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At the start of remote learning, pupils were asked to provide a very different kind of Art. Art which would symbolise hope and a positive mind set.  Art which would form a book called ‘The Book of Rainbows’.  This compilation of rainbow-inspired images has now been compiled and has been presented to the Hastings Court Care…

On Friday, the Year 6 girls and the Year 5 girls enjoyed boom whackers – a musical activity which involved pupils hitting “boom whackers” on their heads, thighs and other parts of their bodies. This made sounds which in turn created melodies! Year 5 created the different chords of various pop songs and made up…

Snapshots of continued learning this week include: Stone Age Art in the form of hand stencils and cave drawings on rocks and pebbles; Edible coil pots and Mesolithic weapons; Right-angle munchers from maths; Fruity pairs in science and labelling flower parts.

This week, the Year 8s have continued to create delicious-looking cookery sensations in their post-CE remote learning programme. Leo A, Mary KB and Ollie B made chocolate cupcakes, cheesecake brownies, chocolate crispy cakes and brownies while Noah G perfected his pizza-making skills. Curtis also made a peach dessert to go with the fruity theme of the week…

In the Year 6 sport session, the girls had timed challenges to run through the woods in their teams to gather supplies to build their shelters. They had so much fun, demonstrated great teamwork and I was really impressed with the final wild dens they made. Laura White

In light of National School Grounds Week, which runs from 10th to 14th June 2020, we have put together some fascinating facts about our amazing grounds and their history. Thanks to Sally Chaplin for the information: Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-1865, who was the Head Gardener at Chatsworth and who also designed the Crystal Palace and…

The photos speak for themselves! Year 3 have astounded Mrs E yet again with their enthusiasm for learning. Thank you so much to all the amazing parents who are helping Mrs E and our children too! Learning Journey – we have explored more about Evolution, finding out about Charles Darwin. The children have created and…

Year 4 were given the challenge to make something to do with the Romans. So far we have had two Roman roads, made very creatively, as well as some excellent shields. I love getting the pictures; they make me laugh! Louise Barrett  

This week, Reception have been estimating. They have been guessing how much Lego they have and how many drops could fit on a spoon. The have been starting to count in twos, hopefully helping with the laundry by pairing up the socks.  We have shared the book ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ and the children have been helping…

Wow, I love my class! Despite the challenges for all of us, 3E have done their very best in so many ways since the start of term: friendly in online form times and curious in live online meetings. They have produced beautiful artwork, detailed observational drawings of plants in science, witty riddles and beautiful, reflective…