Kew Life Newsletter Autumn Term 2022 - Kew Green Prep School

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Bringing History to life Year 1 visit St Paul’s Cathedral Do you know how many stairs it takes to reach the top of the Stone Gallery at St.Paul’s Cathedral? Year 1 certainly do! The Year 1 pupils walked up all 378 stairs in November as part of their History topic for this term, The Great Fire of London. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the workshop, learning more about what happened in 1666 and bringing their topic to life. They also embraced all opportunities to dress up as some key historical figures as they explored the cathedral floor. A day to remember. Immersive habitats Year 2 visit to the Natural History Museum Year 2 had a fantastic trip to The Natural History Museum as part of their Science curriculum where they have been learning about different habitats on earth. The pupils loved exploring all the different exhibitions and particular highlights include: the earthquake stimulation; coming face-to-face with dinosaurs in the prehistoric exhibition; and standing underneath the skeleton of the biggest mammal alive – the blue whale. The afternoon workshop focused on ocean habitats and what we can do to preserve and protect our oceans. It was immersive and engaging, and the pupils enjoyed their own virtual submarine trip to explore the different features found in the ocean habitat, alongside the animals that live there. Digging up the past Year 3 visit to Butser Ancient Farm Linking to their study of Romans this term, Year 3 visited Butser Ancient Farm and, as you can see from the photos, had a brilliant trip. They learnt new facts and experienced the life of those they can only read about in books through role play opportunities. The pupils were engrossed in the thought-provoking talks which focused on the Roman ‘way of life’ and how they survived with very different resources and conditions to us today. A particular highlight was when the pupils experienced how the Romans went to the bathroom!
Launching into the past Year 4 visit to the RAF museum If Year 4 didn’t love learning about World War 2 enough, our wonderful trip to the RAF museum certainly sparked their curiosity even further. We launched the day with a look around the hangars filled with real-life aircraft – many of which had taken part in battles throughout history. The children fully embraced the opportunity to get up close to the planes to appreciate their impressive size and structure. Seeing the Messerschmitt and the Spitfire in person really brought their WW2 topic to life and the children loved hearing about the incredible bravery and achievements of the RAF’s men and women. A favourite part of the day was when the children tried on original uniform worn by RAF personnel during WW2. Participating in a funny and informative workshop about the Blitz and the Home Front, they learned how to cope in blackout, the role of an ARP Warden and what to do in an air raid. We’re sure that not only did this trip help to inspire the next generation of RAF personnel, but scientists, designers and engineers too. Did Year 5 really see Pinocchio? Lottie in 5G recounts the Year 5 trip to see Pinocchio Stand up, speak out, be kind <strong>Kew</strong> <strong>Green</strong> champion Anti-bullying week in all year groups In support of Anti-bullying week, we focused on the importance of kindness alongside empowering our pupils with their own voice. All pupils eagerly engaged in various workshops which championed wellbeing, kindness and strategies to support positive relationships. Reception – Year 4 particularly enjoyed a theatrical performance involving puppets which explored a variety of situations which could arise and equipped our pupils with the knowledge and skills in how to best handle them.
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