Leeds Castle Trip
Forms 3 and 4 had a wonderful outing to Leeds Castle on Wednesday 12th June. They took part in a fascinating drama/history workshop ‘From Cave to Castle’, which focussed on the history of Britain from the Hunter Gatherer period to 1066. The children took part in a fun drama production, learning about how man and […]
Fire Engine Visit
On Monday 10th June, we were lucky enough to have a visit from our local fire fighters. Children from Form 2 and Early Years got to watch and try out the fire hose, sit in the fire engine, hear the siren and see the different equipment in the engine, incuding the giant scissors, which are […]
Horton Kirby Trip
On Friday 7th June, Form 6 visited Horton Kirby, an important village from the Victorian era, which still has a Victorian school. The children took on the persona of a real Victorian child who attended the school and went on to discover facts about their life. They visited some of the houses in the village […]
Isle of Wight Trip
Form 6 arrived in school full of excitement on Monday 13th May, ready for their trip to the Isle of Wight. Following a long drive to Lymington Ferry Port, they made a crossing to Yarmouth and began a busy week of visits and activities. The first stop was Alum Bay, where they witnessed glass being made, […]
KS1 Sports Festival
On Thursday 16th May, Forms 1 and 2 welcomed Old Palace School for an athletics sports festival. We were very lucky with the weather as the event ended up in glorious sunshine! The children were split into nine groups and competed in nine different athletics-related activities, including hurdles, ladders and sprints, to name a few. […]
Tilgate Park Trip
On Friday 10th May, Form 5 had a fantastic day at Tilgate park where they learnt about animal lifecycles – they met one of the centre’s owls, a cockroach and played games such as ‘Whose egg?’ They also learnt about how the human body changes as it gets older – Viyan played a brilliant old […]
Form 5 Sports Leadership
This half-term, our Form 5 children have been taking part in a Sports Leadership Award during their PE lessons. It has involved them learning & understanding what a leader is, how to interact with younger children and designing their own creative sports games. On 14th May, Form 5 children delivered their games to Forms 1 […]
U11 Cricket
St David’s took two teams to face Royal Russell in some friendly kwik cricket matches last week. It was a lovely sunny afternoon that was enjoyed by all. Our ‘A’ team lost by 15 runs in a hard-fought match, whilst the ‘B’ team lost by just 5 runs (that’s the equivalent of just one wicket!) […]