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Y3 have been enjoying their introduction to STEM lessons through a series of STEM challenges.  This week the children were tasked with designing an island using LEGO blocks or paper.  Shortly into their build, they were thrown a 'disaster card' which challenged them to use their problem solving skills and adapt their build.

On Monday, we started our first inter-house competition of the year with cross-country. Luckily the rain held off & the course wasn't too muddy. The children ran in year groups, winning points for their house.

This week saw the year's first Inter-House event take place - Inter-House Cross Country and luckily the rain held off. The children ran their races in class groups and were awarded points for their House. Despite learning about pacing yourself & not setting off too fast, the adrenaline kicked in & most races started with a sprint! We saw many types of tactical races & some superb sprint finishes which is incredible after completing the final, dreaded St Ives hill! Well done to everyone, but especially Yellow House who were the overall victors!

We're getting into all things Autumnal in our learning in Nursery!  We have been learning about Harvest and the differences between Summer and Autumn.  We have been enjoying the change of colours on the leaves outside and drawing vegetables and making scarecrows.  It is so much fun!

What better way to start the day than bringing your Dad to school for breakfast?  Lovely to see our pupils and their Dads enjoying bacon butties, croissants and pains au chocolat together at our annual Dad's Breakfast, before having the chance to look around classrooms, meet teachers and see the children's work.  Thanks so much to our parents for coming.  The children love having you here!

A very successful and busy coffee morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer on Friday.  We raised over £700!  Thank you so much to everyone who attended, baked and ate.  Thank you to Mrs Greatbatch for organising and to our Year 6 for being great helpers.

Great to see such varied career choices during our Careers Festival as the children dressed up as the profession they aspire to do when they're older. Our 3-day Festival has given the children a wonderful insight into the world of work and possible future career paths.

Lucky kids in Years 3-6 who were treated to an outstanding media workshop at The Royal School today. There were 3 different workshops for them - a podcast workshop, a TV green screen studio workshop and a TV development workshop.  The children used the green screen to see themselves in a variety of settings, they developed ideas for a new family television show and they used the equipment to learn how to present a podcast.  A brilliant afternoon.

What fun we had at Little Street yesterday!  We loved the themed rooms and how we could pretend we were hairdressers, builders, actors, firefighters, waiters and policemen.  An excellent start to our 3-day careers festival.

Year 1 kicked off their topic ‘Castles, Queens & Knights’ with a visit to Arundel Castle this week. The children were amazed at the impressive sight as we arrived & were full of questions. They enjoyed a dress up activity & learning all about the Battle of Hastings before exploring the different parts of the castle. They were very brave climbing up the steep, spiral staircases & were fantastic ambassadors for the school too!

A glimpse of Year 6 revising the topic of digestion.  They simulated food being broken down by the tongue and teeth, with the addition of saliva, then passing down the oesophagus.  They then simulated the food being churned in the stomach, with stomach acids being added.  Next they added bile before passing the food down the small intestine, absorbing nutrients into the body and finally into the large intestine where it was stored before going to the toilet.  The children thoroughly enjoyed the process, but loved protesting their disgust at the messy process!