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15/10/26

Elder class produced some wonderful pop art inspired portraits this term. It was great to welcome parents in and raise money for 

14/10/26

Pine Class have loved creating their final outcome in art this week. We have been inspired by the work of Lucy Culliton and created our own piece of fruit using oil pastels! 🍏🍊🍋🍐

14/10/26

Well done to Austin in Pine Class who completed an army assault course at the weekend! What an incredible achievement 💪

13/10/26

Thank you so much for your generosity at this year’s Harvest Festival. The food bank at St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Church were so very grateful for the donations.

07/10/26

Another winning Trampette Ball team for Aylesford making us 3 year reigning champions! 🏆

05/10/26

We loved hearing all about Lit Fest from Isla who is very excited about her signed copy of The Diary of Wiska Wildflower by Harriet Muncaster!

05/10/26

A huge well done to Teddy who received the Fans Trophy at his football match this weekend!

01/10/26

Year 6 welcomed the magistrates this afternoon, who taught us all about the court system and prison.

28/09/26

Pine Class explored ways to manage our emotions today in PSHE. We particularly enjoyed the drawing and relaxation stations!

25/09/26

Shoutout to Reid in Pine Class for completing the summer reading challenge!

25/09/26

Pine class have used oil pastels to create still life artwork in the style of Lucy Culliton.

21/09/26

Pine class have been learning all about magnets in Science this week 🧲

18/09/26

The sunflower competition spread plenty of summer joy last term! Here are the winners with their sunflowers and prizes. 🌻🌻🌞🌞

11/09/26

Matilda had a brilliant time performing in a dance show with her friends at Stage Coach recently - Well done Matilda!

11/09/26

Well done to Raluka in Pine. Lass this week for her incredible swimming achievements. 2 gold medals and a bronze medal in front crawl, back stroke and even butterfly. An impressive achievement!

11/09/26

A HUGE shoutout to Austin in Pine Class this week for completing a scoot, run and bike Triathlon in Brighton. He demonstrated determination and resilience to complete the event and really rose to the challenge! Well done Austin :)

10/09/26

Elder class investigated Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in science this week, exploring how he noticed that birds had adapted their beaks to their environment.

04/09/26

Elder class thoroughly enjoyed their geography learning launch today learning all about life in ‘The Americas’

02/09/26

Pine class had a great first Spanish lesson yesterday introducing ourselves using puppets! 🇪🇸

10/07/26

Elm Class showed their moves in their class party!

03/07/26

Year 1 had a great time running their sprints for Sports Day!

03/07/26

Elm Class enjoyed Sports day and thank parents for all their support.

03/07/26

Year 4 in their hockey workshop earlier this week! Thank you  for putting on the fantastic sessions.

03/07/26

Year 4 loved the fitness circuit led by  . Thank you for visiting our school and giving our children a memorable experience. Video  

02/07/26

A huge thank you to Maidstone Warriors for a fantastic basketball workshop this week.

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Posted on: February 1st 2021

Children’s Mental Health Week

A special message from HRH The Duchess of Cambridge: 

To mark the start of Children’s Mental Health Week, The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of Place2Be, has sent a message of support encouraging children and parents to find ways to share their thoughts and feelings, particularly during such a challenging time.

During the video message, The Duchess highlights the crucial need for parents and carers to look after their own mental wellbeing, and the impact that this has on the children in their care.

Last year, Her Royal Highness launched her landmark survey on the Early Years, ‘5 Big Questions on the Under-Fives’, which aimed to spark the biggest ever conversation on early childhood that will ultimately help bring about positive, lasting change for generations to come. The research revealed that whilst 90% of people acknowledge that maintaining parental mental health is crucial to support the health and happiness of their child, in practice the majority of parents struggle to prioritise their own wellbeing.

The theme for this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Express Yourself’ and focuses on the creative ways children and adults can share feelings, thoughts or ideas through art, music, writing, poetry, dance, drama, photography and film, or just doing activities that make them feel good.

In the message, The Duchess of Cambridge said:

“This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is all about expressing yourself – about finding creative ways in which to share your thoughts, ideas and feelings. So whether that’s through photography, through art, through drama, through music or poetry – it’s finding those things that makes you feel good about yourself. 

“And while this is Children’s Mental Health Week there has never been a more important time to talk about parental wellbeing and mental health too. Last year you told me just how important this was that many of us find it hard to prioritise. This is a hugely challenging time for us all so please look after yourself too. Find those ways in which to share your thoughts and your feelings or find someone to talk to because we really do need to be the very best versions of ourselves for the children in our care.” 

Her Royal Highness has supported Children’s Mental Health week since it was launched by Place2Be in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health.

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