Year 5 Air Resistance Experiments
Year 5 have been using their scientific skills to create a fair test to explore the effects of air resistance on parachutes. Each group planned their experiments, to include only one variable. Following timing [...]
Football Team Home Win!
On Thursday 13th October the year 6 football team played Quainton in a league match. Ewan, our goalkeeper, saved some outrageous goals! In defence Freddie F, Cooper and Luke stopped many balls from coming [...]
Railway Explorers with Year 1 and 2
As part of the Transport topic for year 1 and 2 we visited Buckinghamshire Railway Centre in Quainton. We were given a tour of the museum and engine sheds, learning lots of information about [...]
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 [...]
Exploring Verulamium, by Year 5 and 6
On 5th October 2022, year 5 and 6 excitedly traveled to St Albans Verulanium Roman museum. On the trip there were many fascinating artifacts we were allowed to handle: from bones to pottery fragments [...]
Science Ambassadors
Congratulations to our Science Ambassadors: Ethan, Billy, Genevieve, Oscar and Peter who wrote to Mrs Bowman to apply for the positions. Their responsibilities include writing a science fact for the newsletter and keeping the [...]
Welcome to our new House Captains
Following a closely fought election at the Junior site this week, we are delighted to announce our eight new House Captains to represent: Bell-Burnell (blue), Lovelace (red), Anning (green) and Aderin-Pocock (yellow) [...]
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 [...]
Action for Happiness – Self-care September
Try some of these self-care challenges for the month of September. How many can you and your family try?
Leavers Service 2022
We had a wonderful Leavers service on Thursday morning where the whole school sat outside for the service with Rev Phil and Rev Richard. Vicky Shenton gave an inspiring address to the children on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Infant Sports Day
On Friday 1st July we enjoyed our first Infant sports day for three years! With thanks to Mrs Brogan and Mr Jackson for organising such a slick event. The children enjoyed participating in sprint [...]
Year 6 Residential to Willersley Castle
20/6/22 Dear Diary, Today has been quite possibly one of the best days of the year! I woke up an hour earlier than I should have and quickly got dressed. I couldn’t wait for [...]