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20/01/25

We have had a great assembly this morning- NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe 🟢🗣️ We are looking forward to the workshops later on this week. pic.twitter.com/WiSPon38Fq

16/01/25

Another great performance from our squads, this afternoon saw our girls take on a spirited Oakwood side. Goals from Riana (2) and Emma saw us win 3-0, topping off a great week for primary extracurricular sport! pic.twitter.com/ITjoMSbs9u

16/01/25

Reception have been looking at the composition of 5 in Maths today- they used counters and 5 frames to create equations🧮 pic.twitter.com/oxzBVIqvdV

15/01/25

Great result for our U11s again comfortably winning 4-0. Fantastic performances from Ruhi, Will, Teddy, and Freddy helped us to a clean sheet as well as some fantastic team goals. pic.twitter.com/Zoax7lQSuX

15/01/25

Our U10 footballers showed fantastic character and determination this afternoon as they came back from 0-3 down to win 6-4 against an Aboyne Lodge side, a team who we lost to earlier in the year. PoTM was Jake with 4 goals on his debut representing the school! pic.twitter.com/bgV2VRTZSz

13/01/25

Year 6 have had a brilliant day and have got loads of enthusiasm to bring back to their English lessons for this term🧙🏻🪄 pic.twitter.com/BAbUyXMgck

13/01/25

Year 6 learning about colour symbolism in their workshop this morning. Exciting to see the costumes of Umbridge and Voldemort. Common misconception: Voldemort’s cloak is green not black. pic.twitter.com/dQK4sP6R3c

13/01/25

Year 6 have arrived safely for an exciting day at Harry Potter World 🪄🧙🏻 pic.twitter.com/AKgEWMzVQn

09/01/25

Reception have loved going on the new Jungle Gym this morning 🛝 pic.twitter.com/xmQe2uGT0P

06/01/25

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20/12/24

* World War II Day * Our Year 6 children had a brilliant day on Monday; we hope you enjoy this video, which captures the day so well. https://t.co/ob4RrnI3M2

20/12/24

We are delighted to have supported the St Albans & District Food Bank for another year. We would like to thank you for your generous donations, which our Year 7 form captains helped to deliver to Verso Vineyard Church today.https://t.co/F3jqJJkeQKhttps://t.co/SNOFIRNl7P pic.twitter.com/bgwghndoDe

20/12/24

Christmas Lunch was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone! Full of Christmas cheer and delicious treats. A big thank you to all of the catering staff who helped make it a huge success 🎅🏼🎄🎶 pic.twitter.com/GcFdDSonqX

19/12/24

Year 5 have worked incredibly hard to create a Grinch inspired set of instructions on ‘How to Steal Christmas’ 🎄🎅🏼 pic.twitter.com/hgJqazsvth

18/12/24

Today we had a fantastic afternoon watching the Primary Panto- Beauty and the Beast 👸👑 a big thank you to our for funding this pic.twitter.com/LG6zc0mdnk

16/12/24

Some members of our Year 2 and 3 choir performed at Alban Manor Nursing home today- singing a range of carols and spreading Christmas cheer 🎄🎅🏼🎶🎵 pic.twitter.com/fh59um9MRY

16/12/24

Year 6 continued their day with an opportunity to make WWII inspired carrot muffins 🥕🧁A huge thank you to Mrs Rudd for making this possible pic.twitter.com/CP0CWBJiIy

16/12/24

Year 6 are beginning the final week of the term with a WWII themed day- look at some of the amazing outfits they have turned up to school in today 🧳🧁🤩 pic.twitter.com/1yeDHumAB5

13/12/24

Year 2 have had a wonderful Christingle Service at St Luke’s Church this morning 🍊🕯️ pic.twitter.com/EWHkDwC9X5

12/12/24

A message from our wonderful PTA pic.twitter.com/KPJlR4WW1K

09/12/24

We all loved watching our wonderful reception children perform their nativity- Boogie Woogie Nativity today. Using our amazing new drama studio. 🪩 🐮🐑🫏👼🏼🤴🕺🎸 pic.twitter.com/QWNrTRqaJB

07/12/24

Our Year 5s experienced a day in Greek times today as they took on some Olympic challenges! Spear throwing and wheelbarrow pushing were just some of the activities they took on! pic.twitter.com/D45MpeUhWc

06/12/24

Year 5 Imperial are also really enjoying their Ancient Greece day-engrossed in their laurel wreath making 🏺🍃🏛️ pic.twitter.com/UhmhdcBFHw

06/12/24

Year 5 St Andrews are thoroughly enjoying their Ancient Greece day, so far we have completed science experiments linked to Archimedes eureka moment and made their very own laurel wreath 🏛️🏺🍃 pic.twitter.com/Oxv2f2wG4s

04/12/24

Our current year 6 students are showing such superb drawing skills using coloured pencils, as usual. Well done year 6! pic.twitter.com/Cwy9y9xlV5

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Great Fire of London Day for Year 2

Posted on 12/11/2021
Our Year 2 students spent the day learning about the significant historic event from the 17th Century - the Great Fire of London.  All dressed up for 1666, here's their account of how they enjoyed the day.

Yellow class 1  Yellow class 2

Yellow class 3  Green class photo

Today we dressed up as if we were from the Stuart Era and imagined it was Monday 25th, October 1666.   We were first introduced to a man named John Wilkins who runs the Swan Tavern. He explained that he had met Samuel Pepys who had told him about the fire.

 Weaving 7 

We became apprentices on the streets of London and learnt how to weave - this is what people would do to make clothes.

 Weaving 1  Weaving 2

 Weaving 3  Weaving 4

 Weaving 5  Weaving 6  

We soon found out that the fire began at around 1am on 2 September 1666 in a bakery on Pudding Lane in the City of London.  The bakery was owned by a baker, Thomas Farriner.  Strong winds spread the fire and the wooden buildings acted as tinder - the fire moved fast.  After several days and using different ways to put the fire out, the fire was contained.

After, we made some scent bags for people to wear as London was a very smelly place.

Scent bags  Scent bags 2

Next we made a candle holder out of clay.

Candle holders  Candle making 4

Candle making 2  Candle making 3

We then wrote a letter using a quill to King Charles II to thank him for leading the people to stop the fire. 

Quill writing 2  Quill writing 3

Quill writing 1  Quill writing 4

Finally we learnt that London was rebuilt with houses further apart and that people used a fire plaque to show that their house was insured. We made our own fire plaque.

A week later, we created our Tudor houses for our DT project. We worked in small groups and helped each other to work out how to join them together and what extras we needed.   

Dt project tudor houses 1

Dt project tudor houses 2Dt project tudor houses 3

We really enjoyed learning all about the Great Fire of London and would like to thank Samuel Ryder PTA for the funding to make this day possible.

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