Oct 17 2025
Well the highlight of our week has got to be our wonderful trip to Mountfitchet Castle. What a fabulous place for exploring a motte and bailey castle and how the Normans lived. The visit really brought all this term’s learning to life and the children in Year 2 did Alban City School proud, demonstrating excellent …
Oct 03 2025
This week Year 3 children were transported back to the Stone Age! When we entered the hall on Tuesday, we were suprised to find a cave man from this prehistoric era! He was making his own tools, wore animal skins as clothes and had to hunt for his food. He even tried to create fire …
Sep 25 2025
In History lessons, children have continued to learn about the Stone Age. We have identified some animals which were alive in this period and how they differ from animals alive today. We will soon be having an exciting Stone Age Day on 30th September! In English, children have been using some wonderful adjectives and adverbs …
Sep 12 2025
Another fabulous week in Year 2, full of creativity and learning. The children are showing independence, collaboration and are taking responsibility for developing their ideas and inspiring each other. We have embraced our History topic of ‘Castles’ and have demonstrated our learning in so many different ways. Some children are designing, building and labelling models …
Jul 11 2025
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our open evening on Thursday, and we hope you all saw the art in the school gallery! We really enjoyed getting to catch up and celebrate all of the great work the children have done this year, and discuss how exciting it was seeing them …
Jul 04 2025
This week, we were lucky to attend a Year 4 sporting event hosted by St Albans School. Many different Year 4 Classes from across St Albans attended, and we were lucky to get to try lots of different sports like kick rounders, tag rugby and a variety of exciting obstacle courses. The children did a …
Jul 04 2025
We’ve had a fantastic week in Year 2, full of some really great learning experiences! We visited the science fair which had been prepared by Year 6. There we were able to learn about so many aspects of science by taking part in the activities pupils had set up. Did you know that electricity can …
Jun 23 2025
This week, children have been very creative in maths. They were set the challenge of using a set number of straws to create different 2D shapes. We even discovered the name of a 12 sided shape! Do you know it? In History, we have been learning about the life of Nelson Mandela. We did some …
May 18 2025
This week, Year 2 have written their very own sequel to a book that we read about a Grandad who goes on an adventure in a camper van. Children imagined that they travelled to South Africa and visited sites such as Table Mountain, the Orange River and Cape Town. We used our learning in Geography …
May 16 2025
What a week, we hope the children have had a lot of fun and told you all about our trip to the Tutankhamun Experience! It was so exciting to learn about the artefacts of the Pharaohs, and take a virtual trip through the Egyptian afterlife. Everyone (including the adults!) had a lot of fun with …
