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 2025-26.

• Egyptian Day

  Tue 18 Jun 2024 M Davis

  When you can't get to a museum, the next best thing is to get a museum experience in! However, our Egyptian day was more than just a museum visit. The children from Teal and Cobalt classes had the opportunity to meet an Egyptian embalmer, who took them through the process of embalming a body - it was quite gory!

   

  There were then a range of activities to be done throughout the day, including writing on papyrus, playing Egyptian games and exploring Egyptian artefacts. The children also worked in groups to use currency to build an Egyptian town. They had to choose how to spend their money, and then see how well their town fared against unpredicted world events!

   

  A huge thank you to Mrs Redshaw for arranging the day and to Historic Workshops for facilitating all of the activities. 

• RLT Writing Competition

  Fri 14 Jun 2024 M Davis

  This year, every pupil took part in the RLT 500 words writing competition, from our youngest EYFS children to the children in year 6. The children all did an amazing job, and parents can see the product of their hard work in the books in the entrance hall, which contain all of their writing. 

   

  Each year the staff have a hard job selecting just one piece of writing for each year group, to put forward to the RLT competition, where just one winning piece is chosen for each year group from all of the schools. In the photographs you can see the pieces of work put forward for each year group.

   

  A huge congratulations to Seth, who was the winning entry for the whole of RLT for Year 5.

  

• KS2 Athletics

  Wed 12 Jun 2024 M Davis

  Years 3-6 set off full of excitement for a day of athletics in Corby for the RLT KS2 Athletics Festival. There were a range of activities for the children to take part in, including field and track events. Children had the opportunity to practice their throwing and jumping skills, as well as run a variety of distances around the track. 

   

  We were very proud of all the children for taking part, and doing their best. It was lovely to see children encouraging each other, and cheering others on from the stands inbetween their own events. 

   

  We came away with 15 medals - not bad for the second smallest school in the trust!

• African Drumming Workshops

  Mon 10 Jun 2024 M Davis

  On 10th June we were very pleased to welcome Ollie from the Music Hub to the school to teach everyone about African drumming. He led a series of workshops over the day for each class, and was very impressed with the children's sense of rhythm and pattern. Well done everyone!

   

  We finished the day with a performance from Cobalt class to the rest of the school to demonstrate all we had learnt about ostinati, call and response, syncopation, rhythm and pattern.

   

  Thank you to the music hub for a wonderful day!

  

• KS1 RLT Athletics

  Fri 07 Jun 2024 M Davis

  The KS1 RLT Athletics festival took place at Corby Stadium again this year. The KS1 event is a more relaxed event, where children get the opportunity to try our various skills, and experience what it is like to run on a track and jump into a real sandpit. The children did an amazing job, and were great sportsmen and women. Well done to everyone for being brave and trying some new activities. 

• RLT Dance Show

  Wed 22 May 2024 M Davis

  On Wednesday, Cobalt class took part in the annual RLT Dance Show at Catmose College. This year we were dancing to 'Believer', with strong movements and additional floor drumming. 

   

  The children did an amazing show, with great confidence - and it was great to see almost all of the class taking part. 

   

  Well done to all concerned, and thank you to Mrs Larratt and Mrs Creed for accompanying the children.

• Pilgrimage to Peterborough

  Tue 21 May 2024 M Davis

  Tuesday saw the whole school depart from Exton on a coach for our pilgrimage to Peterborough Cathedral. A pilgrimage is literally 'a journey', and there was much excitement from our younger children about travelling on a coach!

   

  The day had been put together for us by the education team at Peterborough Cathedral to help the children understand more about their diocesan cathedral and its history, and to understand a little more about what it means to be a church school. 

   

  In the morning the younger children used bricks, pictures, material and other resources to recreate our journey to Peterborough Cathedral from Exton in the aisles of the cathedral. They also had the opportunity to create their own bishop's mitres.

   

  Meanwhile, in other parts of the cathedral, the older classes took part in a trio of activities to create pilgrim badges; to understand more about the role of the bishop and what the diocese is; and to find out more about the history of the cathedral and the buildings that preceded it. 

   

  After a quick lunch, it was time to explore some of our learning through art activities, with Aqua class making smudge art using some of the symbols they had seen around the church. Teal and Cobalt classes explored the cathedral building, looking for different shapes of interest, and then created pastel and ink art to create their own cathedral shape. 

   

  The day concluded with a shared collective worship in the nave of the church, where Canon Tim led us in readings and prayers, and we raised the roof with our singing.

   

  Thank you to the cathedral team for putting the day together for us - we certainly have a better understanding of the cathedral as our 'mother church'. 

   

  It was great to have so many lovely comments from both the volunteers at the cathedral, and from the public who were sharing the space, about how beautifully behaved and polite the children were.

   

  We look forward to visiting the cathedral again in the future.

  

• EYFS RLT Multiskills Festival

  Mon 20 May 2024 M Davis

  The EYFS children had a fantastic morning at the RLT Multiskills festival alongside EYFS children from other RLT schools. 

   

  The morning took the format of a 'round robin' of activities for each group to visit, with activities such as bouncing balls, balancing a ball on a bat and jumping.

   

  The children enjoyed all of the activities and were a credit to the school and their parents.

• Harriet and her Harp

  Thu 02 May 2024 M Davis

  A huge thank you to Harriet Flather for bringing her harp in to help with Teal class's science topic this week. As well as helping the children explore the science of sound and how it is made, she also performed for the rest of the school. The children really enjoyed seeing a real harp and hearing it played by an expert!

  

• Aqua Class Theatre Visit

  Tue 23 Apr 2024 M Davis

  Aqua Class enjoyed a visit to Uppingham Theatre to see a musical version of 'Charlie Cook's Favourite Book' by Julia Donaldson.

   

  Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it – it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if she read a book about a pirate, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading a book about a knight…

   

  Alongside children from other primary schools, we delved delve into a range of books with Charlie Cook, brought to life with puppetry and enchanting songs. Eventually, alongside Charlie's sister, we discovered the wonderful world inside a book…

   

  A huge thank you to Uppingham School for hosting the production and inviting us to see it. The children all had a fantastic time, enjoying not only the theatre experience, but also having a trip out on a coach and seeing the sights of Rutland on the way!