This week our Year 3 and 4 pupils took us on an exciting journey through history with their performance, 'From Cavemen to Celts.' The school hall was filled with dancing, singing, battle scenes and humour to bring the past to life. The performance began in the Stone Age, with cavemen showing us how early humans lived, hunted and worked together. As time moved on, we travelled through the Bronze Age , meeting new characters and learning how life changed over the years. The final stop was the time of the Celts and the invasion from the Romans.

The pupils impressed everyone with their clear voices, enthusiastic acting and fantastic costumes. We would like to say a huge well done to all of the children for such a brilliant performance. It was a memorable experience and a great way to celebrate learning through music, drama and history.

We hope you enjoy looking at photos from our dress rehearsal. 

As part of our ongoing theme of significant individuals, Year 12 have been learning about influential nurses from across history. The children began with the well‑known Florence Nightingale and, over the coming weeks, will also discover the stories of Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell — with a lovely local connection, as Edith Cavell was born in nearby Peterborough.

To bring their learning to life, the children have been exploring a range of play sets designed to reflect nursing through different eras. Florence Nightingale’s set includes a medical chest inspired by her own, complete with blankets, bandages, ‘medicine’ bottles and even a rat to represent the challenging conditions of Scutari Hospital.

The World War I set features a travel suitcase filled with pretend creams, ointments and bandages, helping the children imagine the resourcefulness of nurses working on the front line.

Our modern nursing set is packed with contemporary ‘mimic’ tools, and one of our teaching assistants enjoyed being thoroughly “treated” by Squirrels Class as they practised their new skills.

The children have loved stepping into the shoes of these remarkable women, deepening their understanding through imaginative play and hands‑on exploration.

All smiles after a great afternoon at SVC!

This week, classes from across the school braved the cold—and even a little snow—to spend time in our environmental area. Wrapped up in coats, the children enjoyed stepping out into nature and helping us imagine what this growing space could become.

They returned to the School Council with a host of exciting ideas, from creating small habitats like bug hotels, birdhouses, and hedgehog houses, to planting wildflower seeds that will support visiting pollinators. Many children were also keen to use magnifying glasses and identification sheets to explore the wildlife that may soon call the area home. There were lots of different and exciting ideas shared from all the classes and now our school council will sort through these and start the process of turning this space into something very exciting for both the children and local wildlife!

We’re thrilled to see such enthusiasm for developing a space that encourages curiosity, care for nature, and hands‑on learning. 

Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils have been bringing history to life through an exciting Design & Technology project linked to their learning about World War II. As part of their studies on life during the war, the children explored how families kept safe during air raids and then set out to design and build their very own Anderson shelters. Blending historical understanding with hands‑on construction skills, they investigated materials, practised joining techniques and experimented with structural strength before creating detailed models of these iconic wartime shelters.

Here is one child’s explanation of the process:

“We did a DT project of making Anderson Shelters. First, we did research on different types of shelters. Then, we practised joining techniques with straws and pieces of wood. Next, we learnt to measure accurately — which was very important if it was going to stick together right. Subsequently, we made our designs for our structures. After that, we made different structures using cocktail sticks and sweets. Once we were happy with how to make a strong structure, we started to construct our final shelters. Once the basic structure was complete, we did the exterior for our shelters using lots of different resources.”

Eleven classes and Pre-school completed their 'Santa Run' in the December sunshine!