Announcing our new traversing wall
We are very excited to announce our new 12m long traversing wall is officially ready for use (during school hours) in the KS2 playground. We wanted to provide a colourful interesting play space for KS2 children and judging by the queue this morning it’s proven to be a big hit. Thank you to our PTA […]
Walking challenge week
We are all doing a Walking Challenge Week at SCPS to celebrate the national Walk to School Week. Through this challenge, children will be well on their way to reaching their recommended 60 minutes minimum of physical activity per day. We will be walking as a class every day and recording how many metres we walk. At […]
OCC sustainable school travel survey
OCC ask that parents fill out their survey to help them develop their sustainable school travel strategy. The health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families in Oxfordshire is the leading priority within this strategy. Walking, wheeling, scooting, cycling, or using the bus to get to school can make a big difference to […]
Maths Made Clear – now live!
Did you struggle with maths at school? Didn’t like it? Found it boring? Or do you just want to understand how we teach maths to your children at SCPS? Well, Maths Made Clear is for you. Today we are proud to launch our series of nine videos (starring Mr Burrows, Miss Snowden, and Claudia!) which […]
April Big Thank You
Mrs Hogan is the well-deserving recipient of this months Big Thank You Award. She had many, many nominations which mentioned words like: ‘hard work’, ‘kindness’, ‘caring’ and ‘support’. She looks after not only the children in the school but other staff members and adults too. She is already being missed by everyone! Thank you to […]
Year 6 perform plays in French
Madame Baillie is very impressed and super proud of our Year 6 pupils for putting on the most incredible plays, all performed in French! On Thursday 25th April, the Y6 children performed four plays to their families, all modern day takes on traditional fairy tales. It was a fantastic evening, and the children did themselves […]
SCPS PTA Summer Fair
The 2024 PTA Summer Fair is on Saturday 29th June 12-3pm and this year’s theme is the Olympics. We will be having some sporty games and activities to enjoy as well as our classic games and music performances from our clubs. There will also be a BBQ, Bar, Raffle and stalls from local businesses and […]
On your Bike
We were thrilled to see so many of you attend On Your Bike on Sunday. The sun shone, we had happy faces, and everyone completed the routes safely. A huge thanks to all the SCPS staff, volunteers in the kitchen, marshals on the routes, and support teams. Without help, and it has been a big team […]
Maths Made Clear – First Session
We held our first Maths Made Clear session – on Addition and Subtraction – yesterday. We had a lively group of teaching assistants and parents. Miss Snowden outlined some of the tools and approaches used in KS1 and Dr Loader drew parallels with the practices in KS2. We also looked at some SATs-style questions and […]
Celebrating Excellence
As part of our series of ‘Celebrating Excellence’ in assemblies, where we invite professional people to demonstrate their craft, we were honoured to meet Francisco Yglesia yesterday. Franscisco is a world-renowned master of the Paraguayan harp, who has played in major venues worldwide, has performed for royalty, and who was featured as one of Sir […]
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