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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!

26/06/26

Elm Class have become very knowledgable about pirates and enjoyed reading their facts aloud.

25/06/26

Willow Class loved sharing their writing about our story The Pirates Next Door with the rest of the class. They made sure to use their storyteller voices!

24/06/26

Elder class have worked so hard creating their Kusama inspired sculptures.

19/06/26

Thank you to Miss Scott for arranging a cricket workshop for Year 3 to align with our PE topic this term. It was a brilliant and very sweaty morning!

19/06/26

What a fantastic morning we had at  for the VIPS Sports Day Finals. Congratulations to everyone who competed in the various events!

18/06/26

Congratulations to the KS2 boys football team who ended a fine season with an impressive run in the SITC tournament today, finishing runners up! Well done boys!

18/06/26

Well done to the KS2 girls football team who represented the school brilliantly at the SITC tournament on Wednesday. Despite the hot weather, the girls kept going and secured an impressive victory in their final match.

18/06/26

A huge thank you to Dr Crouch from  who delivered a brilliant science workshop to our year six classes about genetics.

18/06/26

Shiver me timbers, Elm Class are having a fantastic Pirates day and certainly look the part!

18/06/26

Year 6 were incredibly lucky this week as they were taken to see Matilda the Musical in London! A big thank you to our amazing PTA!

17/06/26

Some pupils from Year 3 met with local residents at our termly coffee afternoon. They talked about their learning and asked them questions about how the village has changed over time as part of their local history project.

17/06/26

Several of our Key Stage 2 children were welcomed into Appleton and Bradbury House at the British Legion Village today to help them celebrate the start of the football World Cup.

12/06/26

Our whole school had a fabulous day of science workshops today led by Chris from  We learnt so much about our world and how to take care of it in fun and practical ways! Thank you, Chris, we all had a super day!

12/06/26

Year 1 had a great time learning how to safely chop fruits today🍌🍓🍐

09/06/26

Congratulations to the Year 5 & 6 football team who played in the SITC Cup Final last Friday. The boys represented the school brilliantly and displayed great resilience despite a defeat to a strong Kings Hill side. Well done!

08/06/26

Year 6 have learnt all about rail safety this afternoon, which is particularly helpful as they transition to secondary.

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)