Kenn Newsletter January 23
Kenn Newsletter January 23
Last week Mrs Coles and Mr Baxter took a group of KS2 children to Young Voices in Birmingham. Young Voices is an event that sees thousands of children get together as a gigantic choir, and perform to an equally large audience. Alongside the singing, other guest groups and artists perform, often with the Young Voices…
A few weeks ago we were delighted to welcome Catherine Omanyo and her husband Darron all the way from Kenya, in East Africa. Catherine is a Kenyan MP—one of the few females to serve in the Kenyan parliament. She gave an inspirational talk to the children about life in Kenya and about following your dreams to reach…
Class 3 and Class 4 took part in Internet Safety training as part of their Computing Curriculum. With so many potential dangers and problems Online, this learning is vital for our children to help them grasp an understanding of how to stay safe Online. This session followed up training for Parents and Staff last term. Well…
Class 4 have been learning about electricity all half term. After learning about open & closed circuits; switches; buzzers; bulbs; volts; and series & parallel circuits the children were set the challenge to design and make an electrical quiz box. They chose who their audience would be (some chose C1 pupils, some C2, some C3 and…
KS1 had a wonderful time at Buckfast Abbey getting into the Christmas spirit with Nativity story telling, making stained glass window decorations among lots of other Christmas crafts as well as simply taking in all the wonder of the Abbey itself. A big thank you to all of our parent helpers for volunteering too. We really…
Class 3 have really been enjoying their “Out of Africa” topic. We have been learning about the various biomes in Kenya such as savannah, desert and rainforest, and comparing them with our UK biome – temperate deciduous forest. On Friday we designed and created colourful African masks using coloured card. We used geometric shapes and symmetry to…
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On Thursday 17th November, 2022 Class 4 had a very exciting trip. We left school at 6am and travelled by coach to London. We went to the Houses of Parliament for a tour and workshop. We went to the viewing gallery of the House of Lords; they were debating the Ukraine War and in the House of…