Posted on 4th Oct 2016 Form 2 had an amazing yet muddy day out at Buxton Country Park. We started the day exploring underground in Poole’s Cavern. We found out how Stalagmites grow from the ground and Stalactites hang down from the ceiling. We also got to make a wish with a very special dragon…
Posted on 4th Oct 2016 From the start of September the Nursery has a new face in the Kitchen – Michelle Fox. Having previously worked in the Toddler Room, Michelle has now taken over cooking the nutritious and delicious lunches and teas for all the children in the Nursery. Michelle has always enjoyed baking and…
Posted on 4th Oct 2016 Reception Class voted for their favourite nursery rhyme and chose Incy Wincy Spider. It was great fun acting and dancing to the rhyme. We wrote about our spider plate and then went into the garden on a spider hunt. The best activity was making a spider out of natural materials during…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 It is hard to believe that play-doh has been entertaining children for over 60 years this year! To celebrate National Play-Doh Day on Friday 16th September all the children in the Nursery decided to get out their sculpting tools and see where their creative skills could take them. The Babies explored…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 Reception children have all had a wonderful first week in school. Everyone has settled in well and all children have had great fun playing with their friends and completing new and exciting activities. We heard the story about”Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School” and made dinosaur masks and very…
Posted on 20th Sep 2016 Three years ago, when Prep 6 became the oldest year group in the school, we continued and developed a tradition with our oldest children – taking them away at the beginning of the year for a three-day residential. This is to give them time to grow together in a…
Posted on 12th Jul 2016 The great British summer has unfortunately got the better of several fixtures this year. We were lucky enough to get one last U11 fixture in before the year six children left for their new schools. What better way to finish, then a good old local derby v Yarlet. Overall the…
Posted on 11th Jul 2016 As many babies can start in the Baby Room before they are able to move, crawl and walk, one activity that suits all abilities to develop physical skills is the large gymnastics mat. The children that can walk can climb on by themselves and move around independently and non mobile…
Posted on 11th Jul 2016 Whilst the Eco Golden Ticket Holders were treated to a surprise visit to the Monkey Forest at Trentham, the rest of the Reception class had an exciting day completing tasks linked to the book The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. We designed a lunch and also a sandwich using the Purple Mash…
Posted on 11th Jul 2016 Form 1 have been studying all aspects of Victorian life in History lessons; homes, holidays, toys and childhood. To investigate further, the class travelled to Dunham Massey to spend a day living as a Victorian child. Despite the rain, we were all excited by the prospect of the day ahead. Our…