Mother’s Day Services – change of plan!
Instead of having one service repeated by all Pre-Prep children, we are going to hold one service on THURSDAY 15th March for Older Nursery and Reception mothers, and then a separate service on FRIDAY 16th March for Year 1 & 2 mothers. We do hope all the mothers will be able to attend, but are...
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
Mrs Pitcaithly’s class have been doing a mini project on Goldilocks and the 3 bears. They have been trying to decide what might have happened next? Here are 2 possibilities: Jayden wrote: Goldilocks ran all the way home and she never stopped. The three bears weren’t happy so they invited Goldilocks...
A Big Write
The Big Write for Year 2 produced some lovely pieces of imaginative writing from many of the children: Lila: ….. in the oldest tree there was a duckling with gold wings … I went through a door and everything was made of chocolate … even chocolate flowers. Ben: … it was frosty and the leaves...
A visit to the Hindu Temple
The Hindu Temple at the Apple Tree Centre in Ifield proved to be a fascinating and informative morning for all Year 1 & 2. We had a close look at a small number of the 33 million Gods, and learned about how Ganesh got an elephant’s head. We can now all do some Bolly wood moves and clap dancing...
Dragon Dance
Reception children entertained the Yr1, Y2 and Y3 children with a colourful ‘Dragon Dance’ as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. We made masks, medals, lanterns and practised our chopstick skills at lunchtime and in the classroom too!
Chinese New Year
What a wonderful Chinese New Year we all enjoyed: food tasting, cooking, singing, lantern making, writing and painting Chinese characters and dragons AND we raised our yearly sponsorship for Hongli-Ye. We have just received a letter from Hongli who is thrilled with our contributions which have helped...
Kung Hai Fat Choy!
Chinese New Year activities are happening today (Monday, 23 January), the Year of the Dragon. In the Pre-Prep we have been sponsoring a child called Hongli Ye in China for a number of years and would like to continue to do so with your help. Reception have made a dragon and are learning a suitable...
Year 2 have been studying famous people
Shriya wrote: Henry VIII had a tutor, a fool and a whipping boy who was whipped if Henry was naughty. Jamie Hough added: He was very cruel and ate a lot, that’s why he was fat. While preparing for their next Big Write, Year 2 have also been learning how to use adjectives, and there are obviously some...
