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• Year 6 Residential Day 4

  Thu 11 Jun 2026

  Our final day has arrived! We are all feeling quite tired now, but we still had enough energy to enjoy exploring the SS Great Britain.

   

  This morning, we learned about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and some of his incredible creations during an engaging workshop. We then had the chance to try putting metal plates together using rivets, just as workers would have done when building the ship.

   

  Next, we explored underneath the ship in the dry dock before stepping back in time and pretending to be Victorians attending the launch of the SS Great Britain. We looked fabulous in our costumes! We also enjoyed a tour of the ship and discovered what life would have been like for passengers and crew on board.

   

  After lunch, it was time to return to the hostel, pack up the coach and begin our journey home.

   

  What a fantastic bunch of children they have been to take away. They have represented the school brilliantly throughout the trip, and hopefully they have made some lifelong memories along the way.

   

  We are travelling home with lots of tired children, and we're sure they will all sleep very well tonight!

  

• Year 4 - First Day at Leeson House

  Wed 10 Jun 2026

  What a fabulous first day! We left school and enjoyed our double decker coach ride to Leeson House.
   

  We were greeted by our leaders and began our activities. First, we played a game called the Bee Game where we got to explore the grounds and answer questions that we had to find the answers to.

   

  We then enjoyed our lunches; luckily we missed the rain, before heading off on our long walk. The scenery was fabulous as we walked down towards the coastline by Dancing Ledge. Our Leeson House Leaders told us amazing stories about Priest Way and the local smugglers. We also made some friends with pigs!

   

  Once we got back to the House, we found out our rooms and had a fire drill before settling in and unpacking. This was followed by our supper which we all enjoyed. To end a fantastic first day, we played team building games and did some orienteering before having a lovely hot chocolate before bed.

   

  We cannot wait for tomorrow! 

  

• Year 6 Residential Day 3

  Wed 10 Jun 2026

  Day 3 has been another fantastic day on residential!

   

  This morning, the children took part in water sports activities, including kayaking and paddle boarding. They all got out on the water and gave everything a go, which we were incredibly proud to see. Although it was quite cold, everyone showed great bravery, determination, and teamwork throughout the session. Warm showers afterwards were definitely appreciated!

   

  Later in the day, we took part in a fascinating World War II workshop. The children had the opportunity to explore a range of artefacts, learning about their uses and discovering more about life during the war. It was a hands-on and engaging experience that sparked lots of curiosity and discussion.

   

  This evening, we enjoyed an excellent Aardman Wallace and Gromit workshop. Working with animator Zoe, the children created their own versions of Feathers McGraw, and the results looked fantastic. Zoe was brilliant at guiding us through the process and was very impressed with the creativity and effort shown by everyone.

   

  We are now settling down with a film before an earlier night tonight, ready for another exciting day tomorrow!

   

  The children continue to be a credit to the school, and we are so proud of the enthusiasm, resilience, and teamwork they are showing throughout the week.

  

• Year 6 Residential Day 2

  Wed 10 Jun 2026

  What a wonderful evening we had and what an amazing show we saw last night. We were so impressed by the singing, acting and dancing in Matilda. Definitely a highlight for lots of us. 
   

  Back to our accommodation for a good night's sleep before another jam-packed day tomorrow. 
   

   

  

• Year 6 Residential Day 2

  Tue 09 Jun 2026

  After a great night's sleep, we woke up this morning and enjoyed our lovely breakfast. Most children enjoyed the hot options - some lovely bacon, sausage and scrambled eggs.

   

  We then headed out to do some very important Geography research finding out how the local area has changed. Our adults were very impressed with how well we conducted ourselves.

   

  We have spent the rest of the day exploring all things science including a visit to the planetarium where we went on a 3D journey around the stars. We also enjoyed a super coding workshop where we had to write code to control an Antarctic robot.

   

  The theatre tonight - a lot of us are very excited about our theatre trip. We are sure it will be epic.

  

• Year 5 - Ancient Egyptians Day

  Mon 08 Jun 2026

  Year 5 had a fantastic time stepping back thousands of years for our exciting Ancient Egyptians Day! The children were fully immersed in history and took part in a range of fun, hands-on activities.

  During maths, the class explored the Ancient Egyptian number system, using symbols to solve tricky problems. They also became historians and codebreakers, working together to crack messages written in hieroglyphs - no easy task!

  One of the highlights of the day was “mummifying” tomatoes. Using a mixture of salt and baking powder (our version of natron), the children learned about the mummification process in a fun and memorable way. There was also the chance to sample some traditional foods: pitta bread, honey and feta cheese were very popular, although the figs were less of a favourite!

  Creativity was in full swing as the children made beautiful traditional-style necklaces using paper plates, inspired by Ancient Egyptian designs.

  The children had a brilliant day, and their enthusiasm and engagement were wonderful to see. A huge thank you to families for the fantastic costumes - these really helped bring the day to life!

  

• Year 6 Residential Day 1

  Mon 08 Jun 2026

  What a busy first day we have had.

   

  Longleat was great. We saw so many animals and had some lions and giraffes get so close. We enjoyed the sea lions and hippos on the lake too.

   

  Our meal out was amazing. So much choice and our tables manners were excellent.

   

  Then onto our evening boat trip. We saw lots of sights and heard some interesting facts about the city.

   

  We cant wait for another fun-filled day tomorrow.

  

• Year Two - Lyme Regis, Fossils and Digital Art

  Fri 05 Jun 2026 Mrs Mutch

  This week in Year Two has been full of excitement as we began exploring our new Geography and History topics all about Mary Anning and Lyme Regis!

  In Geography, the children showed fantastic enthusiasm while learning how to use OS (Ordnance Survey) maps. They worked collaboratively to identify both human and physical features of Lyme Regis, developing their map-reading skills along the way. It was wonderful to see such strong teamwork as they explored map symbols together.

  In English, the classroom was buzzing with creativity! The children worked in groups to prepare and ask thoughtful questions to a scientist about a fossil they had “discovered.” They then brought their learning to life by pretending to be TV presenters, interviewing the scientist. Using iPads, they filmed their interviews, and it was fantastic to see their confidence grow as they spoke clearly and stayed in role.

  In Art and Computing, the children combined their creativity and digital skills to produce beautiful impressionist-style landscapes using a paint program. They explored colour, texture, and brush effects digitally, resulting in some truly imaginative and expressive artwork.

  We are so proud of how engaged and enthusiastic the children have been in their learning—well done, Year Two!

• Year 3 - Van Gogh art work

  Fri 05 Jun 2026

  Year 3 have been brilliant sketch artists recently! We studied some sketches by Van Gogh, practised drawing eyes, noses, mouths and getting the proportions of a face right. We then did a self-portrait from black and white photos we took. The results were fabulous, well done Year 3!

  

• Year 4 - New topics and MTC!

  Fri 05 Jun 2026

  What a first week back! Congratulations to all the children that have completed their MTC this week. No more daily times table practice! However, we will still continue weekly practices to ensure we don't forget them after working so hard on them. This week, we have started lots of new topics including Watercolour Landscapes in Art, States of Matter in Science and Humanism in RE. We have also be emersed into the story of The Man who Walked Between the Towers. Retelling the story orally this week was an exciting challenge. We are really looking forward to Leeson House next week.