Sutton Valence Primary School,
North St, Maidstone, Kent ME17 3HT

01622 842188

office@sutton-valence.kent.sch.uk

Sutton Valence Primary School

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Our mission is to ensure we all participate in the constant quest of knowledge, learning and adventure so that each individual can build upon their core strengths to aspire to make a real difference.

Earth Class

 

In September, our school was asked to take part in a promotional video for Wilder Kent Awards. Please take a look at the video!

Forest Blog

Year 6 – Lost at Sea challenge

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Group den building and blindfold obstacle challenge, developing trust and communication and deeper nature awareness


Year 6, Weeks 3 and 4

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Year 6 have demonstrated some great team work: finishing the edible hedgerow; planting the trees and also using clove hitches and lashings to make a traditional North American Indian travois.

Discussing what makes good team the children came up with: listening to everyone’s ideas; good communication; ensuring everyone is involved and has a role and agreed that laughter also plays a part as it is motivating.


Year 5, Weeks 3 and 4

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Approaching the weekend of the Big Garden Birdwatch many children tested out the new monoculars and considered whether they preferred using them rather than the binoculars.

Using the song book they identified a wren, many blue tits and great tits, robins, blackbirds and pied wagtails.

We saw a heron flying over on one occasion and a buzzard flying over the farmland behind the school.

Many of the children also chose to focus on den making.


Earthclass Cabin Creatives

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Thank you to years 5 and 6 for all their hard work and creativity in getting the cabin ready.

I think you’ll agree, it is such an inspiring learning space.


Year 5, Weeks 2 and 3

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Year 5 have been learning about fire skills, fire safety and first aid.

Seth, our resident fire expert helped to build the fire and explain.

Jack was demonstrating how to care for burns and scalds.

Christian and Alan made elder whistles, and everyone was involved in weeding and covering the allotments, making sure they are ready for spring.

Maria shared, “I wouldn’t have chosen to prepare the allotment, I would have chosen something creative, like I usually do but I am so pleased that I did. There is a lot of satisfaction looking at it all ready after all that hard work.”

The children also all contributed to digging a trench for the new fruiting hedgerow plants that include guelder rose and sloes.

This hedge will not only act as a boundary but will act as a wonderful habitat and food for all kinds of birds, amphibians and reptiles and insects.

Garden Gang will ensure they are watered and weeded and checked weekly.

The Tree Council also sent us 5 orchard trees: quince and apple.  


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