Tag: Year 6
Studying Shakespeare – from Lower School to Sixth Form
As the world’s most famous playwright, the works of William Shakespeare can be enjoyed at any age – as KAS students from our Lower School and Sixth Form recently had the opportunity to appreciate. In the same week as World Book Day, Sixth Formers journeyed to The Bard’s birthplace for an enriching educational trip, whilst…
Sports Day 2024
The King Alfred School Sports Day took place at the StoneX Stadium for the second year running. It was fantastic to take students from Years 6 – 10 to the stadium where they could participate in several events including the 4x100m relay, shotput, javelin, long jump and many more! The students were brilliant with supporting…
Acing it in Athletics
After the Summer Half Term break, 50 KAS students between Years 5-9 travelled to Bedford International Stadium to compete in the Regional ISA North London Athletics competition. There were some brilliant results, with 13 students ending the day on the podium in their events, and we had amazing success as overall Year group teams. The…
Warning! Scientists at work
This term, the Lower School acknowledged STEM week with several workshops, provided by external visitors and from our own KAS staff. It was a brilliant week of discovery and excitement as students learnt new skills and made the links between STEM subjects and the potential careers they could lead them into. Throughout the week, from…
Lower School Make Pledges During Earth Day
Our Lower School started the second week into Summer Term celebrating Earth Day. Students demonstrated their support for environmental protection through several different gestures. From Reception to Year 6, students were encouraged to come into school wearing blue and green clothing. Then, at the start of the day, students sat down to create their own…
Year 6 Are Winners At Watford
The majority of our Year 6 students headed to The Watford Festival to take part in the annual choir competition and came away with the trophy! The students were supported by singing teacher Sarah who arranged the two songs (Scarborough Fair and Don’t Stop Believing), Lower School Specialist Music teacher Camilla who taught and conducted…
World Book Day 2024
This World Book Day, the Lower School welcomed a variety of different authors in the week leading up to, during and after World Book Day. It was a brilliant opportunity for students from Reception to Year 6 to listen to authors and learn more about their writing tips, inspiration and interests, as well as their…
Lower School Performs Hamlet at The Shaw Theatre
During the term, students from Years 4 to 6 had the opportunity to perform the Shakespearean play, Hamlet, at The Shaw Theatre. This was a fantastic opportunity for the students involved, who met those from the Shakespeare Company who helped them learn Shakespearean language and stage techniques, but also because they got to perform on…
Pop Art Portraits – A Hit For Year 6
Walking past the Year 6 classrooms you can’t help but notice the bright and bold portraits covering one wall of Adele’s room. 6S have been busy looking at pop art and there are artworks inspired by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein creating a riot of colour. The Lichtenstein-inspired portraits also feature bold descriptive words, which…
Perfect poems from Year 6
Students in Adele and Sophie’s Y6 classes have been creating beautiful poems full of characters.
