World War Two

A huge thank you to Mr Betts for visiting Year 6 and delivering such an engaging and informative assembly as part of our WWII topic.

We learned so many fascinating facts and were especially excited to see real equipment and devices from the time, which really brought history to life for us. It was an incredible experience that helped deepen our understanding of what life was like during the war.

We are very grateful for the time, effort, and knowledge shared with us.

Lion King 

Year 6 had a wonderful opportunity to visit The Howard School to watch a fantastic performance of The Lion King, performed by Year 7 and Year 8 students.

The show was brilliant, and it was clear to see how much our children enjoyed the experience. We were incredibly proud of how respectful and engaged they were throughout the performance – they were a fantastic audience and a real credit to our school.

A huge thank you to The Howard School for inviting us and hosting such a great event. It was also a lovely opportunity for some of our Year 6 boys to see their future secondary school. We had a fantastic time!

Enterprise Week

What a fantastic time we've had for Enterprise Week! Our sale yesterday managed to make a profit of approximately £1000 across the school.

The children had the opportunity to manage money, work with others and practise their buying and selling skills. Thank you to everyone who made it possible - and a special shoutout to Year 6 for supporting all year groups to shop at the stalls. 

We ended the week with a Trust-wide video call to share our experiences with year groups in the other primary schools. A Trust first!

 

Netball Mini Youth Games

Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic day representing the school at the Netball Mini Youth Games held at Medway Park. Across the day, they played an impressive eight matches, demonstrating excellent teamwork, communication and resilience - even when faced with some very tough competition! The team showed great determination and supported one another brilliantly from start to finish.

We finished 14th out of 29 schools. A huge well done to Miers Court! 🌟

 

Year 6's Cake and Craft Sale 

Year 6 were incredibly generous with their donations of sweet treats and beautiful crafts - thank you to the children's families and friends who helped to make this happen.

 We raised a massive £426! This will go towards the children's 'Lasting Gift' when they leave in the summer.

Miers Court's PTFA even bought the leftover items and donated these to the Kent Police Force control room. They really enjoyed them during their night shift!

 

'Once, I was a duckling' ... From story, to science!

Art Week - 'A Garden of Expression' 

Through a blend of poetry and sculpture, Year 6 have reflected on the beauty of nature and our shared responsibility to protect it. This has linked perfectly with our Term 1 topic: ‘How can we save our world?’ Inspired by environmental themes, Year 6 have been writing poems from the perspective of something found in nature — a sorrowful tree, a flowing river, a flower in bloom — giving the natural world a voice of its own. It was lovely to see the children thinking carefully about their language choices and thinking back to the term’s focus of protecting our planet.

In Art, children were inspired by the contemporary wire sculptor Rachel Ducker, whose expressive human figures capture movement and emotion. Using her work as a starting point, children designed and created their own wire sculptures, working in groups to shape figures that express feeling and personality. Have a look at their own ‘gardens of Expression!’

Geodesic structures

Engineering magic happened in Year! Armed with just paper straws and masking tape, the children took on an incredible challenge: building geodesic domes! Watching them problem-solve and work together was great!

These future engineers showed us that with teamwork and creativity, even the simplest materials can transform into something spectacular! The domes are standing tall and proud, just like we are of their amazing effort!

Engage activity: Food tasting!

Year 6 kickstarted their Term 1 Geography topic with some food tasting. As the children will be focusing on global issues in 'How can we save our world?', they were set the challenge to see which continent each food originates from. 

It was lovely to see the children so engaged and the adults were so impressed with their prior knowledge! Some children were even able to pinpoint which country it might have come from and why. 

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