Welcome to issue 134 of our school newsletter. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram for regular updates on achievements, class news and school updates.
Coming up in this issue:
Learning updates
Attendance
This Week's Instagram Posts
Upcoming events
The gift of a book
Notices
World Book Day
Uniform changes
Safeguarding newsletter
Online safety newsletter
Girls in STEM event
Science Week
PE and Sports newsletter
Foundation Stage Children in Foundation Stage enjoyed Tractors into School with the Young Farmers. They loved petting the lamb, climbing on board the John Deer and learning all about where our food comes from. What a fun experience it was for them all!
Key Stage One This week, we have been busy celebrating Science Week, where we have been extra curious and enjoyed learning all about different scientists and their important work. We also helped the Year 4 children with their sensory garden by creating an information sheet explaining how to look after it carefully. We have had an amazing World Book Day, dressing up as our favourite book characters and sharing our favourite stories with other classes during our buddy book share. It was wonderful to see everyone’s creativity and enthusiasm for reading.
Lower Key Stage Two We have really enjoyed a week of fun in the sun. We have loved getting outside and using our wonderful space to energise our learning. Our learning journey about mountains and volcanoes has been so inspiring. The children made model volcanoes through a science experiment and used this engagement task to create some lovely explanation writing about how volcanoes work. It was wonderful to see such high levels of excitement. We have started learning pop lacrosse and loved developing throwing and catching skills. Earlier in the week our year 4 pupils took part in a super session linked to the Lincolnshire show project where they explored costs of seeds and developed their computing skills. A highlight of the week was watching the Horrible Science lesson to link with Science Week. We are really proud of how hard our LKS2 children are working at the moment.
Upper Key Stage Two In UKS2 this week, we have been celebrating British Science Week by exploring the benefits of sensory gardens. The children researched how different plants, textures and scents can support well-being and then designed their own sensory garden ideas. In Maths, we have been working hard on fractions, using chocolates as manipulatives to help us visualise halves, quarters and equivalent fractions. In PE, the class has been developing their lacrosse skills, practicing how to control the stick while catching and passing with accuracy. It has been a fantastic week of curiosity, teamwork and hands-on learning!
55 pupils have maintained 100% attendance so far this academic year.
Last years whole school attendance figure was 96.4%
Current whole school attendance is 96.1%
Our attendance figures for week 2 of Term 4 are:
Advanced Notice
Wednesday 18th March- Class Photographs
Wednesday 18th March- LKS2 Performance 2:00
Thursday 19th March- LKS1 Performance 10:00
Friday 20th March- Red Nose Day
If you would like to gift a book to school for a special occasion or 'just because', please see our Amazon Wishlist for some ideas. All books donated are marked with a special 'gifted by...' message and added to our library.
Thank you to everyone who shared their love of reading on World Book Day. From buddy reading in mixed classes across the school, to wonderfully creative costumes, it was clear to see that reading is at the heart of our school community.
You have all received an email about changes to our uniform. Please check your emails for more information.
Just before half term, we were delighted to take our Year 6 girls to the Air Battlespace Training Centre (ABTC) at RAF Waddington to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026.
The girls enjoyed a full day of hands-on STEM activities, including designing and testing model aircraft, taking part in a desktop flight challenge, and experiencing military flight simulators. They also met inspirational women working in aerospace, including a female pilot who led an engaging Q&A session.
The visit provided a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to explore real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and maths, helping to raise aspirations and encourage confidence in STEM subjects. It was a day full of teamwork, creativity and enthusiasm, and a memorable experience for all involved.
As part of British Science Week, we have had a really special visit from this year's graduating cohort of ITT Computing students at Lincoln Bishop University. They planned and delivered engaging computing sessions for our Year 4s and Year 2s linked to this year's Lincolnshire Show Schools' Challenge. We enjoyed inputting data to themed spreadsheets, and programming robots! We wish the students the best of luck completing their teaching degrees and inspiring children to choose a pathway in computer science.
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