Category: Junior School

12th November 2020

Year six classmates crossed ‘No Man’s Land’ when they re-enacted a scene from World War One, after being inspired by a recent visit to Hawthorne Trenches. The 10-11 year-olds have been learning about The Great War this term and, just like brave soldiers before them, they marched from the unoccupied ground (Gad’s Hill field) to…

6th November 2020

Junior students continue to spend time in the on-site Forest School as part of Gad’s Hill’s commitment to making sure the whole school community benefits from the resource, which is proven to improve social skills, motivation and knowledge and understanding of the world we live in. The 7-11 year-olds take part in regular free play…

16th October 2020

Our youngest Juniors were challenged to create Papier-mâché money boxes as part of this term’s DT textiles project. The seven to eight-year-olds started the assignment by describing the purpose of the product and accurately labelling a sketch of it. The cohort went on to discuss a form plan showing which materials, equipment, tools and techniques…

7th October 2020

Gad’s Hill J4 classes discovered what can happen to teeth if they are not looked after properly – by carrying out an experiment with eggs! During their lesson with Science teacher, Mrs Agnieszka Piszczek, the junior classmates observed eggshells (which are similar to teeth) that had been soaked in various liquids for a week.  The…

25th September 2020

Gad’s Hill Kindergarten children took part in Autumnal activities at a local farm, as part of this term’s Harvest topic The 5-7-year-old Gadshillains took the short stroll to Gad’s Hill Farm to talk to farmer Mr Warnett and learn more about the orchard. Year two form tutor, Mr Mike Patey, said: “Visiting the farm is…

24th September 2020

Year two children are now bringing in a book to read with the class on their birthday, instead of the usual sweet treats. As well as avoiding sticky hands and a queue for candy, the six to seven-year-olds take the time and space to share a story. Form tutor Mr Patey said:   “Reading and story-telling…

12th February 2020

Our Year two classmates took part in a science workshop at The Historic Dockyard Chatham this week as part of this term’s topic on materials. The six to seven-year-olds were set out on a fact-finding mission, completing fun and exciting challenges with friends. Their first task, ‘What’s in the bag?’ saw pupils investigate a selection…

28th January 2020

Junior children at Gad’s Hill School celebrated Chinese New Year with a visit from a classmate’s parent, who treated them to traditional gifts and dishes. Mrs Shan Zhang, from Higham, joined the 8-9 year-olds to talk about how people all over the world mark the festival, which signifies a fresh start at the end of…

24th September 2019

J3 classmates created their very own woodland workmate during a regular outdoor learning session in Gad’s Forest School. The seven to eight-year olds have been reading ‘The Hodgeheg’, written by master author of animal adventures, Dick King-Smith. Together, the cohort has really enjoyed getting into character and looking at setting descriptions, so what better way…

12th September 2019

Gad’s Hill Kindergarten and Junior children learned more about how they will be helping to grow their very own aromatic plants for Harvest celebrations, at an assembly led by their Heads of School. Ten-year-old Junior Heads, Oduware and Peter talked confidently about hydroponics and the implications for global nutrition, which is this term’s Junior school…