Month: September 2021

Introducing improvisation to bring drama alive!

24th September 2021

Year 6 have been studying the acting techniques developed by Constantine Stanislavski. Using his ‘magic if’ to bring realism into drama set in everyday situations. The actor must ask themself ‘what would I do in this situation?’ thus giving a natural reaction to the drama based on a personal response. They are working hard to…

L.E.A.F – with Year 2

23rd September 2021

L.E.A.F. this week has focused on the use of knots and being able to tie them. We focused on several simple knots to start with and worked as a team to tie reef knots (and in infamous granny knot!) as well as overhand and half stitches. The children made fishing rods, complete with natural bait,…

Year 6 – Salesian Football Tournament

21st September 2021

Here are our smiling Year 6 boys with their medals and certificates from taking part in the Salesian 5-a-side Football Tournament this week. They had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed taking part and playing some fantastic football. Well done!  

Playtime with Oscar

17th September 2021

What a wonderful busy week here at Lyndhurst. Here is a lovely snap of the Year 6 girls enjoying some down time with Oscar. Looks like they have built King Oscar his very own throne! Long live King Oscar!  

Drama – Year 5

17th September 2021

Year 5 are working on collaboration in drama this half term. Using both scripts and improvisations. This week they worked on a scripted performance titled ‘Cinderella the model’. Which is a different take on a traditional story. They had to work together as a group to rehearse and perform the piece. They learnt that everyone is equally important to the performance whichever…

Rural Life Museum – Year 5

17th September 2021

Year 5 experienced Victorian life at the Rural Life Museum.  They discovered all about the hardships and poor health endured by children during the era. The day was a “hands on” experience full of role play including having a wee in the chamber pot in the middle of the night and being caned for drawing…

National Fitness – Lyndhurst takes part

17th September 2021

This week Lyndhurst school embraced National Fitness. Part of this was the whole school taking part in 10@10 – 10 minutes of fitness at 10am! Great to get those bodies moving and energised!

The Leavers Garden

17th September 2021

Look at what Mrs Rudkin and her helpful Year 6 team been up to…. creating a wonderful, colourful pebble garden. Each brightly coloured, personalised painted pebble remembers our past pupils. We will add to the garden each year filling it with colour as we go. Well done team, looking fab already.

Leavers 2021 – The Next Chapter

17th September 2021

We have been thrilled to receive some lovely images from Leavers 2021 and their first days at senior school. With another round of fantastic entrance exam results for our past Year 6 – all given their first choice senior schools with 3 achieving scholarships. This is a lovely way to see how far they have…

Coffee on the Drive

17th September 2021

The best way to start the day and certainly the first day of a new term…… coffee! and plenty of it! It was a pleasure to see so many parents current and new on the front drive enjoying a morning coffee courtesy of Coffee Blue Camberley. Suzanne and her van were a huge hit. We…