Key Stage 2: The Reopening of STEPS Cafe

Year 3 test their mettle while we're happy to announce the first competition of the year for KS2. Importantly for you, we’re excited to invite parents back on campus to use the facilities at STEPS Cafe.

Year 3 Spartan Race

Last week, Year 3 got their topic, All About Me, rolling with a great ‘Wow!’ moment to get the children excited about what’s coming over the coming weeks. The children were set to embrace the challenge of undertaking a mini-Spartan race, based on the real Spartan race assault courses which tested the limits of competitors' stamina and fitness. The children had a great morning, made even more exuberant as the sun was shining and the skies were clear. Hopefully this exercise inspires them to find out more about how our bodies work and how to keep them healthy, while stimulating learning in other areas, such as the story writing they are doing in English lessons based on the children’s book ‘The Smartest Giant in Town’ by Julia Donaldson.

Please keep an eye out over the coming weeks to see what the other year groups are up to in their new topics.

Let your child’s creative juices flow!

If your child enjoys writing, they will LOVE this worldwide creative competition for KS2 children:

My Country.

The competition has a theme: ‘My Country.’ It requires the children to write a piece about either the country they are from, their ideal country or their favourite country in the world. Besides providing a great opportunity to showcase your child's writing skills, there are some great prizes to be won. More details can be found on the website.

The piece of writing must be completed and sent from home; however, your child’s teacher would be more than happy to give some feedback before it is submitted.

The deadline for the work is 1st November 2020.

The Re-opening of STEPS Cafe

We are pleased to announce that from tomorrow, STEPS Cafe, which is located just up the stairs by the Sports Hall, will be open again to parents. Both the Cafe and the Zero Waste Shop will be very happy to serve you!

The Cafe will open at 8am and will then be open all day for parents’ use.

While the cafe is open for parents to use to meet and mingle, the rest of the campus is still closed to parents of any children above FS3 unless they have an appointment. KS2 parents should still continue to drop their children at the gate before later entering the campus by themselves and proceeding to the STEPS Cafe for its opening time at 8 am.