News

8th March 23

We had over 20 senior schools visit us last night for our first Senior Schools’ Fair. Thank you so much to the staff from all of these schools for taking time out of their busy schedules to come and talk to our parents. We really appreciate it!

6th March 23

As part of Year 4’s studies of the book ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ they have been investigating what scarecrows are. They made some fantastic scarecrows of their own over the weekend which they have brought in to school today!

3rd March 23

Reception had a lovely trip to the Tate Modern on Thursday. Guided by their teachers, they saw lots of different artworks and did some fantastic sketching of their own. As it was such a sunny day, they then had a walk along the river Thames to spot some of the famous landmarks of London.

2nd March 23

We have been celebrating World Book Day today – pupils have brought in their favourite books to share with a friend and have really creatively decorated their classroom doors! In the run-up to World Book Day we have also been running a School Readathon which raised over £3111. This money will be donated to our…

27th February 23

Pupils (and teachers!) have come in to school today in fantastic costumes to celebrate Wear it  Wild Day!

24th February 23

Pupils in KS2 had a lovely trip to the National Gallery yesterday. Pupils had a guided tour of the gallery and examined artists’ different use of colour. They learnt how different use of paint can create the texture and shades to bring a painting alive. The children then took part in a colour mixing workshop…

22nd February 23

Congratulations to Haochang, Zoe and Julia in Year 5 who have been shortlisted for the ISA STEAM Competition 2023 in the KS2 category for their fantastic rocket project! The pupils set themselves the aim of creating an airborne rocket. They did lots of research on rockets before designing their own and then building a prototype….

22nd February 23

As part of their Super Scientist topic, Year 2 have been learning about famous scientists. They have learnt about the experiments of Isaac Newton and carried out their own experiments inspired by him to discover that light refracts into seven different colours. They have also learnt about Maggie Aderin-Pocock’s studies on wind to help prevent…

21st February 23

We have had a great time celebrating Pancake Day today! This morning pupils in our Nursery, Reception and Year 1 took part in pancake races in our school hall which was very noisy – particularly when parents raced against the teachers! Then our ‘Pancake Cafe’ opened and everyone had the chance to have a pancake…

9th February 23

We were delighted to welcome Faith Hagerty, Head of More House, to Kensington Wade on Tuesday evening. Faith came to deliver one of our Education Matters Talks which are designed to be thought-provoking and reflect the exciting curriculum on offer at Kensington Wade. Faith spoke on ‘Creative Thinking for a Changing World’ and about the…