News Whitehorse Manor – Brigstock Site

On Friday, Year 6 visited the National Gallery to learn all about Ancient Greece and their myths and legends.

This week, we had a visit from the Palace for Life Foundation. 

This week we welcomed TFL to our school to educate the Year 6’s about safety when taking public transport.

This week the children in Year 5 took part in a STEM construction workshop delivered by Robyn from Procur3d Consulting Ltd. 

We saw a fantastic turn out for our Museum Day today. 

This morning the school was looking fabulous!  Today is our annual Museum Day and the children and staff have worked really hard to prepare fantastic displays of work and learning for the enjoyment of parents and carers. 

In year 3 we have been studying variations of the Cinderella story.  

This week, the children in Year 5 visited the British Museum to study artefacts from our Viking past. 

Last week, children from across the academy competed in a performance poetry competition. 

In Year 3, we have been studying the book ‘Jemmy Button’ by  Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali. 

This week I have seen lots of lovely examples of children’s writing.

Today, a very special visitor came to Brigstock to deliver some presents…Father Christmas! 

Thank you to Marta and Morad, our school chefs, for an excellent Christmas feast. 

Recently, year 3 have been studying Aesop’s fables.  We have discussed the features of a fables and what makes them different from fairy tales as well as learning about what a moral is and how the fables convey these morals. 

Yesterday, children enjoyed playing in the snow.  Snowmen were made, snowballs were thrown and fun was had by all!