Prefect Piece: The Christmas Fair
Kenji J-T (Year 6) talks in his prefect piece about the SVPSPA Christmas Fair and his experience being an elf in Santa's Grotto.
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Lewis O (Year 6) talks in his prefect piece about his love for G13 Bouldering, a form of rock climbing.
Read MoreArty English
Pupils in Year 6 were introduced to the poem The Highwayman written by the English poet, Alfred Noyes in 1904. The narrative tells the story about a nameless highwayman in love with an innkeeper’s daughter. Combining figurative language, such as metaphors and onomatopoeia, the ballad embraces Noyes love of Romanticism, ballad-like simplicity and skilful use of language.
Read MorePlaying with Paper
Design and Technology for pupils in Year 3 has been fun! Productively, the children have been playing with paper, experimenting with different paper sculpture techniques and developing their construction skills.
Read MoreChristmas and Christingles
This week, the children in Year 1 have been writing their lists and letters to Father Christmas, practising reading and writing high frequency words onto baubles for our table tree. They have been learning about how Christians celebrate Christmas and worked on their number bonds to 10, 20 and even 100! The Children also made their own Christingles for our Church service where they recited a poem off by heart in front of a large audience and sang beautifully.
Read MorePrefect Piece: Macbeth
Avia E (Year 6) talks in her prefect piece about her experience reading Macbeth by William Shakespeare, in her English lessons.
Read MoreMaidstone Music Festival
Last weekend our Senior String Group stepped beyond the comfort zone of school to participate on a public platform in the Maidstone Music Festival at Invicta Grammar School. Their hard work this term paid off with a really successful outcome. Avia E (Year 6), one of the group's most senior members, has written a report on the events of the day.
Read MoreChristmas and Times Tables
This week, children in Year 2 have continued to work hard to learn their times tables with some receiving their first TT Rockstars certificate in recognition of learning their ten, five and two times tables. They have also been preparing for the Christingle service, which is being held on Tuesday 6th December in the Church and hanging their beautiful Christmas tree decorations on our Pre-Prep tree.
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