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The weekend was spent “umm-ing” and “ahh-ing”, wondering who the “special visitor” on Monday would be. Speculation was rife, was it a musician, an artist, Lionel Messi? After an ear deafening drum roll, none other than David Walliams himself strolled...
This morning Ben Stanford from Symphony Environmental visited Chepstow House to talk to the students about plastic production and the affect plastic waste has on the environment. The children were reminded that not all plastic is bad. What would we...
Cate Douglas is a children’s author and illustrator who has recently published the ever-popular “Poppy’s Tail”. The reception students were lucky enough to receive a visit from this esteemed author on Friday morning. The story was loved by all, with...
Year 6 had a very special visit in their History lesson from Lotte Moore, author of Lotte’s War, who discussed her experience of being evacuated in World War II. The students heard about hers and her husband’s incredible and difficult...
Year 5 have been developing their presentation skills this week by researching notable female scientists and presenting their findings to their peers. One of the scientists that was researched was Jane Goodall, the famous Primatologist, who’s known for her 55...
On Wednesday, year 5 took part in a ‘Map Detective’ workshop with Moya from Urban Wise London. They started the day in the classroom, looking at different maps including physical and satellite, pointing out similarities and differences and when might...
We were very lucky to have Jennifer Murray visit the school today. Jennifer circumnavigated the globe aboard a helicopter, the distance of 36,000 miles in 97 days in 2000. She earned the Guinness World Record for the first helicopter circumnavigation...
Reception had an extremely exciting visitor today! Fireman Jeff and his team rolled down Ladbroke Grove in their fire truck and informed the children about fire safety and how they respond to a 999 call. The children even got to...
The Harrier Hawks were lucky to receive a visit from Mrs Templeton’s father – George. A keen birdwatcher, he told the children about some of the different types of bird life we have here in the UK. The children looked...
Reception were very lucky to have a visit from Happy Kids Dental, with special appearances from the Tooth Wizard and evil Mr Plaque! The children learnt effective ways to keep their teeth strong and healthy and thoroughly enjoyed participating in...