Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Bags2School

  Fri 27 Jun 2014

  Bags were sent home with your children this week. Just a reminder that bags will be collected on Wednesday 9th July at 9am. Please fill as many bags as you can to raise money for our school—black bags can be filled too if you run out of bags! Bags should be left in the portakabin on the day. This really is an amazingly good fund-raising venture which benefits all our children and as always, your support is much appreciated. 

  Please note that this time they are no longer collecting curtains and bedding as they have previously done.

• Universal Infants Free School Meals

  Fri 27 Jun 2014

  You will most likely be aware that from September ALL EYFS and KS1 children are entitled to a free school meal.  You will have received the hot lunch form as normal plus a yellow application form. 

  PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NEED ONE YELLOW FORM COMPLETING FOR EVERY CHILD IN EYFS AND KEY STAGE 1 FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU WISH TO TAKE UP THE OFFER OF A FREE SCHOOL MEAL AND EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN RECEIPT OF BENEFITS.

  If you have mistakenly disposed of the form or not received a form please collect one from the office portakabin as soon as possible. We need all forms returned to school by FRIDAY 4th JULY at the latest. Thank you.

• Year 5 Arts Day

  Fri 27 Jun 2014
  Year 5 attended an arts day at Nunnery Wood High School this week where they sang and danced, took part in a drumming workshop and a drama class,  and made Japanese lanterns. Everyone had a wonderful time and was very well behaved.

• Year 3/4 ThinkTank Experience

  Fri 27 Jun 2014

  Year 3/4 ventured out this week. Thinktank was their destination where a day crammed full of hands-on exploration awaited them all. There was a hive of activity as children explored science and technology from the past, the present and the future, both inside and out-of-doors. The children explored all of the exhibitions, accessing the interactive learning opportunities well, and also took part in a workshop where they were responsible for programming a robot using a computer. The children were polite and well-behaved, and learned a huge amount as well as enjoying their day out.

  

• Sports Report

  Fri 27 Jun 2014

  Our netball team travelled to Hallow Primary School this week and despite losing fairly comprehensively the girls all said it was one of their favourite games ever!

  They all got on really well with the girls from Hallow and were really pleased by the fact that they didn’t gloat when they won.

  As always, the LGPS girls played really well and we were really proud of them!

• Year 6's Thrills & Spills at Drayton Manor

  Fri 27 Jun 2014
  Having taken on all of the rides at West Midlands Safari Park our Y6 pupils and staff left on a coach for Drayton Manor Park full of excitement only to be faced by bigger, faster and scarier versions. For some this brought out their adventurous side, for others it made them accept their own boundaries and some realised a love of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends—where the rides did not scare, purely entertain, but for all it was a day to have fun with friends and celebrate the years spent together as the ‘Class of ’14’. It was a long and exhausting day out but everyone was impeccably well-behaved, well– mannered and respectful of each others choices.  We were very proud of all of the children and thank them for making it such a great day out!

  

• Building Update

  Fri 20 Jun 2014
  As the building work begins to reach it’s final stages and all of the new sections to our school start to take shape, let us update you on the progress. We had hoped to have the hall finished and handed back to us by the end of the May half term break but this has not been possible. The exterior wall is in place and the old exterior wall has been demolished but work on merging the new with the old continues. This will, unfortunately, impact on Discos, which will not take place in July as planned. There is intense work on the new block and whilst our contractors are signalling the possibility of a slight over-run on the project, we all remain hopeful of completion in time for the new academic year in September. The new block is now glazed and the first fix of mechanical and electrical services is well under-way. Plaster board is being fixed and the finishes palette has been agreed.

• Adiós amigos!

  Fri 20 Jun 2014

  Adiós amigos! Hemos tenido un tiempo precioso con usted. Mantente en contacto (Goodbye friends! We've had a lovely time with you. Keep in touch.)

  We only met our Spanish visitors on Tuesday, but after the first few moments of language barrier awkwardness the children began to communicate using English, Spanish, sign language and drawings and were soon interacting well. The children from Lyppard Grange introduced the children from Huesca to a typical day at school, whilst they looked startled by some of the big differences that faced them—lack of text books and an afternoon break being two of the biggest shocks!

  On Wednesday our Y6 and the group from Spain headed for West Midlands Safari Park where lots of translating of animal names took place, but once on the rides the universal language of screaming and laughing needed no translation! A great day was had by all. A treasure hunt around Worcester on Thursday morning really saw the children beginning to interact—some of the Spanish children really impressed us with their ability to translate between members of the group, also allowing the staff from both schools to communicate well. The narrow boats on the river fascinated the group and the cathedral impressed. One child, Dario, said, “Our cathedral in Huesca is beautiful, but your cathedral is spectacular.” On returning to school the children worked in mixed groups on a project to include both languages and then ended the day with a traditional game of rounders followed by a fish and chip supper, before bidding our visitors a final farewell and a safe journey home.

• KS2 Sports Day

  Tue 10 Jun 2014
  What fantastic weather we had for KS2's rescheduled Sports Day on Friday afternoon!

  Here are some of the photos from the afternoon ...

• KS1 Sports Day

  Wed 04 Jun 2014
  The rain held off for long enough for Early Years and KS1 children to have a wonderful Sports Day on Tuesday afternoon.

  Here are a few photos from the afternoon ...