Over the past few weeks, I have been bowled over by the passion, resilience and drive of the teachers and leaders I have been working with. No matter how tired, no matter how much pressure and uncertainty, they continue to grow and look to develop their teaching for the good of..

Being Wellbeing Lead at Davenies is an honour but it is definitely not easy at this unique time in our history so Mrs Mc is taking part in @TakeAMoment2020 in aid of Mind to raise awareness of the importance of #mentalhealth for our young people but also for our teachers

#year1 are making great progress with their #earlyliteracy skills with the help of the Ruth Miskin Training Read write Inc programme. #phonics #reading #writing #perseverance

Reception have been learning les couleurs in French and used what they had learnt to make un arc en ciel 🌈 with a partner #mfl #earlyyears #opportunities #broadcurriculum #teamwork

He’s back! This classroom is under elf surveillance! Parents - we will let you know whether the boys are on the #nicelistornaughtylist 🤣🤣🎄😉 #ks1 #christmas #elfontheshelf

For our #ChristmasJumperDay in aid of Save the Children UK the PP boys designed and made their own mini jumpers from craft materials #creativityforkids #charity #earlyyears #Christmas

Mrs Battersby heads up our start of term assembly with this reassuring message for anyone feeling slightly worried about the coming weeks - welcome “back”! 💻🖥 #engageinspirechallenge #remotelearning #wevegotthis #DaveniesDigitalLearning

In Topic, Reception were invited to go on a winter walk and carry out a range of challenges, including finding a number of stones and making a shape out of sticks 🍂 Davenies Pre-Prep #GreatOutdoors #winter #nature #shapes #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Year 1 have had great fun making their very own volcanic eruptions 🌋 #Science #STEM #volcano #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Year 2 enjoyed creating larger models of Tudor houses in art this week 🏠 #Tudors #History #Art #HistoryinAction #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Boys enjoyed an NFL themed fitness workout with Mr Allen today, in honour of this weekend's Super Bowl 💪 🏈 Davenies Sport #fitness #keepactive #SuperBowl #NFL #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Year 1 enjoyed an Italian extravaganza in Topic and got creative in the kitchen making some yummy looking pizzas 🍕 #Italy #pizza #worldtravels #cooking #littlechef #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

In Science, Year 2 were challenged to seek out examples of plants ‘thriving in Winter’ as part of their work on living things 🌱 Luckily, it also coincided with a chance to enjoy some snow in the sunshine! ❄️ #winter #walk #plants #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Reception had to find things around their homes with the letter sound ‘ng’ and young men took it upon themselves to give us a tune with some singing 🎤 #phonics #readwriteinc #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Happy New Year as today the Pre-Prep are celebrating the Chinese New Year welcoming in the Year of the Ox. With a Padlet full of activities based on this festival, we look forward to seeing what the boys get up to 🎆#ChineseNewYear #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Using a range of resources, Reception became engineers this week and designed and made a bridge that could withstand a small weight 🔩 #engineering #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

After the Great Fire of London, to identify that a property was covered by insurance a ‘fire mark’ was fixed to the wall. Year 2 have designed their own fire marks and some were able to make a 3D model too! 🔥 #history #art #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning

Reception began their ‘Once Upon a Time’ topic visiting tales 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' and 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' by exploring positional language and size comparisons, sorting small medium and big objects #justright #engageinspirechallenge #DaveniesDigitalLearning