What a fantastic part of the festive season! We want to send a huge thank you  to all the parents, carers, families, and friends who joined us for our School Christmas Fayre. Your support, enthusiasm, and good cheer made the event truly magical. It was wonderful to see the hall filled with smiling faces, excited children, and the joyful buzz that only comes at this time of year. From browsing the stalls to enjoying the games, treats, and activities, your presence helped create a welcoming, community-spirited atmosphere that we are so proud of. We are incredibly grateful for your continued support, and we look forward to celebrating more special moments together throughout the year. Wishing you all a joyful and festive season ahead!

Our children looked wonderfully festive in their Christmas jumpers today! It was lovely to see so many bright colours, fun patterns, and big smiles around the school. Thank you to everyone who took part and helped spread a little extra festive cheer! 🎅🧦❄️

Our Mini Foodies Club had a fantastic time this week making adorable (and delicious) reindeer pancakes! With fruit, chocolate spread, and lots of creativity, everyone crafted their own festive breakfast masterpiece.

We joined the Schools of Sanctuary Foundation’s Great Big Live Nativity  today along with many other schools from across the country. The children loved joining in with the actions, and we could hardly believe our eyes when a real donkey  appeared! It was a wonderful experience for everyone.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work our Nursery and Reception children have put into this year’s Nativity performance. They learned their lines beautifully and sang their songs with such enthusiasm and confidence. Well done to all of the children!

This week in Year 2, we have been continuing to write our very own stories inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk. We started by reading the traditional tale together and talking about the characters, the magical beanstalk, and the giant’s castle in the clouds. Then we asked ourselves: What if the story happened differently? We thought of new characters, different ways to get to the magical land in the clouds and different items for our character to take back to his Mum. Next week we will complete our stories. We cannot wait to share them with you—each one will be unique, creative, and full of imagination.

Year 5 had a wonderful time taking part in a multi-school carol service at the beautiful St Mary's Cathedral this week.

In science, we have been investigating whether people with longer femurs can jump further than those with shorter femurs. We carefully measured each person’s femur and then recorded how far they could jump. Everyone really enjoyed the investigation and used lots of the scientific vocabulary we’ve been learning to explain our results. Mr Marshall even helped us refine our jumping technique to make sure it was a fair test!

Nursery has had a great time doing activities based on the story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’. This included experiencing going through the long wavy grass, the deep cold river, the thick oozy, the big dark forest, the swirling whirling snowstorm and ending in the narrow gloomy cave to find the bear before running all the way back through everything to hide.

This week in Year 1, we have been bringing the story of the Annunciation to life using drama. The children explored the moment the Angel Gabriel visited Mary, thinking carefully about how each character might have felt. Through acting, they were able to deepen their understanding of this important story while building confidence and creativity. Everyone enjoyed stepping into character, working together, and sharing their scenes with the class.

This week the children have created a dramatic performance linked to the story of the Lambton Worm, bringing the legendary tale to life with plenty of energy and imagination. They worked together to explore the characters and practise expressive movements. Their enthusiasm shone through as they recreated key moments from the story, from the mysterious discovery of the worm to the heroic final battle. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they performed and shared their hard work with the class.