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• Friday 29 November 2024 Square VS Cube This week, we began to explore the different properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
• Friday 29 November 2024 Got Your Nose! By Miss Walsh
• Thursday 28 November 2024 Super Science! We had a fantastic time this week experimenting with light and shadows. We wanted to explore how shadows changes throughout the day depending on the position of the sun. It was amazing to see how the shadows shortened when the 'sun' (our torch) were at their shortest when the light was right over our object.
• Thursday 28 November 2024 Tomb Raiders in Year 4 This week we have got our teeth stuck into our DT project for this term - pneumatics! We explored what pneumatic devices are, can be used for and how we use them in every day life. Initially we explored what balloon based pneumatics were before creating syringe pneumatic networks.
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 This is Me training This week, Mrs Hodges and Mr Amos were delighted to attend the This is Me training at Aylesford Priory. The idyllic was home to a host of SENCOs and staff from a range of both primary and secondary settings all there to discover more about This is Me, the new route to referral and diagnosis for neurodivergent young people.
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 A lesson from the best! Year 1 were given a PE masterclass from athlete Ryan Raghoo.
• Friday 22 November 2024 The Smeds and The Smoos by Mrs Chapman
• Friday 22 November 2024 Dia de los Muertos The EYFS had a fantastic week learning all about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the Mexican celebration of life.
• Friday 22 November 2024 Saw Team-work & Firebuilding For today's forest school news, please check out my little video to see what we have done. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the brisk fresh air.
• Friday 22 November 2024 Tune in to Y4 FM! This term in computing, the whole school is following the Creating Media strand of the Teach Computing curriculum. In Year 4, we have been exploring an increasingly popular form of media - podcasts! Having learnt about what a podcast is, we have been using Wave-pad to record our audio before exploring how we can re-record and edit the recording, inspect the soundwaves view to understand where we can trim the audio and explored the impact effects can have on our voices.
• Tuesday 19 November 2024 Year 1 - 3D shape sorting Year 1 have been learning about shapes this week.
• Friday 15 November 2024 Swallows and Amazons By Mr Goodman
• Friday 15 November 2024 Remembrance and Poppies in the EYFS We have had a very special week in the EYFS learning all about Remembrance Day, why it is important that we mark this occasion every year and the symbolism of the Poppy.
• Friday 15 November 2024 Children in Need in the EYFS! The children have had a fantastic day today, we learnt why the charity Children In Need do the work they do and we had lots of Pudsey themed activities to enjoy! I think the best (and tastiest!) part of the day was making Pudsey biscuits - yum yum!
• Friday 15 November 2024 Friendship cupcakes This week, we were visited by SALUS, who delivered a wonderful workshop on the importance of friendship. We compared a good friendship to a cupcake, in that many ingredients needed to work well together to ensure the cake (friendship) is good! We discussed what ingredients a good friendship would need- love, kindness, sharing, care, respect, laughter, trust, liking the same games, fun and feeling safe to name a few!
• Friday 15 November 2024 Introducing Nugget.... We had a fabulous day today making some DIY bird feeders. We have a resident Robin the children have now named 'Nugget'. He attends all forest school sessions and sings us a lovely song.
• Friday 15 November 2024 Dinner time for the birds of East Farleigh Well, it's been a hoot and a half for our forest school and outdoor learning day in Year 4! Our little fledglings have been flapping their creative wings in forest school. Armed with saws, drills, and a whole lot of enthusiasm, they've been busy building bird feeders for our feathered friends in East Farleigh. After all, it's not just us humans who appreciate a good dinner time!
• Wednesday 13 November 2024 To Space and Beyond... Year 5 have begun their learning about Space in Science. They began by researching information about Tim Peake and then presenting their findings during our class oracy assembly.
• Wednesday 13 November 2024 Year 5 Fabulous Flowers! Year 5 have been learning about parts of the flower in Science. Over half term the children created 3D models of a flower to help them remember their learning. Here are some of their amazing creations!
• Friday 8 November 2024 The Bookshop Cat By Mrs Collins
• Friday 8 November 2024 Help Class Two catch this Naughty Nibbler!
• Friday 8 November 2024 Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes This week in the EYFS we have learnt all about Guy Fawkes and why we celebrate Bonfire Night! The children loved learning about the Gunpowder Plot and were fascinated by the gunpowder being hidden underneath the Houses of Parliament!
• Friday 8 November 2024 Nibbles the Book Monster arrives in Year 1! There have been some strange things going on in Year 1 this week!
• Friday 8 November 2024 A Remembrance Service to Remember The whole school gathered this morning for a very special service of Remembrance outside where we were joined by Rifleman Myles Rundall, who is uncle to our very own Aurora and Scarlett. Rifleman Rundall beautifully bugled The Last Post and an immaculately observed 2 minutes silence followed. The children were immaculately behaved and it really was a moving moment which allowed us to collectively reflect and remember those whom had sacrificed so much. I read out the exhortation:
• Friday 8 November 2024 Stickman in the Forest School (with Reception Class!) It's been a grey cold day, but this did not by any means dampen the spirits of EYFS! All the children have had a lovely day out in the fresh air.
• Friday 8 November 2024 Launch into Dodgeball... This week we thoroughly enjoyed our special PE lesson with Ant (a PE specialist). He was really fun and he introduced lots of new skills and techniques to help us with our new topic: Dodgeball!
• Friday 8 November 2024 A Special Rememberance! Today we welcomed Scarlett T's uncle to the school for our Rememberance Service. He played the bugle, sounding the Last Post out across a perfectly silent and reflective playground. This experience was very special, poignant and made us think even more about all our learning surrounding World War 1.
• Friday 8 November 2024 What's the matter? This week, we encouraged our students to explore the concept of matter in its various forms. We discovered that matter can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas. For instance, children observed how ice (a solid) melts into water (a liquid) and how water can then turn into steam (a gas) when heated. This exploration helped them grasp the idea that all matter is made up of tiny particles that behave differently depending on their state.
• Thursday 7 November 2024 Let there be light! Year 3 have been busy during science investigating how different amounts of light effect what we can and can't see! We were surprised at how little light we needed to work out what the objects in the boxes were"
• Tuesday 5 November 2024 Finding our way at Orienteering club Welcome to the Orienteering Club at East Farleigh Primary, where our young explorers learn the fine art of map reading and navigating their way through the great outdoors. If you’ve ever seen your child attempt to find their way back from the school playground, you’ll know this is a skill that could come in handy! We turn those puzzled looks into triumphant smiles as they master the map setting and develop orienteering skills that will make even the most seasoned adventurer proud.

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