Coronation celebrations
On Friday 5th May, children are invited to wear red, white and / or blue clothing instead of their school uniform. Classes will be participating in some Coronation-themed activities to enhance their learning skills. All of the children will be eating on the field with Kites Kitchen providing school dinners for those who usually have […]
Coronation artwork in village hall
As you may have seen in the newsletter, all year groups have produced some amazing and colourful artwork to celebrate the King’s coronation. The artwork is now being displayed in the Sonning Common Village Hall. If any parents would like to view the artwork, the deputy clerk of the parish council has kindly arranged for […]
Road safety
We all know the importance of keeping children safe when near roads and traffic, so Oxfordshire County Council have produced this short leaflet that will give you some simple activities to support your child to become a safer pedestrian. By teaching children road awareness, you are enabling them to make their own choices and decisions […]
Ideas for learning (for strike days)
If you are stuck for ideas to occupy your children during the teacher strike tomorrow, Thursday 27th April, Mr Hirst suggests: Reading in a favourite place (den etc) or just any reading with your child Maths KS1 What is the most common shape inside your house. Square – rectangle – triangle – circle – other […]
School photos Wednesday 26th
Tomorrow a photographer is coming in to take class photos. Please make sure that all children come to school in their uniform tomorrow and to bring their kit to school with them to change into if they have PE.
Staff “Big Thank You”
In December, we told you about a new initiative we started called our ‘Big Thank You’. Each month, we acknowledge and reward members of our team that have gone above and beyond the expectations of their role. Here are the hard-working recipients from 2023 so far. January- Miss Brakspear and Mrs Lowe for the hard […]
Comic relief
Thank you to everyone who took part in ‘Wear a hat to school day’ in support of Red Nose day (Comic Relief). Your generous donations totalled £282.27 which will help people who are facing the toughest times of their lives, both here in the UK and around the world. Thank you.
Spelling Shed login changes
We have been informed today of a slight change to logins for Spelling Shed, so we just wanted to let you know in case your child has any difficulties logging in to do their homework. When they login they will see a yellow popup warning saying that there are now options to sign in with […]
Ideas for learning (for Strike Days)
If you are stuck for ideas to occupy your children during the teacher strikes on the next two days, Mr Hirst suggests: Reading in a favourite place (den etc) Maths o KS1 add two numbers together, the bigger the better. How many squares can you find in your kitchen? With an assortment of cupboard items, […]
Comic relief
Our School Council have decided that for Comic Relief (Red Nose Day) next Friday 17th March, we will hold a ‘Wear a hat to school day’. There will be a competition to judge the best and funniest hats in each class and a grand final in assembly. Children are invited to donate £1 for the […]
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