Maple

Maple class have been doing some amazing print making this week. They designed their own print using weather motifs and then printed a pattern onto A3 paper, what lovely results!

Key stage 1 was also visited by Christchurch this week where they continued to learn about the easter story. and why people believe both the happy and sad parts to the story.

Rowan

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!

Year 2 visited Lepe beach this week to see real-life erosion! We walked along the beach with Ranger Laura, where we built cliffs out of sand and stone to see how erosion impacts different materials. From where we stood, we could see a spit of land and stunning views of the Isle of Wight. Further along the beach we were lucky enough to see a cliff erosion and erosion of a path that had happened a few days ago. There was a tree of the beach, which had fell when the cliff eroded. We collected beautiful seashells, and Ranger Laura taught us the names of several of them. Of course, Mrs Kempson managed to fit in time for us to do some writing! A member of the public commented on our wonderful behaviour too!

Sycamore

Eli, from Christ Church, visited this week to complete our Easter unit of work on the Paschal Candle. Children created their own candles similar to those found in churches. To complete our RE work this week, we also got a glimpse of another religion as we learned about Ramadan.

R2L

Our target in R2L this week was "I can respect property." We identified that Respect is one of our keys to success and we decided that respecting property meant treating it as if it was our own! We enjoyed making Easter crafts this week, during which, we practised the skills of sharing and noticing when the resources were running low. We learnt that it was much better to only take the craft supplies that we needed so that there were enough resources for everyone else. We ended our week by making a beautiful Easter garden which was used for reflection time in our BEST assembly. R2L wishes our school community and friends a very Happy Easter.

Turner Sims

This week, as part of the arts mark award, we were invited to attend a jazz concert at Turner Sims Concert Hall at Southampton University. We were able to watch Joe and Alex (saxophonist and double bass) again, as well as a pianist and drummer to make up the jazz quartet.

Cricket day

KS2 enjoyed a day of cricket this year and learnt all about how to get involved with allstars cricket. The children all had a great time (despite the weather), and hopefully there will be some new recruits. Year 5 and 6 certainly enjoyed themselves!

Musicians

Two members of our Stanmore Family represented themselves and the school brilliantly this week by taking part in a concert with their instruments. We were so proud of the confidence they showed and can’t wait to see where their passion takes them next. Well done Ben and Georgina.

Our Enrichment Curriculum