Year 8 have been learning fast about DNA and chromosomes. The class decided to move on to more advanced work on inheritance and cell division. The pupils are propagating geranium plants by taking cuttings and planting the short shoots in compost. They are cloning the plant in order to see…
The pupils in Reception and Year 1 enjoyed the recent whole school trip to Colchester Zoo. Activities they particularly enjoyed included handling a stick insect and taking a train ride through the zoo to the lemur enclosure. Although they enjoyed seeing all the creatures, the animal of the day were…
The Junior pupils have been having great fun in their Music lessons this term. Year 2 had fun making metallic sounds playing along with Chinese Music. Year 3 have enjoyed studying Saint Saen’s Carnival of the Animals this term. They moved in time and made shapes with their moves to…
Kindergarten have been learning about mythical creatures, as part of their animals topic, and were very excited to have a unicorn-themed lunch. The children painted and made unicorn masks to bring to lunch and were excited to see two of their favourite lunchtime ladies transformed into unicorns. A fantastic time…
On Thursday 6 June 2019 the Juniors hosted a ‘Come and Play’ event. Some of our talented pupils and peripatetic staff performed for parents and pupils. The participants were invited to try out new instruments which was a great learning experience, but also lots of fun!
Senior pupils have just completed their End of Year Exam week and teachers have marked their papers. This week focuses on feedback from these exams. Once teachers have marked test papers and given feedback, pupils must respond to their next steps or questions for clarification. Pupils respond to their feedback…
In a recent assembly, a few members of staff from Waitrose paid a visit to the school to discuss the importance of healthy eating. As part of the assembly, the staff asked the children to design a healthy lunchbox. Everyone who took part in the competition had some excellent ideas…
On Wednesday Year 4 and 5 went to the V & A Museum as part of their Victorian topic. Once they arrived the pupils got to look at many great artefacts and spent time learning about the building itself. They also took part in a workshop about the Great Exhibition…
Years 4 and 5 enjoyed reinforcing some of their recorder learning recently in one of their Music lessons. To link with Marvellous Maths Day, the pupils played Recorder Music Dominoes. As well as being a lot of fun, this task was interactive, encouraged the pupils to work as a team…
Read our June Headmistress’s Letter, full of useful information on Moving Up Day, Staff News, FOBS Summer Festival, forthcoming events and lots more…
