This week nine of our violinists and a cellist travelled to Epsom College for a day of music making for string players. It was a busy day with 140 pupils from 13 different Prep schools coming together to learn some new pieces. There was a film music theme and the pieces were from the Harry…
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History was made on Wednesday, with the first ever girls football matches at Micklefield. The Year 5’s were excited to say the least! The B team had a fantastic game and showed true determination and excellent effort. They moved the ball well, defended strongly and managed to score two good goals. They won by two…
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Our Year Ones had a magical time for ‘Fairy Tale Day’ this week which really captivated their imaginations. The children had a fantastic time dressing up as their favourite characters with some marvellous costumes. They also enjoyed story telling, drawing Fairytale pictures on the iPads and creating invites to their grand ball held in the…
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Our Reception children had a magical time visiting the Polar regions, during their workshop run by the Freshwater Theatre Company. It brought their current topic of ‘Polar Explorers’ to life and gave them the opportunity to share what they had learned in class.
Our Year 5 girls were lucky enough to be coached by Alice Travis in netball yesterday. Alice is an athlete for the Saracens Mavericks, whose senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. She is also Director of Netball at Reigate Grammar School. Thank you Alice for inspiring the girls’ netball. We are already seeing improvements…
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Reception had a lovely time this morning practising their French during a ‘petit déjeuner’ with their beloved ‘Camembear’. They enjoyed sampling a range of French foods with the Pain au Chocolat being a firm favourite. Thank you Mrs Jackson for creating such an authentic French experience for them.
Our Year 3s were transported back to Roman times this week by ‘History Off The Page’. The children arrived in 60 AD when the Romans occupied Britain. At a time when the widowed Iceni queen, Boudica, seeks to overthrow Roman rule – as do the Trinovantes. The children took part in Roman workshops, dressed in…
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As part of their animal topic, Year 1 are currently learning all about birds. This afternoon in Science they studied the many different types of birds and their feathers. This involved investigating which feathers are best suited for flight and those adapted to keep the bird and its chicks warm. They also labelled the birds…
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Today in Science Club the children have been learning about how to re-inforce 3D structures using marshmallows and spaghetti!
They studied different scaffolding structures to get ideas. The children then built some impressive 3D structures and went on to see who could build the tallest structure.
