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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY
former home of Edith Pretty.
was once again focused on preparing for
further combat.
And lastly, our Year 8 pupils travelled up
to the neighbouring county of Norfolk to
Reception teacher Emily Falvey
explore what life was like in the 1700s in
commented: “It’s so lovely to watch the
Norwich and its Castle, built in what was
children completely engage with the
once England’s second largest city, and
educational experience, as this leads to
to learn how politics, religion and industry
progress in all academic areas and in
contributed to its development and
turn encourages discussion, exploration
e昀昀ected changes over the centuries.
and discovery with a real focus on
the development of their speech and
In the classroom, our Reception pupils
vocabulary. Some of the artistic and
combined all their topic learning to re-
written work produced by the children as
enact a full medieval celebration. Starting
a result of this term’s learning has been
the day dressed in matching surcoats
exceptional.”
(adorned with their class crests) and
armed with shields featuring their coat of
Our strong partnerships with guest
arms, the children made successful stealth
speakers and industry experts continue
attacks on Years 1 and 2 before returning
to grow and 昀氀ourish as we welcomed
to the Early Years manor house. The group
the return of Historian and Archaeologist
of young knights then performed a Carole
Mark Halls who, as well as working in
dance (a social circular dance of the
schools and museums in East Anglia for
period) to Nursery, before their attention
the last 11 years, has appeared in BBC’s
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