Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Amazing Achievement for Year 6 Pupils
Tue 30 Apr 2024WOW! What an phenomenal achievement!
This week two of our Year 6 pupils, Harvey and Sophia, have tipped over into 1000 dojos and have earned their Platinum Dojo Award.
Well done to both of them. We look forward to seeing how many dojos they have by the end of the school year!
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Golden Book Children of the Week
Mon 29 Apr 2024Congratulations to all of our children this week.
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My 'SMART' Achievement of the Week
Wed 24 Apr 2024Well done to Harvey in Year 6 for completing an Open University course on Neighbourhood Nature.
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My 'SMART' Achievement of the Week
Mon 22 Apr 2024Well done to Beattie in Year 3 on achieving her Gold Award from bronwies after completing all of her badges.
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Golden Book Children of the Week
Mon 22 Apr 2024Well done to all of our Golden Book children this week.
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Ahoy There M’Hearties!
Thu 18 Apr 2024Children in Chicks Class enjoyed a Stupendous Start to their ‘Commotion in the Ocean’ topic.
It was all hands-on deck for the day. Our pirates arrived ready for action. They all looked fabulous in their costumes and we had a full crew of shipmates all ready and looking shipshape for sailing. Never before has there been a whole ‘ship’ full of pirates with smiles on their faces!
During the day the children counted their treasure, used the small world to create wonderful pirate stories, sand pirate songs, painted pirates and built their own ship!
In the afternoon the children went on an adventure. We found a treasure map and followed it around the world to find the gold. First the map took us to the jungle where we had to tip toe past sleeping lions. Next, we sailed to Polynesia where the children could Hula dance with Lei ‘flower garland’ necklaces. From there, we travelled to Antarctica and met some penguins. The voyage wasn’t without its hazards as the children sailed through a storm and watched a volcano erupt. Luckily no one had to walk the plank (phew!) Finally, the children reached their destination by following some beautiful parrots. They took paces north, east, south and west and started digging till they found a treasure chest full of bounty which could be shared…yummy!
The children made a fine crew and we were very proud of all our pirates!
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Climbing Mountains in Our Learning
Wed 17 Apr 2024The children from year 2-5 were so privileged to have had the opportunity to meet an extraordinary mountaineer named Nigel Vardy today. He gave us first hand experience of his journey to Mount McKinley almost 25 years ago, one of the toughest climbs in the world. We were shocked and inspired by his life-changing journey. A journey that resulted in him almost losing his life and leaving him with life-altering frostbite injuries.
He taught us the importance of researching several sources when learning new information. We learnt that time was essential when exploring the mountains, the weather can be unpredictable. We wondered what food we could eat on the mountains, chocolate would be good but it could break our teeth in –30 degrees. When mountaineering you are ‘absolutely reliant on each other.’ Nigel and his team decided to choose a remote path. He taught us how important it is to make our own decisions and that mistakes need to happen for us to learn.
Nigel showed us his expedition diary that he wrote in every day and still does to this day. Nigel has written a diary for everyday.
‘Don’t get left out in the cold. Be the person who wants to know more. Be the person to ask questions.’
He showed us the devastating injuries that he encountered. We were aghast to learn that even in his hospital bed he was working whilst learning to walk again.
He said to himself ‘ I will climb again.’ He turned his ideas into reality. He will return to Alaska this year to document his expedition and more importantly to thank all of the people who helped him recover.
His final message was ‘Be the best that you can be.’ A message that we share as part of our school ethos and will continue to help us thrive in our new learning.
