Category: School Blog

Art – Teamwork, Tudors and Movement!

5th October 2020

Year 3 have shown super teamwork in art this week with their block work to recreate Van Gogh’s artwork.  They had to keep checking that their part of the painting matched up with their team’s.  This reflects Vincent Van Gogh’s quote ‘Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.’  Year 4 have started…

Virtual ‘Big Anti-Bullying Assembly’

2nd October 2020

Lyndhurst School took part in the virtual ‘Big Anti Bullying Assembly’.  The key message was ‘Together, we will pledge to put an end to bullying, celebrate diversity and create communities of kindness’.  A celebrity packed virtual assembly was beamed into the classrooms on Monday 28th September.  The children heard from a host of celebrities on how to tackle bullying including children’s TV presenters Mwaka “Mwaksy” Mudenda and Richie Driss alongside Peter Andre, Katie Leung, Twist & Pulse. …

Virtual Author Workshop – Marion Deuchars

2nd October 2020

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their Marion Deuchars – Let’s Make Some Great Art workshop on Tuesday. They listened to the story carefully and produced some amazing crafts. Year 1 even decided that they wanted to create some of their own bird animals!   

Virtual Author Workshop – Leila Rasheed

2nd October 2020

Years 3 & 4  were lucky enough to have a workshop this week with author Leila Rasheed as part of the Henley  Literary Festival. Leila read from her book, “Empires End: A Roman Story,” which centres on a young North African girl who sets out on a danger-filled journey to Britain in 207 AD. Leila also answered some questions that had…

Virtual Author Workshop – Katherine Rundell

2nd October 2020

  Virtual Workshop with Katherine Rundell – Years 5 and 6 – 28th September 2020   Thanks to the wonders of technology and the demands of 2020, Years 5 and 6 joined over a thousand children from across the country for a virtual interview with popular, award-winning author Katherine Rundell, who has lots of fans at Lyndhurst! …

French – Fantastique!

2nd October 2020

In French this week Year 3 have been learning to read, and write, the introductory questions and answers that we’ve covered orally up till now. We can find out a person’s name, how they’re feeling, how old they are and where they live : )  

Drama – Magical Woodland

2nd October 2020

This week in drama Year 1 worked on an ensemble drama piece set in an enchanted forest. The children became giants, fairies and pixies, and all the characters worked together to have a magical woodland party. 

Harvest Festival at Lyndhurst

30th September 2020

Like around the world Lyndhurst celebrated harvest in their assembly today.  As they entered school in the morning they were greeted by representatives from The Besom and had an opportunity to admire a display of their kind donations.  Thank you to the Lyndhurst families’ generosity in donating food.  The display looked fantastic.  The Besom charity was extremely grateful for Lyndhurst…

Christmas cards – The Judging!

25th September 2020

Never too early to get prepared for Christmas! The children had worked so hard on their Christmas card designs, this means that the judging gets harder and harder. Mr Rudkin, Mrs Alder and Mrs Dodds had their work cut out picking a winner from each year group and overall school winning design. Watch this space…

Music – Lower school singing

25th September 2020

Students in lower school singing have been enjoying getting back together in a safe environment to enjoy some of their favourite songs and learn some new ones too! Mrs Peacock has been impressed with the effort and smiles that all of the children have brought to the hall since the start of term.