This year John Hampden had a very different Artsweek experience due to the pandemic and keeping our school Covid safe. We still had Artsweek but at a later date and without our usual army of helpers. Artsweek this year was in class, each class timetabling their own week of artisitic activities ranging from silk painting
Place of the Pyramids: Ancient Egypt
This term our topic has been ‘Place of the Pyramids: Ancient Egypt’. The children started the term with a flight to Egypt, getting their passports stamped! We then found out more about Ancient Egypt; we learnt about the food Egyptians used to eat, about the pyramids, about some of the Ancient Egyptian Gods and in
Farm Visit
On Wednesday 19th May Year 2 went to a farm experience. At the start of the day we split into four groups. Fuschia class went first. We saw eight different types of animals. Our favourites were the pygmy goats because they were adorable and the three lambs because they were fluffy and young. The thing
Viking Day
The day started with our Viking soldiers arriving with the sun, donning their red and green tunics, chanting and roaring, preparing for battle. Whilst some commenced a shield war of blood and strategy, others interrogated a lone, surviving monk from Lindisfarne. The soldiers then returned to their quarters to rearm with self-made shields, complete with
Y6 Visit to The WB Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter
Y6 have had a magical day at the Harry Potter Studios Tour! This was a fantastic way to conclude our Harry Potter topic for this term, and celebrate all of the brilliant work the children have done. Whilst there, we tried Butter Beer, flew a broomstick in the green-screen room, visited the Gryffindor Common Room,
Y5/6 Boy’s Football Friendlies with Tetsworth Primary
Our Y5 and Y6 football teams were pitted against each other, and against a team from Tetsworth, in a friendly event this week. All the players put in a huge amount of effort and played some brilliant football throughout the session, and everyone showed so much support and encouragement for each other. Well done to