Thank you to all the parents who brought in a pet during our ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’ topic. Woodpecker class have learnt so much about lots of different pets, and the importance of keeping them happy and healthy. We also … Continue reading
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KS2 ‘Rotten Romans’ – Partake History workshop This term Peregrines and Kingfishers are taking part in an exciting topic ‘Rotten Romans’ – all about life in Britain in Roman times and the impact of the Roman invasions and settlement. Children … Continue reading
Balance bikes have no pedals and are designed to help children to learn to balance on their own and ride a bike without the need for stabilisers. The children had a great time and took part in an afternoon of … Continue reading
All schools have a duty to promote British Values – See our British Values statement. We also want all our pupils to connect their work on British Values with their RE and with the values the school promotes. We used an activity … Continue reading
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Thank you to everyone who took part or sponsored the children for the Guinness World Record Walk4Wildlife event. We were joined by children representing our cluster of schools and set off on the Woolley Moor Trail. At 2.15pm, the designated … Continue reading
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The Vikings are Coming! … Continue reading
Our climbing wall mural has been looking rather tired for a while, so we asked Pete Barber, Graffitti Artist to visit again to work with the children to design and paint a new mural. This activity was funded through our … Continue reading
We have an exciting day planned on Tuesday 26th January. We are very pleased to have arranged a visit by ‘African Ark’ – African Dance and Art workshops for all the children in school, led by Bemma Akyeampong. A funding grant has … Continue reading
Stretton Handley CE Primary School has achieved the top GOLD award for the national RE Quality Mark. The REQM recognises high quality learning in religious education. There are only three schools in Derbyshire that have achieved REQM and of those … Continue reading
On Monday the whole class joined in with the’ balance-ability workshop. This is a simpler version for Reception and Key Stage 1 of the ‘Bike-ability’ workshops completed in Key Stage 2. The children completed various activities to help develop coordination, … Continue reading
On Wednesday 12th March Emma from Gulliver’s Kingdom visited with the mascot, Leonard the Lion. The children learned about the importance of exercise and healthy eating, before joining in with some of Leonard’s cool, unexpected dance moves! … Continue reading
In the morning the children looked at some different artefacts from tombs, they discussed the daily life of people from different stages in the hierachy and they created and then described some smells from ancient Egypt. The final part of … Continue reading
‘Walk like an Egyptian’ – KS2 Wednesday 26th February As part of our topic about Ancient Egypt we have organized a ‘Partake’ theatre workshop day in school on 26th February. (Please note there will be no violin/viola tuition on this … Continue reading
We already have thriving violin / viola group lessons in school and this week all chidren attended a guitar demonstration. Please see separate letter sent out Thursday 23rd January for information/ costs about guitar tuition. Contracts and payment are organised directly … Continue reading