We have had a very busy start to the year in Year 2 and I’m sure there have been a lot of tired children (and adults). Our timetable for this term can be seen below but please be aware that we are always having to adapt to different circumstances in school and so we may … Read more
For the past few years, Year 4 have taken advantage of what’s on their own door step and visited the different places of worship in Hitchin. After studying Sikhism and Christianity all year, they got to take a walk in to town to a gurdwara and a church where they got to see everything they … Read more
It was lovely to see so many parents this morning. We hope you found the information useful. For those who would like to see the presentation again, and for those parents who were unable to attend, please find the PowerPoint below.
GROW with Phase Phase is a small, local charity which works alongside young people to promote their wellbeing and resilience. They help educate young people as they navigate their way through the challenges of growing up, being at school, taking exams, making friends, planning their time, dealing with conflict and change and moving on. When … Read more
Hazel class spent this afternoon making coil pots out of clay. They watched a video on how to make them and followed the step by step instructions. They used a variety of skills to mould and shape the clay such as kneading, rolling and scoring. We will now leave the pots to air dry and … Read more
To finish our Art topic, Holly class created these colourful clay coil pots. They decorated them by mixing primary coloured paint and used interesting patterns. In Science, we have been learning about what a plant needs to grow. Holly class set up an experiment with two Basil plants. We watered one plant and didn’t water … Read more
A beautiful, spiritual and creative way to explore nature creatively is to make mandalas and that is exactly what Rowan and Willow Class did last week. They created some absolutely beautiful mandalas using whatever they could find from the field, the area near their playground and the nature area. Some of them found it very difficult to destroy their … Read more
Cedar class have enjoyed a fun afternoon recreating the buildings from the Katie Morag stories. They worked in pairs to design the buildings using the map from the story as inspiration. They then used a variety of boxes to make the houses, Post Office, lighthouse and castle.
Year 6 were recently lucky enough to each attend a session at Elite Boxing Academy with the charity GRIT. GRIT (Growing resilience in teens) are a charity, funded by the NHS, who usually work in Secondary Schools to teach children the foundations of boxing, as well as an understanding of resilience and wellbeing that can … Read more
Hazel class had a super time at Aldenham Country Park last week! In the morning the children explored the 100 Aker Wood before completing four fun activities in the field. After crossing the stream using the stepping stones it was time for some lunch. In the afternoon we looked around the farm. We saw cows, … Read more
