On Wednesday, Ash and Oak class visited Butser Ancient farm as part of their Stone Age topic in History.

We sat in a Stone Age style house around an open fire which was quite smoky! Karen and Holly from Butser Ancient Farm told us lots about the history of the Stone Age and then we did some exciting activities.

First we made sketchings in chalk using flint and green leaves for colour, then we became archaeologists digging for evidence carefully using trowels and brushes to find artefacts. After lunch outside, we wattled wood to make a fence in pairs and finally we used wire to create a piece of jewellery – either a pendant for a necklace, a bracelet or a ring.

It was a fantastic trip and we can’t wait to use this in our learning during Topic lessons.

Well done to all those who ran for either School Council representative or Eco representative. It was very close during voting and everyone who stood up to make a speech should be very proud of themselves! For our class, our school council representative this year is Veronica, and our Eco Councillor is Archie! We can’t wait for you to get started and share the class’ ideas for the school.

Archie has set himself a challenge for September, to walk 11,000 steps a day to raise money for Prostate Cancer Research. He has already reached his target of £250 and is now aiming for £600! Well done Archie!

Wow, what a fantastic year we have had! I am very proud of all the progress Ash class have made this year and how well you have settled in to the junior school. I hope you all have a wonderful, restful summer and have a smooth transition into year 4 in September.

~ Miss Duncan

Over half term, Ash class created some wonderful Roman mosaics as part of our unit in history this term. These are currently on display to wow people as they walk past! Here are a selection of their creations.

Today we’ve been cleaning the outside areas of the school. We planted some plants at the front of the school with Mrs Attree and Mrs Kail to make it look pretty. We also decorated the tyres on the amphitheater so that it looks pretty and people don’t step on them. Mrs Attree’s group also planted poppies and made lovely baskets of flowers for each classroom which we hope will sprout and grow over the next term.

Thank you to Mr Stanley and Mr Haycock for sorting school grounds day, Mrs Newman for the plant pots and lots of plants, Mrs Ring for the seeds, and Mrs Kail and Mrs Duncan for helping us.

We will keep you updated with our plants’ progress!