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Scootability for Year 1 and 2

2024-05-03T16:04:38+01:003rd May, 2024|Home, News, Year 1, Year 2|

Years 1 and 2 had great fun on Tuesday afternoon with a visit from Scootability. The children learnt about the importance of safety equipment and helped each other to don their protective pads and helmets. During the session, they were taught different skills including balancing, breaking safely and even scooting with two people on [...]

Garsington Opera Workshop with Year 4

2024-05-03T14:37:05+01:003rd May, 2024|Home, News, Year 4|

The opera crew from Garsington came to our school on Thursday. They were very talented, and Barbara had a spectacular and powerful voice. We all performed really well! The story/play we were working on was based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, with music composed by Benjamin Britten.  It had a lot [...]

Skateboard lessons for Junior pupils

2024-05-03T14:25:15+01:002nd May, 2024|Home, News, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

On the 30th of April  we were very lucky to have a skateboarding morning with Connor, the very talented instructor.  We couldn’t believe what we managed! Skills and thrills, kickflips and more! He helped us through everything.  Thankfully, no one was hurt badly as they kitted us up with safety knee pads, elbow pads [...]

Spectacular Echoes Performance at the Royal Albert Hall

2024-05-03T14:51:23+01:002nd May, 2024|Home, News, Year 5, Year 6|

On April 29th, 2024, 30 year 5 and 6 students from Cuddington and Dinton school went on a trip to the Royal Albert Hall, London. They performed sixteen songs in the theme of Seas and Stars. In half one Cuddington and Dinton school and a few other schools performed eight songs in the theme [...]

Easter Reading Challenge

2024-04-26T17:22:08+01:0026th April, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

Thanks to everyone who took part in the Easter holiday Reading Challenge: To read somewhere different. Some incredible photographs arrived in school, ranging from the summit of Mount Snowden, to a poolside swimming gala; upside down in the garden to meeting a celebrity from Car SOS!  Please pop into school to a display of [...]

Zones of Regulation Workshop

2024-04-26T17:09:52+01:0026th April, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

The Zones of Regulation is an internationally renowned intervention which helps children manage their emotions. At Cuddington & Dinton C of E School we use the Zones of Regulation throughout the whole school. The zones provide a framework for our children to develop self-regulation. Children learn to identify emotions, recognise events that might make [...]

Breakfast for Breakfast

2024-04-26T17:07:00+01:0026th April, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

Ali Lewis (Parent and Governor) organised a fantastically sociable 'Breakfast for Breakfast' as treat for parents and children this week. Raising funds for the Garden Route Charity in South Africa provided a real opportunity for our community spirit to shine through. For more information about the charity and the work they do to support [...]

Phonics Workshop with Miss Webb

2024-04-24T13:49:03+01:0024th April, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2|

Bug Club Phonics Meeting for Parents Miss Webb, our Early Years and Phonics and Early Reading lead, held a phonics information workshop on the morning of Wednesday 24th April.  It was an enjoyable and informative session. The workshop focused on how phonics is taught tips and advice about the best way to support and [...]

Science ‘Time’ Learning Log winners

2024-04-04T10:08:19+01:0028th March, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

Congratulations to our Science Learning Log homework winners who received some specially procured science investigation kits.  Well done to the highly commended runners up too.

Announcing the Spring term winning House: Claydon, on both sites!

2024-03-27T14:20:27+00:0027th March, 2024|Foundation, Home, News, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6|

Congratulations to the members of Claydon House, who won the first ever House Point award for this term.  Amazingly, Claydon House won on both sites! The Infant pupils chose an afternoon of Easter crafts as their house reward; whilst the Junior pupils voted to watch a film and eat popcorn. I wonder who will [...]

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