.Life Bus workshops

• Year 1 Visit to Windsor Castle

  Thu 23 Jan 2025

  As part of our Geography Curriculum and the Year 1 English topic on 'The Queen's Handbag,' Year 1 went to visit Windsor Castle to complement what we had learned in school.

  It was a wet but lovely day, and the children enjoyed exploring the Castle. We visited the rooms in the State Apartments, saw the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth in St George's Chapel and the wonderful doll's house that belonged to Queen Mary. What a wonderful day the children had, visiting Windsor Castle and learning about the British Monarchs. 

  Thank you to the parent carer helpers that joined us on the trip.

  

• Year 2 visit to the Living Rainforest

  Wed 15 Jan 2025

  The Year 2 children had an unforgettable adventure on their visit to the amazing rainforest! From the moment they stepped into the lush, green environment, they were captivated by the incredible sights and sounds. The children were thrilled to explore and learn about the diverse animals that call the rainforest home. They saw a sleepy sloth hanging from a tree, tiny tortoises near a pond, and fascinating stick insects camouflaged among the leaves. The vibrant birds on branches and the baby crocodile resting in a shady spot were particular highlights. This exciting experience served as the perfect hook for their English lessons, introducing them to the book The Amazing Rainforest. Back in class, they will use their vivid memories to practice retelling the story with their text map, building confidence and excitement before innovating it with their own rainforest adventures.

  

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  Mon 06 Jan 2025
  

• Santa visits Minet Infants

  Fri 20 Dec 2024

  Santa visited all the children this week during their class Christmas parties. He gave everyone a present and they all remembered their good manners and said 'thank you' to Santa. Everybody was really excited about seeing Santa and had lots of fun at their Christmas party. 

  

• Attendance Winners

  Fri 20 Dec 2024

  Well done to all our attendance winners. Bronze certificates were given out to children for 100% this half term and silver certificates for children with 100% attendance for the whole of the Autumn term. Well done on coming to school every day! All the children who received a certificate were entered into the attendance raffle. A new award for Most Improved Attendance was also given out. Congratulations to the winner who has worked really hard to improve their attendance as much as possible. And the final award given out was the 12 Days of Christmas Attendance GRAND prize which was a £20 Amazon gift voucher. Well done to all of the winners!

  

• Winter Fayre

  Fri 20 Dec 2024

  Thank you to everyone who came to the Winter Fayre. It was great to see so many parents/ carers and children attend. There was lots going on including a raffle, a book sale, penalty shootout, food stalls and each class had a stall selling all of the items they had for the fayre. Thank you to all the parents/ carers who made lots of delicious food for sale at the food stall. We raised nearly £2000.00 which will be put towards purchasing resources to further improve OPAL Play.

  

• The Twinkly Nativity

  Fri 20 Dec 2024

  Children in Year 1 performed their Nativity 'Its the Twinkly Nativity' to all parents and carers! They were amazing at remembering their lines and all the stage directions. Well done for the brilliant show. Thank you so much to our families who attended and we hope you enjoyed it!

  

• Newsletter - Autumn 2

  Thu 19 Dec 2024

  Click the link below to access the Autumn 2 newsletter:

  Newsletter - Autumn 2

• Reception - Songs for the Season performances

  Wed 18 Dec 2024

  What a fantastic show the Reception children performed this week for their parents/ carers! They sang the songs beautifully, joining in with both the words and actions. They all looked great in their festive hats, and they all felt incredibly proud of their efforts. Well done to all the children in Reception!

  

• Phonics Workshops

  Tue 17 Dec 2024

  We had the pleasure of welcoming parents/carers of our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children over the course of three weeks. We had almost 150 people attend to learn how we teach Phonics and to watch a lesson being taught. A huge thank you to those of you who attended for coming and leaving such great feedback. Also, a very big thank you to all our staff, who teach the RWI scheme so well and have such high expectations of the children. Next half-term, we look forward to welcoming parents and carers to our English and OPAL workshops.