Managing screen time
Welcome back to school and Happy New Year to everyone. If you or your family were lucky enough to receive some tech for Christmas we thought the National Online Safety guide for managing screen might give you some tips. 99% of children will own a smartphone before they reach 18 and it can prove difficult […]
December’s Big Thank You
Congratulations to Mr Burrows for winning December’s Big Thank You! Mr Burrows was nominated by many members of staff for his hard work with both the Christmas video and advertising the school as well as for always being friendly and kind. Thank you to One Stop for their kind donation.
Merry Christmas
We’ve enjoyed watching all the Christmas events and performances and we thank you for your continued support. We hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas and New Year and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 8th January 2024. We hope you appreciate our customary staff Christmas video!
Digital Leaders
We were lucky enough to receive a class set of BBC micro:bits this week, thanks to Nominet for donating them to us. Our Digital Leaders were excited to be the first pupils to try them out. It didn’t take long before they were impressing us with their programming skills making the micro:bits flash their lights […]
Christmas Jumper Day
On Friday 8th December the children are invited to wear a Christmas jumper in exchange for a £1 donation that will be sent to Save the Children. School Council will be holding collection buckets at the school gates. We encourage creativity, you definitely don’t need to buy a new jumper! You can make your own […]
Big Thank You for November
Congratulations to Miss Stone for winning our Big Thank You for November! Our initiative recognises members of staff who have gone above and beyond their role. Miss Stone was nominated as she adapts every lesson and situation to support all of her pupils’ needs so that they have the best possible chance of success, for […]
Christmas Fair
Thank you to everyone who came to be part of the PTA’s Christmas Fair on Saturday, we hope you enjoyed it and it was a great start to the festive period.
Winter Mini Reading Challenge 2023
Oxfordshire Libraries announce the return of the Winter Mini Challenge! The Reading Agency has once more teamed up with the Youth Sport Trust and public libraries, continuing with the Ready, Set, Read! theme from the Summer Reading Challenge. The Winter Mini Challenge is a free reading challenge, completely online, that tackles the holiday reading ‘dip’, […]
Children in Need results
Thank you for your generous donations for wearing something spotty last Friday. As a school community we have managed to raise a grand total of £408.17 for Children in Need. Each class competed in a burpees competition with grit and determination. All classes who participated did an amazing job. The winning class was 6RS with […]
Digital leaders
This year we have 11 digital leaders across KS2. They are pupils with a passion for technology and were chosen from all those who applied before half term. Being a digital leader is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to take on responsibility, learn new skills, develop and demonstrate their leadership skills. The digital leaders […]
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