On Wednesday the Year 1 & 2 class went to the Swiss Vapeur Parc in Bouveret as part of their IPC unit `Hooray...Let`s Go On Holiday`. 
They had a wonderful time riding the steam trains around the miniature village. The children enjoyed discovering the miniature buildings, all famous in Switzerland, and ridging over the bridges and through the tunnels. The Halloween decorations added to the exciting atmosphere!

Our students study computing to gain an understanding of computational systems of all kinds, whether or not they include computers. All three aspects of the Computing curriculum are taught at La Garenne: computer science (CS), information technology (IT) and digital literacy (DL). ‘Computational thinking’ is a skill that we teach so that our children are ready for the workplace and will be able to participate effectively in this digital world. Computing is taught by a specialist teacher once a week and computers are used on a daily basis by the students during their everyday lessons. Here are some of our youngest students practising their touch typing skills.

In celebration of National Poetry Day, which was on the 1st October, we enjoyed listening to some poems in our Primary Assembly this morning. The students then separated into their native language group and worked together to perform a poem about autumn.

We talked about remembering to read with expression, intonation, at a good pace and use actions when performing poetry, we look forward to listening to the students performing the poem in next week`s assembly.

Well done to our Stars of the Week; Sasha, Kornie, Oscar and Sven. We are proud of you!