Years I and 2 have enjoyed a wonderful end of term as their topic finale on 'Castles'. On Monday they went to Warwick Castle and spent the day scaling the battlements, exploring the gaol and learning about life in Medieval times. Hear thee! Hear thee! Years 1 and 2 then had the most wonderful [...]
Year 1 and 2 enjoyed a fabulous day at Warwick Castle, as a culmination to their Castles topic. The bright and sunny weather helped us to explore every corner of the Castle. We loved climbing up onto the battlements, running under the portcullis, getting lost in the maze , eating lunch at banqueting tables [...]
Today, Years 3 and 4 culminated their Invaders and Settlers topic with a jam-packed day of activities. The children baked Anglo-Saxon cakes, wrote their names in Runes with sticks, wrote animal Kennings Riddles, and used natural objects to invent their own stories - retold with their story sticks. In the afternoon, we welcomed parents [...]
Years 5 and 6 were evacuated to Cuddington on 20th March. They took part in a variety of activities including rationing, first aid and code breaking. We would like to thank local historian, Mr. Wenham for a fascinating talk on evacuees in Cuddington and the Reverend Richard Phillips, for his 1940's sermon at Nether [...]
Congratulations to the 19 dancers, Mrs Brogan and Miss Wootton for a specular dance show performance at The Grange Secondary school, Aylesbury. Our pupils performed a fast paced contemporary dance to an extremely high standard. Thank you for all the support from Mrs Arnott and parents viewing the performance and providing transport for rehearsals. [...]
The Junior children were treated to a spectacular performance of clarinet, flute and oboe solos during collective worship today. Miss O'Mahony accompanied on the piano, and at times her flute, allowing the children's performances to really shine. The hard work, practice and dedication was evident as the children performed. The resulting sounds were an [...]
Great excitement in Little Owls today, as four chicks have hatched over night. Tomorrow they will be transferred to the brooder. The children said: "3 are yellow and 1 is speckled black, yellow and grey." "They are fluffy and cute." "They look quite big outside their eggs.' "3 haven't hatched yet. There were 7 [...]
David Walliams books provided the inspiration for the Junior children's World Book Day fancy dress characters. From Gangsta Gran to Demon Dentist, every truly terrifying character was represented in a spectacular display of fiction brought to life. Books were celebrated, stories listened to, illustrations enjoyed. Many children were inspired to seek out a new [...]
To celebrate World Book Day this year, we challenged our budding authors to write a story based on a theme of their own choice. Every story was a joy to read and with the standard being so high across the entries, the judges had a difficult task choosing winners for each year group. After [...]
