On Monday 18th September, Year 2 travelled by tube to the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace and then walked down Bird Cage walk to reach Westminster Abbey as part of their introduction to their topic of the term ‘Bright Lights, Big City!’ The children eagerly mapped out the route they would need to take on…
The week ended with a trip to Skreens for Year 5 for some outdoor learning and team building. The sun was shining down on us whilst we did our best to build bridges and shoot arrows!
It has been lovely to welcome back our new Year 6 pupils and staff have been amazed by how much they have grown and matured over the Summer. Along with counting the ballot votes, we enjoyed walking F2 to assembly at the church and writing our meeting tale. The highlight of the week was of course…
Year 4 spent the day at The Hive in Epping Forest for some outdoor learning on Tuesday. The children were learning about habitats and adaptation of vertebrates and invertebrates and spent time in groups studying insects found in two different habitats. The children enjoyed pond dipping and looking for creatures in the woodland area. They…
An udderly great time was had at Willows Farm this week by the Puffins on their Summer Term educational visit. The children enjoyed a busy day of activities including a tractor ride, going on a mechanical horse, feeding alpacas, donkeys and cows and meeting and petting small furry animals. Also this week, Puffins have pawsitively enjoyed…
This week, F2 (Reception) went to visit The Hive in High Beech; we enjoyed lots of activities outside such as creating natural art from what we could find outside in the forest. We also got the chance to learn about the different types of leaves and how we could identify them by their different feel…
To round off a busy year, the Sustainability Council visited the BBC Earth Experience at Earl’s Court on Tuesday. The very best clips of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet series were brought to life on 20 metre high 360’ screens. We crawled with Sea Lions, swam with Blue Whales, hunted with Pumas and waddled with Penguins…
On Friday 26th May, the children of Year 2 were engaged in the natural world of the garden. They embedded their understanding of the plants and animals found in a garden and woodland habitat in the exciting surroundings of RHS Garden Hyde Hall. From hunting for caterpillars amongst plants, to building birds’ nests, the children…
It is hard to believe that this time last week, our adventures at Stubbers was coming to an end. Despite the inclement weather and trying to sleep through thunderstorms, all returned with positive memories. Mr Manning wishes to say a particular thank you to Mrs Gleadell, Mrs Hooley and Miss Feeney and all our visitors…
Year 1 took a trip to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich this week. The children explored the ‘At Sea’ gallery and then took part in the hands-on ‘Ahoy!’ workshop! After that, everyone walked to the Cutty Sark and took the Greenwich cruise liner boat to Embankment, taking in all the sights of London! A…