On World Book Day, Year 1 and 2 were at the Cathedral, taking part in a city-wide choir so we held our celebrations  on 7^th March. Thanks to Miss Crowley and Mrs Griffiths, our wonderful English Leaders, the day started with a great assembly. Mr Browning and Ms McMorrin took part in a Chasers v children book quiz and you won’t be surprised to know that the children won!  All children were invited to bring a pre-loved book to school which could exchanged  for a new one to keep. Each class had an allocated time slot in our very own  ‘STARBOOKS’  café where they enjoyed a drink and a tasty treat whilst choosing and reading their swapped book.

The children also created a “Book in a Jar”. Using classroom resources, children crafted objects, characters, quotes and settings to represent key aspects of a chosen book. The jars were magnificent  and they were displayed in the foyer. Mrs Paterson, our Chair of Governors, judged the jars and she was so impressed by all of the children’s creativity and book knowledge! A winning ‘Book in a Jar’  was chosen from each class and those children were awarded a book voucher.  We must congratulate Rex, Rebecca, Aliza, Melaniia, Dottie, Zoe, Tom and Nadia for their imagination. Finally, and thanks to Mr Sartin, the infants  will be visiting Waterstones, class by class, to enjoy perusing through wonderful books and enjoying stories.

Year 6 had a truly wonderful time at Flowplant,  an engineering company in Salisbury. Thanks to Mr Smith,   and his skilled team, the children learned much about how engineering can be used to solve a range of puzzles and  overcome challenges. We are great believers in the maxim that ‘if you can see it, you can be it’ so let’s hope we have inspired a generation of engineers.

At the beginning of March, Year 5 had  a fantastic residential visit at Leeson House, in Dorset. The weather was truly wonderful and is meant that all of the exciting outward-bound activities could take place without wellies and brollies. The children were magnificent ambassadors for the school, as always, and a great time was had by one and all, as evidenced by the photos!

It has been lovely that so many children have been able to visit Waterstones over the last fortnight. Mr. Sartin could not have been more welcoming when the Robins journeyed into the city to enjoy stories and books.  Thank you for your support of Comic Relief, once your kind donations have been counted we will let you know how much was raised. It is always heartening to see what can be achieved when a kind community comes together to support others.

The coming week will be fantastic as Year 3 and Year 4 take to the stage to perform “The Wizard of Oz”. The rehearsals have been so joyful and the sound of children singing is enough to bring a  tear to any eye!  We hope that many families will be able to join us for “Came and Read” at 2:45 today and the last Good Learning assembly of this term will take place on Thursday.

Thursday’s newsletter will detail the events that have been planned before the end of term. As always, please do not hesitate to ask for support if more information would be helpful. It remains such a privilege to work together.

On Wednesday 6 of our Year 6's competed against other local Primary Schools in a Dodgeball Tournament held at Trafalgar Secondary School. 

On World Book Day, Year 1 and 2 were at the Cathedral, taking part in a city-wide choir so we held our celebrations  on 7^th March. Thanks to Miss Crowley and Mrs Griffiths, our wonderful English Leaders, the day started with a great assembly. Mr Browning and Ms McMorrin took part in a Chasers v children book quiz and you won’t be surprised to know that the children won!  All children were invited to bring a pre-loved book to school which could exchanged  for a new one to keep. Each class had an allocated time slot in our very own  ‘STARBOOKS’  café where they enjoyed a drink and a tasty treat whilst choosing and reading their swapped book.

The children also created a “Book in a Jar”. Using classroom resources, children crafted objects, characters, quotes and settings to represent key aspects of a chosen book. The jars were magnificent  and they were displayed in the foyer. Mrs Paterson, our Chair of Governors, judged the jars and she was so impressed by all of the children’s creativity and book knowledge! A winning ‘Book in a Jar’  was chosen from each class and those children were awarded a book voucher.  We must congratulate Rex, Rebecca, Aliza, Melaniia, Dottie, Zoe, Tom and Nadia for their imagination. Finally, and thanks to Mr Sartin, the infants  will be visiting Waterstones, class by class, to enjoy perusing through wonderful books and enjoying stories.