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Year 4 pupils encourage others to “Ban Single Use Plastic”

Y4 children have been quite concerned about plastic pollution and the use of single-use plastic in school.  They conducted their own research into how they could help prevent lots of plastic going into our bins and then land-fills and unfortunately sometimes into our oceans. Some of...

Christmas Lunch Day – Friday 10th December 2021

On Friday 10th December 2021 our cook and the kitchen staff will prepare a traditional Christmas lunch for all children and staff in school. The children can also choose to wear a Christmas jumper on this day to get into the festive spirit. In addition, there once...

School Council Deliver Climate Change Message

Eva and Scott are Year 6 members of our School Council. Last week they attended the Governing Body meeting where they delivered their own Powerpoint presentation on Climate Change to all governors. They were amazing! On Wednesday this week, they led assembly and shared their...

Welcome our new Eco Cops!

Welcome our new Eco Cops! They will be helping our school to become more eco friendly and encouraging out school to reduce, reuse and recycle....

Children’s Parliament at COP26

During the COP26 summit, one of our Year 6 students, Erin, was chosen to represent our school at the Children's Parliament as part of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. She took part in the debate and was chosen to ask a question to the parliament. The...

Year 3 visit Segedunum!

Today, Year 3 (Mrs Wall's class) visited Segedunum. This links with the topic 'The Romans'. In the morning, they carried out tasks to show they could be Celts (Ancient Britons). They made bracelets from wool, crushed wheat to make flour, used willow to weave as they...

Newsletter – September 2021

Message from Mrs Goodfellow & Our Governors It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all back for this school year and a very warm welcome to our new families who are joining us this year. We're all hoping for a more normal school year...

Reception 2022 Applications NOW OPEN!

If you have a child that is due to start Reception in September 2022, the online application portal is now open. The deadline for Reception applications is 15th January.   Apply online here ...

Baby & Toddler Group Returns!

  We are delighted to be able to resume our Baby & Toddler from Tuesday 14th September 2021! The group meets every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday during term time from 9:30 to 11:00 am, in the Community Room, where there are plenty toys, games, and activities...

Year 4B show off their poetic side!

Yesterday, Year 4B blew Mrs Wall away with their amazing skills in poetry. They worked extremely hard in small groups to create verses of a narrative poem based on a short film called 'The Catch'. The verses were then put together and the class performed...