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Let’s Connect
We explored this year’s theme of Children’s Mental Health week, ‘Let’s Connect,’ by discussing connecting with kindness, sharing connections that the children have and the impact this can have on them, as well as thinking about making new connections and how relationships can grow and change. The week began with the children being given a…
Cavell Crowned Winners of Our Inter-House Music Competition
It was all to sing for in our Inter-House Music Competition this morning. Well done to everyone for taking part and a special mention to our solo and group performers. The House performances saw Morris singing ‘Don’t Stop Me Now,’ Pankhurst singing ‘We Will Rock You,’ Churchill singing ‘Celestial’ but it was Cavell’s performance of…
£550 Raised For RSPB
Our RRS Council have been braving the cold to sell RSPB badges before school every morning for the past 2 weeks. This morning, they were joined by RSPB area rep, Mr Wilkins, who came to help sell the badges and collect the funds raised. The RRS Council have raised an impressive £552.50 for the RSPB!…
Our Ultimate Rock Hero
We have been searching for the Ultimate Rock Hero as part of STEM Week using Times Table Rock Stars! On Monday, all children from Year 2 to Year 6 took part in a Times Tables battle against the other members of their class in the group stages of this fierce competition. After some very impressive…
Maths Mentors
Thursday was our ‘Maths’ Day as part of our STEM week. Our Year 6s, Year 5s and Year 4s were tasked with creating Maths games and puzzles to teach our younger children. After spending the morning researching and creating their games, the older children then got to work with teaching their games to the lower…
Faulty Towers
As part of our STEM Week, Year 2 were tasked with the engineering challenge of creating the tallest tower using only paper cups. Some of the best teamwork and ‘aha’ moments came from when the stack of cups crashed to the table which forced the children to rethink their strategies. The activity really tapped into…
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday’s Safer Internet Day saw the School having lots of open conversations about how we feel about using technology as well as some of the downsides of being online, from cyberbullying, spam, livestreaming and chat in games. Year 6 thought about the way they should respond to anything that upsets them and the children came…
Creating a Terrarium
During STEM week, Year 5 explored a number of challenges, including making torches from water bottles, creating a terrarium, studying climate change and finding solutions for air pollution, including their own prototype designs. It was a fun filled week that was enjoyed by all!
Ice, Ice, Crazy
As part of STEM week, our Year 4s took part in a lot of practical activities, including making ice cream. Did you know that you can make ice cream without a freezer? The children learnt that the combination of ice and salt causes a chemical reaction. When salt is added to ice cubes, the temperature…
Clocking Up Miles
Despite the cold and dark mornings, the Prep pupils have continued to show great perseverance by turning up regularly for their Daily Mile runs before school on Thursdays and Friday. The new stopwatches have proved a real hit as the pupils can record their own PBs (personal bests) over their chosen distances. They have proved…
