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4 October 2018

In Science this week, Year Six have been learning about interdependence within given ecosystems. To fully understand this ecological concept Mr Schmidt took the children to the common where they engaged in the (rather wet) challenge of passing on and conserving ‘energy’. The pupils worked in four groups: producers, primary consumers (herbivores), secondary consumers (omnivores…

4 October 2018

Reception Diamonds – after talking about the memory verse, acted out the story of Ruth. The children enjoyed taking on the role of the different characters in the story and matching their movements to what the characters did in the story. Some were brave enough to say what the characters said, although others preferred the…

4 October 2018

In Geography Year 2 Sapphires have been studying the United Kingdom. As a part of this, they have been eating some popular national foods such as Scottish shortbread and Welsh cakes. This week was Year 2’s chance to put on their chef hats and have a go at baking their own traditional English scones. The…

27 September 2018

Year 2 were fortunate to have a visitor last week! Bob the famous astronaut from the books of the man on the moon visited both Y2KV and Y2CB. The children had prepared lots of questions to interview Bob. They tried their best to find out about his life on the moon and whether aliens really…

27 September 2018

Y1KH and Y4CR have recently started their Buddy Reading sessions. Mrs Holland paired the Year 1 pupils with a Year 4 buddy or two to read their books out loud. The pupils of Y4CR were enthralled by the reading and keen to share their skills learnt in fathoming out unfamiliar words and discussing the illustrations.We…

20 September 2018

As part of our topic on “Our Community”, Firefighters from Battersea Fire Station paid a very exciting visit to Year One. At the end of playtime the whole school watched as they drove their truck onto the Common, with lights flashing. They showed Year One all the equipment they use, and each child had a…

14 September 2018

In Year 5 this term we are learning about the science of separating mixtures. We began our topic with an experiment to investigate different water types. We placed drops of tap water, salt water and pond water into dishes and are observing what remains as the water evaporates off. We are waiting eagerly to see…

14 September 2018

Year 3 Rubies have been exploring the structure of volcanoes. We then went up to the common to build our own volcanoes out of clay, before making them erupt! It was such fun to be able to see our learning come to life in such a foamy (and slightly smelly) way!      

5 September 2018

Reflecting Dolphin A new year always comes with fresh perspective and vision.  Our staff team began the school year with a workshop wherein they explored their ideas about the essence of Dolphin.  Drawing from a large range of photos each staff member chose a picture which they felt best represented Dolphin School.  So inspirational was the exercise that…