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Year 6 football team pose for team photo 21st May Our Year 6 football team took time out earlier this week to pose for a team shot in their smart burgundy hoodies, which this year were sponsored by Golden Boy coaches. Maddi adds fencing gold to the Duncombe trophy cabinet 15th May The Duncombe trophy cabinet is going to need another shelf after the weekend, when Maddi brought home the Gold medal in the U11 Girls' Fencing. Congratulations Mrs Takawira 14th May Congratulations to Mrs Takawira, who joined over 15,00 other marathon walkers in London last night for the Moonwalk to raise money for breast cancer research.

Such an incredible achievement. Nursery Elmer Parade 14th May In mathematics they have been learning about patterns and created their own pattern tabards for the parade. They also had a muddy time making an Elmer world using natural resources from The Dell. Treetops enjoying the sunshine 8th May Treetops were having lots of fun in the sunshine during break time.

Nursery and Reception Drama Workshop 4th May We packed our back packs, jumped on the jungle jeep and journeyed through the jungle meeting all kinds of animals and having lots of fun. Fencing is one of the oldest official Olympic Sports, and the tip of the fencing foil is said to be the one of fastest moving objects in all of sport. Maddi is no stranger to competing, and already has a very full trophy cabinet. Here's hoping she adds an IAPS medal to her hoard. Best of luck Maddi! Year 5 trip to Rye Meads 3rd May Good luck to our shooting star 3rd May Early Kindergarten go searching for The Gruffalo 3rd May Congratulations to our winners of Writer of the Term!!!

Despite the snow and rain, the Spring Term blossomed with opportunities for the children to write creatively. Therefore the teachers across the school, found it extremely difficult to select their 'Writer of the Term'. Early Kindergarten feeling fruity!

Our Early KinderGarten children have been getting fruity this week squeezing their own healthy juices and making veggie kebabs. Year 2's phizz-whizzing trip to the Roald Dahl museum 30th April We explored Jame's Giant Peach, the foxes tunnel and Matilda's library among other activities. Congratulations to Rosie - our swimathon sensation 30th April Year 3 young scientists 30th April Class 3FH were very excited on Thursday as they were having their very first Science lesson in the Science room.

They really looked the part with their white lab coats on and were full of enthusiasm and interesting questions. Treetops channel Jack as they plant their own beanstalk 30th April Treetops have been channeling Jack from the fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk this morning, as they learned about the lifecycle of plants in science. Old wellies as flower pots - why not? It's lovely to have a bit of colour in a garden, and not just from the plants.

Imaginary Worlds Competition Winners 30th April During Book Week, Years were given the opportunity to write creatively, describing their very own 'Imaginary World'. The children were given the freedom to use their own ideas to write a setting description. Overall we were very impressed with the high standard of work produced. Duncombe football team meet football legend Phil Neville 24th April Our Duncombe footballers were very excited to meet footballing legend Phil Neville last night. They have worked hard during the last term organising charity events to raise money such as a movie night, a cake sale, a colouring competition and a dressing up day.

Good luck Yr6 U11 football team 24th April You've all put in an enormous amount of time and effort, and we are all very proud of you. Preparation for the ISFA National Finals has been underway this week as the Year 6 footballers step up their training schedule ahead of next week's deciding matches. Spring shoots in the Secret Garden 19th April We are very excited to see some little kale seedlings beginning to shoot up in the Kitchen Garden bed in the Secret Garden. Sporting success for Duncombe's badminton hero 19th April Huge congratulations to Jaxon, who put on a legendary performance on the badminton court at the English National Badminton Championships on the 15th April.

Congratulations Mr Le Tissier! Treetops science day 29th March This year our topic was 'The Seaside'. The children became explorers for the day and learnt about water, ice, sand, floating and sinking, fossils, shells, sea creatures and the sounds of the sea. Kindergarten have fun learning Mandarin 29th March Kindergarten Blossom experienced a taster session in learning Mandarin last week. The children were very excited as we listened and answered Clara the crocodile, we learnt to say: Congratulations 28th March Torri won gold in the Grade 2 trio category with her fellow team members Brooke and Paige.

Reception learn about volcanoes 20th March Sporting Success 5th February The girls gave the tournament everything they had winning two matches and drawing and losing one, resulting in 3rd place overall. On top of this fantastic result, one of our girls also. Talents outside the classroom 15th January Congratulations also to Jaxon Yr 5 who won gold in the U11 Badminton doubles and silver in singles last weekend.

Well done to both of you! Adventures in The Dell for Nursery 15th January Nursery had a squirrel fun-filled experience in the Dell this week. The children were excited to don their special forest school all-in-ones and they had lots of fun. First they played a squirrel-themed hide and seek by seeking out different numbered squirrels amongst the trees. Then they put their artistic talents to good use by creating stunning masterpieces using brushes and forks to paint to.

All in the name of charity 15th January The Knebworth charity team would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who contributed to the chosen charity last term. They provide a life-saving service to the people of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. Over the past 6 months as a school we have. Christmas Writing Competition 15th January After reading a variety of phenomenal writing, the winners of the 'Coming Home' writing competition were announced at the end of the last term.

The children wrote to an extremely high standard that selecting just two winners proved to be extremely difficult. A huge well done to all the children for a fantastic effort! The worthy winners were awarded their prizes during a wonderful celebration. There are over 24, schools across the country and Duncombe School are now placed in a select group of just 1.

The recognition of this award to Duncombe School is. Twit Twhoo 17th November Our Treetops and Lower School children had some very exciting visitors on Wednesday morning. They learnt some fascinating facts about these. Remembrance Day 10th November As we build towards Remembrance Sunday this weekend, Duncombe have certainly been reflecting on how we can help those around us in a number of different ways. The whole school then experienced a wartime themed lunch on Wednesday. On Monday the Senior Choir joined other local primary schools for a wonderful day of singing at Princess Helena College.

The children learned an incredible six new songs, some of which were in two, three or even more parts. They sang a traditional Hungarian folk song 'Stome', all about being strong in the face of adversity. What an amazing day we had. Such a diverse wildlife park with animals from all continents and animal groups.

The children particularly focused on the Rainforest environment and animals. They had a Rainforest talk where they learned about the different levels of the Rainforest and the animals that live there. Harry Potter Week 19th October Duncombe Bear treks to Borneo 19th October Duncombe Bear and Mrs Tramontano took some time out of their busy schedules to discuss their recent summer adventure to Borneo. Rosie and Grace from year 5, had the pleasure of interviewing the intrepid explorers. As DB was feeling slightly tired from the trip, Mrs Tramontano kindly answered all our questions.

Duncombe bring home the trophy … again! An exciting start to the term for Year 5 28th September Although it was a rather wet week, the rain could not dampen their spirits and they took part in an amazing array of activities.

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First win of the season! What a great Saturday morning. Huge congratulations to all of the team members, you thoroughly deserved your. Prof Sophie Mitchell founder of Lab Tots, will be visiting Kindergarten throughout the autumn term and using the back drop of Science to create a truly unique learning experience. The competition has been running throughout the year with heats for both Lower and Upper School running each term.

The level of skill and attention to detail was apparent from round 1 when we saw and tasted an array of fabulous cupcakes from. Scientifically Winning 19th June The theme was space related and involved Chemistry, Maths, Biology, Physics, scientific design and computing challenges. The children tested fuels for a rocket launch, filtration systems, folding.

They had a wonderful day and an excellent hands-on experience of bird-watching, pond-dipping and learning about habitats and the natural environment of all living things. A super day in beautiful surroundings. Our first ever tennis tournament took place at St Edmunds on Friday. Due to the unknown there was a little bit of nervousness but that was soon brushed aside as the first matches got underway. The tournament started with girls doubles and boys singles then was followed by boys doubles and girls singles.

What a way to revise 19th May So the children picked up their revision equipment and ventured over to our lovely tranquil Dell. Grow tall little seeds 19th May Two weeks ago all the children planted runner bean seeds and sunflower seeds. Over the course of the next four weeks we will be using our observational skills to record all the changes that happen to the seeds. We hope that they will all grow!! After half term the plants will be sent home with the children so that the plants can be planted out. Maths with a twist! They were all involved in a maths workshop put together by Mrs Takiwara.

A local trip for Yr4 19th May On Thursday 11th May, in preparation for our trip to York, we took a train ride to Ware. Even though the train journey was over in a few moments, we thoroughly enjoyed relaxing on the train and catching a few sights of the beautiful Hertfordshire surroundings. When we arrived in Ware we walked beside the river to the boat which would return us to Hertford. Fencing Champion 11th May Maddi, her family and coach Acland Bryant traveled to Telford, where she was up against 24 other entrants. As a result of.

Congratualtions 5th May Break a leg Boris! They played 5 matches over 2 days undefeated to reach the final. They remained undefeated and won the tournament ,. Turkish teapots and dancing 5th May Reception had a special visitor this week at their Turkish morning, Mrs Lewis one of our lovely mummys. Mrs Lewis came into the class and spoke to the children about Turkey and shared lots of interesting factors. At Duncombe we enjoy leaning in different way, and so Mrs Lewis brought her visit to life as much as possible with a show and tell which included. Delicious mud porridge 4th May Kindergarten ventured off to the Dell during Forest School to make mud porridge for the Goldilocks and the 3 bears!

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Daddy Bear said our mud porridge was too cold, Mummy Bear said our mud porridge was too lumpy but Baby Bear loved it. Learning outside the classroom 28th April On Tuesday, Year 5 went on a Science field trip to Colchester Zoo where the children had a very interesting minibeast classification workshop and exploration time of the zoo looking at different vertebrates and invertebrates. They were able to get up and close to some animals including hand feeding the giraffes and elephants.

The training was hard at times, but when we crossed the finish line after only 3hrs 42mins we came in 7, place out. DB on trains, planes and automobiles! This week I have been enjoying an 'overseas' training camp with Mr Le Tissier. I've been on trains, planes and automobiles! To be honest, I was fairly underwhelmed with my first flight on an aeroplane - 20, ft just doesn't cut it when you've been to space! I did get to see a nice sunset though. I finally arrived in Guernsey, an island between England.

DB London Marathon training update 6th April As you can see, Mr Le Tissier and I have embarked on a few more training runs for the London Marathon since the last post. Crafty hands 3rd April They're going on a bear hunt 31st March DB Marathon training update 28th March Duncombe Bear's next mission …. Proud mummies alert 24th March Mummy come and play 24th March Fun at toddler club next week 10th March A new home ground!

Watch out Beckham 9th March A BIG congratulations to our U11 footballers who managed to reach yet another final last week.

The wonders of London town 9th March An early start on Monday morning led to Year 6 visiting the Houses of Parliament. During the afternoon we explored the [ The children were asked to predict, based on their knowledge' which material would not let the water through. Once predictions were [ Hmmmmmmm whats that lovely smell? It was very difficult to say goodbye to 3 of our bakers, [ Spending time with your buddy 28th February We love to read here at Duncombe, but more importantly we love to help each other learn.

And so this morning Year 4 did some buddy reading with Year 2 and Year 6 got to catch up with their buddies in Year 1 and read stories to them. Our current Year 5 pupils really shone last week when they invited their parents in, and hosted Come Dine with Us. The menu was delicious; beef or vegetable lasagna, accompanied by a crisp, green salad and crunchy garlic bread, all followed by a sumptuous banoffee pudding, of bananas, toffee [ Stepping back in time 27th February Today our Year 4 children have been transported back in time to the 's to experience what life would have been like as a Victorian school child.

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They are being taught the 3 R's Reading, aRithmetic and wRiting, as well as getting to grips with writing on a slate using [ Science day in Treetops was a very wet affair this year. The children moved around the building to explore and investigate water. Did you know you can make a bubble big enough for a child to stand inside? Well the Treetops children did! And they loved making cube shaped bubbles [ Our Year 5 children are learning the art of climbing in PE this year. Who knows we may have the next Alex Honnold in our classroom. Roll up, roll up get your freshly made paper here!

Our Year 1 children recently had the opportunity to make their own paper. They were all very excited. The paper had been soaking over night and resulted in a delightful mushy paper pulp, rather like rice pudding, one child said!!! Say hello to Speedy 9th February Meet Speedy Speedy is 8 years old and has been part of the Duncombe family for a number of years.

We have two 'snail monitors' each day and we check the temperature and [ Superheroes to the rescue! Our Nursery superheroes showed no fear when they faced the rain and a number of superhero challenges to win their superhero medal. The children had to show a range of powers and qualities to gain their medal. All of the children [ Eggiciting times 7th February Year 2 had a very eggciting day when as part of their Science topic on materials they had to create a capsule to protect an egg.

They were given 7 different materials as a group and had to predict which one would stop their egg from breaking when dropped from [ Future Schools Information Evening 6th February Duncombe prides itself in the provision and guidance allocated to pupils and parents on the hot topic of secondary school selections and entry.

Parents had the opportunity to hear from the Deputy Head, Head of Learning, [ We have been amazed by the cake creations from the children and have seen everything from penguin and lambs cakes to unicorns and sausage [ Triumphant performance 3rd February Well done to all our performers today.

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You all controlled your nerves well, remembering to do everything your teachers taught you. Our brass players [ Hogwarts have been on the phone Last week, children were invited to attend 'Hogwarts' as pupils and wrote complex sentences about Quidditch! They also looked at non-chronological reports and planned [ The Battle of the Brains 31st January The battle was extremely well competed by our bright young team. We came away from the competition having won the most amount of rounds. However, when it came to the final we came second to a [ This term's Knebworth charity is Blue Cross for Pets This charity provides support for pet owners who cannot afford private veterinary treatment, helps to find homes for unwanted animals, and educates the public in the responsibilities of animal ownership.

Our Knebworth representatives have lots of exciting fundraising activities planned, starting with an animal themed bake [ Fortune envelopes and tasty food 30th January Today we had a special visitor to Kindergarten and Early Kindergarten. Mrs Zhou came in to give our children a special talk about Chinese New Year. Her daughter Serena also modelled a beautiful Chinese outfit.

We learnt about the year of the Rooster, and how the animal of the year [ Show us those pearly whites 27th January This week Kindergarten's topic has been on the dentist. We also had a visit from the dentist who shared tips on looking after our [ This week in Nursery the children have been learning all about the Chinese New year.

Exciting times at Duncombe today as we were shooting for our new marketing material. We're looking forward to sharing the outcome with you very soon. Helping hands in Forest School 22nd January Learning outside the classroom with Forest School was at its peak on Friday. I though perhaps I was imagining it, but at a gathering recently someone else said the exact same thing - about the non- GF muffins - sweeter, different texture, not as good. I almost never go in for a muffin anymore. Yesterday, went with a friend - and, well, muffins still too sweet and not so good. I wish you would bring back the old recipes!

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