Year 5 ‘We are Scientists’
Year 5 has continued their interest in forces, investigating water resistance using plasticine to create more streamlined shapes to counter the upthrust of the water.
Crazy hair and spots for Children in Need
Following a meeting with the Junior School Council last week, it was decided to raise money for Children in Need 2022 by wearing spots and having crazy hair. It is clear from the photographs just how much some children throughly enjoyed having a crazy hair day! Some of the inspired designs included: a donut [...]
Year 3 and 4 Exploring the Bronze Age at Aylesbury Museum
Year 3 and 4 enjoyed a day being historians and archaeologists exploring the Bronze Age at Buckinghamshire Museum Aylesbury, as part of the 'Savage Stone Age' topic. The day was spent exploring the museum and enjoying a hands-on experience in a Bronze Age workshop. As part of the museum was closed for refurbishment, we [...]
Remembrance 2022
The collective worship theme this week has been on Remembrance and the children have shown great respect for the subject. The culmination of this was the services at the war memorials in Cuddington and Dinton Churches. We were very happy to welcome Mr Caudren and Mr Clifton in their uniforms, to both occasions. It [...]
Football Teams 2022-23
We hope to keep you updated in our weekly newsletter, with news about home and away fixtures this season.
Poetry Competition Winner!
Congratulations to our year 5 pupil, Emily, who has won the Redwing Poetry under 18s competition. Please follow the link for more information about Redwings and to see the winners announced.
Year 5 Air Resistance Experiments
Year 5 have been using their scientific skills to create a fair test to explore the effects of air resistance on parachutes. Each group planned their experiments, to include only one variable. Following timing the drop of each chute three times, the mean was recorded. Some pupils concluded that the larger materials were affected [...]
Football Team Home Win!
On Thursday 13th October the year 6 football team played Quainton in a league match. Ewan, our goalkeeper, saved some outrageous goals! In defence Freddie F, Cooper and Luke stopped many balls from coming Ewan's way. In mid-field Jasper, Freddie M, Luke, Peter and Henry performed some incredible tackles and amazing passes allowing Dillon [...]
Railway Explorers with Year 1 and 2
As part of the Transport topic for year 1 and 2 we visited Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in Quainton. We were given a tour of the museum and engine sheds, learning lots of information about railways, trains and carriages from the past. A highlight of the visit was a ride on real steam train, followed [...]