2 years ago
Posted on 08th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

VE 80th Anniversary Celebrations in school

We celebrated VE Day 80 in school by wearing red white and blue or uniforms from service teams that we belong to. We sang the national song I vow to thee my country and watched clips about the special day.

Click here to see the special video clip made for this commemoration

We were lucky enough to be part of the VE mail project so have received a letter from Commander Eskdale aged 101. His letter details his role in the war, his memories of VE Day and a little bit about his career in the marines. Each class has created responses to him, either in the form of individual letters, cards or pictures. This is a wonderful project to participate in, our children are very proud of participating and I’m sure the veterans have delighted in sharing their stories with future generations.

Click here to read the letter we received

Below are some examples of our responses. We also plan to create a display to showcase these within school.

Class R embraced the VE Day celebratory atmosphere by making their own tea party food -some using ration worthy recipes! They made scones and jam tarts which they then enjoyed as a street party with tea sets and cake stands. They listened to wartime music, having delightful conversations with their peers.

In assembly we watched an informative video with photographs and clips from VE Day and interviews from people who remembered the day, one person shared his memories of delivering newspapers to share the news of the victory.

Gallery below showcases how we marked the occasion within school.

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

SAT’s testing next week

National tests take place for all Y6 pupils in state schools in England next week.

Monday – Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

Tuesday – Reading

Wednesday – Maths papers 1 & 2

Thursday – Maths paper 3

There will be some disruption to the usual school routines next week – later playtimes and possibly lunchtimes as we have to wait until the tests are completed, this is to ensure that we provide the Y6 pupils with the best possible chance of success. They are well prepared and ready to shine, we know that they will try their best, this is all we can ask for!

A reminder that Y6 pupils need to wear normal school uniform next week – hoodies cannot be worn in the tests. SATs breakfast will be provided, starting at 8.30am.

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Y5 Taster day at Thomas Adams School

Please see the information below which was sent out in paper form earlier this week.

The children are invited to spend the day at Thomas Adams School on 19th June, parents are asked to transport the children and provide a packed lunch. Please see Mrs Lyall if your child is entitled to free school meals and you would like our school kitchen to provide a packed lunch.

All families need to reply to the invitation by contacting Thomas Adams school directly, information regarding this is on the letter.

Please see Mrs Arnold or Miss Evans if you would like to discuss any elements of this day.

Yr5 Taster THURS 19th June Invite letter

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 9.5.25

Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.

Class R – Casey for sharing stories with his class friends. Well done Casey we are very proud of you.
Class 1 – Fraser for much improved effort in independent writing, well done!
Class 2 – Rupert for being a great role model in class, making great contributions and making a huge effort to improve his handwriting. Well done!
Class 3 – Arthur C for being a great learning influencer! Also increased effort in his writing to make it even more superb!
Class 4 – Leah for increased effort with her learning, well done!
Class 5 – Freddie, for a much improved attitude towards learning and contributing more in class.
Class 6 – Ollie M for his super attitude and diligent approach to learning. Well done, keep it up.
EY/KS1 Headteacher’s award – Phoebe in class 2 for her creative artwork representing Badgers House team in our lobby area – we finally have the full set! Thank you Phoebe.
KS2 Headteacher’s award – Bria in class 6 for being responsible and sensible and a kind friend to our younger pupils. Helping them to make the right choices and make good relationships.
Lunchtime award – Lucas in class 5 for showcasing great lunchtime manners.
Raffle ticket – Lenny in class 5.

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Celebrating Success. Book Worm 9.5.25

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.

Class R – Isla-Rose
Class 1 -Poppy B
Class 2 – Esmae
Class 3 – Ewan
Class 4 – Beatrice N
Class 5 – Lucas
Class 6 – Regan

Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.

Remember to keep up those good reading habits.

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Weekly House Points 9.5.25

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 99

Badgers = 81

Squirrels = 112

Foxes = 111

Well done to the Squirrels team this week.

2 years ago
Posted on 07th May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Change of uniform supplier

As from today (7.5.25) we have moved our uniform supplier from Stitchdesign to Mapac. Mapac used to provide the garments to Stitchdesign, so we are aiming to offer a more streamlined sustainable service by using the direct supplier.

Any outstanding orders will be fulfilled by Mapac in conjunction with Stitchdesign, please can all new orders be placed through Mapac using the link below.

www.mapac.com

2 years ago
Posted on 02nd May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Rock Steady concert

Well done to our Rock Steady Rock Stars who performed for school and their families this week. Playing with enthusiasm and confidence, a joy to see. A great start to our summer term!

2 years ago
Posted on 02nd May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Be prepared for the summer sun

Please can parents/carers ensure that children are fully equipped for their school day in the summer. Children need:

A sun hat.
A full water bottle containing only water – no juice please.
Sun cream already applied before school – staff cannot apply this throughout the day. Children can bring a roll on provided they can do this themselves, however this is not ideal as it can get messy! It also takes up their valuable playing time, so before school is more preferable.
Trainers in school for the mile run.

2 years ago
Posted on 02nd May 2025 by Penny Lyall

Headlice in school

We have been informed that a pupil is being treated for headlice in class 4. Please be vigilant and check your children’s hair regularly. Children can remain in school as normal, but we kindly ask that the headlice are treated to try to prevent the spread. Where possible, hair should ideally be tied up for school anyway, again this helps to prevent the spread in addition to helping children to focus without distractions in their face.