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• Sunday 7 June 2026 Planting seeds and bulbs.
• Sunday 7 June 2026 Cross Country - May 2026
• Friday 5 June 2026 Year 5 Portraits
• Thursday 4 June 2026 Beware the Ides of March! Exploring Julius Caesar This week, Year 4 have begun an exciting new unit of work focusing on William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. The children have explored key scenes from the story through drama, bringing the text to life by acting out important moments and role-playing the characters' lines. This practical approach has helped pupils to understand the plot in greater depth and to sequence the events of the play with growing confidence. Working collaboratively, they have demonstrated excellent oracy skills, speaking clearly, listening carefully to one another, and using expression to convey meaning. The classroom has been full of enthusiasm as pupils stepped into the roles of Roman citizens, senators, and key figures from the drama. Through performance and discussion, they have developed both their comprehension and enjoyment of Shakespeare's language.
• Friday 22 May 2026 Releasing our Butterflies This term, our EYFS children have enjoyed an exciting hands-on learning experience as they observed the life cycle of butterflies.
• Thursday 21 May 2026 Coastal erosion - What happens when we become the waves against a sandy cliff? What happens if we build a sea defence with rocks?
• Friday 8 May 2026 Growing Plants and Hatching Chicks It's been a fantastic week in EYFS, with the children fully immersing themselves in our topic of Growing. We have had lots of exciting opportunities for hands-on learning and discovery. Our caterpillars have now all formed their chrysalises, and we are eagerly anticipating the arrival of butterflies before the end of next week. Observing the changes so closely has been a wonderful way for the children to develop their understanding of the lifecycle of a butterfly, supporting the EYFS Understanding the World ELG as they explore and talk about the natural world around them.
• Thursday 7 May 2026 That’s a wrap - Hamlet Woods
• Tuesday 5 May 2026 Kidditch! All full day for the children to enjoy a new sport - Kidditch - Quidditch for children!
• Friday 1 May 2026 Y3 Canterbury Trip
• Friday 1 May 2026 Writing in the EYFS This term, our EYFS children have been thoroughly enjoying taking part in Drawing Club, and it has quickly become a highlight of the week. Drawing Club, developed by Greg Bottrill, is a creative approach to early literacy that brings storytelling, imagination, and mark-making together in an engaging and meaningful way. Each session encourages children to immerse themselves in a story or theme, before expressing their ideas through drawing and early writing.
• Friday 1 May 2026 Year 1's adventurous day in the woods It was our final session at Hamlet Wood this year. I shared the day with year 1. We had glorious sunshine which made the day even more special.
• Friday 1 May 2026 Toilet roll timelines This week, Year 4 stepped back in time to explore the fascinating period between 410AD and 1066. Using creative timeline projects made from (clean!) toilet rolls, the children carefully sequenced 30 important historical events, developing their understanding of chronology and the changing Britain of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking eras.
• Thursday 30 April 2026 Year 2 in the woods We had a glorious day in the wood with year 2. The sun was shining. We had lots of fun exploring, playing and learning. It was great fun!
• Sunday 26 April 2026 Art, Flowers and Be Proud of our School Day.
• Sunday 26 April 2026 Applying our learning to the animal kingdom
• Thursday 2 April 2026 It's Easter Time in the EYFS This week in our EYFS classroom, we have been celebrating all things Easter with lots of exciting learning, creativity, and fun. The children have thoroughly enjoyed exploring this special topic across all areas of the curriculum.
• Friday 27 March 2026 Year 3 Hamlet Wood
• Friday 27 March 2026 The Land of the Dinosaurs Oracy
• Friday 20 March 2026 Y3 Bake like the Stone Age! This week, Year 3 stepped back in time to the Stone Age by getting busy in the kitchen! Using everything we have learned about life thousands of years ago, we made our very own Stone Age honey flatbread.
• Friday 20 March 2026 Hamlet wood Forest school with year 4 It's been a lovely day down in the woods with year 4.
• Friday 20 March 2026 Red Nose Day! Well done to all the children for wearing their fun and silly red accessories for Red Nose Day this year! We'd also like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who sent in a donation for Comic Relief. The children had a great day 'Taking themselves silly!'
• Thursday 19 March 2026 Comminigrow morning in East Malling The sun shone bright for our team of 12 Eco Warriors this morning on our wonderful trip to Communigrow in East Malling. Communigrow is a sustainable food education charity. We learnt so much about how we can decrease our greenhouse gases to help slow down global warming. This was by learning how we can grow our own food which in turn uses less energy and is way more healthy. It was fascinating to learn about how many different types of composting methods there are. We saw them in action too. The children loved learning about the wormary. The site also has composting toilets. They are completely off grid. They have solar panels which supply's energy, it is then stored in huge battery's. This enables them to have lights, use a kettle and even charge their strimmers and lawnmowers which are re chargeable. All the water is harvested from the rain for watering the plants and vegetables they grow.
• Thursday 19 March 2026 Year 5 Hamlet Wood 13th March I think it's safe to say year 5 had a brilliant day in the woods! They impressed me with their confidence in this environment. They worked so well together in their teams and were able to build magnificent dens. They really embraced the ‘ back the earth' scavenger hunt. It's a scavenger hunt of the senses in nature. For feel, they were asked to take off shoes and socks and walk barefoot on the ground.
• Sunday 15 March 2026 Magnificent Monarchs Hand Puppets - DT and Oracy We were so lucky to be able to share our amazing hand puppets with the lovely mums of Year 2. We used our Oracy skills to explain to them our designs, how we sewed the puppets together and to clarify what we needed help with to finish our puppets.
• Friday 13 March 2026 Branching databases in Y3! This term in computing, we have been learning about something called a branching database. It might sound complicated, but we discovered it is actually a bit like playing a guessing game!
• Friday 13 March 2026 African Safari! This week in the EYFS we have been on an African Safari! We have learnt all about the different animals that live in the Savanna and incorporated this theme into all areas of our learning.
• Friday 13 March 2026 Mother's Day Stitching
• Tuesday 10 March 2026 Year 2 scavenger hunt for Book Week. Fun times during book week.
• Tuesday 10 March 2026 Year 6 Hamlet Wood Forest School 6th March

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