In the Press

Year 3 had fun in their forest school lesosn this week, making bird feeders and nests:

A brilliant afternoon of Cross Country at St Ives and fortunately the sun was shining.  Over 50 girls and boys from five schools took part in a friendly Cross Country event through our forest and fields.  Thanks go to Brookham, Camelsdale, Grayswood and Easebourne for attending and the many parents and supporters on the sideline, cheering the children on.  A special mention goes to Mrs Lipscombe for counting the children through the forest, Mrs Duggin for coaching our Year 2 team and our wonderful Year 6's for running alongside the Year 2's and marshalling the event all afternoon.

 

Year 1 have worked really hard over the past few weeks learning all about Antarctica! They have studied the extreme climate and how animals survive there. They focused on penguins, their lifecycle and how our changing climate is effecting them. They finished by showing their Antarctic animal paintings! Great work penguins, next stop Birdworld!

Year 1 & 2 had great fun in forest school this week - they were learning to use hack saws in the forest with sticks as part of their survival skills topic. It was very tricky and they had to be careful. After all that concentration, they enjoyed playing on the see saw and rope swing! 

Year 4 have enjoyed learning about the properties of liquid in their topic on Solids, Liquids and Gases this week. Great work Scientists!

Year 1 & 2 enjoyed their first hockey lesson at St Ives this week. It was cold outside on the courts but they wrapped up warm, listened carefully to instructions and then showed off their newly learnt skills!

Year 1 & 2 enjoyed their forest school lesson this week, taking all the new equipment down to the outdoor classroom and being the first to try it out!  Thank you to our parent body, the Friends of St Ives (FOSI) for raising the funds to buy all the equipment - it's going to be well used! 

Year 1 have been looking at tints and tones this week. They began by learning their primary and secondary colours then mixing cool tones to create their winter landscape. They used the grid method to split up their image then added penguin silhouettes to complete their work!

Thank you to all the children and staff who particpated in the Reindeer Run at St Ives on the final day of the Autumn term. We were fortunate enough to be graced with a lovely, sunny morning, making the run even more enjoyable. We hold this event every year, as it raises valuable funds for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice - a very worthy cause - and it really is a lovely way to end the year!.

Our Nursery Nativity is one of the highlights of the Year. It's so wonderful to see the children all dressed up, singing and dancing so confidently in front of such of a large audience of parents and grand-parents. We're very proud of you all!