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| Nursery The Nursery staff would like to say a big thank you to all children, parents, grandparents, friends etc who have contributed to our special events this term. We have collected for Children in Need, Red Nose Day and tokens from Walkers Crisps. Well done to all. Please keep collecting the tokens. We hope you were all pleased with your photographs as this also contributes to school funds. The children are looking forward to Easter and the arrival of the Easter Bunny. Take care of your sunflowers and let us have a picture when they are 5 metres tall. We do hope you have had another visit to the library and encouraged your child to borrow books. Key Stage 1 Reception The reception children have been observing and recording the weather this term. They have enjoyed watching and feeding the birds together with a hen and a squirrel.
They walked around the school looking at the different buildings and the people who work in school and have made a large picture of our school. Year 1 Y1 children have enjoyed the term and have worked hard; we have done work about the Celts, Houses and Homes, Food and Healthy Eating. We have had very interesting visits from the school nurse. During the last week of term everyone enjoyed making pizzas and we all took them home for our tea. Year 2 The year began with Y2 being taught for four weeks by
Miss Rachel Evans, a 2nd year student at Edge Hill
College. Key Stage 2 Judo Some children from Y3 - Y6 have taken the opportunity to learn Judo skills with the help of a fully qualified Judo instructor. They have all enjoyed this experience and gained a certificate for their efforts. Tudor Theatre Y4 took part in historical theatre workshops on Wednesday the 17th of March. The company were dressed very authentically and really brought to life many aspects of Tudor life. The children participated enthusiastically and loved pretending to be the many varied characters of this period both famous and infamous! Ludus Dance The performance “SOLD” was attended by most Y5/Y6 pupils on 17th March at the performing arts centre in Hindley. It was a powerful and moving piece of choreography which dealt with the very emotive issue of child labour. |
The children gained an
insight into this problem and the linked one of
commercial exploitation. As a follow up to this, Ludus
Dance members will be working in school with the children
who watched “SOLD”, the workshops take place on
Thursday 25th of March. Swimming Gala
Children from Y5 and Y6 have been taking part in the Wigan Inter-Schools Swimming Galas at Hindley Swimming Pool. The standard of swimming at the Galas is very high. Each race is timed, the fastest 6 swimmers going through to the finals. Our swimmers always do their best and this year has been no exception. Bronze medals were received for individual events and by the Y5 Boys Relay team. The swimmers for Y6 were very successful in their heats, several children going through to the finals of their individual events. The Y6 boys relay team came second in their heat narrowly missing out on the final. The Y6 girls relay team swam magnificently to gain the Gold medal. Congratulations to all who took part. Football The school football team has played two matches during
the past few weeks. Science Challenge 4 pupils from Y6, represented the school in the Science Challenge competition for primary schools at Westleigh High School, where they spent an enjoyable morning solving three challenging scientific problems. Bugsy Malone A big thank you to Shevington High School who invited
Y6 to watch a performance of this musical on Tuesday 23rd
of March. Red Nose Day
Many thanks to everyone for their support on Red Nose Day. The children really enjoyed both performing in and watching the concert by the Y6 girls. The cakes and biscuits were very popular and a complete sell out. A special thank you must go to Sarah Vidler who, with the help of friends, particularly Katrina Johnson and Lucy Cattle, spent an enormous amount of time, effort and money to help those less fortunate. Well done Sarah and all your helpers! We have so far raised over £150 and money is still coming in. |
Tokens A
big thank-you to all of you who have been collecting book
tokens. We have received a staggering 16,500 so far. Our
new target is 20,000 and hopefully a visit from Michael
Owen if we prove to be the school that has collected the
most tokens at the end of the promotion. Friends Association The friends have been very busy again organising events to make money for the school. The Fashion Show was a great success due mainly to the models who did a wonderful job showing off the clothes. Thank you to everybody who came along to support this event. All the children who came to the Disco appeared to enjoy the evening, the appearance of the fire engines adding to the excitement! Our next event is a Car Boot Sale on the 24th of April so if you are having a clear out over the Easter holiday why not save any unwanted items and book a pitch. Another important date for your diary is June 12th when we will be holding our Summer Fair. A lot of work goes into organising these events so if you can help in any way, either setting up beforehand or helping on the day please offer your services, you will be made very welcome. Soccer School Hot Shot soccer school offered free training to all pupils on Wednesday 24th March and will be once again running a soccer school during the Summer holidays. Joyce On February 4th we were pleased to welcome Esther
Payne to our Assembly. She was presented with this years
donation for Joyce, the young child we sponsor in the
Philippines. Dates for your Diary School closes on Friday 26th March Happy Easter May we wish everyone a Happy Easter and an enjoyable break!
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