Author Archives: Dartford Primary Academy

To finish our inquiry into the transdisciplinary theme ‘How We Organise Ourselves’, this week all of the Year 5 children took part in a Viking Day to celebrate the Vikings’ legacy and traditions. Their central idea for our inquiry this term was ‘Legacies can determine the creations of society’. Throughout the term, the children have […]

Over this term, our children have been learning about democracy as part of their understanding of British Values. They’ve inquired as to how our local and national governments are elected and then applied this to voting for their very own Academy Council! To begin with, children put themselves forward for election. They then gave speeches […]

This weeks bulletin contains information regarding Comic Relief – Bounce to the Beat, myOn, Remote Learning Survey, After School Clubs, Buster’s Book Club, Parent Consultations, Nursery Admission September 2021, School Dinners and Free School Meal Vouchers. Please click on the link below to read the full version. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEEKS BULLETIN

This week all of the Year 3 children took part in an Italian Pizza Project.  As part of their PYP inquiry into how ‘Lives can be affected by the environment’, the children learnt about the foods that can be grown in volcanic soil (more specifically in Naples, Italy). This is why they have such delicious […]

This year we  had great fun ‘Bouncing to the Beat’ for Comic Relief. All children took part and enjoyed the challenge of bouncing in time with their peers. Even some of our youngest children were risk takers and gave it a go! Thank you to everyone who donated!

This weeks bulletin contains information regarding myOn, Remote Learning Survey, Comic Relief Friday, Chicks, Nursery Admission September 2021, School Dinners, Earring and Parking. Please click on the link below to read the full version. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS WEEKS BULLETIN

There has been great eggs-itement across Dartford Primary Academy this week with the arrival of eight eggs from ‘Living Eggs’. They have been housed in our nursery where the children waited in earnest for them to hatch. Their patience was finally rewarded and by Thursday morning five eggs had hatched. Thanks to Google, we were […]

With our return to school next week in mind, we wanted to thank you for the engagement that you as families have shown with the different blended learning opportunities that have been shared with you. A combination of live lessons, recorded sessions, and the lessons provided through the daily virtual classrooms have seen a huge amount of work being shared by you.