Welcome to Temple Mill Primary School
We are delighted to welcome you to Temple Mill Primary School which became part of the Howard Academy Trust in 2015. The continuing upward trends of end of key stage results reflects the hard work and commitment of our experienced and settled staff working in partnership with governors, pupils and parents.
About Our School
We are a single form entry school with its own onsite Nursery. There are 8 classes in school, from Nursery to Year 6, we have over 200 pupils on roll from Year R to Year 6 and over 30 children access the nursery provision, either full time or part time.
Our Curriculum
We are committed to the all-round development of our pupils and this is reflected through our continuing hard work on developing and enhancing our curriculum. We also source and utilise specialist teachers to enhance our provision, such as in Spanish, music and PE.
Ethos & Values
We aim to develop happy, resilient and responsible individuals who are given the opportunity to reach their full potential. We have strived to create a nurturing and supportive atmosphere where every pupil is supported to achieve their best. We believe strongly in the importance of a close working relationship between home and school to aid and support pupils’ progress.
House Points
Latest News
23/09/29 15:54:2629 Sep 2023
Recycling Champions!
Have you heard about our pen recycling scheme?
23/09/28 20:36:1928 Sep 2023
Tri-Golf Tournament
Some year 3 & 4 pupils attended a Tri-Golf tournament at The Howard School in Rainham.
23/07/19 00:00:0019 Jul 2023
A New Motto
We are proud to present the final phase of our Head Pupils' Motto competition.You will recall that after a whole...
23/06/03 00:00:003 Jun 2023
Building Bridges
As part of their learning about bridges and towers in Science this term, Year 4 had the challenge of creating a bridge u...
Reception class have had lots of autumn fun with winter walks and pumpkin discoveries this week, learning lots about nature and why seasons happen. #autumn #pumpkins https://t.co/zNER0JpOS6
In assembly yesterday, we announced the winners of the Year 6 'Come Dine Me'. The winning menu was: red pepper salsa to start, followed by salmon and cream cheese sushi. Dessert was a pineapple upside cake. Well done to our winning team! #comedinewithme https://t.co/gWU1Q5y5p5
It was Dessert Week in the final of Year 6 does 'Come Dine with Me' with the hero ingredient being Pineapple. We had quite the selection this week with pupils choosing to make: Lemon and Pineapple Crush, Pineapple Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside Down Cake. #comedinewithme https://t.co/RYRd9bVeUq
Our team took part in the Medway Mini Youth Games Hockey tournament today. It's been a drizzly day but they haven't complained once about the weather, all we have had is constant smiles from all of our players. #miniyouthgames https://t.co/GrL9zkPIBy
Some of Santa's Helpers appeared this afternoon to work their magic to create some fabulous hampers for our Lucky Ticket draw! If you'd like to get involved by helping to prepare or being at our events, please contact the office.
Mrs Gabriel, Mrs Terry and Mrs Ironmonger have been keeping Creative Club busy making these beautiful lanterns. The children worked very hard to decorate them – don't they look fantastic?! They'll be perfect for our Carols by Candlelight event!
On Tuesday, Lions class dressed up and had an experience day as Victorians. Children were given new names, chalk and chants to learn. Mrs Champness played the part of the strict school mistress; inspecting cleanliness of hands, teaching the rules, taking drill, making gruel, and walking about with the cane! The class played as factory workers, watched scenes from the movie Oliver, and listened to tales of a school room. Costumes intrigued children from other years and adults on school tours were entertained! Year 1s had time with Year 5s at the end of the day to share their knowledge about Charles Dickens and listen to facts about the 1800s. Well done to all.
We recently invited RDJ Reptiles to bring some animals into Year 3 so that we could continue our learning about skeletons and muscles. Jay spoke to us all about Savannah Monitors, Bearded Dragons, Chameleons, Boa Constrictors and Burmese Pythons. We had a chance to feel how snakes move their bodies and discussed how they use thousands of muscles to move themselves (humans only have about 600). After feeling their muscles and their spine, we then tried to draw what we thought a snake's skeleton may look like, before we looked at pictures on the computer to compare our ideas.
Where you can find us
Open Days
October & November
We are holding a number of tours through October and November, for the Reception Class intake September 2024!
Tours will be hold on the following dates:
Thursday 19th October | 1.15pm and 2.15pm
Tuesday 14th November | 9.15am and 10.15am
Wednesday 15th November | 9.15am and 10.15am
If you would like to attend any of the above tours, please email us at office@templemill.medway.sch.uk, confirming which tour you wish to attend, your name and contact number plus the name and DOB of your child. We look forward to welcoming you to Temple Mill!