Year 3 really enjoyed immersing themselves in the Stone Age period this week as they worked as Neanderthals  and Homo sapiens  to trap a woolly mammoth, competed as different tribes to gather food, and even got to build their own Stonehenge. They learnt how lives changed from the Palaeolithic, through the Mesolithic and into the Neolithic Stone Age and how important the discovery of fire was during this period. The children also had a great time investigating and handling Sto

This week, the children in years 3 and 4 were thrilled to welcome star author Chrissie Sains  to Hamstel Junior School, where she shared the magic of her brand-new book, Beastopia ! Chrissie arrived with a treasure chest full of mysterious objects that she uses to spark ideas for her stories. The children were fascinated as she revealed how she dreams up her incredible mythical creatures before joining in to create their very own unique beasts. Everyone was encouraged to thin