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.

• Passover Assembly

  Thu 16 Jun 2022 M Davis

  We welcomed our governor, Mrs Edward, to school today to talk to all of the children about the Jewish festival of Passover. 

   

  Mrs Edward brought many of the things her family uses at this festival to show us. She started by telling us the story of Moses and the reasons behind the festival of Passover. We especially enjoyed hearing about all the plagues!

   

  After this she showed is a cedar plate, and talked about what a Jewish family eat and do at the festival of Passover. We all had the opportunity to try some matza and a Jewish pudding with no flour in.

   

  A huge thank you to Mrs Edward for coming to talk to us about Passover. 

  

• RLT KS1 Athletics Festival

  Wed 15 Jun 2022 M Davis

  Our EYFS and KS1 children had a great time today at the RLT KS1 Athletics Festival at Corby Athletics Track. The weather was certainly very kind to us - if a little hot!

   

  Visiting the Athletics Track in Corby gave the children the experience of what it was like to be on a 'real' track for their running races, as well as providing plenty of space for other activities. There were a range of events for the children to take part in, from throwing and jumping, to obstacle and running races. 

   

  The children worked alongside children from other schools, and it was lovely to hear that our children were seen following our school rules and being kind and honest, with lovely manners, and cheering on children from other schools, as well as children from our own.

   

  A huge thank you to the staff who accompanied them from school, and to the people in the wider Trust who organised the day.

   

  There were many tired but happy faces when they returned to school and we are sure they will all sleep well tonight!

   

   

  

• African Drumming Workshops

  Mon 13 Jun 2022 M Davis

  On Monday, we welcomed Keba from the Rutland Music Hub to the school to teach us all a little bit of African Drumming.

   

  The day started with an introduction to African Drumming and the drums for the whole school, before each class had a workshop. Each class was able to practise different patterns on the Djembe and learn about the different sounds (bass and tone) that could be made by hitting different parts of the drum head. We learnt about where in Africa the drums and drumming patterns come from (West Africa), and a little about how the drums are made. 

   

  The children enjoyed the opportunity to make music together, and discovered the importance of being resilient and keeping going when things get tricky, as drumming is not as easy as it looks!

   

  The day ended with a performance by Cobalt and Navy classes to the younger children. The children had an amazing time, and would like to know when Keba can come again!

   

  A huge thank you to Keba for coming and sharing his expertise. See you again soon!

  

• A Wonderful Wheelbarrow!

  Sat 04 Jun 2022 M Davis

  Our gardening club have been working hard over the past few months to design a special Platinum Jubilee wheelbarrow for the Rutland County Show. 

   

  With the help of Mrs Hodges, the children grew plants and planted up a beautiful display, and we were very pleased to discover that we were awarded first place! 

   

  Our rosette has pride of place in school. A huge congratulations to all who contributed.

  

• Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

  Fri 27 May 2022 M Davis

  On Friday 27th May we held our celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee as we broke up for the holiday.

   

  The children spent the morning creating delicious items to share at our Jubilee picnic in the afternoon. Aqua class were in charge of crudities, Teal class made the sandwiches, and Navy and Cobalt classes were in charge of cakes. We were very lucky to have many generous donations from parents as well to ensure we had a fantastic feast!

   

  The school had been well decorated with bunting made by the children to celebrate the Queen's 70 Years on the throne.

   

  Our celebration afternoon began in the hall, where we shared two songs - 'Everywhere Around Me' and 'Children of the World' with our special visitor, Dr Sarah Furness, the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland. She shared with us her experience of meeting the queen, and then joined us for our picnic in the playground.

   

  Sandwiches, Crudities, cakes and accompanying food was all declared delicious and a good time was had by all!

   

  A recording of 'Children of the World' can be found in the 'about our school' section of the website.

  

• RLT Dance Festival

  Wed 25 May 2022 M Davis

  Our Year 4, 5 and 6 children all did a super job at the RLT Dance Festival on Wednesday night.

   

  After practising in our PE sessions, almost all of our Year 4,5,6 children represented the school and performed an amazing dance as part of the RLT Dance Festival. Not only did we get the opportunity to perform at Catmose theatre, but we also got the opportunity to see the dances from other schools and share in their hard work too.

   

  The children were not only fantastic in their performance, but also in the way they kept so quiet backstage! What superstars!

   

  Parents can see a film of the dance on ClassDojo.

• Visit to the Church

  Wed 25 May 2022 M Davis

  As part of their learning in RE, Aqua class enjoyed a visit up to Exton church yesterday. We had learnt about the key parts of a Christian church in our lesson the previous week, and went to see how many of these we could spot!

   

  The children enjoyed finding the font, pulpit, lectern, altar and cross. We also looked at the stained glass windows and the monuments inside the church. The children were great detectives and asked lots of questions about other things they spotted, such as the churchwarden's staffs and the door at the side of the sanctuary. 

   

  Although the children are used to visiting the church for our end of term services, they enjoyed the opportunity to explore their surroundings and take their time to really look at the building. We even learnt that it is important to look up when we visit places - we found some beautiful banners!

  

• EYFS Sports

  Wed 27 Apr 2022 M Davis

  Aqua class had a fantastic time at the RLT EYFS Multi-sports. They had the opportunity to try out lots of different sporting activities and there was some amazing concentration on some faces! As always, the children were impeccably behaved and were a credit to the school. After all the sporting fun, they had the opportunity to eat their lunch and play alongside children from the other RLT schools. A good time was had by all!

  

• New Outdoor Play Equipment

  Tue 19 Apr 2022 M Davis

  Our EYFS/ year 1 children are really enjoying their new outdoor play equipment!

   

  Funds were raised by the local community in Exton village over Christmas to replace some of our more tired outdoor equipment. These funds have been used to purchase a new tricycle and new building blocks to supplement the small set we already had.

   

  We are looking forward to being able to get out and enjoy our outside now that the weather is cheering up!

  

• Happy Easter

  Fri 15 Apr 2022 M Davis

  We had a fantastic end to Term 5, with our traditional 'Easter in a Day'.

   

  We started the day with our Easter Service, which began in school before all joining together in a 'walk of witness' following a cross up to Exton church. Once there, our year 5/6 children led us through the story of Holy Week, interspersed with songs to help tell the story. 

   

  Back at school it was time for egg painting ready for egg rolling in the afternoon. The children enjoyed rolling their hard boiled eggs to see whose would travel furthest down the school hall! It was then time to go outside and hunt for Easter eggs!

   

  What a great way to end the term!