Secondary school places
This week secondary school places have been offered to our Year 6 children. In September they will be starting the next phase of their education at MECE, Gillotts, Highdown, Langtree, River Academy, Wallingford School and Shiplake College. Most pupils are pleased with their initial offers and we will get started on supporting transitions in the […]
Eat them to defeat them
Our school are taking part in the national Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign, which inspires children to eat more vegetables in a fun and engaging way. Each child should have already brought home a sticker chart, and they can add a sticker every time they try a vegetable. In school, children will also earn […]
Mascot for our Speak Up! campaign
Last term, we ran a competition for the children to create a mascot to accompany our brand-new Speak Up! Campaign. We had an incredible 119 entries of all shapes, sizes, colours and species! Each of these children received 5 team points for their efforts. However, we had the unenviable task of deciding our favourites! We […]
Safer Internet Day
Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI This week, our school joined others nationwide to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2026, the largest global online safety campaign. This year’s theme, ‘Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI,’ focuses on teaching children and young people the skills to use AI […]
KS1 Mega Cake Sale tomorrow
KS1 are having a Mega Cake Sale after school tomorrow (Thursday 5th February) under the shelter on the KS1 playground. If your child is in KS1, please can you send in some cakes to sell (on a paper plate covered in clingfilm or in a named box / tin) on Thursday morning. Everyone is welcome […]
January’s Big Thank You
Our first Big Thank You of 2026 goes to Mrs E Fenning. She received the award for being a constant face of kindness, resilience and calm, especially when a child has hurt themselves. She always makes them feel better and has the magic touch to make everything better again.
Reading Ambassadors
Before Christmas, our Reading Ambassadors decided that, in order to encourage more children to enjoy reading at home, they would put together a newsletter full of book reviews, recommendations and interviews. Meet our first edition of Bookworms! Every child took a copy of the newsletter home at the end of term – hopefully you saw […]
SCPS Choir sing at Young Voices
Last week 37 children from our KS2 choir and 7 adults travelled to Birmingham to sing at the Young Voices concert. The choir had spent the last term practising the songs from sea shanties to disco favourites. We were fortunate to have seats very close to the stage, giving us a brilliant view of performances […]
PTA AGM Thursday 22nd Jan
Your PTA needs you! The more parents who help, the lighter the workload and the more money raised. Everyone with a child at our school is a member of the PTA. We raise money to help the school and we also organise social events for parents – so we can get to know one another […]
Speak Up!
This week, we launched our exciting new initiative to help drive improvement in our children’s speaking, listening and communication skills, called Speak Up! Oracy (the ability to express ourselves well orally) is a hugely important skill for children to develop. Research shows that a high-quality oracy education improves the academic outcomes of students, and it […]
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