Reception Bonfire Night
Reception have been learning about Guy Fawkes, Bonfire Night and firework safety. Having experienced the event for themselves this weekend, their reflections were captured artistically, using pastels and sugar paper.
Woodland Working!
For the first Woodland Working this half of the term, Reception and Foundation had the opportunity to cook outside in our fire pit. We toasted bread and made Hot Chocolate to enjoy together. A first experience for many and allowed us to discuss in detail fire safety with the upcoming Bonfire Night.
Grand Opening of our new Changing Rooms
Today saw the grand opening of our new changing rooms! We have been waiting with eager anticipation to be able get in and start to use them. The Juniors looked on as Edie and Jack, Head Boy and Head Girl, cut the ribbon and declared the new changing rooms open. House Captains, Tilly, Imogen and [...]
Year 6 English Challenge!
This week, a team from Whitehall took part in the Cambridgeshire English Challenge. The children were challenged on their knowledge of books, their ability to memorise and recall a poem, their knowledge of English grammar and their understanding of different text types. The Whitehall team was especially commended for their ability to work together as [...]
Purple Mash
The Whitehall Display Board is now live in Purple Mash. Students with logins are encouraged to explore their interests and creativity and then submit work for inclusion on the board. Non-users can access the content via this link: https://www.purplemash.com/displayboard/59031629d77564c7168b4567
Summer Reading Challenge
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge organised by the libraries. Today we presented medals and certificates in assembly and celebrated all who completed the challenge. Some of the children told us about the books they had enjoyed and gave us lots of ideas for good books to read. Well done!
Foundation
Foundation have had an exciting start to the year. The children have worked hard to learn the routines and to become familiar with the school including all the new friends they have made. This week we welcomed Tilly, a year 6 House Captain, to talk with us about growing up and what that means at [...]
Furry Visitors in the Nursery!
Nursery children have welcomed some Furry visitors into the building this week. For our Pet Week we have enjoyed Dogs, Rabbits and even Degu's. We were lucky enough to be able to hold and take care of them. The children have even brought into Nursery photos of their own pets at home. We have learnt [...]
Harvest Festival!
We celebrated Harvest in school today by bringing in lots of lovely tins, packets and jars of food which will be given to the St Ives Food Bank. The children learned that, as well as people being poor in other countries, there are also people in our local area who struggle to feed themselves and [...]
Y6 Trip to the 10th Anniversary Choral Day at King’s Ely
Pop songs, Gregorian chants, singing in other languages and creating vocal sound effects were all on the musical menu for our Y6 children at the Choral Day at King’s Ely last Tuesday. We were under the amazing leadership of conductor Dominic Peckham, who encouraged us to step out of our comfort zones and just ‘have [...]
