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Sunflower Growing Competition

Dear Parents/Carers, As part of our Interhouse and STEM Week activities this year, we have planned a growing and photography competition for Term 4 and 5. Our STEM focus this year is Growth and we want to continue this learning outside the classroom and into the wider world. Therefore, your children will be coming home […]

Comic Relief Update – please note

Please note that (as explained in this evening’s Newsletter), following a request from Oxfordshire County Council this afternoon, we are now asking children to wear something BLUE and YELLOW on Red Nose Day, Friday 18th March, to signal support for those affected by the crisis in Ukraine.

KS2 Gadget Shop

As part of STEM Week, Science Club will be running a KS2 Gadget Shop on Monday 14th and Thursday 17th March at lunchtime (12:15-12:40). There are 3 aims: To raise money for our school, specifically science resources To encourage entrepreneurship To inspire learners to delve deeper into Science At the Gadget Shop KS2 children will […]

Red Nose Day (Comic Relief) Friday 18th March

**PLEASE NOTE THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED** This year at SCPS Red Nose Day marks the final day of our STEM week.  We are asking everyone to wear one red thing along with the rest of their school uniform but to kindly leave the red noses at home. We have taken this decision to prevent […]

Cross Country at Oratory Prep

On Tuesday 8th March the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Cross Country teams travelled to the Oratory Prep for a cross country event.  After lots of great running over a big distance, the results were: Year 3/4 Girls: 3rd Place Year 3/4 Boys: 3rd Place Year 5/6 Girls: 3rd Place Year 5/6 Boys: 1st Place Well done to everyone who […]

World Book Day

SCPS children embraced World Book Day this year by bringing in some much loved books to swap with their classmates and the whole school enjoyed listening to stories read by the teachers. Every child in the school had the opportunity to choose a book to bring home and everyone enjoyed our Giant Story Time during […]

World Book Day – Thursday 3rd March

We will be holding a book swap again this year on Thursday 3rd March. If possible, please send your child in with a book or books that they would be happy to pass on to another child. These book donations can come in to school on, or even better, before Thursday 3rd. The books will […]

SCPS Twosday Challenge

To mark next Tuesday’s very special and unusual date, we are inviting your children to complete a ‘22’ challenge. Hopefully this will keep them occupied for a bit of half term. It is entirely optional, but consists of three possible challenges – running, walking, scooting or cycling 22km; reading 22 or 222 pages; or completing […]

School CLOSED today due to high winds

We have made the difficult decision to close the school today, Friday 18th February, due to the weather warning of high wind in order to keep everyone safe. Teachers will be posting work onto Google classroom for their classes, if you can’t remember your logins (also on a sticker at the front of your planner/reading […]

Safer Internet Day 2022

Today is Safer Internet Day 2022. As part of our marking of this event, and in relation to recent events in school (and some reports from home), all KS2 classes were shown this year’s Safer Internet Day video today. Class discussions and questions followed. This year’s theme is ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and […]