Designing Scones with year 3 and 4
For Design Technology this term, we have been re-designing scones. To start our project we explored flavours, by scent and sight, to help us design new types of scones. We selected two ideas for savoury and three ideas for sweet scones. Some of our most interesting flavour combinations were: oreo and biscoff, pomegranate and [...]
Congratulations to our new Junior School Councillors
Our key stage two pupils at the Junior site have democratically elected their class School Council members this week. Having prepared speeches, each prospective candidate overcame nerves to perform to the class. Each class secretivity voted, with the winning candidates this year being: Ingrid, Emily, Annabel, Jasper, Blayne, Ned, Freddie and Rosie. [...]
Dance Academy Performance
Thank you to Miss Sharon and her Claydons Academy Dance Troupe, who performed their two routines to the Junior children on Monday 18th July. The cheerleading and street dance routines were previously performed at Waddesdon Manor summer festival. Miss Sharon celebrates 25 years of her dance academy next year and welcomes new pupils to [...]
Junior Sports Day
The Junior children and parents were delighted to enjoy our first 'proper' sports day in two years. Every child had the opportunity to race for their house in the sprint, vortex throw and water challenge. The other races included long distance and [...]
Summer Reading Challenge
Over the holidays, it would be wonderful if you would all keep reading. The Week Junior in collaboration with The Book Trust have set up a Reading challenge, putting together fifty books in a variety of genres and for all junior year groups. Here you will be able to find additional information about the [...]
Exploring Cotswold Wildlife Park
Train rides, red pandas, giant anacondas are but a few of the amazing things that KS1 saw on their trip to the Cotswold Wildlife Park this week! The children had a fantastic time seeing all the different wildlife and getting to walk through the reptile and invertebrate house. A particular highlight for the children [...]
Science Experience at Lord Williams’s School
On Monday the 27th of June we went to Lord Williams’s Upper School and completed a Science Day. We participated in many activities. We were split into different groups: Year 6, Sophie and Finley, Year 5, Genevieve and Oscar, Year 3 and 4, Ethan and James, Year 1 and 2, Martha, Theo, Adam and [...]
Sports School of the Year Award!
Sports School of the Year We are delighted to announce that we won the School of Year at the Leap Awards 2022. The Leap Awards recognises the people and organisations who improve lives through movement, physical activity and sport across Bucks and Milton Keynes. I was overwhelmed with pride for the school and all the [...]
Junior Jubilee Celebrations
We were delighted to open our doors to parents and carers this Thursday, for a Jubilee celebration display.