Author: S Spight

To raise money for the School Charities, we had several ‘new teachers’ and a ‘new Head’ in school for the day. The new ‘Head’ ran a staff briefing before sending his teachers into classrooms to deliver their lesson. They met up again for lunch and reviewed the successes and challenges of being teacher and all …

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First Aid sessions took place this week for Year One and Year Two and will continue next week with Reception joining in too. Learning about what happens during a visit to a hospital as well as learning basic first aid will help the children stay safe and learn the fist steps in saving others in …

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The children have been thrilled with the arrival of ‘the eggs’ this week which swiftly hatched into fluffy little chicks. The children were able to watch this process, visiting in person as well as by video link so that each class can benefit from watching the chicks hatch out.

Engineering and Design projects have been the theme of the week and the children have shown  excellent collaborative skills as they designed, constructed and tested their marble runs. We have been immensely impressed with their creativity and ingenuity as well as their persistence when they found an idea did not work out as expected!

We welcomed RNLI into assembly and the children learnt about their work in saving lives at sea. They benefitted from guidance on how to stay safe around water and how to help others if they are in danger.

Year 2 enjoyed a fascinating visit to The Globe Theatre today. Building on their class work on Shakespeare and his writing, they took part in a lively workshop and will no doubt be full of ideas for their own play later in the term.

On Friday shared their achievements from their activities outside school. With Music, LAMDA, dance, skiing, swimming, chess, football, gymnastics, tennis and more represented, they certainly are busy children!

The whole School benefited from a special assembly on Wednesday when  Edie, a very clever and well behaved guide dog, brought her owner, Hilary, to The Rowans.    Hilary explained to the children what a guide dog does, how they are trained and what to do if you meet one in the street. The whole School …

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Reception enjoyed a fabulous visit to Battersea Zoo with staff at the venue complimenting them for their good behaviour and listening skills.

We enjoyed many excellent performances in the House Poetry Competition. The children had put a lot of effort in to choosing and learning their poems based on the theme of ‘animals’. They were judged on their familiarity with the poem, their use of expression and having a clear, confident voice.