King's Hedges Primary School

We would like to say a huge thank you to the Cambridge City Council Events Team for organising the wonderful Darryl Carrington (Out of the Box) to perform for the school. You can see him at the free Out of the Ordinary Festival which will be taking place in the city centre on 29th and 30th August 2026.

In Y2 we have been studying the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. We have created our own patterned pumpkins in the style of the artist, using bold repeated polka dots in oil pastels. We then painted over this with brightly coloured watercolour paints and added further patterns to the backgrounds. It was great fun and the results are fabulous!

Year One swapped their classroom for nature’s outdoor classroom at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. We had an amazing time learning about our renowned fenland and the abundant flora that thrives there. We took part in pond dipping where we discovered a vast micro-safari ranging from diving beetles to water boatman. We were even lucky enough to catch a newt! We went on a mini-beast hunt in the long grass, in the trees and under logs, carefully catching many different varieties of creepy crawlies. We then categorised them into no legs, 6 legs and many legs. We had a tiring, but fantastic trip and represented our school impeccably. Thank you to our helpers and Wicken Fen.

On Friday 3rd July, Kings Hedges enjoyed an exciting STEM Showcase. Throughout the week, each year group had been learning about an inspirational scientist, discovering their achievements and the impact they have had on the world. During the showcase, the children proudly shared what they had learnt with the rest of the school. It was a wonderful morning filled with curiosity, enthusiasm and confidence as every year group demonstrated their fantastic scientific knowledge. We were incredibly proud of the children's enthusiasm, confidence and the excellent presentations they delivered, making it a memorable celebration of STEM learning.

Our KS2 choir had the wonderful opportunity to perform at the Cambridge Corn Exchange as part of Michael Rosen’s concert, Voices of Hope and Passion, on Sunday 28th June.

It was such a special experience, the children sang alongside choirs from other local schools, in front of Michael Rosen himself!

The children did KHEF proud with both excellent behaviour and fantastic singing. It was a great experience to perform some challenging repertoire as part of a very large choir on a grand stage, and wonderful to be able to support such a good cause. Our pupils were particularly noted for the effort they had put into learning the harmony parts to the songs. Well done choir!