St John the Baptist Day service

It was great to be able to celebrate St John the Baptist Day over at church this morning. All classes were able to attend and partake in the service and it was wonderful to be joined by parents and other family members as well.

Our service reflected on the life and purpose of John and how he was a messenger who God sent to point people towards Jesus. His lifestyle was rather interesting and his choice of food and clothing maybe not one that we would wish to follow. However his message was clear and he was instrumental in the early part of Jesus' ministry.

As ever our service was fun and interactive with different classes leading us in prayer and sharing readings from the bible. At one point some of the children even got to experience a little of the way John baptised - by being showered with water.

Joe Homan Charity

Every year we raise money to support the Joe Homan charity in Indian. We currently sponsor a young boy called Santosh and it was with great pleasure that we welcomed Mr Bowman from the charity to our whole school assembly on Friday.

Mr Bowman was able to tell us about the work of the charity, show us pictures of his recent visit and share with us a video of Santosh and his family.

The charity has just celebrated its fiftieth year and has made a real difference to the lives of many boys over these years. A real example of making a difference together!

Falconry experience

Year one were delighted today to have a group of very special visitors from Kinder Falconry. They saw talons, learnt about different owl eyes ( day and night hunters) and got to touch some of the birds if they wanted to.

 

Great to have our visitors again as it is always a highlight of the year.

A look inside Foundation stage

As ever our foundation stage is a hive of creativity and artistic talent, all inspired by the curriculum, their topic on the seaside, as well as their recent visits to the farm! Also great to see Robin Hood and his merry men making an appearance!

Artisitc talent on show

A walk around the school demonstrates the great range of artistic talent that is evident in each year group.

Lots of different styles and approaches to composition, as well as techniques and materials, all demonstrating fantastic curriculum links and  work inspired by great artists.