Report by our Australian Gap Year student Annie Nagy. Annie is currently working in our Junior School after taking a break from her degree in Student Nutrition.

Monday the 13^th May was no ordinary Monday for the children of Remove (Year 6), as well as the teachers. We were off on a four night, five day extravaganza to Kingswood Education Centre in the Isle of Wight!

A friendly little teddy has helped to teach Gad’s Kindergarten children vital, life saving road safety skills.

Through the use of colourful storybook 'Teddy Takes a Tumble', a special visitor to the Kindergarten - Mrs Dowle - taught the children basics of how to stay safe while travelling in cars.  

Gad's Hill was full of the fun of the fair on Saturday 11th May as the Friend's held their annual summer fayre in the school hall and grounds. 

Six and seven year-olds in K2 (Year 2) at Gad’s descended on the pitches of Virgo Fidelis School for their first competitive football tournament and despite not winning a single match, each one walked off a winner!  

A huge well done to J4's (Year 4) Thomas Rowe who plays for Aylesford Under 9's Rugby Team after they won the Kent Cup, making them the best team in the whole of Kent for their age group!

From rock to jazz; classical to choral: Gad’s school children are a musical bunch, and this year’s annual Spring Music Festival provided the perfect back drop to showcase their talents.

Set for the first time in the new school hall, experienced musicians Sean Farrelly and Katey Durkin, joined proud parents and teaching staff as special guest judges at the festival, where more than 100 up and coming musicians - aged between eight and sixteen years old – showcased their talents.

It is the school building with the wow factor – one that has dazzled staff, pupils and parents and the students are finally settling into their new home!

This week, Junior school children helped by their teachers and maintenance staff, have been moving out of their old classrooms and into the new ones, and have been thoroughly enjoying the experience!

Children in Gad’s nursery have been celebrating ancient spring festival of May Day by making beautiful headdresses.

The Kindergarten class continued the seasonal merriment by playing and dancing in the brilliant sunshine.

Taking advantage of local resources is increasingly at the forefront of the Junior School’s vision for learning, so the Remove (Year 6) trip to Chatham Memorial Synagogue, Rochester proved valuable not only in teaching them about Judaism but also about their local community.

The topic of minerals and the rock cycle became crystal clear for our Lower 4 (Year 8) classes as they conducted experiments on how crystals form.