by admins | Feb 12, 2021 | 3M, 4B, 5A, 6A, 6D, News, PE
This week in school, our KS2 bubble have used their playtimes and PE sessions to build a stargazing igloo (that’s an igloo without a roof!) They have worked very hard collecting snow in tubs to make ice bricks, setting up a ‘relay’ of builders to...
by admins | Feb 11, 2021 | 5A, History, News
Did you know? The Maya civilisation began long ago in a place called ‘Mesoamerica’. This huge area is made up of Mexico and part of Central America. The Mayas built amazing cities like Tikal (which they called ‘Yax Mutal’) and Palenque. Even...
by admins | Feb 10, 2021 | 5A, Maths, News
by admins | Feb 8, 2021 | Children, News
Hi everyone! We’ve reached our first milestone! Here’s a message from Mr’s Chapple. (Thorpe Academy, Cluster Leader) Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany This is the start of the Romantic Road. If you head south from here you come across some of the most...
by admins | Feb 6, 2021 | 5A, Design Technology, History, News
Did you know? The Mayans consumed chocolate by first harvesting the seeds — or beans — from cacao trees. They fermented and dried them, roasted them, removed their shells, and ground them into a paste. (Much of that process remains unchanged to this day.)...