3rd March 2023

We have had a very exciting week in school, with lots of enrichment activities taking place. Starting on Monday with Scooterbility and finishing off  today with 5 out of 6 classes doing embedding and developing their learning through trips or in school visits. You can see some more details below in the 'Latest News' section.

Next week we will be having some new playground equipment installed. The old balance beam is being replaced with a Trim Trail. We planned the update of the equipment prior to the pandemic and this, coupled with the shortages in materials, has meant that we have had to wait what seems like an age to see the project realised.

On Friday next week, will be our 'Wild World' morning that I mentioned last week. This is where we are looking for volunteers to help us with some tasks in the school grounds. We still need some more people, so if you are able to help, please click on the link below or contact the school office if you need any more information. 

Mrs Reynolds

Fairtrade Fortnight

On Wednesday, our Eco Warriors led school worship and shared with the rest of the school the important messages that Fairtrade Fortnight brings. They looked at some of the different crops and products that carry the Fairtrade symbol and how climate change is affecting farmers and their crops in different parts of the world.

They encourage everyone to look out for the Fairtrade symbol and choose Fairtrade whenever we can.

Next Week's 'Learning at a Glance'

Class-Led Worship - All year groups

We will be holding Bee and Ant class worships of the next couple of weeks. We would like to invite parents/carers to join in with the worship. Each class worship will be 9-9.30am. To book your ticket via EventBrite, please click the link below.

Bee Class (Thursday 9th March) Click here

Ant Class (Thursday 16th March) Click here

Wild World - Whole School

Thank you to those who have volunteered already. We are still looking for 3 more people to complete our team.

We will have our first session on the 17th March. This will include things like:

• removing grass from around new hedge plants
• tieing in the willow fence and mulching
• clearing paths for the children
• tending beds and some planting where appropriate.
• checking the composters and removing ready compost for the children to use

If you have an interest in gardening and would love to help, please register your interest here.

Waste Week -13th March-17th March - Whole School

Every year we take part in Waste Week which focuses on a different way to save resources and not waste them. This year’s campaign is putting the spotlight on reuse.

On Monday, the Eco Warriors will be meetings to discuss some ideas on what we can do as a school to support this campaign.

Easter Competitions

The details for the competition for each year group are shown below. We are planning to have an Easter Hat parade on the 29th at which the Year 2 children can show off their headgear to the rest of the school.

We would like the children to bring their entries in to school on Monday 27th March so that we can judge them on the 28th.

The categories are:

Reception - Easter Basket 

Create an Easter basket using recycled materials and using some of the symbols of Easter that you have been learning about.

Year 1 - Easter Garden 

An Easter garden is a traditional way of remembering what happened on Good Friday and usually includes a hill, as the bible says Jesus was crucified on a hilltop, three crosses, a stone to represent the stone across the entrance to the tomb. Some simple instructions for a garden are shown below.

Year 2 - Easter Hat

An Easter bonnet is any new hat worn traditionally on Easter Sunday. It is the tail end of an English tradition of wearing new clothes for Easter and is in keeping with the spirit of renewal and redemption at this time of the year.

For our Easter bonnets, we would like you to take the theme of renewal further by reusing and recycling materials for your hat. 

Morning drop-off - Whole school

We would like to remind all parents to please keep your children close to you while waiting for the school to open doors in the morning. Unfortunately some children have been banging on the door and window of the bungalow, which isn't very respectful for the people who live there.