In their Anglo-Saxon workshop, Year 5 completed a quiz, played an old Anglo-Saxon board game and learnt about the daily life.

They then looked at all the different types of weapons used during the Anglo-Saxon times - they were even able to hold the heavy chainmail and feel a real sword handle. Pupils ended the day with a javelin throwing competition between the two classes - obviously ending in a tie! 

Year 5 took part in a Science workshop this week, where they were exploring a range of different materials through some experiments. They were testing the properties of materials, creating carbon dioxide in a balloon and making their own version of a lava lamp.

They really enjoyed executing the experiments, which can also be completed at home.

Oak and Sycamore Class welcomed an outreach representative of the Chiltern Chalk Streams and Ver Valley Society, who told them all about the River Ver. Our local river is actually a very rare chalk stream and, as such, is a fascinating habitat which must be protected.

They enjoyed a sensory story where they heard the sounds of the river, smelt the mud and even felt an otter's whiskers tickling them as it scurried by

There has been much excitement in our EYFS classes as a clutch of eggs that have been in an incubator at school hatched this week. Pupils have observed the chicks as they open their eyes, grow feathers and start to move about confidently and have even had the chance to handle them, very carefully....