We spent 2 days with Tim Rylands, an inspirational teacher who makes fantastic use of ICT and computer games to inspire children across the curriculum. On the first day Tim worked alongside all our teaching staff to introduce new ideas, techniques, programmes and gimmicks to helps us find new ways to inspire children to write. … Read more
What a great day we had at The Winter Wonderland! Saturday saw our second major fund raising event of the year – The Winter Wonderland! And guess what? Santa turned up and read stories to many of the children before giving them a present! It was extremely busy from the moment the doors opened at … Read more
This week has been very eventful once again. On Tuesday we went to Cadburys World. We had a very early start so we were all very tired on the coach some of us even fell asleep. We had to go to Birmingham so it was a long trip. When we got there everyone was so … Read more
For the eighth year in succession the school has got involved in Smile International’s Shoebox appeal. Smile International distribute Shoebox Christmas Presents to children in need regardless of gender, race, nationality or religious belief. They have been sending shoeboxes to disadvantaged children since 2001. A shoebox full of gifts means such a lot to the … Read more
Dear Parents, Suddenly we are at the end of an incredibly busy and very long half term. I have never known half term to occur so late! It was lovely to see so many of you during our Parent Consultations this week, I hope you all found the sessions informative. We have noticed quite a … Read more
Back in July, Iain and I presented our petition to the Council requesting a zebra crossing on Wymondley Road. We recently received a letter informing us that the Council will be undertaking a feasibility study. The feasibility study will assess the demand for a crossing in the location and whether such a facility would be … Read more
Dear Parents It is amazing how quickly time passes in school and how much has been going on just in the past 5 weeks. Many of you will have noticed my ‘presence’ at the school gates at the end of the day. I have received a number of complaints from local residents about parents blocking … Read more
We had a wonderful Harvest Festival this week. The pupils are asked to bring in an item of fresh produce and it is lovely to see many bringing in things grown at home. By bringing fresh produce we are making the children think about how the foods are grown and harvested. We had some children … Read more
Schools Fantasy Football League took a year off last season, but I am pleased to say it’s now back. Mrs Driver has again kindly agreed I can invite pupils, parents and teachers to enter into this seasons Fantasy League. This will be the fifth year the school has have taken part in the competition. Last … Read more
To register you team for free in the Schools Fantasy Football League, here are a few instructions. 1. Go to : www.schoolsfl.com and click the Register tab (just above where it says “Free to play”, to the right of Robin Van Persie) 2. Under where it says “You are 30 seconds away from setting up … Read more
