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.

• Year 4 TAG Rugby

  Fri 29 Mar 2019 M Davis
  Miss Bevins and Mrs Honan took an eager team of Year 4 TAG rugby players to the Rutland competition on Friday 29th March. There was great sportsmanship, and we have some fine rugby players developing! From some amazing sprints to the line to some quick 'tagging', the children played well as a team, supporting each other to some great results.

• RLT Year 2 Sports

  Tue 26 Mar 2019 M Davis
  Year 2 had a fantastic time on Tuesday meeting together with lots of other RLT schools for some sporting activities. They worked well with children from across the Trust in developing skills through games and activities. As ever, the children were great ambassadors for the school, and Miss Barker, Miss Bell and Mrs Honan were very pleased with how well they did. 

• Year 5/6 TAG Rugby

  Mon 25 Mar 2019 M Davis

  Our year 5/6 had a great time at the year 5/6 TAG rugby tournament on Monday 25th March. There was great team spirit and sportsmanship and it was great to be able to send two teams. Both teams played their best. Matches were won, drawn and lost - and a good time was had by all!

  Thank you to Mrs Ranson and Mrs Wingrove for accompanying the teams. 

• Osprey Assembly

  Tue 19 Mar 2019 M Davis

  This morning we were visited three experts from Rutland Water who came to talk to us about the ospreys who live there for half of the year.

   

  The session started with an assembly for the whole school where we learnt all about the size of an osprey and how to recognise one. We also learnt about how they hunt and catch fish. We then looked at a year in the life of an osprey, looking at where they live and how they travel from one place to another. We found out when chicks are hatched and how quickly the chicks grow and learn to fly. Our visitors also shared how each osprey that visits Rutland Water is tagged and numbered, and how some of the ospreys also carry trackers so that they can find out where in the world they are.

   

  After the assembly, cobalt class took part in a workshop to learn more about ospreys, including the different fish they like to eat.

   

  Did you know that you can be an osprey ambassador? More details are available from Rutland Water!

  

• Science Week

  Sat 16 Mar 2019 M Davis

  This week has seen a lot of investigating and finding out across the school as part of science week. 

   

  Our 'R' for this term is being resourceful. Mrs Davis kicked off the week with an assembly about being resourceful by asking questions. The children were encouraged to ask lots of questions this week and particularly to ask 'why'. This is what a good scientist does!

   

  Each afternoon began with a short science investigation or experiment. Amongst other things the children looked at exploding coke, investigating solids and liquids, investigating sound waves, and looking at what happens when you put skittles in milk! There are pictures on class pages on ClassDojo as well as the pictures below.

  

• World Book Day

  Thu 07 Mar 2019 M Davis

  What a fantastic time we had on World Book Day!

   

  The children all looked great in their costumes and it was lovely to see such a wide range of costumes, especially those who had been inventive creating costumes with what they had at home. 

   

  We started the day with a reading breakfast. It was lovely to be joined by so many parents and grandparents to share a book, some toast and a drink. There was a real buzz of enjoyment about the reading that was taking place. 

   

  Once the children were back in their classrooms, there were many different book day activities: from writing a story, to writing about favourite books and creating new book covers. Throughout the day, teachers swapped classes and shared different stories with the children. 

   

  In assembly we admired everyone's costumes and learnt a valuable lesson from the latest Mary Poppins film. Mrs Davis, dressed as Mary Poppins, introduced a clip with a song 'the cover is not the book', about how we should open a book to find out about the story, not just dismiss it if we don't like the cover.

   

  A huge thank you to Mrs Gould for organising the day and to parents for making costumes.

   

• Year 5/6 Warning Zone Visit

  Wed 06 Mar 2019 M Davis

  On Wednesday, year 5 and 6 spent the day at Warning Zone in Leicester. Warning Zone is a life-Skills Centre and children safeguarding charity who work with children towards the end of their primary school to catch them at a key transition in their life. As the children have more independence, they become responsible for their actions, behaviour and the decisions they make - both offline and online. At Warning Zone, the children are educated on understanding risks and consequences, peer pressure and anti-social behaviour amongst other things. 

   

  The children spent the morning looking at e-safety and keeping themselves safe on-line. This included how to behave on-line and developing an awareness of who they are talking to.

   

  The afternoon was spent in the 8 safety learning zones. Here the children learnt about road safety, water safety, staying safe around electricity, building sites and railways and about the dangers of taking short cuts.

   

  The children came back full of ideas and ways to keep themselves safe. A huge thank you to the Windmill House Trust for sponsoring our visit.