Collective Worship at the harbour Arm:
Last Thursday, we walked down to the Goods Yard on the Harbour Arm for a time of Collective Worship with four other local church schools. With a total of about 1100 children, the sound of the singing was amazing!
Rebecca Swansbury from the Diocese brought a really encouraging message about how we can soar on wings like eagles; that God will renew our strength when we feel weary.
During the week we had prayed that the weather would be kind to us. We are very grateful that our time there was dry! ... See MoreSee Less

Year 5 - Art & Design
Year 5 have completed their colour project of Tints, Tones and Shades. They have built their skills of this knowledge bit by bit, combined with sketching techniques such as reflection and perspective, to create beautiful landscapes (real or fantasy). I'm sure you will agree that these are very impressive! They were also very excited to be the first to use the brand-new watercolour palettes. ... See MoreSee Less

Forest School - Year 4:
Last week, the Forest School area was out of action due to the high winds. It was too dangerous to hold sessions in such high wind because of the danger of branches breaking off or dead wood being blown out of the trees.
Instead the year 4 classes had had their sessions indoor with a focus on a variety of skills including teamwork and perseverance.
They started with the partner stand challenge. The children had to work with their partner to stand up without putting their hands on the ground. Lots of laughter but some good communication skills needed.
Next they learnt to tie some knots. They learnt the reef knots but when using the knots to tie a huge circle there were a lot of granny knots as well.
Lastly they were set the challenge to build a tower just using paper and tape. They did this in teams of 4 and had to work together to succeed. They learnt that the best towers were the ones with the best foundations. The children enjoyed the sessions even though they could not go out side. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for some better weather for their next sessions. ... See MoreSee Less

Swimming Gala:
Last week, Primary schools from the FESI group, participated in our annual Swimming gala at Folkestone Sports Centre.
With over 100 children on poolside, it was a noisy but fun event, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed, from the individual to relay races across the widths and lengths of the pool. Collecting the sunken weights from the bottom of the pool is always a challenge as well as the Raft race! The Gala finished with the Teachers and Lifeguards competing against the fastest swimmer from each school, with the pupils just being pipped at the post.
Mrs Amanda Wolfram awarded the medals to St Eanswythe's who were first and St Mary's who achieved 2nd place, only 1 point ahead of Christchurch. It was a very close contest as can be seen from the points!
Results:
1st St Eanswythe's 38 points
2nd St Mary's 54 points
3rd Christ Church 55 points
Joint 4th Selsted and Stella Maris 57 points
6th Harcourt 59 points
7th Mundella 60 points.

It so important that we enable all of our pupils to swim and give them a 'Gift for Life' ... See MoreSee Less