Today we were lucky to have the weather on our side. The children worked well in groups to build a bridge, and they definitely showed creativity with their ideas. Afterwards, they explored the mud kitchen and made plenty of interesting dishes to serve the teachers. A fun afternoon was had by all...

Congratulations to Year 4 for successfully performing their Roman Assembly to both the school and their parents on Thursday. The performance was especially meaningful following their recent residential to Hooke Court, which helped bring their learning to life. A real highlight of the assem...

As part of our learning about the history of transport, pupils from Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School enjoyed an exciting and educational visit to Brooklands Museum. Throughout the day, the children explored how transport has changed over time and discovered the important role Brooklands playe...

Every child has a different approach to Forest School which was clearly evident in both sessions. They worked in groups to build bridges for their animals and dug out the trenches for the water to flow. The children problem solved how to create the bridge without their creature/animal falling i...

Year 5 took their learning beyond the classroom, painting outdoors in the warm sunshine and drawing inspiration from the natural world around them. Like Kandinsky, they explored how colour and shape can express feelings, using the movement of the wind and warmth of the sun to guide their creativity...

This morning the children ventured out into the Forest School area. We were going to look closely at the plants that are growing in the Forest School area and found that most of the leaves had been nibbled on, which led to us finding lots of ladybirds on the Silver Birch Tree. The children were fasc...