We hope you have had a restful half term.

 

As we enter our final half term of the year, we'll be focussing on a learning behaviour each week. Our theme this week is 'Responsibility'- particularly thinking about being responsible for our actions- both good and bad!

 

On Monday, Mr Applegate leads our assembly. Our Anvil choir are practising at St Mark's Primary School for the day.

On Tuesday morning, our Year 5 pupils take part in taster sessions at Cranbourne. Our Year 3 and 4 pupils are take part in activities with children from St John's Primary school, on the theme of friendship.

On Thursday, our Y3 pupils continue to support Y2 pupils by having story time and break time at the infant school.

We finish the week on Friday by practising for Sports Day in the morning, followed by our celebration assembly after lunch.

It was great to have Janet talk to us yesterday about the world of Human Resources, and how as a child, she learned skills and attitudes that help her now both in life and in work.

 

The Y5 and Y6 rugby team did themselves and the school proud at a 
tournament on Tuesday. Despite the rain, the mood was brightened with 
improved performances as the day went on. Tries were scored in every 
game with the team winning twice.

A huge well done to our Year 6 pupils who completed their SATs tests last week. There's still a lot of work to do in the coming weeks, but we are very proud of them. I must also say thank you to our Year 6 team, who have put in an incredible amount of work and effort this year to support our pupils.

 

It was great to have Fran from IBM visit us last Wednesday; she inspired our pupils about life in the world of work. This week, we welcome Janet, who works in Human Resources for a large national company.

On Monday, Mr Taylor from Planet Sport leads our assembly, talking about our new initiative to have Planet Sport lead sporting activities during lunchtimes. Child will also be signing up for our Diploma Day on Friday morning.

On Tuesday, we have our singing assembly.

On Wednesday, we wish our Yr5/6 Rugby team good luck as they take part in a Basingstoke Tournament run by Hampshire Police.

On Friday, we have our Diploma morning. Children take part in an activity that aims to develop their learning behaviours, learning a new skill, with children from other year groups. Activities that the children can chose from include cooking, animation, crafts, knitting, football, rounders, making torches, wacky races, ninja men and rocket fingers!

Have a great week!

The results of our survey in March have now come in, and you can see them attached. They make quite interesting reading!

The consultation on Tuesday 12th May regarding the proposed expansion of the infant and junior school was well attended. Generally, people were positive about the expansion proposals, as long as the implications for additional traffic were carefully considered and planned for. Lots of creative ideas were put forward by residents and parents, and these ideas will be taken forward by the council as part of their planning application.

In school, we’ll be looking at how to improve the traffic situation, thinking creatively and positively to make a difference in our community!

As we approach the warmer seasons, please could you ensure that your child's jumper has his/her name on it with permanent pen or sewn on label. We are gathering quite a collection in our lost property, and with no names, it's tricky to find their owners! Thank you.

We wish our Year 6 pupils all the very best as they take their SATs this week. They have been working so hard towards them, and it's definitely their chance to shine!

 

We also hope to have a guest from IBM on Wednesday, speaking to us about the world of work. We really sense that the children have become more inspired about their futures, and how school supports them in creating opportunities even at this young age.

Other than that, it's a fairly normal week!

We pleased to say that the winning idea was from Class 5S, who put forward the idea of  creating a long jump pit at school. The children will now be working with Mrs Webber to get it installed as quickly as possible!