Year 6 were visited by two representatives from Kent Police. They presented an informative and interesting talk about transition to secondary school, touching on subjects such as correct mobile phones usage, travelling to school safely when walking and cycling, as well as the use of e-scooters, which the children were...
n Thursday, a group of Year 6 pupils attended a Dynamos Schools Games event hosted in collaboration with Gravesend Cricket Club and linked to Windrush 76 project celebrations created by North Kent Caribbean Network.Building on the success of Kwik Cricket, Dynamos Schools has been designed to deliver an exciting new...
On Thursday, Year 5 went to the Mosque in Gravesend to learn more about Islam and the way they celebrate their faith. Upon arrival the children were asked to take their shoes off in line with their practices and then the Iman (priest) invited us into their prayer room to...
This term, Year 3 are studying the Greeks. To immerse them into the topic, they held a Greek Day. The children have had so much fun taking part in Greek Olympics, trying Greek food (some found a new love for olives and figs!). We have made Greek vases, listened to...
Supporting the Air AmbulancesOn Wednesday 22nd May, Fran from Air Ambulance came to explain to the children all about the role of the Air Ambulances. She told them how important the service is and how much it relies on charitable domnations. One of our pupils told Fran about how the...
Today in Worship, leading lights led an informative presentation with Mrs Atwal, sharing the importance of the Buddhist festival Vesak.Vesak, also known as Wesak, is a celebration of Buddha’s birthday and, for some Buddhists, marks his enlightenment (when he discovered life’s meaning). It is also a time to reflect on...
Trust Speaking Competition Winners’ Visit to the Houses of ParliamentOn Friday 17th May, the winners of the Trust Speaking Competition were taken on an exciting trip to London, to visit the Houses of Parliament. Here is a summary of the day by our winner, Zenith: “First Mrs Jeal and I walked to...
On Tuesday 23rd April, Year 4 took a trip to Canterbury Cathedral to support our learning of the Anglo-Saxons. Taking the train from Ebbsfleet, we arrived at Canterbury and took a walk through the high street to get to the beautiful Cathedral. Whilst we were there, we took part in a...
Sikh festival of Vaisakhi Vaisakhi is a spring festival that Sikhs celebrate on the 13th of April of this year. It is a day to celebrate 1699 when Sikhism was born as a collective faith. Since the 13th of April fell during our Easter holiday break, we celebrated Vaisakhi when we returned...
This week, KS2 girls participated in workshops designed to inspire young girls to reach their fullest potential. Our speaker told them about the different types of ‘bright’ and ways we can show these such as being ‘self-bright’ by being in touch with our feelings. Many girls felt ‘picture bright’ as...