in the wildlife area expressing themselves with colour.

This week in Reception, we have been very lucky to watch some springtime videos from our children at home. We have watched Alfie and Archie’s dad with his new lambs, Irene collecting her hen’s eggs, Emily growing flowers and vegetables in France and Harrison’s daddy explaining his beekeeping. Following this, we have had a week

What a fantastic feeling to finally get the school ready for full opening!  A great deal of hard work over the past few months meant that we finally got the school ready for opening on Monday. As you can see from the photographs, the school received a significant overhaul during the summer holidays in many,

This week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme this year is “kindness”.   Being kind and showing acts of kindness brings many benefits. As well as being the right thing to do, it is also good for your mental health, can reduce stress and cheer you up. During the daily catch, pupils have

Whilst Form II have been thinking about plastic, Reception children have been gardening. The children in Form II have studied the journey of single-use plastic waste, from inland to the ocean, detailing the threat to marine life.  They have shared many ideas, from some impressively well-researched and colourful illustrations to some creative, plastic sculptures of

Art at Home Griffin House children have been incredibly resourceful and creative, finding lots of interesting ways to make art, including using some recycled materials.  We love seeing them, keep up the great work.

This week Pre School have been focusing on Healthy eating week and it has been wonderful to see so many of the children back engaging in some fun activities. From our cardboard shops, healthy eating plates to action songs, we have been finding fun ways to enjoy our learning. Helping in the kitchen, some of

Form I have had a very busy week. In maths we have been learning to use money, add amounts together, choose coins to pay with and start to work out the change needed. We have managed to complete all of our usual English lessons – diary writing, grammar, phonics, comprehension and creative work. I have

This week the children started their art project for the half term. The children will choose one task per week from the list to practise different art skills. The children made a fantastic effort with their first activity and demonstrated what excellent artists they are! The work shows models and drawings from different places in