Rowan and Willow class recently had the opportunity to visit the Hare Krishna temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor, as part of our RE unit on Hinduism. We had a wonderful day touring the beautiful gardens, feeding the cows that are cared for on the site, dressing up, visiting the shrine, dancing, listening to stories, and having a … Read more
Yesterday 18 children participated in the Hertfordshire Schools Gala at the Royal Albert Hall. We had an amazing day and the show was a brilliant success. The children have been working hard to learn their words as they were not allowed them on the day. We left school at 2pm and upon arriving had a … Read more
On Thursday 4th July, the whole of Key Stage 2 went on a school trip to the Broadway Theatre in Letchworth to see the 'Ministry of Science' live stage show. It promised a lot! 100% educational, 200% entertainment, 300% explosive and 400% fun. They didn't lie – it was amazing! It was all about forces; … Read more
On Wednesday Years 1 – 5 travelled to Letchworth by train to go to the Broadway Theatre to see ‘Horrible Histories: The Best of Barmy Britain’. Going by train was quite an adventure. It was only a short journey but staff at both Hitchin and Letchworth made us feel very welcome and organised our large … Read more
Where has the week gone? Suddenly we are at Thursday evening; we’ve climbed mountains, jumped rivers, visited castles, played football on the beach and eaten ice creams! Our final day is always action packed! We started at Harlech Castle, with a wonderful new entrance this year! We saw a film showing the action seen at … Read more
Today was amazing and many of the children achieved something they never dreamed possible! We were focussing on ‘changes’ and mainly the changing landscape and our walk up over Cnicht mountain was spectacular for this. We used the minibuses from the Plas to take us to the foot of the mountain and we started our … Read more
Tuesday morning and we woke to beautiful sunshine. Well, not all the children actually woke up at 7.30pm, some needed a little persuasion to get out of bed. A sign of a very tiring but thoroughly enjoyable day yesterday walking up Snowdon. All achieved the goal, a fantastic achievement, and it did not rain! I … Read more
Well here I am again, sitting in a beautiful mansion house late in the evening with 39 year 6 pupils as asleep somewhere above me! Yes, once again I am on school journey in Snowdonia and so far the weather has been amazing! We left school at 9.15 yesterday and it was a long and … Read more
Hello from sunny Wales. Looking at the forecast at the start of the week, I didn't think I'd be saying that! We've really been very lucky with the weather so far and tomorrow is looking good as well for our trip to Harlech castle and the beach. Last year was my first year 6 school … Read more
Suddenly we have reached the end of another School Journey! Just a quick update on our day’s events as it is late, the house is quiet, everyone is asleep and I should be too! We woke this morning to bright sunshine which is exactly what was wanted for our day in Harlech! It was an … Read more
