We had a great morning of Sport at Haddenham St Marys School. We went to take part in athletics. It was very hot and fun. There were eight teams mixed up from all the participating schools. The games were: long jump, hockey, throw and run, balance beams, throwing bean bags, relay race, egg and [...]
As part of our Key Stage 1 topic, we are keen to teach the children about cultures and customs from another continent. We were thrilled when Mrs Mitchell kindly offered to teach the Year 1 and 2 children the art of African drumming, immersing themselves in an African art. They had their first lesson [...]
All children enjoyed an extra Physical Education lesson this week from a team of specialist sports coaches. The Junior children tried their hand at fencing and archery. The specialised kit helped pupils parry their foils (only foam!) and hit the bullseye with their bow. Whilst the Infant children enjoyed a musical theatre experience, learning [...]
dancing y2 2018 1 Our traditional May dancing and singing was held on the final day of the half term. The inclement weather did not stop our performance to parents, as we gathered in the Bernard Hall. The children performed three Spring themed songs, followed by delightful traditional country dancing. Polished performances [...]
Mystery eggs found! Early today Years 1 and 2 of Cuddington and Dinton School found two shiny, smooth eggs in their lerning area. The eggs were first discovered at 9.10am. The eggs were white and shiny. They were 15.5cm long but had not been touched yet. In the lerning area the eggs were nestled [...]
Years I and 2 have enjoyed a wonderful end of term as their topic finale on 'Castles'. On Monday they went to Warwick Castle and spent the day scaling the battlements, exploring the gaol and learning about life in Medieval times. Hear thee! Hear thee! Years 1 and 2 then had the most wonderful [...]
Year 1 and 2 enjoyed a fabulous day at Warwick Castle, as a culmination to their Castles topic. The bright and sunny weather helped us to explore every corner of the Castle. We loved climbing up onto the battlements, running under the portcullis, getting lost in the maze , eating lunch at banqueting tables [...]
Following on from Remembrance Day Year 1 have been looking at Claude Monet's painting of a poppy field. They used paint to stipple the background and then printed red poppies using a cotton bud. Here is an example of some of their work.
Year 1 have been studying Remembrance Day in their topic and RE lessons. Miss Good and Mrs Herbert took the children to the church to look at the war memorial and to spot features inside the church. The children spent time sketching and reading the names on the memorial. The teachers hope that the children [...]
Last week the Infant children learnt about and celebrated Chinese New Year. They made traditional lanterns, found out about the different animal years and even did some Chinese dancing. 新年快乐!
