15th April 2025
As part of the code camp at the end of term, a small group of Year 6 children spent a day discovering the incredible achievements of Britain’s WW2 codebreakers in the place where it all happened, Bletchley Park. By exploring the beautiful mansion, the WW2 rooms and the many interactive displays, the children learned the story of this once top-secret operation and found out more about the brilliant minds and complex machines that made such an impact on the outcome of WW2. A highlight for the children was definitely the immersive film in the D-Day exhibition.
The afternoon provided the opportunity to visit the National Museum of Computing and learn more about the development of computing from the ultra-secret pioneering efforts of the 1940s including getting up close to the Colossus. An opportunity to do some code-breaking of their own using Lorenze-encrypted messages proved fascinating. The large systems and mainframes of the 1950s–70s just amazed the children, and the opportunity to play retro games on computers of the 1980s–90s provided much entertainment. The children became codebreakers themselves, solving clues as they went and earning a prize at the end of the tour.
20th May 2025
1S recently performed their class assembly all about their topic of Space! The narrators told a story of three aliens trying to find their new home, and the game show hosted to help them find their perfect planet. The children worked really hard to learn...
19th May 2025
Year 3 had an amazing week at the Gordon Brown Outdoor Centre, packed with nature, adventure, and fun! From archery and the thrilling death drop to feeding farm animals and bonding over blindfold trails and friendship bracelets, they’re already missing it! Best of all, the...
Year 4 had a brilliant time at Hindleap Warren! They have really embraced the great outdoors, taking part in a range of outdoor activities that have developed their problem solving skills, teamwork, resilience and independence. These included muddy obstacles, survival skills, shelter building, a climbing...
16th May 2025
Year 5 enjoyed their trip to the Science Museum, where they witnessed a variety of shows, including practical demonstrations of sound, light and force, at one point even seeing how sound waves could be represented by flames! There were a number of chances for them...
Eight of our Year 5 maths enthusiasts recently made their way by minibus to Hampton School where they took part in an exciting maths challenge involving 28 schools in all. The competition consisted of five rounds and included cross numbers, consecutive number challenges and many...
15th May 2025
Some of our athletes descended upon Tooting Bec Athletics track for the inaugural South London Athletics championships. The team performed admirably across track and field disciplines that ranged from discus throwing to 1500m. With 40 events to medal in, the team did exceptionally well to...