On Saturday, Kemsley participated in the annual Minterne 7s tournament. The team performed fantastically well and managed to win all of their group games without conceding a goal. They defeated Rodmersham 2-0 in the quarter finals, but unfortunately lost to Iwade 1-0 in the semi’s. All boys can be extremely proud of how they played … Continue reading
This week everyone had great fun and showed fantastic resilience during our clarinet lesson.
Year 5 looked fantastic in their costumes for Roald Dahl Day.
Year 5 were incredibly lucky to have had a whole day of music today! Nathan Timothy, from the songwriting charity Bullybeat, led a fantastic workshop where the children wrote and recorded their own song about kindness. As well as using their vocal talents, they also used everyday objects to create sound effects. To listen to … Continue reading
A huge well done to Birch class today for their fantastic clarinet performance! Mr Vinall was extremely proud of your concentration and effort; hopefully some of you will continue with clarinet lessons next year. Thank you to all the parents who were able to attend, it was lovely to see so many of you!
Birch class were extremely fortunate to have been visited by Miss Bushell from Highsted Grammer School today. They participated in a workshop to create masks in the style of Pablo Picasso. Using paint and other materials, their final creations were individual and unique to their own idea of cubism art. Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed the … Continue reading
Birch class had a fantastic day at Margate today! Once we arrived, we took a short walk along the seafront and found an interesting view to sketch. Each child chose a focus and reproduced this into their books. Their efforts were extremely impressive as was their concentration! After lunch, we enjoyed time on the sandy … Continue reading
This afternoon, Birch class used chromatography to investigate whether colours are just one colour. We discovered that a simple experiment using filter paper and water was able to separate colours from felt tip pens; the results were quite surprising!
As we weren’t able to travel over to Greenfields, we held our own version of the annual Aspire Games. The children competed in benchball, dodgeball, rounders and a quiz! Below are some pictures of the children in action.
This morning Birch class were visited by the Family Trust. We were lucky enough to be involved in a workshop regarding all matters financial; it was interesting to hear how the children thought they could earn money! As well as participating in various activities, Year 5 also learnt about the different types of employment and … Continue reading