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 3 Key Steps 2 Gymnastics

  Wed 22 Jan 2020 M Davis

  We were very proud of our year 3 children at the gymnastics competition. We may be a small school, and this may be one of our smallest year groups, but we are mighty!

   

  There are not many schools that can claim that they take their entire year group to a competition like this - but we can! Our team of four did a fantastic job after practising over the past few weeks with Mrs Ranson. Everybody did their best, and there were some great personal achievements, including children who completed new movements for the first time in the competition itself - just the right time to master a new skill!

   

  The children took part in three disciplines: body management, floor and vault. The children had to remember routines linking different movements, with no support, and then complete two vaults. Despite some nerves, all of the children should be proud of how they got on.

   

  During the awards ceremony at the end we discovered that Chloe had come 2nd in the vault, then the team placings were announced. We were so proud to discover that we had come 2nd overall - a real team achievement.

   

  Thank you to year 3 for all their hard work, and to Mrs Ranson for teaching them the routines. Mrs Davis had a fantastic morning accompanying them, and was very proud of them all. 

  

• African Drumming

  Fri 17 Jan 2020 M Davis

  On Friday morning, Cobalt Class spent the morning developing their musical skills through an African Drumming workshop, led by Keba from Rutland Music. It is always a pleasure to welcome Keba into school! His boundless enthusiasm for African drumming and skill in sharing this with the children is amazing.

   

  The children had the opportunity to play a variety of different African drums, developing different rhythmic patterns and building these together to create some fantastic music. 

   

  We look forward to welcoming Keba back again another year to share his knowledge with some more children.

  

• RE Day - What is belief?

  Tue 14 Jan 2020 M Davis

  On Tuesday the whole school spent the day exploring the idea of belief in a series of different activities. The big questions was: 'What does it mean to have a belief?'

   

  The day started with a whole school assembly where we talked about different world faith's and began to explore what belief is. We were also reminded that belief is personal, and that throughout the day we would need to respect the differing beliefs of others.

   

  The children then spent an hour in each classroom exploring differing ideas around the theme.

   

  In Aqua Classroom there were a variety of activities linked to exploring what belief or faith meant to the children. The children heard some of the words of Greta Thunberg, who believes that everyone can make a difference in the world. This led to activities including: an exploration of what we could change in the world;  a 'tree of hope' where the children could write their thoughts, hopes or prayers; using resources to create a beautiful world, reflecting on travelling through life; and thinking about people who might need our thoughts.

   

  In Teal Classroom the children explored belief through art work, reviewing other people's ideas about belief through art and then using these as a stimulus to create their own artwork entitled 'What is belief?'

   

  In Cobalt Classroom the children were exploring what we can learn from different faiths. They heard three stories from different faiths with a shared theme(the importance of sharing and not being greedy). The children worked together to identify the shared theme and then discuss what it meant to each faith and to them. It led to discussions about different faiths, or people with differing beliefs having shared values, and that we can share a value without having the same belief. 

   

  At the end of the day the children came together to talk about what they had found out and to reflect on how belief is important to so many people, but that these beliefs may differ.