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 5/6 Basketball

  Wed 12 Oct 2022 M Davis

  Well done to our year 5/6 Basketball team for a valiant effort at the RLT Basketball tournament. 

   

  There was some great teamwork to get the ball to the basket to score, and great sportsmanship between the teams. 

   

  We may not have won, but you came away with your heads held high, having developed some new skills.

   

  Well done!

• RLT Language Day

  Tue 11 Oct 2022 M Davis

  Four children from year 5/6 went to join others from across the Rutland Learning Trust on Tuesday in developing their language skills. 

   

  The children had a fantastic day exploring lots of different languages and looking at connections between them.

   

  Activities during the day included:

   

  • Introducing themselves in French, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish and Swahili!
  • Decoding French sentences to find out facts about each other, by playing “Find someone who…”
  • Exploring numbers in 8 different languages and trying to match up all the different ways of saying a given number, categorising them into languages that stem from Latin, those that stem from Saxon and those that are totally different (Greek and Mandarin!)
  • Meeting Minimus the Latin Mouse and finding out about the Roman Invasion of Britain and Vindolanda.
  • Singing a traditional Zulu song. 
  • Learning about writing in Roman Britain and making their own “wax tablets” (from plasticine) to write on with styluses.
  • Cracking some codes using the Greek alphabet (and writing our answers or our names on our tablets!)
  • Learning an Italian song about animals, and using bilingual dictionaries to find the meaning of the different movements that the animals made.

   

  The children each left with a pack of all the activities they had done, as well as some extras to try at home if they wish. 

   

  A huge thank you to Mrs Honorez for organising the day.

• Year 5/6 Visit to Warning Zone

  Thu 06 Oct 2022 M Davis

  Yesterday our year 5/6 children joined with Uppingham CE Primary school to visit Warning Zone. Warning Zone is a Leicester based charity dedicated to teaching life-skills and safeguarding children.

   

  They aim to educate young people on understanding risks, peer pressure, anti-social behaviour and consequences. With the Internet and online presence being so widely accessed from young age, their new E-Safety zone also educates children on cyber-bullying, grooming, scammers and much more.

   

  The children had a great day exploring taking risks and the consequences of their decisions. Mrs Larratt was particularly impressed with how well the children asked questions and thought about each scenario.

   

  Hopefully the visit has equipped the children with the skills they need as they move towards secondary school and become more independent.

• RLT Spelling Bee

  Wed 05 Oct 2022 M Davis

  Over the past few weeks the children have all been working hard to learn their words for the RLT Spelling Bee and after some in-school participation, we had a semi-finalist to put forward for each year group from year 1-6. 

   

  Well done to Violet, Abigail, Lyla, Seth, Fenton and Mia for representing the school - we know the competition was hard and that many year groups ended up with a 'sudden death' round in order to chose those who went to the live final. A particular well done to Abigail for representing the school at Uppingham for the final for her year group - what a super-star!

   

  Most importantly, well done to all those who gave the spelling bee a go - we know that not everyone finds spelling easy, so it was lovely to see everyone trying their best to improve on their own scores. What a great team!