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6 December 2018

On Monday 3 December, Year 6 were transported back in time to 1844. As they donned their attire for the day, they realised it was not going to be like any other way they had ever experienced! The morning was dominated by very strict lessons in Arithmetic and Writing. Any slight mistake was dealt with…

6 December 2018

On Friday, Year 3 Rubies enjoyed an exciting trip to St Mark’s Church, Battersea Rise, to take part in their Christmas Trail. We journeyed back 2000 years to visit Mary and Joseph, the Wise Men, and the shepherds, but nobody was there! They had all disappeared, and we had to collect clues to find out…

6 December 2018

Grandparents, Aunts, Sisters and Parents joined us from far and wide to make photo frames, decorate ‘planet’ biscuits and create a collage of their hand and the child who invited them. The Reception Diamonds then sang to their guests with lots of audience participation. It was great to see guests from different generations joining to…

29 November 2018

Year 1 Pearls went to the Dulwich Picture Gallery this week.  The children had the opportunity to take a closer look at paintings through the art of storytelling.  They pretended to jump into a particular painting and listen and participate in a story relevant to the painting.  Pupils used actions and musical instruments to bring…

29 November 2018

On Monday Year 1 received an unexpected call for help from the Toy Museum. Their archive was in chaos, and the curator’s job was in danger unless we could sort out all their old toys for them as quickly as possible. The children were given the chance to play with the toys, and whilst doing…

29 November 2018

On Thursday last week, excitement mounted as Upper School realised Christmas had come early. From wreaths to Christmas cards, the children all made gifts in the spirit of giving. The Year 3 and 4 children made Christmas wreaths from scratch, working in a team to build their structures. They carefully wove the willow into shape…

22 November 2018

Our Year 4 pupils were enlisted by the Venetian ambassador to act as spies in the Tudor court last week. They set off early and journeyed by coach to Hampton Court Palace where they explored King Henry VIII’s jousting grounds, gardens and kitchens before embarking on their secret digital mission through the great hall and…

22 November 2018

On Monday Year 2 Sapphires were visited by owls from The English School of Falconry in Bedfordshire. We all learned lots of interesting facts about owls with their silent wings, the scrapes that larger owls live in and why owls don’t like being stroked. We would like to say a big thank you to the owls,…

22 November 2018

In Reception we were pleased to have a professional dancer work with us last week. She helped us think about the different ways dinosaurs moved. We moved with heavy stomping feet, light fast feet and holding our hands out like claws as we moved to the music of Carnival of the animals by Saint-Saens.

22 November 2018

Year 4CR were very excited to venture into Dolphin School’s secret garden on Wednesday. It was so wonderful to see the fantastic landscaping with the raised bedding and picnic tables there. Decked with gardening gloves and trowels, we made the most of the sunshine to master the art of planting, which included tulip bulbs in…