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  • 04/04/25

    Year 1 Mrs Price : Knowledge Nuggets

    We have had a very exciting Spring half-term in Year 1; filled with visitors and learning. We started off with a visit from History Off the Page. The New Hall was turned into 1666 London and the children got to experience life round the time of the Great Fire of London. There were lots of activit...
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  • 04/04/25

    Netball B Team Finals

    On Thursday 3rd April, 8 girls from Year 5 & 6 took part in the Bee Netball B Team Finals at Comberton Village College, having already played in 2 rounds earlier in the year. The sun shone on us, as the girls competed against 14 other schools in a lovely afternoon of netball. The team showed...
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  • 04/04/25

    Visit to the Verulamium

    On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the Year 3 and 4 children went on a school trip to St Albans, or "Verulamium" as it was called in Roman times! The children visited the Verulamium Museum, where they could explore the many different Roman exhibits on display including some stunning mo...
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  • 04/04/25

    Performance of 'Aesop's Fantastic Fables'

    Last week, the children in Years 3 and 4 put on a very entertaining version of Aesop's Fables, which delighted audiences over three performances. The play had it all; a lazy grasshopper, an army of hardworking ants, helpful doves, a sneaky lion, a cunning fox and of course an overly competitive...
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  • 03/04/25

    Speed Stacking Festival

    On Thursday, 20th of March, we took a team of excited Y3/4 pupils to a Speed Stacking festival at Melbourn Village College. We are lucky enough to be part of the South Cambridgeshire School Sports Partnership, which organises a huge range of sports events across the school year. At the Speed Stac...
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  • 12/03/25

    A Celebration of Books and Creativity!

    This past month has been a truly inspiring one in Mrs Mckie's class, as we’ve immersed ourselves in the wonderful world of books! With so many exciting reading-related activities, the children have had the opportunity to celebrate stories, explore new books, and develop their own writing s...
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  • 26/02/25

    Years 1 & 2 Performance

    Key Stage 1 has been working incredibly hard this week, and their efforts have truly paid off in their spectacular performances of 'The Great Fire of London'. Over the past few weeks, the children have been immersed in this historic event, bringing it to life through music, dance, art, and d...
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  • 06/02/25

    Junior Travel Ambassadors

    We are the JTA and we are delighted to have been given this opportunity to thank you for taking part in our competition. In the new term, we would love to get more people to be involved in our further competitions and activities, so watch out for this. Over the winter months, we would like e...
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  • 05/02/25

    Inspiring Minds: Stories from the Classroom

    Mrs Varty's Year 3 class have already managed to squeeze a lot of creativity and learning into the first three school weeks of 2025. In art, we have been inspired by the colourful abstract paintings of the African-American artist, Alma Thomas; who achieved fame after a long career as an art t...
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  • 05/02/25

    2025 Young Voices at the O2

    Last Friday, 88 members of the school choir travelled to the O2 in London to take part in this year's Young Voices Concert. Since 1992, Young Voices have been putting on the largest children's choir concerts in the world! Last Friday, there were over 8,800 children all singing together and i...
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  • 30/01/25

    New Books from the WSA

    A HUGE thank you to the WSA, for their £2000 contribution to allow us to update every reading area within the school; that we know will be loved and enjoyed by every pupil. This new collection is a mixture of fiction & non-fiction books, available at all reading levels, interests and ge...
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  • 30/01/25

    Winter Time at Honeypot

    Our focus for this half term is Winter. We’ve been exploring animals who live in the cold, and talking a little about hibernation of animals, like frogs. We have explored the ice that formed outside (where it was so cold last week), and have been looking at how ice turns to water and how wa...
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