Year 2 have had a wonderful morning of Cricket at The Grange 🏏. We saw fantastic team work, determination and everyone was encouraging each other - it was beautiful to see! A huge well done to all the children!!!

Thank you to all the adults who joined us! 💖

We've had a wild and wonderful morning exploring the mini-beasts of the natural world! The children were buzzing with excitement as they checked out tadpoles in three different stages some legless, some with back legs, and some ready to hop off! We’ve got three butterfly cocoons hanging in suspense and a collection of unfortunate insects who met their end in Mrs. Trivett’s very toasty conservatory.

With magnifiers in hand, we zoomed in on wings, patterns, and textures galore. But the real showstopper? A dragonfly nymph that crawled out of the pond after two years of underwater adventures (and a few tadpole snacks), then split open to reveal a stunning dragonfly! It took off into the sky, leaving behind its spooky-cool empty shell. We even watched a YouTube clip of the whole transformation needless to say, the kids were hooked!

Miss Callan took part in the prestigious UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme. As one of just 65 teachers selected from across the country, she spent time fully immersed in the workings of Parliament—watching debates in both the House of

Today, Year 5 took their science lesson outside to investigate how to separate a mixture of stones, sand, salt, and water. Working in pairs, they used methods like sieving, filtration, and evaporation to tackle the challenge.

Pupils showed great teamwork and used key scientific terms such as filtration, evaporation, and physical change. The final step evaporating the salty water to leave behind salt crystals will be completed using the sun!

A fun, hands-on lesson that brought science to life in the sunshine!

 

Today, we celebrate the incredible dedication, kindness, and hard work of our amazing teachers. From sparking curiosity in young minds to offering a listening ear and encouraging every step of progress our teachers go above and beyond every single day.

A huge thank you to every member of our teaching team for making our school a place where children feel safe, inspired, and empowered to thrive. 🌟

Some of our St. John's learners dedicated their time and worked together to collect litter from our school site. We are so proud of them for organising this themselves and for demonstrating the late Pope's message of caring for our planet. Well done to these brilliant role models!