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We have had an amazing day tasting different foods from different countries. We listened to music from different countries and dressed up too. 

The children were allowed to wear their own clothes for the Multi-cultural Festival and many children chose to come in traditional clothes. They looked fabulous. 

Today we learnt all about China and Hong Kong. We learnt to write numbers in Chinese, we practiced using chopsticks and tried some food. 

For Multicultural week, we have made Rangoli patterns from India on filter paper, created origami baskets and animals from Japan and taken part in the Multicultural Festival. We tried different foods from around the world, which were delicious. We listen to music and songs from different countries…

Our wonderful TA Mrs Winder is an expert in cheerleading and today taught us some moves and lifts.  We had a great time practising in groups. It needed good teamwork and focus.  She also told us all about the history of cheerleading in the USA.  Thank you Mrs Winder! We loved…

Jambo! Today we had a wonderful visitor - Peter - who is a wildlife photographer. He lives in Kenya and told us all about some of the animals that he has encountered there. He has zebras outside his house who eat his grass every day so he doesn’t need a lawnmower!  He told us about the mountain…

Year 6 had a long but interesting day today on their visit to County Hall. We began bright and early by walking down to the station and catching the train to Preston. As part of Multi-cultural Week, we spent the morning with Mr. Mynott, who took us on a tour of County Hall before showing us into…

We have enjoyed travelling to Africa this afternoon. We designed African masks and Peter came in to talk about African wildlife. We had an amazing time!

Today Reception and Nursery took a visit to our local fish and chip shop. We learnt about things we are famous for,  traditional British foods, we made our own afternoon tea and practiced lots of skills when making our own sandwiches. We also learnt all about our King and when he came to visit…

As part of Multicultural week Year 4 had their annual French Day. The children dressed up and took part in a catwalk. We tried lots of different French foods, made a game with instructions in French and had a go at a quiz. Outside we played boules and croquet. We learnt about the festival of Mardi…

Mrs Winder our resident Cheerleader talked to us today about the history of Cheerleading. She showed us some of the medals her and her team had won and we watched some experts show us how it was done. Mrs Winder then took us outside and taught us some of the basic moves.

Today Peter Nutsford came to talk to us about Endangered Animals of East Africa. He is a wildlife photographer and shared his photos, videos and experiences of mountain gorillas, rhinos and warthogs. Peter was amazing and the children enjoyed the presentation. At the end of the session Peter…