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Author Maz Evans visits Whitchurch
Maz Evans visited our children in assembly and answered some great questions about her well-known books and being a top author. She even signed the wall in our fiction library after the event!
National Poetry Day
For National Poetry Day on Thursday 7th October, we celebrated by having every child in school memorise and recite a poem. The standard was unbelievable and we are all so proud of the talent across the school. We celebrated the strongest performances in an assembly, with staff and pupils of all ages sharing their favourite poems, and it was quite the spectacle.
Year 6 visit to Robinwood - September 2021
Year 6 enjoyed a three-day residential visit to Robinwood in Wrexham, Wales. They showed their resilience and perseverance whilst participating in a range of challenging activities included zip wiring, climbing, abseiling, canoeing... and much more!
“I have never been canoeing before! I can’t believe we won the challenge.” Hursh
“You are terrified before you go on the high ropes challenge course, but you don’t realise just how much fun it is until you finish.” Arvin
Year 1 visit to The London Aquarium - July 2021
Year 1 had a fabulous time at The London Aquarium, where they learnt about marine life and plastic pollution in our oceans. Children enjoyed walking through the aquarium tunnel and seeing a wide variety of marine creatures including jellyfish!
Ark Visiting Farm - July 2021
The children in Nursery and Reception got up close to some lovely friendly farm animals. There were some sheep, a couple of pygmy goats, a donkey, a pig, a dog and some ducks and hens to name a few. The children loved it and so did the staff!
Cooking Club - July 2021
Children have enjoyed taking part in Cooking Club. They have developed their cookery skills and prepared nutritious food including pizzas with their favourite topping!
Year 4 visit to Operation Encounter - July 2021
Year 4 experienced a fantastic action packed day at Operation Encounter in Marlow. They fully participated in a range of teamwork and strategy activities including raft building and rafting, a challenging assault course and crate climbing.
Sensory Garden - June 2021
Children across the school love spending time in our new sensory garden - giving them a place to read, reflect and enjoy all of the beautiful plants and flowers!
Year 6 visit to Paccar Scout Camp - June 2021
Year 6 enjoyed a day of teamwork and adventure at Paccar Scout Camp in Chalfont. They participated in a range of exciting activities including climbing, go karting and abseiling.
Year 2 visit to London Zoo - June 2021
Year 2 children had a wild time at London Zoo exploring a range of exotic animals from around the world. During the visit they participated in a fascinating 'colour, pattern and camouflage' workshop to learn more about animal adaptations and how certain animals survive in some of the most dangerous environments in the world.
Year 5 Greek Day - May 2021
Children in Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed Greek Day. They took part in games and activities and had the opportunity to sample delicious Greek food including olives, pitta bread, Greek yogurt, hummus and grapes for the authentic Greek experience!
Maths Week - May 2021
We celebrated Maths Week across the school by participating in a variety of stimulating and fun activities including Maths Golf, teach the teacher and designing games. There was also a whole school times table tournament in which Years 2, 4 and 5 emerged winners!
Suitcase Stories - April 2021
Children across the school enjoyed online performances of The Ugly Duckling and The Tinderbox by Roustabout Theatre.
Science Week - April 2021
We celebrated British Science Week across the school with a range of exciting hands-on activities including experiments, live lessons and competitions!
World Book Day - March 2021
At Whitchurch we celebrated World Book Day this year by creating our own book characters inspired by our favourite stories. All the children participated in lots of exciting book-themed activities throughout the day.
Express Yourself - February 2021
We marked Children’s Mental Health Week by exploring a range of creative ways to ‘express ourselves’ and share our thoughts, feelings and ideas. Head over to DB Primary to view photos, clips and blogs shared by children and staff.
Playground Fun and Games - January 2021
Take a sneaky peek at our wonderful new bright and colourful playground markings! We look forward to seeing our children trying these activities and having fun in the playground once again.