Year 6 Mixed Tag Rugby Last half term, our Year 5 and 6 students took part in a fantastic Tag Rugby event at Old Verulamium’s Rugby Ground. We played an impressive 13 games (yes, 13!),…
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Green-Fingered Teamwork on our Parent Volunteer Day
Last week, our wonderful parent volunteers joined forces with their children and our environment tutor, Miss Sophia, to give our upper site grounds a fantastic makeover! Together, they built a new compost bin, planted border…
Read MoreCelebrating Black History Week at St Albans and St Stephens.
This week, our school has been buzzing with excitement as we celebrated Black History Week! We began with an energetic drumming and dance workshop led by Zamble African Dance, who brought traditional West African culture…
Read MoreCelebration of the Word, Black History and Romans in Year 4
We began the week by learning about Black History and enjoyed participating in an African dance workshop. The children planned and led another fantastic Celebration of the Word. The theme was peace. …
Read MoreReflecting on a Great Half Term in Year 5
What a busy and exciting first half term we’ve had! We’ve travelled back in time to Ancient Greece in History, learning about inventions created by the Ancient Greeks that are still used today. In English,…
Read MoreYear 6 – Fungi, French Café and African Dance
It’s been a busy week in Year 6 as we finish our first half-term. We began the week with a wonderful African Dance workshop to coincide with Black History Week. The children learned a dance…
Read MoreYear 1 – Black History Week
Year 1 had the great opportunity to have an African Dance workshop on Tuesday. The children were guided in chanting, clapping and dancing along to African drumming. You can see from the photographs that everyone…
Read MorePainting with spices in Year 3
Today we experimented with making our own paints using natural materials. We used spices such as cinnamon, turmeric and paprika mixed with flour and water to create homemade paints which we used to create prehistoric…
Read MoreYear 4 – Almost the End of Our First Half-Term!
It’s hard to believe we’re already approaching the end of our first half-term – and what a wonderfully busy and productive one it has been! In RE, we’ve been exploring the story of Abraham, reflecting…
Read MoreReception – Exploring, Creating, and Learning Together!
In Reception, we’ve been busy exploring lots of exciting topics! In Maths, we’ve been comparing lengths, thicknesses, and weights using natural resources like sticks and stones. We even made our own playdough snakes and compared…
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