Today, every child had the opportunity to visit our Christmas Shop and what a success it was. The shop was filled with a lovely range of gifts at pocket-money prices, giving children the chance to choose something special for their families. Some children were even so delighted with their purchases that they went back for a second visit t ...
Year 5 recently enjoyed a day of history, discovery and adventure during their visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The day began with a Mary Rose workshop, led by a specialist, where the children explored fascinating artefacts recovered from the ship. They learned about life on board and had great fun dressing up as different workers f ...
The festive season is well and truly underway at King’s Academy Rowner and our school is sparkling with Christmas cheer. This afternoon, we were delighted to kick off our end-of-term celebrations with Year 4 enjoying their Christmas party. The children had a fantastic time celebrating together, sharing laughter, music and plenty of festiv ...
As part of our recent Be Bright, Be Seen (BBBS) Day, the whole school had the exciting opportunity to take part in a fencing taster session. It was a great experience. Children from every year group were introduced to the basics of fencing, learning essential skills such as balance, coordination, quick decision-making and spatial awarenes ...
Yesterday, our Year 4 children took part in a special Christingle service, warmly attended by 62 adults,far more than we expected, and a wonderful reflection of our supportive school community. Christingle is a tradition often celebrated during Advent, symbolising hope, light and the love of Christ. The orange represents the world, the can ...
In their current Geography unit, Year 6 have been looking at ‘Extreme Weather’ as well as biomes and climate zones. This week, the Year 6 children took their geography learning to a whole new level by creating and building miniature ecosystems in a jar. After exploring how living things depend on one another and the importance of balanced ...
Yesterday, during our celebration assembly, our JRSOs, Gabriella and Charley, announced the winners of our ‘Bling Your Ride’ competition.Last Friday, Gabriella, Charley and Bike It John carefully judged all the entries, looking for the scooters, bikes and bags that best showcased our Be Bright, Be Seen safety message. We were ...
Last night at Service Club, the children started their Christmas craft sessions and what a brilliant start it was! The children loved making their own Christmas trees and showed resilience and focus as they worked, carefully shaping and decorating their creations.Next week, a few pupils will continue finishing their trees, while those who ...
Year 5 have been busy in science this week learning about irreversible reactions and what better way to investigate than by making their very own sherbet? The children combined lemon peel powder (acid), bicarbonate of soda, icing sugar and cornflour to see how the ingredients reacted together. They observed how the mixture creates a fizzy ...
