A very festive day with our Christmas jumper and lunch, followed by Christmas activities in the afternoon which was enjoyed by all.
Category: whole school
Dec 17
Year 6 D.T. Electric Cards
Year 6 have loved the new Design and Technology unit on creating electric cards. They have used their science skills and knowledge to help create an electric circuit using copper write, bulb and a battery to create their electric card. Their designs were excellent and very creative!
Dec 17
Year 3 Performance
Our Year 3 children put on a fantastic performance of the Nativity Story. They impressed us with their singing, dancing and acting skills. It was a very amusing play! Well done Year 3.
Dec 17
Christmas Carols at St. James’ Church
It was lovely to see the whole school at St. James’ Church to sing carols and learn more about the Christmas story at St. James’ Church. Father David who led our service was very welcoming and the children’s singing was fantastic. It was a nice way to start the last week of the autumn term.
Dec 13
Forces Club-melting snowmen biscuits
This week in forces club the children enjoyed making melting snowmen biscuits, with icing and marshmallows.
Dec 11
Hanukkah Assembly
On Tuesday we had a visit from the Jewish School Tour with Rabbi Yosef, who hosted another wonderful assembly. This time about the Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah. The children learned why the dreidel is significant and why there are 8 candles on a menorah.
Dec 11
4M Cornet Performance to Parents
Throughout this academic year, 4M have been exploring the world of music through brass instrumentation, specifically the cornet. They have been learning about all aspects of music including the historic, cultural and performance-based significance of the craft. On Tuesday, 4M had the chance to perform in front of their parents and they’ve all enjoyed listening …
Nov 29
Year 3 Visit to Bushey Library
Year 3 visited Bushey Library on Tuesday and during this visit, the children had an introduction to the library and the services it provides, listened to a story called ‘Shark in the Park!’ by Nick Sharratt and then had the chance to browse and borrow a book.
Nov 29
Year 4 Science Experiment
Year 4 conducted a very messy, but engaging experiment this week to demonstrate the journey our food takes through the digestive system – in one end and ALL the way out the other.
Nov 22
Kings Lieutenant workshop – Year 6
It has been a busy week at Ashfield. On Friday, we were visited by representatives of the King’s Lieutenant who delivered a workshop about the monarchy and the Commonwealth Values. Our visitors led a workshop for Year 6 where they explored the Commonwealth Values in more detail. It was good to see children actively taking …