Before the Half Term, Reception children celebrated the end of their Pirate topic with a fun-filled day of themed activities! The children came dressed as pirates or in their own clothes and the dry weather allowed the class to enjoy most of the day outdoors. One exciting activity was finding…
Pupils from Years 4-6 took part in the annual Oak-Tree Tennis Tournament, played at Chingford Tennis club. We were lucky to have glorious sunshine, and some of the tennis played matched the weather!! All the singles matches were very close and it came down to the doubles event, where Oaklands…
Over the past few weeks, the children in Lower Kindergarten have watched their caterpillars grow and build their cocoons. The children were amazed to come into school one morning and found that our caterpillars had emerged from their cocoons. We had five beautiful butterflies in our net. The children were…
Lower Kindergarten had a tasty way to support the children’s fine motor skills last week, by making their own sandwich to take home. They had the choice of honey, butter or jam. First, the class talked about how to use a knife safely. Next the children demonstrated how to spread…
This week, the children painted their paper mâché planets in 1V. They thought about mixing colours to create different tones, which they blended beautifully.
The children in Lower Kindergarten listened to a story called ‘Mrs Wishy Washy’. The story is about some farm animals who do not like having a bath. The children took it in turns to go outside and help wash the animals in our muddy wash station. The children had to…
1V’s reading ambassadors came to visit. They read them some lovely stories and the children thoroughly enjoyed it.
Last week, Year 4 and 5 were lucky enough to enjoy three days at Young Mariners in Cheshunt. The children learnt many new skills including how to – with a partner – paddle a canoe, kayak, sail, stand-up on a paddle board, rock climb and even orienteer by reading maps…
Year 1 to Year 5 enjoyed an assembly led by Mrs Doolan. She played a Cello that is more than 350 years old!
The children made some delicious ladybird biscuits. First, they spread red icing over their biscuit using a plastic knife. Then, they rolled up some black icing to separate the ladybird’s wings. Finally, they placed some chocolate drop spots and some edible eyes. The children could not wait to take them…
