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

• "We'll meet again..."

  Tue 22 Mar 2016

  These were the words uttered by our Year 2 children as they headed off to experience life as an evacuee earlier this week. All dressed perfectly to fit the part, adults and children alike, complete with gas mask boxes and labels, they headed back in time to the era of World War II. 

   

  Auntie Daisy greeted them in the scullery where she set them to task peeling vegetables, scrubbing clothes and ironing, before allowing them some time to play games. Life in the schoolroom with a very strict teacher, Mrs Croake, saw the children writing letters home, solving morse code messages, knitting, packing their evacuation suitcases, putting on their gas masks and using farthings, sixpences and halfpennies to buy different items. 

   

  The children learned a lot about life as an evacuee in World War II and thoroughly enjoyed the day, but some were heard to say, “I’m glad you’re my teacher and I go to school in 2016.”

   

  May we take this opportunity to thank Hartlebury Museum for accommodating our theme and making it such an enjoyable, activity-packed, worthwhile day. More photos of the day can be found on pages 2 and 3 of the electronic newsletter.

  

• Not to be defeated!

  Tue 22 Mar 2016
  Our netballers came back fighting this week and won their match against Oasis Academy 5-0.  Mrs Bradshaw reports, “There was some excellent defending and brilliant goals. The team work was also superb. The girls marked their partners well and found spaces quickly when they wanted to receive the ball. The team headed home happy and I was very proud of them all.” 

  

• Dance Festival

  Tue 22 Mar 2016
  Our Dance Club represented the school at a Dance Festival at Bishop Perowne High School last week. 

  The children worked really hard to perfect the routine and Miss Swithinbank was thrilled with both their performance and their behaviour, “ It was wonderful to be able to perform to an audience and also watch the performances of others.” 

  The group will be performing their piece in assembly on Wed 23rd at 9:15am. Parents of those performing are welcome to attend.

  

• Eyes down for a Full House!

  Tue 22 Mar 2016
  You arrived in your droves for Family Bingo Night which was a huge success.  

  As well as traditional bingo,  ‘Odds and Evens’ and ‘Backwards Bingo’ games added extra fun to the night. 

  Thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make this such a fun event.

  

• World Book Day story settings slideshow...

  Tue 22 Mar 2016
  A few of your amazing story settings created at home to celebrate World Book Day:

• World Book Day

  Thu 17 Mar 2016

  The school was awash with characters from a multitude of story books last Thursday, as Lyppard Grange pupils and staff celebrated World Book Day. The day began with every child having the opportunity to showcase their costume, and meet and greet their fans in assembly, before returning to class to continue work on their page for our whole school book, based on the story, ‘Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book’ by Julia Donaldson. 

  During the day a bell rang at intervals to signal everyone to ‘Stop for a story’ and older children visited younger children to read together. The atmosphere in school was both fun and friendly and very much focussed on the power of and pleasure gained from reading. Every class had their photo taken which teachers will showcase in classrooms but there are some photographic highlights from the day on pages 3 and 4 of the electronic newsletter to share with you. Beyond the day, children were invited to take part in a competition to create their own version of a setting from their favourite book. Miss Taylor says, “We have been blown away by the imagination and hard work that has gone into these. Thank you to everyone who took part.” Look out for some of the entries which will feature in next week’s newsletter.

  Olivia L. (Y5) went one step further though, and so enthused was she by the creation of the class page for the book, that she went home and wrote her very own version featuring herself. We were delighted and privileged that she not only brought it in to show us but also read it aloud with confidence and pride. She is definitely an author and performer of the future.

  

• What a star!!

  Thu 17 Mar 2016
  Tara (Y6) is the first of our pupils to gain 100 stars! She saved with determination, resisting the temptation to spend her vouchers on smaller items, and was rewarded this week with her very own LGPS bear. Tara says she listens well, lines up quietly and follows the teachers’ instructions which is why she reaches the stars and is very proud to be the first to reach 100! We think she is a shining example for others to follow. Well done Tara and to everyone else who try really hard every day to reach the stars.

  

• Archers and arrows

  Thu 17 Mar 2016

  On Thursday 3rd March seven children represented Lyppard Grange at an archery event at Stanley Road Primary School. Callum E (Y3/4), Toby R (Y3/4),

  James D (Y3/4), Hayden A (Y3/4), Abigail G (Y5/6), Olivia R(Y5/6) and Emmanuel O (Y5/6) started slowly, as did children from other participating schools, with many arrows

  hitting the wall, landing on the floor and going anywhere other than the target! But with determination and resilience their aim became better and once they 'got their eye in'

  everyone experienced success, with quite a few bulls-eyes from our budding Robin Hoods. 

   

  Callum said, “I had lots of fun. There were eight schools there and we came fourth! I felt very proud that we got into the 2,000 point band.” and Toby reported, “I learned how to position the bow properly, pull the wire back hard then let go to fire the arrows. I got two bulls-eyes!” Both boys also said, “We showed good teamwork and determination and were praised for our behaviour and honesty. It was an excellent day.” 

   

  Mrs Griffith, who accompanied the children, reiterated this, “There was lots of team work; I saw the children cheering each other on, congratulating each other and encouraging each other to have a go. I was proud to have taken this group of children. They were great ambassadors for the school and we came 4th overall, with a score of 2095!”

  

• Sport Relief

  Thu 17 Mar 2016
  It’s nearly here! Just to remind you, this year the children will have the opportunity to run, walk, skip or dance a mile for Sport Relief and are invited to wear anything sporty or red on the day—this can be as funny or sensible as you wish; maybe you’ve got a red England shirt or perhaps you’d rather wear your swimsuit with a tutu and a pair of boxing gloves— it’s completely up to you! Keep collecting those sponsors. In addition to this we will also be holding a ‘Lyppard Grange Bake-off’ event - anyone can enter and cakes (either one large cake or a batch of 6 smaller cakes per child or family) will be judged by members of the local community before everything remaining is sold off at the end of the day.