Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• A Christmassy Week At Upham!

  Fri 20 Dec 2019
  It has been the most Christmassy week! We had a lovely Christmas lunch on Tuesday. FUS kindly provided the crackers (many thanks) which the children all really enjoyed and, as you can see from the photo above, the hats were proudly worn. Class 1 and 2 children had also made and decorated their own crowns too! Christmas parties were lots of fun on Wednesday with games and activities, culminating in Christmas dancing in the hall. With Christmas cards and lots of singing, the festive atmosphere has been building. So, it is fitting that we end the term later at the church where we turn our attention to the spiritual meaning of this time of year.

• Fantastic Festive Performances From All Classes!

  Fri 13 Dec 2019

  I hope everyone enjoyed the fabulous performances yesterday, a real injection of Christmas spirit, despite the gloomy weather. Class 1 started the day off with their version of the Christmas story ‘The Inn-Keeper’s Breakfast’. So many parents commented they couldn’t believe how confidently their children had performed! Class 2 then treated us to ‘Tinsel and Tea-towels’ a clever play-within-a-play. They all participated really well and told the story brilliantly! Finally Class 3 and 4 put together an extravaganza with ‘Bethlehem – The Musical’. An incredibly complex play with so much music, dance, choreography and opportunities to perform – everyone did amazingly well in working together to make it work so well. I’m sure you will agree our school staff have worked hard in encouraging the children and building their confidence to achieve so highly!

• Year 6 Elections

  Fri 06 Dec 2019

  If I use the word ‘election’ in my opening sentence I suspect many of you will switch off – bear with me! The children have very strong views about the election – I was talking in assembly this week about how our parliamentary systems works and asked them what they would want to change about life. They gave such developed answers I thought they should run with this. I have therefore challenged some year six children to stand in our own election. They are producing their own manifesto promises based on the areas we discussed which we will share with everyone next week. They will stand for their own designed parties; many already have teams of backers! This will lead to an election next week. I’ll let you know how it develops!