It is so nice to be looking back out of my office window to warm sunshine again, after the rather chilly weather that we had for much of the bank holiday weekend and first half of this week. It certainly puts everyone in a better mood when the sun is shining and there has been a very upbeat vibe in school again today. Despite the slightly colder temperatures last weekend though, I hope that it didn’t put people off getting out and about and enjoying the extra day off that we had.

The pool has continued to prove very popular again this week and I have been very pleased to hear all of the positive comments from the children about having it in school. We were confident that it was going to be a worthwhile investment hiring out the pool, but even we have been surprised at how much the children have gained from it –the increase in confidence and ability already has been huge.

Although we did have a chilly start to the week as mentioned above, fortunately, the weather was most definitely on our side yesterday for our VE Day Celebrations. We wanted the picnic to be styled like a 1945 street party with all of the children eating together in one long row and as you can see from the pictures below, I think we managed to achieve that. We began with a 2 minutes’ silence and then Mr Chanter got to set off the air raid siren to signal that the children could begin eating. War time music was played through our brand new speaker system and once the food had been devoured, the children then took part in a number of games that would have been played during the period. It was particularly nice to see the children enjoying drawing with chalks on the ground so this is something that we will have to provide more of in future. Mr Chanter also got in on the action as you can see. To top everything off, we also had some war time memorabilia that had been kindly loaned to us by a parent of a reception child which was amazing to be able to see up close. 

Next week in school, I look forward to welcoming in our Reception parents to watch their children’s class assembly. We have had to move the venue into the Foundation Stage block for this one due to the hall being out of action and the rest of the school will not be in attendance, but I can assure that if there are any older siblings in the school, they will be invited to watch it in the unit as well.

Have a good weekend all.

 

 

What a brilliant week it has been in school, having finally got to use the temporary pool that has caused such excitement among the children (and some of the staff who have been in too)! It really has been wonderful hearing the children talk about how much they have enjoyed having the pool in the school and it has been great to see the faces of everyone as they have come out and the confidence that they are all clearly gaining. As you can see below, I have taken a couple of pictures to show you all what it actually looks like inside and how our sports hall has been turned into a makeshift changing room thanks to the efforts of Mrs Robinson and Mr Mills.

As well as the pool, this week we also had our Year 5 children taking part in the Bikeability programme which also ensured plenty of excitement from the children in that class. Well done to all of those who took part -the instructors were very impressed!

Next week, on Thursday, we have the fun and festivities of the 80th anniversary of VE day to look forward to. The children will take part in a range of activities, as well as an immersive celebratory picnic, and this will give an opportunity for the children to learn about the momentous day of celebrations marking the end of World War 2 in Europe.

As we come to this extended weekend, I hope you all have a lovely time -especially if the sun continues to shine as it has done all week.