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Year 6 Residential Trip

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Our children have arrived at CREED, near Faversham and have left the sun in Margate - it's raining!

Little Big Shots with Dawn French

Tue 20 Jun 2017

Little Big Shots is a TV show hosted by the lovely Dawn French.

The programme simply celebrates young talent and funny, entertaining children – from teeny tap dancers to dinosaur experts, from viral superstars to acrobats, impressionists to comedians, from superb singers to Rubik’s Cube speed champions, mathematicians to sensational spellers. It is not a competition or game show. Whether individuals, duos or groups of youngsters, the only rule is that the child is between the ages of 3 and 13.

They are looking for performers and skills of all kinds. If you think there might be someone at home or in school that is a potential Little Big Shot then you can nominate them HERE.

Turner Contemporary ARTGATE

Tue 20 Jun 2017

Join our 80 Young Art Leaders on Saturday 8 July 2017 as they reveal their art installations for the first time!

There are four artworks on four separate plots around Margate, by four sets of Young Art Leaders from four primary schools! Choose one to visit - or check out the walking trail and drop into more than one!

At each site you'll discover singing, music and art and craft workshops.

Outside Margate Job Centre, we have... The Bloop!
11 - 11.30am, Holy Trinity & St Johns school choir will be singing
11am - 3pm, Mask making creative activity (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, See The Bloop!
12 noon, 1pm and 2pm, The Rock Choir will be singing
11 - 3pm, Craft sessions by Workers Educational Association (Just drop in!)
Address: Mill Lane, Margate

On Palm Bay Green, overlooking the sea, we have... Awepiculous 2017!
11 - 11.30am, Palm Bay school choir will be singing
11am - 3pm, Gem window making activity (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, See Awepiculous 2017!
12 noon, 1pm and 2pm, Cliftonville Community Choir will be singing
11am - 3pm, Photography workshops by Workers Educational Association (Just drop in!)
Address: Palm Bay Avenue

In Tivoli Woods, we have... The Walking Rollercoaster!
11 - 11.30am, Salmestone school choir will be singing
11am - 3pm, Bird making activity (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, Enjoy The Walking Rollercoaster!
12 noon, 1pm and 2pm, Thanet Sound Cloud will be performing
11am - 3pm, Film making workshops by Workers Educational Association (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, Bug box making activity by Broadstairs SHED (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, Wooden spoon and bowl making demonstrations
Address: Hartsdown Road, the entrance is opposite the Margate Tennis Club

At Windmill Community Gardens, we have... The TimeZone Tent!
11 - 11.30am, Hartsdown school choir
11am - 3pm, Marbling workshops (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, Explore The TimeZone Tent!
11am - 3pm, Singing workshops by Workers Educational Association
11am - 3pm, Clock making workshops by Ramsgate Festival (Just drop in!)
11am - 3pm, Seed planting and tours of the gardens by Windmill Allotments
Address: Dane Valley Road, look for the marquee outside the entrance to The Windmill Allotments

At 3pm, Pied Piper drummers and flutists will round up the crowd at each location and lead everyone in a carnival procession, artworks in hand, to Turner Contemporary for the final celebrations.

At 3.45, at Turner Contemporary, The Big Sing will be singing, and there will be refreshments and biscuits for all!

Everything will finish by 4.30pm

The artworks are the result of an exciting 18 month school and gallery project called Art Inspiring Change where primary school aged children have been encouraged to find their voices, take the lead and show us how they think Margate should be regenerated.

Don’t miss this extraordinary community experience, show your support for the Young Art Leaders from Margate and be inspired.

Mrs G Comber

Art Teacher

2017 TKAT Games

Mon 19 Jun 2017

Well done to our year 5 and 6 children who represented the school today at the second TKAT Games, held at the Allianz Park, London, home to the Saracens Rugby Union team.

In extremely hot conditions, our team competed really well and enjoyed the day. Thank you to all at TKAT who helped to organise such a wonderful event - we're already looking forward to next year.

Year 3 Local Walk

Fri 16 Jun 2017

This week Edinburgh class went on a local walk. They were to identify physical features of our local area focusing on; local industry, transportation, types of homes and leisure facilities.

Lots of fun was had by all.

House Point Trophy

Fri 16 Jun 2017

Congratulations to everyone in Scotland for winning our House Point Trophy this week.

1st - Scotland
2nd - Wales

3rd - England
4th - N.Ireland

Attendance Awards

Fri 16 Jun 2017

Congratulations to our Attendance Award Winners this week.

1st - Bath (year 6) with 100%
2nd - Warwick (year 2)
3rd - Cardiff (year 1)

Year 5 at Chatham & Clarendon's STEAM day

Wed 14 Jun 2017

Children in year 5 visited Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School today to give them a real insight into secondary school life.

They took part in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) taster sessions which allowed the children to develop a range of skills whilst improving their own understanding of the subjects. Pupils had the opportunity to make a fortune in Science during the ‘panning for gold’ activity, bake a scrumptious apple and cinnamon rock cake in the high-tech ‘Master-Chef’ style Food Technology room, develop their artistic skills whilst screen printing their own t-shirt and fabricate their very own pewter key fob with the Product Design team.

You can see how much fun they had by looking at the photo gallery HERE: