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Year 3 and 4 Residential Trip to Juniper Hall
Years 3 and 4 had a fantastic time at Juniper Hall last week. On the first day they had a long walk in the woods and built protective shelters. The next day they explored the woodlands, grasslands and wetlands and had lots of fun finding a variety of invertebrates including larvae, leeches and freshwater shrimps!…
Nursery meet the biggest dinosaur who ever lived!
Nursery have had an exciting day at the Natural History Museum today, they visited the Titanosaur exhibition which explained all about the biggest dinosaur that ever lived.
Staff Spotlight: Jo Wallace
Our latest ‘Staff Spotlight’ features the Principal of Kensington Wade, Jo Wallace. We asked Jo, ‘What has been your highlight of the term so far?’ ‘At our recent Chinese Immersion Breakfast we hosted a number of senior school Heads of Chinese and Professors of Linguistics. Our guests had a tour of our classrooms and my…
Pupils enjoy a trip to Neverland
Pupils in Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2 enjoyed a trip to Neverland this week at a special drama workshop. They used their acting and performing skills to help Peter Pan save the day – well done!
Reception have a sunny day at Kew Gardens
Reception had a fantastic time at Kew Gardens yesterday. The children explored different plants from around the world, enjoyed sketching the cacti and racing on the grass! They learned that plants need sun, water and soil to grow and gained a deeper understanding of the natural world. They were very lucky as the sun even…
Electrifying STEAM Workshops!
On Wednesday, we were very lucky to have parents, Mr Weinhammer and Ms Yu, in school to lead workshops about electricity across our KS2 classes. The children had fun turning fruit and vegetables into rudimentary batteries using citric acid and exploring whether they were good conductors of electricity. They built human models to visualise a…
Goodbye Little Chicks
We have just had to say goodbye to the little chicks that came to live us with us at Kensington Wade for a week. The pupils have loved having them with us – from seeing the eggs arrive last week and guessing which one would hatch first to looking after them and giving them lots…
ISA Art Awards Success
A huge congratulations to Penelope in Year 2 who has been awarded Highly Commended in the ISA Egyptian Art Competition 2023! Her fantastic picture is one of a selection of 25 of the most creative works to have been chosen from over 200 entries. Well done Penelope!
Year 2 become Greek Archaeologists
Year 2 have been really enjoying their topic on Ancient Greece. Last week they became archaeologists for the day and were tasked with uncovering artefacts in sand to find out more about how the Ancient Greeks once lived. Great work Year 2!
Year 4 make their own compasses
Year 4 have been making their own compasses! The children have been learning about how the compass was created in ancient China during the Han Dynasty around 100AD. They have discovered that the Chinese initially developed the compass not for navigation but for spiritual purposes and to organise buildings and other things according to the…
