Celebrations 20.5.16

Another busy, busy week but Y2 testing is now finished -Yay!

Joshua, Gracie and George (Y4) who produced some excellent 'Wild Art' as part of our plant topic.  I will post the pictures on Class 2 blog shortly.  Just important as the art they worked extremely well as a team - good practice for future life!

Hannah Y5, for some excellent writing on her 'Island' topic.  Hannah included a lot of extra detail - keep this up Hannah!

Harry Y2. Henry Y1 and Orla Y2 for moving up a group in swimming!  Henry is now in the big pool!  Great achievement everyone!

Celebrations 13.5.2016

What a busy week!  Y6 and Y2 SATs plus testing for Y5's.  Best comment this week from Joseph in Y6 - 'Oh, I forgot it was SATs'.  Proving that we DON'T put the children under undue pressure and rather we encourage them to do their best and 'SHINE'!

I took the whole of KS2 for rounders on Monday afternoon last week and Emma Ross (Matthew and Benji's mum) could hear us cheering and yelling whilst she was hanging her washing out and she lives some way from the school!  We had a fabulous time and the return match is on Wednesday afternoon!

Nathan, Rueben and Jake (all Y5) were awarded a rosette for their team work during the afternoon!  Can't wait for Wednesday!!!

Year 5 for pulling together all week and working very hard without Mrs Chadwick.  They met the challenge I set for them at the beginning of the week. 

I am so proud of you and thank you!

Year 6 - for rising to the challenge of their SATs week and 'SHINING'

I am so proud of each and every one of you!!!

Jake (Y4) for meeting his target of improved participation in class discussions, Alex (Y4) for his exemplary spelling folder, Holly (Y6) for being independent in her learning - just in time for secondary school and Nathan (Y5) for greatly improved art work and being independent in this.  Brilliant of all of you!

Reception - Joshua, Jack C, India, Wilfy and Tom - all for good writing about 'The Hungry Caterpillar'.  You could all tell me what The Hungry Caterpillar liked to eat!

A brilliant week which could have been stressful in many ways but wasn't and I am blown away by everyone - children and staff pulling together this testing week.

Thank you!

Celebrations 29.4.2016

Some more good work this week - well done everyone!  This goes to those who were awarded a raffle ticket which was entered into our prize draw and didn't win - it's the fact that you got a raffle ticket in the first place which matters!

Harry (Y2), for volunteering to help Mrs Barnes sort out the tangled 'catch cups' that we use in our 'Craze of the Week' playtimes.

Luca Y4, for encouraging and supporting others in class; Elise Y5, for excellent work in Geography; Ellen Y5, for super comprehension work and Hollie Y5 for working independently.  All showing that they are ready for Y6!  

Isabelle Y2, for super composition work in music; Gracie Y4 for great multiplication using the formal method; Daniel and William Y3, for excellent handwriting 

Thanks everyone for trying so hard!

Celebrations 22.4.2016

A very positive start to the new term!

Class 3 Dojo winners (rewards) for last term in order from right to left and bottom row first.

Elise, Jacob, Nathan, Matthew, Rory, Darcy, Ellen, Ben and Adam.  It's great to see new children in the list!

Our Tag Rugby team!  They did extremely well - 7th out of 11 and for a lot of the children this was the first time they had played!  Please see Mrs Chadwick's PE Blog for more information. 

Brilliant effort Team!

Class 1 - children who achieved 100% in Term 4 phonics test - either in sight, sight and sound or everything!

Adam - for being a natural rugby player - even though he prefers football!

Easter Basket competition

Our Easter competition this year was to design and a make an Easter basket with the winning entrants being chosen for their own work and (in the upper school) a reference to Jesus.  We had a fabulous amount of entries - most for several years!  It was hard to judge and I particularly didn't want to know who had made each basket so I could judge independently.  Winners received a chocolate rabbit and runners up got a creme egg.  Everyone who took part got a chocolate lolly.

Reception - Winner Tom with runners up Ewan and Wilfy

All reception entrants - Jack, Tom, Ewan, Wilfy, Ryan, Jack and Joshua

Year 1 - Olivia and Harry (runners up) with Kara winning

Eva, Olivia, Harry and Kara - better photo Harry!

Year 2 - winner Harry and runners up Brooke and Elspeth

Y2 entrants - India, Theo, Harry, Brooke, Elspeth, Isabelle, Brooke, Orla, Millie-June, 

Carl and Caitlyn

Y3 - Annie and Zack (runners-up) and Holly - winner

Y3 entrants - Harry, Annie, Zack, Holly, Lucy, William and Sasha (smile boys!)

Y4 - Gracie (runner-up), George (winner) and Joshua (runner-up)

Y4 entrants - Katelyn, Gracie, George, Joshua, Ben, Alice, Maddie and Luca

Y5 (they are dressed as superheroes - part of their current topic) Jasper (runner-up), Tilly (winner) and Kayley (runner-up)

Y6 - Jacob (runner-up), Joseph (winner) and Holly (runner-up)

Y6 entrants - as before but with Tyler.

Thank you everyone for taking part in this competition!

Thanks parents for helping!

Easter Service in church 22.3.2016

We didn't have much time to prepare a full Easter service because of the very short term so we decided to perform some music that we had been doing in classes along with Easter poems.  It was a lovely, happy service and thank you to the many parents who commented how good it was!

Class 3 - The Easter Tree - a really super story about a tree over the years in Jesus's life

Class 3 with their Hip Hop Samba - we all bopped along to this!

Class 2 - No more sighing, goodbye-ing or crying - a poem about Jesus's resurrection

Class 1 with their lovely Easter acrostic

Recorder group 3 - Edelweiss

Beautiful performance all of you!

Recorder group 2 - excellent!

Recorder group 3 - what skills you have!

More class 3 Hip Hop Samba - really enjoying themselves!

A special thanks to Darcy and Adam in Y6 - I gave them 40 minutes notice that they were presenting the whole service and they did brilliantly!

Celebrations 18.3.2016

Once again - a lot to celebrate this week!  

Everyone is dressed as a sports person because it's Sport Relief Day.

Josef Y3 and Luca Y4 for representing the school at the gymnastics competition last Sunday!  Excellent boys!

India YR, for being the best mannered Racy Ray and Brooke Y2, for

 always helping in any way she can

Luca Y4, Arthur Y4 and Kayley Y5 for fabulous work in their persuasive letter 

writing linked to superheroes.

Isabella and Carise Y2 for behaving excellently at swimming and being the quickest 

to get changed without chatting, etc,

Swimming certificates Gracie and George Y4, Isabelle Y2 and Mathilda Y3

Swimming certificates Alice, Maddie and Joshua Y4, Sasha and Annie Y3

George Y4 - for excellent participation in all lessons at all times, Carise Y2 for her fabulous portrait and Alice Y4 for reading at the Mothering Sunday service in church

Our girl gymnasts who represented the school and did really well!

Lily Y5, Gracie Y4, Hollie Y5, Ellen Y5, Annie Y3

Elspeth Y2, Sophie Y4, Brooke and India Y2

It is really special to see so many children giving up their Sunday to represent the school - thank you parents for supporting us in this and thanks Mrs James for taking the gym club - you have made a big difference to the school:)