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As a school we plan out the themes and areas we want to explore in collective worship for the year but this term I have changed this slightly. I’ve been exploring with children their ideas about things they would like to explore and during this week we discussed the effects of littering because it is something they raised. We discussed the impact of plastic in particular in the environment and then that we can each carry this into action, if each of us is more careful with rubbish then we would have no litter on our site. This is an important principle of our collection worship that have discussed something together, the children leave with something to consider. In Class 3, two children really took this forward and wanted to do some litter picking to clear our site – I gave them some equipment and they diligently made a difference!
Class 2 really enjoyed their trip on Tuesday to SeaCity museum in Southampton where they learned all about the Titanic. They have already learned a lot in class so could apply their understanding to the things they saw. They had a couple of workshops with centre staff who got them to explore artefacts and hands on activities about the ship. They also looked at all the exhibits, such as in the pictures above. Today in school they had a ‘Titanic Day’ which meant they could re-enact much of what they have understood. This experiential learning is a key part of their historical skills and how they start to understand different periods in time, outside of their lifetime, and start to build a sense of chronology about the past.
There was huge excitement earlier in the week when it snowed. The children enjoyed running around outside whilst flakes came down; all assuming deep snow drifts would soon form. Of course they didn’t but the light flurry we had later that evening lasted for a few days and was still a point of stimulus and interest for many. Class 1 in particular have also been exploring ice and have left containers out overnight to see what shapes the water freezes into!
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you all had a good Christmas break. It has definitely felt a bit of a shock returning to school so early in January, perhaps the wet, dark mornings have made this feel worse – not that this has stopped the children excitedly sharing stories of presents, elves and visits by Father Christmas!
The rain was torrential yesterday, I’m sure many of you had an awkward journey home, at least the weather is reported to be getting much colder next week so hopefully this will bring a break from the relentless rain of the last few weeks – coats, hats and gloves definitely needed next week!
At the end of a busy week of Christmas excitement, hopefully the church carol service gives us a more spiritual, peaceful close!
It has been an emotional day for different reasons though today, because of the goodbyes. Goodbye to Mrs Howes and Mrs Owusu have both been fabulous LSAs, supporting and encouraging the children over their time with us.
And to Miss Olver who joined us 9 years ago has given all of her energy, expertise and enthusiasm to so many classes and children. When she first joined, she immediately threw herself into the wider life of the school and that hasn’t changed as she has embraced new responsibilities. It is part of the natural cycle of things that she leaves us, now ready to lead her own school as headteacher and I know she will be amazing!
I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy a good break as well!
It’s definitely starting to feel a bit more Christmassy this week – Christmas songs being sung, decorations on the tree and lots of excited chatter from the children! With productions, events and Carol Service all happening next week, please scan the Newsletter carefully to make sure you don’t miss anything.
With only two weeks left in school the signs of Christmas are growing – and we even had flakes of snow yesterday! The first Sunday of Advent is over the weekend (the 3rd) which really starts the season properly. We will therefore be putting up the Christmas tree in the hall on Monday and we would like to invite the children to help decorate it with decorations they have made at home. This year we would like lots of colourful baubles – children could decorate circles of card or fold circles together to make 3D or make pom-poms – in fact any media but circular or spherical. Don’t forget something to hang with and not too big – about 10cm maximum. Children can bring in next week and hang on the tree!
Over the last few weeks, I have been showing around prospective families for a September 2024 start, around our school. So many of them have said they wanted to come and visit because of the kind, positive things you have told them as neighbours, friends or contacts – thanks for recommending us!
At this time of year, I also start to think about which pre-school siblings will be starting but it’s really hard to work out which year some children may start. I wonder if you could help me. Please could you mention to me / drop us an email to confirm if you have a younger child due to start in September 2024, 2025 or 2026. My thanks in advance!
Today has been all about supporting ‘Children in Need’. Everyone was in a good mood as they arrived, not just because it was such a sunny start and also a Friday – but wearing their own clothes gave the children a lovely opportunity to show their personality and chat about their ‘best top’ and so on. Throughout the week children have been completing ‘Bearpees’ and today finished their set – as a school we easily met the challenge of over 1000 having being completed!
We have already raised a staggering £434 – thanks to everyone for being so generous. Sponsorship forms can be returned next week if you are planning to collect over the weekend.
In aid of Children in Need.