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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY
From 17-21 June, the halls of our Prep
the longest distance in each house in each
School vibrated with the energy of STEAM
year group then took part in the 昀椀nale at
topics for a thrilling period of exploration
the end of term to determine the ultimate
and learning for pupils of all ages.
winner. Congratulations to third place
Harry A from Year 4 with 52.40m, second
This year’s events featured a wonderful
place Isla R from Year 3 with 55.20m, and
selection of trips, hands-on activities, and
our rocket champion for 2024, Seb D from
community involvement that made each
Year 8 with 64.82m.
day a vibrant learning experience. Under
the guidance of Mr Artaman, Head of
For our Year 3 and 4 pupils there then
Science, the week’s programme unfolded,
followed a wonderful day at Hollow
drawing pupils into a world where
Trees Farm where they experienced life
science, technology, engineering, arts,
on a working farm, understood where
and mathematics (STEAM) intersected
food comes from and how it’s produced,
with imagination and practical skills. Mr
discovered how crops are grown and
Artaman’s vision for a week 昀椀lled with
harvested throughout the year, and even
innovative and engaging teaching was
got hands-on with harvesting, planting
realised beyond expectations, igniting a
and animal feeding duties. Later on in the
passion for learning among our pupils.
week, they explored Woodbridge Tide
Mill Museum, the last working tide mill in
It started with the ever-popular Rocket
the UK, studying and sketching the historic
Competition, in which every pupil created
mill before heading inside to discover how
their own rocket and went head-to-head
wheat is ground into 昀氀our using only the
in year groups to test which rocket would
energy generated by the tides.
travel the furthest. The pupil achieving
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