Read below to find out more about some of the different activities we have been getting up to; from sporting and musical activities, to visitors and 'wow' days. We are looking forward to helping our children 'explore and grow' further in 2023-24.

• Passover Assembly

  Thu 28 Apr 2016 M Davis

  On Thursday we welcomed Mrs Linda Edwards into school to talk to us about her Jewish faith and tell us about the festival of Passover. Mrs Edwards is one of our governors and we always look forward to her visits!

   

  Mrs Edwards explained to us all the story of Passover and how the Jewish people escaped. We heard about the ten plagues, and discovered that there are quite a lot of first born children in our school! She showed us her special Seder plate and talked about all of the items it contained and their significance. We were able to taste some matzah, which is a bit like a cracker. Mrs Edwards told us what she and her family had done for their meal last Friday to mark the beginning of Passover. Some of us thought that playing hide and seek looking for the Afikoman (one of the matzah) sounded a lot of fun.

   

  At the end of the assembly Mrs Edwards shared some cinnamon cakes with us, which are made without using any flour.

   

  Thank you for coming to share your faith with us Mrs Edwards, we really enjoyed finding out about the Jewish religion.

   

   

  

• KS2 Church Visit

  Mon 25 Apr 2016 M Davis

  Key Stage 2 walked up to St Peter and St Paul church in Exton on Monday to look at the building and meet with Marcus, the vicar, as part of their RE topic looking at places of worship.

  Marcus spent some time with the children making sure that they knew all the different places in the church and their significance, before showing the children what happens in a Baptism Service.

  There were some very perceptive questions for Marcus, before the children spent time looking more closely at the features of the building. They were then able to spend some time choosing something that interested them that they were then able to sketch. There were some beautifully detailed drawings which will be on display in the classroom in the near future.

  Thank you to Marcus for finding the time to spend with us, and to Mrs Lowe for organising the visit.

  
   

  

• The Queen's 90th Birthday Party

  Thu 21 Apr 2016 M Davis

  As part of their topic on Monarchs, Class 1 invited Key Stage 2 to join them in a birthday party for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

  The weather was kind, and we were able to set you tables outside.

  Class 1 spent the morning making sandwiches and icing cakes for the birthday tea, as well as making crowns and place mats.

  At half past two we all met in the playground for our birthday tea. Seated around a long table, we sang 'Happy Birthday' to Her Majesty before enjoying jam, cheese, cheese spread and chocolate spread sandwiches, crisps, cakes and some of Mrs Fowler's toffee crisp. There was even jelly to finish with.

  We ended the meal by singing the National Anthem and having three cheers for the Queen.

  A huge thank you to Mrs Fowler, Mrs Jagger, Mrs Heywood and Miss Lynch for organising the picnic. We hope the Queen had as good a day as we did!

  
   

  

• Prayer Space

  Wed 20 Apr 2016 M Davis

  Marcus came to join us for our assembly this morning to officially open our Prayer Space at the rear of the school hall.

  Cathy Dyson and our Faith Council have been working hard to create a space where children can come to spend time in quiet reflection, a place where they can think and pray if they wish. There is space to sit, fairy lights, a prayer wall, a prayer book and quiet activities to complete when in the prayer space.

  We look forward to being able to use this area and to developing a similar area outside in the coming months.

  

• Quicksticks Hockey

  Tue 19 Apr 2016 M Davis

  Weren't we lucky with the weather for the Quicksticks Hockey tournament?! We were really proud of all of the children who went to Uppingham today to represent the school in the year 3/4 and year 5/6 Rutland Quicksticks Hockey tournament.

   

  The year 3/4 event took place during the morning, and Mrs Wardle was very proud of how the team worked together to do their best. There was some great defence and lots of attempts at scoring goals.

   

  In the afternoon Mrs Davis was there to support the year 5/6 team. A big thank you to Ella for staying to play for year 5/6 to make up our team numbers. The children worked together really well, and quickly learnt from their early mistakes. We were very pleased to come second in our group which meant we were put through to play in the second round. We learnt that we needed to be a bit more confident in attacking the ball, so we had a quick 'roar' before we started each game! Georgia thinks we should create an 'Exton Hacka'! Watch this space! We were very proud to come 8th overall out of the 14 teams that attended.

   

  As ever all the children were fantastic company, a credit to the school and showed excellent sportsmanship. The unexpected sunshine was a bonus!

  

• KS2 Brazil Day

  Tue 12 Apr 2016 M Davis
  What an exciting end to a topic! KS2 spent the first week of term putting the finishing touches to their topic on Brazil.

   

  Celebrations came to a head on Tuesday with a chance to be part of a home-grown Samba band, as well as craft activities and some cookery. Mrs Davis led a Samba session using the Rutland Music Hub Samba kit. We learnt about putting different rhythms together to create polyrhythms, about ostinato rhythms, and how Samba bands are led using signals from a whistle (or Apito). The hardest part was keeping a steady pulse: once we had mastered this we found it much easier!

   

  In the afternoon Mrs Lowe helped the children cook some tradition Brazilian coffee biscuits.

   

  By the end of the week Mr Marks had helped the children put the finishing touches to their models of carnival floats, which enabled the children to develop both their art and DT skills.

   

  It was a great way to end a topic and a lot of fun was had by all.