Newsletter 

Steve Irwin

This week, Year 2 have been exploring different artists and art in different cultures.  We used the ipads to create our on Kandinsky artwork using the paintz app.  We have also researched into Kenya and looked at what art looks like in Africa.  We have written fact files, post cards and created our own African patterns. 

Lewis Hamilton

This week, Lewis Hamilton Class have been using Adobe Firefly to create their own digital image of 'The Nothing to See Here Hotel'. They have been practising using Artificial Intelligence in a digitally responsible manner to create the detailed pictures using their own descriptions.  The children found it really interesting, especially when their images were all very different!  Once they had created their image, they then wrote some rotten reviews to try and deter regular human beings from wanting to stay at the hotel that is really just for mythical creatures and beasts! 

Buster's Book Club

Congratulations to Steve Irwin class this week for having the most readers in their class.  It is fantastic to see such great commitment to their daily reading. Keep it up!

Star Readers of the week: 

Julia Donaldson Class - Finley

Steve Irwin Class - Amelia-May

Marcus Rashford Class - Frankie

Walt Disney Class - Frankie

Lewis Hamilton Class - Lexi

Helen Sharman Class - Phoebe

Benjamin Zephaniah - Morgan

Helen Sharman's trip to Kent Life

Year 5 had a fantastic day at Kent Life on Friday 23rd June!  We attended 2 Viking workshops where we learnt about what Viking life was like and how Vikings used to trade their goods with different people around the world.  We also took part in a Viking thumb war battle which was really fun.  Between our workshops, we also enjoyed seeing the different animals at Kent Life and even went on a tractor ride!  As it was a hot day we cooled off at the end of our trip in the park with an ice lolly which our lovely parent volunteers kindly treated us to.  We all had a great day and enjoyed learning about the Vikings in more detail!  

Year 5 & 6 PANDA Workshop

On Thursday 29th June, Year 5 and 6 had an exciting workshop delivered by Zara as part of the PANDA Anti Racism team.  The children took part in some really good discussions about different stereotypes and spoke about different ways that they could tackle racist behaviour.  The children were very mature and asked some really thought-provoking questions which Zara discussed with them in great detail.  It was fantastic to have some parents join us for the afternoon too and the parent discussion group at the end of the day was a brilliant way for parents to discuss how they can talk to their children about racism. 

Year 4 Trip to Howletts Wild Animal Park 

On Thursday 15th June, Lewis Hamilton Class visited Howletts Wild Animal Park in Canterbury.  Despite the heat, the children had a fantastic time walking around the park getting to see a range of animals, such as Black Rhinos, Malayan Tigers, Elephants and Ostriches. Although we walked a very long way, the children had a fantastic time and were very well behaved!