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28/03/2025 1:16 PM

Collaborative work by the 'Geography Giants'...

Mrs Phillips has been working with Year 3 and Year 1 children this week as part of a 'Geography Giants' project. We are raising the profile of the subject across the school, starting with looking at how we can collaborate and learn from each other in our topics 'We are an Island' (Yr1) and 'Mapping our local area' (Yr3).

This week some Year 3s worked with the Year 1s on some mapping tasks, as well as discussing with each other what 'Geography' means. Watch this space as more Geography Giants work together to have fun and show innovation with the tasks and projects they create for each other!

21/03/2025 1:40 PM

Two Year 6 hockey teams enjoyed a day of hockey in the sunshine at Oaklands College this week.

Having developed their skills in PE lessons, the teams had the opportunity to put their learning to the test against other schools from the Harpenden School Games Partnership. For one team, this was in a non competitive format and for the other, they were competing for a place in the county final.

Results saw a mixture of wins, losses and draws with the Compete team finishing sixth out of twelve teams. For everyone, it was certainly a fun day out and it was great to see the players make progress over the course of the event.

28/03/2025 2:26 PM

This week, the last cross country race of the season took place at Gardenfields.

Our runners all agreed this was the hardest of the five thanks to three ascents of the hill on the two and a half lap course. An afternoon of Health Related Exercise in PE had also impacted energy levels for our Year 6 runners.

The girls raced first with the four Prae Wood girls finishing close together - Grace 40th, Freya 42nd, Lauren 51st and Millie 54th. Phil was the first Prae Wood boy back in 34^th followed by Thomas in 37th, Finlay in 41st, Harvey in 43rd, new addition to the team, Theo, in 49^th and Jaydon in 56th.

Well done to all of the runners from across Years 5 and 6 who have taken part in the races this season and thank you to the parents who have provided transport and their support.

28/03/2025 2:25 PM

Eco-focused teamwork at Prae Wood this week...

This week in our circle groups, the Year 1-4 Eco warriors helped to prepare the planters for some new planting!

On Thursday, our Spring Eco working party took place. We were able to tidy up the water habitat area, rehome some beautiful snowdrops, plant potatoes, carrots,parsnips, a selection of herbs and we reused pots and old tubes to plant flowering plants.

Mrs Gritz would like to extend a huge thanks to the families who helped!

28/03/2025 2:19 PM

Pupils from across Years 5 and 6 enjoyed an afternoon of tag rugby organised by Saracens at Harpenden Rugby Club this week.

There was little rest for the teams who enjoyed a full schedule of fixtures against other schools from the Harpenden School Games Partnership. Although scores are not kept, the teams were competitive and keen to do well. As the games progressed, team work improved to provide some lovely flowing rugby with plenty of tries scored. For the two Year 6 teams, with the exception of Esme and Imogen who were helping to ensure the teams had enough girls, the highlight was definitely the game where they were drawn against each other. No one wanted to be subbed off for this game, so the 7 a side rule was changed to 10 a side so they could all take part.

It was great to see so many of our children playing rugby and representing Prae Wood. Well done!