Author: Cara Turner

This morning Miss Spratt and Miss Fookes had the pleasure of hosting The Friends for an end of year breakfast. We would like to thank them all for leading such wonderful events this year, such as the Christmas Fair, Quiz Night and our upcoming Summer Fair. Not only do these events support the school and …

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Today has been our annual Green Day and what a beautiful day for it! The theme this year was ‘Planet vs Plastics’. Kindergarten have been busy caring for their visiting caterpillars and enjoyed making butterfly art. Reception have been learning about Bees and the important role that they play in our environment and Year One …

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Year Two have had a wonderful time at Bushcraft where they spent the day undertaking various challenges, taking part in survival games, building a fire and cooking their own lunch. Collaboration and resilience were the orders of the day! It was a very happy and memorable day in which new challenges overcome and many new …

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It was wonderful to host so many family and friends today at our annual Sports Day, and happily the weather rose to the occasion for us! Once again, my thanks to Mr Barton and Mr Turner, along with the whole staff team, for their preparation in recent weeks so that the children could enjoy showcasing …

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Both Years 1 and 2 have been learning about aspects of the theatre this week. As you can see, Year 2 were making Shadow Puppets which formed part of their Science learning about light and dark.

On Tuesday Mrs Hubbard made one of her regular visits to see the children happily engaged in their learning. The children were all so keen to show her what they were learning about and it was lovely to see their confidence in sharing this.

This morning we were delighted to welcome some of our Governors back to visit. As we went round all the classes, again it was clear to see how much the children enjoyed speaking to visitors to their lessons and how keen they were to show all they are learning.

We are proud and delighted to share that we have received a Silver Artsmark Award, accredited by Arts Council England. This prestigious award recognises schools for their exceptional commitment to creativity and is the only award for arts and culture provision in England.

Reception visited Battersea Children’s Zoo where they took part many activities to enhance their knowledge about ‘creatures great and small’. The children were lucky to spot a huge variety of animals and many said that the highlight was spotting the emus called Ant and Dec!

It was wonderful to welcome our Year One parents to their English Workshop as the staff shared tips and techniques to support with reading, comprehension and story writing. Thank you to all those who supported the event and we hope you found it both interesting and informative