The little ones recognise the fragrance both at home and at school, allowing them to feel more comfortable. Scent is incredibly evocative… So many of us are familiar with the feelings of opening boxes after an international move to be struck by smells of home! Or perhaps you notice your mother’s perfume on a passer-by […]
This has been an atypical term, full of restrictions due to Covid-19, but luckily we have all arrived safely for the Christmas holidays and we do not want to miss the opportunity to share with the parents the best Christmas wishes from our pupils of the Primary school. Please make yourself comfortable and enjoy the […]
On Tuesday Dr Walker and Gerardo (our technician) and a group of intrepid Year 8 students led a Science Roadshow for our Foundation Stage children. The theme was “Changes” There were some big experiments including, exploding custard and elephants toothpaste. There were also some hands-on activities where the students explored chemical and physical changes; and […]
As part of our Up and Away unit we had a visit in FS from Planeta Explora. The children were so excited to be scientists for the day! They got to carry out science experiments, observing what happens when we mix oil and coloured water together and then they even created their own snow to […]
The Grand Finale before the Easter Holiday was, of course, a beautiful Easter Parade with a fantastic array of bonnets and book characters costumes. Primary Children and teachers made up a colourful school.
On Monday the 8th April, Primary children from Nursery to Year 6 participated in a Charity Fun Run. Children and Parents from Aloha, supported Chris Knaup, an alumni who ran the London Marathon to raise awareness for “Healthy Minds”, helping people with depression, anxiety or stress. This charity promotes the benefits of sports and exercise […]
What a fantastic day was had at La Casita de Martin! The children loved being out in the sunshine and meeting all of the farm´s friendly animals. They each had a turn riding Senda the donkey, petting Toscana the cow and playing with the lively chickens in their pen. We sat in a huge teepee […]
Our children had a marvellous time at the Mayan Monkey Chocolate factory, as part of our IPC unit ´Food´. The children learned lots of interesting facts about how chocolate is made and found out all about the cacao plant with its pods and seeds. Next, it was into the factory for a chocolate tasting session, […]
Nursery did a superb job of sharing their knowledge about food from around the world at their special assembly! They spoke and sang with confidence about the many different dishes they enjoy. We had noodles and dumplings from China, paella and tortilla from Spain, pasta from Italy and honey cake from Russia… Yum yum! The […]
In Reception, we have been very busy learning about “People Who Help Us”. We have discussed what people do for jobs, what skills they need to be good at and different equipment they may need to use. Our assembly, ‘Can we help you?’ linked to this, showing many different jobs that we would like to […]
