Oak class took part in a reconstruction relay and had to pretend they were entering Tutankhamun’s tomb for the very first time, just like Howard Carter. The children had to go into the ‘tomb’ and had 10 seconds to look at what they found inside and then had to go back out and draw what…
On Friday we celebrated the end of year 6 SATS and King Charles lll coronation. All the children in year 6 worked extremely hard with their SATS and made Kenton School very proud! The children have worked together to learn a short dance and performed the song ‘To the sound of the trumpets’ by Out…
KS2 welcomed a visitor into school who taught them about Parliament. They learnt about the House of Commons and the House of Lords as well as how you become an MP. Both Oak and Chestnut were able to answer the questions about Parliament and also ask some really amazing questions. They enjoyed the assembly and…
Children in Oak class have been exploring the Romans. As part of their Design Technology learning they have researched, designed and made roman catapults. The children used a variety of different materials and these are the results!
Oak class have been exploring the Romans this half term. As part of their learning they have had a visit from Story teller Steve Manning. https://stevemanningstorytelling.co.uk/ Steve told the children all about the Roman Empire and all of the places they invaded. They looked at the armour, clothing and weapons worn by the soldiers and…
Oak class have been on a class trip to Wild Wood at Escot. We had an amazing day today at our trip to Escot Wildwood! We got a coach there and there was a special tent to keep our belongings in and it’s where we ate lunch. We went on a walk around the park…
Chestnut class had the exciting opportunity to explore some archaeological props from a parent volunteer who used to be an archaeologist. The children were shown a collection of finds comprising five Lower Palaeolithic hand axes (from Broom Pit, Axminster – circa 350,000 to 450,000 BC, made by Homo heidelbergensis), a Mesolithic flake, Neolithic thumbnail scraper, Bronze Age flint…