Yesterday, Year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a whole day dedicated to our learning about Vikings! We had an amazing teacher, ‘Irik the Viking’, to teach us lots about many different elements of Viking life. He started with lots of interesting information regarding the Vikings first coming to Britain and the history … Read more
Today, we celebrated the festival of Diwali at our school with two special assemblies for Key Stages 1 and 2. We learnt about the significance of Diwali for the Hindu and Sikh communities. Some of our children were kind enough to share how they and their families mark and celebrate this wonderful holiday. We got … Read more
Holly class went back in time to 1666 and recreated the Great Fire of London. We started the day making soda bread because the fire started in Thomas Farriner’s bakery on Pudding Lane. We then watched as the fire burned our Tudor houses! We tried to stop the fire with a fire break but it … Read more
We were delighted to welcome our friends from Next Page Books into school this week. Our local independent bookshop Next Page Books is, like us, passionate about celebrating diversity in all its forms. Thank you to all the families who came along to support the event. We hope everybody found books that they will enjoy … Read more
Years 3 and 5 have been learning all about forces in Science this term and today had the opportunity to see forces in action in a Circus Skills show. Nick from Shooting Stars demonstrated his amazing juggling skills and explained how different types of force are needed on different pieces of juggling equipment: pushes, pulls, … Read more
Wednesdays in Maple Class are Sketchbook Wednesdays: this means that we start off the day with ten minutes of drawing in our sketchbooks. We listen to peaceful music and have a lovely calm start to our day. Today, the children were given a copy of Child with a Dove by Picasso and instructed to try … Read more
Year 3 had an amazing day, travelling back in time to the Stone Age at Celtic Harmony Camp. We had a packed day of activities, including den-building, making Stone Age soup, hunting, gathering and trading. We also saw demonstrations of flint-knapping and fire-making (but we weren’t allowed to try those ourselves!). We learnt a lot … Read more
During the summer term all of the children had the opportunity to take part in workshops creating art with a Hitchin based artist Tilly Wonham. The theme was animals, the skill was printing and the end result was a range of bright and colourful art work that was displayed proudly throughout the school!
This year, we have been very lucky to welcome Mr Derrett, a Science teacher from Hitchin Girls’ School, for exciting Science workshops throughout the year. On Tuesday, all of the Year 6 pupils went to HGS to end this year with a bang! We were treated to a ‘Potions Roadshow’ to find out just how … Read more
Year 3 travelled back in time to spend a day in Ancient Egypt. We’re sure you will agree they all looked the part in some amazing costumes. We spent the morning taking part in various activities such as making amulets, perfume, Shabti dolls and bread. In the afternoon, we split into groups. Some children were … Read more
