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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.

02/07/26

Our year 4, 5 and 6 girls had a brilliant time at the VIAT Girls’ Sports Festival this week.

02/07/26

Year 6 had a wonderful time at PGL!

29/06/26

Year 6 enjoyed their martial Arts session run by Matt Fiddes.

29/06/26

Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed their Mixed Martial Arts workshop led by Matt Fiddes. Thank you for the engaging session, the children loved it!

Getting ready for school

Starting school means your child will encounter a range of new activities and routines to get used to. Some of these will require them to do things more independently than they have before.

Studies show that the relationship between parents and children is the most important influence on a child’s development, and there’s plenty you can do at home to support this. While your child is with you or another caregiver, you can practise the skills shown in this booklet together.

Some skills may take time to develop, so it is helpful to introduce them gradually into their daily routine.

Our Getting Ready For School booklet is designed to help you and your child prepare for the start of their educational journey. It includes information about what your child should be able to do before they start school and words they should know and be able to use. You will receive a hard copy of this booklet with all your transition information, but you can also find it here.

At the bottom of this page you can find links to a series of videos we have made which reflect parts of the booklet, which you can watch with your child.

Additionally, below, you can find a list of useful links to other information that will help your child get ready for school.

https://eric.org.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/kent-family-hub

https://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/service.page?id=eMN69FEGp5w

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09g447t

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z6bgnrd

https://storylineonline.net/

https://www.youtube.com/@CosmicKidsYoga

https://www.youtube.com/@GoNoodle

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zhhf92p

Video Links - Getting Ready For School

I can ask a grown up for help

I can complete age appropriate puzzles independently

I can draw a face

I can introduce myself

I can name the colours of the rainbow

I can play games using dice

I can say please and thank you

I can share toys with my friends

I can sit and listen to a story

I can tidy away things I’ve used

I can touch count to five

I can turn the pages of  a book

I can use scissors

I know at least five nursery rhymes

I can wash my hands

Words to know (solo phrases)