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.

• Carols Around the Tree

  Fri 05 Dec 2025 M Davis

  A huge thank you to all those who braved the weather for carols round the tree in Exton. We turned the lights on, then retreated to the dry of the school hall for our carol singing around the piano instead! This is the first time in my memory that we have been 'rained off' - but it was lovely that everyone came up to the school to share in some carols in the warm and dry instead. Just under £28 was received in donations towards school activities. 

• A Trip to the Dam

  Tue 02 Dec 2025 M Davis

  One of the joys of being a small school, is that a class can fit on a minibus, enabling us to take children out on local trips!

   

  Today Aqua class went to see the dam at Rutland Water. They have been reading a book about a dam in their English, and have been learning all about Rutland Water as part of the local history topic. What a great way to round off their learning (and there may have been a sneaky visit to the playpark too!)

  

• Cobalt Class Museum Visit

  Fri 28 Nov 2025 M Davis

  Cobalt Class had a fab morning learning about the Home Front in Rutland during World War 2 as a way to round off their World War II topic. The children were amazing and showed off all their knowledge about the war, as well as learning more about gas masks, digging for victory and life on the home front. There was also an opportunity to look at some of the other things in the museum.

   

  A huge thank you to the Rutland Museum for hosting us, and to the Friends of Rutland County Museum and Oakham Castle for funding the transport.

  

• Aqua Class Village History Walk

  Mon 24 Nov 2025 M Davis

  As part of their history and geography work, Aqua class went for a walk around the village, following a map and spotting how Exton has changed. We found the two schools (one of which Mrs Almond went to), the well - where people got their water and we noticed the different brick used in old and new houses. Somewhat confusingly, the house labelled as an old drug store, is actually the old school! The sign was left behind when the village was used as a film set, and has remained ever since!

   

  Back at school they then painted what they believe the village would have looked like.

  

• Children in Need

  Fri 14 Nov 2025 M Davis

  Despite the rain, we had a fantastic day raising money for Children in Need, organised by our school council. 

   

  Games were moved into the hall, and there was a successful cake sale and cake raffle, as well as a non-uniform day. 

   

  A huge £171 was raised for the charity.

  

• Supporting Anxiety at Home

  Wed 12 Nov 2025 M Davis

  This week we hosted an anxiety workshop for parents, led by Sue Parsons, who is working with school across the Rutland Learning Trust to support children's behaviour and social, emotional and mental health needs.
  The workshop was a relaxed session where parents could find support in helping their child with any anxieties they may be experiencing and have some time to share, reflect and learn simple strategies to help support their child. Sue truly is a font of knowledge and provided lots of useful help and ideas.

   

• Remembrance Day

  Tue 11 Nov 2025 M Davis

  On 11th November, Cobalt Class went down to the Exton War Memorial to share in the village Act of Remembrance. This annual event is a great opportunity for the school to join with the local community to remember those who have died in warfare from the surrounding area. 

   

  After the reading of the names on the war memorial, children from the school shared poems they had written, before we all took part in a two minute silence. Wreaths and posies were then laid at the bottom of the war memorial. 

   

  This year was particularly poignant for our year 5/6 children, as they are currently studying World War II. 

   

  Back at school, our younger children took part in their own silence, using the BBC Act of Remembrance film created for younger children as their starting point. 

   

   

• RLT Cross Country

  Thu 16 Oct 2025 M Davis

  Well done to our cross country runners who went to the RLT Cross Country competition at Catmose. Mrs Ranson reported that you all did amazingly well and gave it your best, showing great resilience and stamina. Well done to our year 3 in particular, who were trying cross country for the first time.

• Being a Cyberwise School

  Mon 13 Oct 2025 M Davis

  On Monday we had a very informative day with ‘the conversation’ talking about how to be cyberwise. 

   

  They encourage households to follow four rules:

  • Turn off screens an hour before bed
  • Screens belong in living spaces, not sleeping spaces
  • Leave devices at home
  • Most of your day should be spent creating, exploring and playing away from screens

   

  We all have good intentions around our use of smartphones and screens, but it is sometimes the easy option to be on them all the time. During half term make time to talk with your child about their use of screens - and perhaps find time to play outside, do a puzzle or play a board game to enjoy some family time instead.

   

  We had a day of workshops across the school to help the children reflect on how to be Cyberwise. This consisted of a variety of age-appropriate activities, encouraging the children to think about the amount of time they spend on their screens and the effect this may have on them.

   

  This was followed by a very informative workshop for parents on how to support their children at home to stay safe online.

  

• RLT Spelling Bee 2025

  Wed 08 Oct 2025 M Davis

  Well done to Felicity, Pippa, Eleanor, Poppy H, Fox and Sebastian who represented their respective year groups in the semi-finals of the 2025 RLT Spelling Bee at the beginning of October. Each semi-final was very closely fought, with a number of year groups going to a 'sudden death' to find the three finalists. We are so proud of how well you all did. We were very pleased to  have two finalists.

   

  Huge congratulations to Poppy and Felicity, who at the final were both declared the top speller for their year group across the whole of the Rutland Learning Trust! From the smallest school, two mighty spellers!