Year 6 had a fantastic day at the Watercress Line. We imagined what it was like to be an evacuee during World War 2 by examining artefacts, writing postcards home and taking a ride on a steam train in the middle of the Hampshire countryside. We were privileged to hear the experience of a Watercress Line volunteer (Mark) who had also been evacuated when he was a boy.
Year 1 visited Milestones Museum to learn about toys and games in the past. The children had a wonderful day exploring the museum and got to play with many older toys.
Making the most of the sunny week, we have undertaken one of our ’21 Things before we leave Hatch Ride’; making natural mandalas!
We have leapt into our science topic of Electricity, making circuits and testing changes to circuits by increasing/decreasing the number of components. We have also explored making our own switches from paper/card, paper fasteners and Read more…