Newsletter 

Oliver Jeffers

In Oliver Jeffers class this week, we have been learning about People Who Help Us as part of our inquiry.  We have a doctor's surgery role play set up in our classroom and we have been naming organs in the human body, looking at bones on x-rays as well as being very kind and caring, making each other better. We have taken on the roles of doctor, nurse and patient, listening to each other's heartbeat, wrapping bandages around injuries and choosing medicine to make one another better.

We also had two very exciting visitors on Monday, linked both to our inquiry and the Careers Day.  We were visited by Rachael, an archaeologist, who showed us some interesting artefacts as well as teaching us about cave painting.   We were also visited by Kent Police, who showed us their vehicles which we were allowed to sit inside! 

Marcus Rashford & Walt Disney

As we are three weeks into the term year 3 have settled in well and have all been keen to learn about Ancient Egypt.  The children have been exploring their life as well as learning about the importance of their day to day life.  The children were all keen to understand the importance of the River Nile. 

Year 3, Marcus Rashford were lucky enough to visit Slough fort, this was a great experience for them as they explored the fort and learnt about the history.  The children asked questions and were happy to be able to explore part of the history in Allhallows. 

In Walt Disney class, we have been busy preparing for our class assembly. We have been spending some time thinking about what we have learnt so far in Year 3 and what we have enjoyed. It has been lots of fun thinking about all of the learning we have done this year and all of the things we are looking forward to. We cannot wait to have the opportunity to show this to you at the end of this module! 

We were also lucky that we had Chef Aidan in who taught the children how to make Chelsea buns. Throughout the activity they were smiling and were keen to knead their buns.  Once they were cooked the children enjoyed their hot Chelsea buns in class and were able to take a few home.

Careers Fair

To celebrate our Careers Week here at Peninsula East, we held our very first Careers Fair! The children had a fantastic time being able to work around the hall whilst each company, organisation and representative had a stall showcasing their jobs and roles within a vast range of job sectors. We were also very fortunate to have local businesses in, so that the children could also develop an understanding of the local economy and the needs of our community. 

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to all of the companies and individuals that gave up their time to support with this, it was a fantastic experience for all children involved and will no doubt support their understanding of career paths and vocations as they progress through our school but also in their next stage of education. 

We would like to thank: 

• Jack Rumble from Ewe Move Estate Agents 

• Stacey Acres from JH Commercial Catering Services 

• Scott Cleland from Paragon Drones 

• Sam Crawford from Geotechnical 

• T.Inspector Impett, S.C. Collyer, S.C. Burt and T.S.C. French from Kent Police 

• Robyn Offord from Bella Creative Designs 

• Lauren Chesmer 

• A representative from the Formula 1 Racing Team

• Rachael Hills from Archaeology South East 

• Sam Smith from The National Fruit Show 

• Sharnette Ashiru from Anglia DNA 

We would also like to thank A.C. Goathams who kindly sponsor The National Fruit Show, allowing them to visit schools and take part in events and workshops like ours to help develop educational opportunities for our children.  They were also kind enough to donate a tree that we will be planting on our school grounds in the near future!

Careers Talks

To ensure that all of our children had access to some form of careers education this week. We had arranged for them to have some career talks within their classrooms.  They were visited by the team from Kent Police, Sharnette Ashiru (a Forensic Scientist) and Rachael Hills (an Archaeologist). 

The children were able to take part in a range of activities that included science experiments, looking at historical artefacts and exploring Police cars. 

We would once again like to thank everyone that kindly gave up their time to help support us and our commitment to careers education, the children had a fantastic day.

St George's Day at All Saints Church

The church are holding a St. George's Day event on Saturday 22nd April, 2-4pm.  They would like to invite the pupils to be involved and design their own shield, using our activity sheet (see below). 

If you require a paper copy, please ask in the office. 

Any completed shields returned to school will be collected either before the end of this term (Mon 27th March).  Could we ask that the pupils put their name/ age/ class on any submissions, either front at top/bottom or on the back then we can ensure that any winners get their rewards and we can return their entries after the event in April.  The designs would be displayed in the church on the event day so the pupils can then visit and see if their design is a winner!  There are prizes available and we look forward to seeing what you create.