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

• Remember we have an INSET Day!!

  Thu 31 Mar 2016 Miss Rogers

  Just to remind you all, we have an Inset day on Monday 11th April so the school is officially open on Tuesday 12th April.

  On Monday 11th April our staff will be in for training. This time we have a compulsory input on Fire Safety first thing as part of our on going Health and Safety Training Programme. We then are having inputs on Maths, English and the Use of Effective Questioning to enhance our children's learning experiences. 

• Busy Builders at GBP!

  Thu 31 Mar 2016 Miss Rogers
  I came into work this morning to find 5 queuing lorries waiting to take tonnes and tonnes of earth away and there has been a steady stream of them throughout the day. Check out the photographs below showing what the builders have achieved so far. It is pretty incredible.

  

• We are in the Gazette paper!

  Thu 24 Mar 2016 Miss Rogers

  Just to keep you all informed, our school was featured in a very positive light in our local gazette which was published on the 24th March 2016.

  They have included lots of pictures of our children - which ones of you are now famous?

  Happy reading!

  

• Hockey League Success

  Thu 24 Mar 2016 Miss Rogers

  I want to congratulate our GBP Hockey A and B Teams for another good result. For the last two years, both teams have been in the top 5 of the Basingstoke and Deane Schools that participate. I am pleased to announce that for 2016 GBP Team B came third and GBP Team A came 4th in the legue competition. A huge well done to you all.

  Thank you to all of the children who have taken part - your sportsmanship, grit and determination to do well is admirable. Our squads really enjoy the experience and they really appreciate the commitment of their coaches Miss Brookes and Miss Grainger.

  I also want to thank the parents who regularly help with transport and support the team whilst they are playing.

  

• Science Links for the holidays

  Mon 21 Mar 2016 Mrs Barnhouse

  Miss Rogers received a leaflet about Newlyns Farm Shop opening their doors to the public for a lambing weekend on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April. We thought this would be great to share with Great Binfields because of its super links to Science. During your visit you can find out about lambs being born and you never know, you might even see it happen!

   

  Click on the link below for more information.

   

  http://www.newlyns-farmshop.co.uk/newlyns-lambing-weekend/

• Year 3/4 Ukulele Concert

  Sun 20 Mar 2016

  On Thursday, Pine and Hazel Class thoroughly impressed their parents and teachers with their effort and enthusiasm to perform in the ukulele concert. They have been working really hard this term to learn the parts of the instrument, various songs in both major and minor keys and the music theory behind this. Well done year 3/4!

   

   

  

• Year 2 Tea Party

  Thu 17 Mar 2016 Mrs Barnhouse
  Year 2 had a fantastic morning enjoying a Mad Hatter's Tea Party with their family members. The children have been working hard all week creating board games, designing decorations and baking lots of delicious cakes so that they could invite their grandparents in to celebrate their hard work. As part of their homework the children created their own 'Mad' hats; they really had put a great effort into their designs and they looked fantastic! It was lovely to see such a great turn out of grandparents, aunts, uncles or parents attending and being able to share the morning with their child. Have a look at the photos below to see the effort everyone put in.  

  

• Year One Science Homework!

  Thu 17 Mar 2016 Miss Hanafin and Miss Finnimore

  The children in Year One have had an exciting Science homework project this week. They have been collecting a range of materials to help them create their very own toys. The children made a fantastic effort and showed real creativity in all of their ideas. Today, Oak and Chestnut got a chance to view, play and ask questions about each other's work. It was great to see the children so enthusiastic.

   

   

  

• Year 5 and 6 Basingstoke Trip

  Wed 16 Mar 2016 Miss Collins

  Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant day out in Basingstoke as part of their 'Amazingstoke' topic.

  During the day, they visited local landmarks such as: The Willis Museum, St Michaels Church, The Holy Ghost Ruins and The War Memorial Park. As well as this, they saw where Thomas Burberry (founder of Burberry Fashions) was buried.

  The day was finished off nicely with a lovely picnic and a play in Eastrop Park! All of the children were beautifully behaved and a member of the public complimented them on their good manners - we are very proud of them all!

  Take a look at our photos to see what we got up to...

  

• A bit of a buzz in Year 2

  Tue 15 Mar 2016 Mrs Barnhouse

  On Monday afternoon, some members of Basingstoke Bee Keepers Association were making a bit of buzz in Year 2! They kindly gave up their time to come and talk to about bees! This was Year 2's link to 'Science in the Real World' and linked very well to their current topic of Traditional Tales and lifecycles. Year 2 have been learning about the lifecycle of their bean plants so it was very helpful for them to understand the important role bees play for food.

   

  Year 2 had a hands on experience, getting to investigate a bee hive and feeling the honey comb. They also learnt about the differences between bees and wasps and the variety of different bees there are. It was great to see how enthusiastic the children were and how much knowledge of bees some of them already had! They also learnt a very important lesson; bees are our friend and without them the world would be a very different place! 

   

  Later in the week both Beech and Ash class will get to try some of the delicious honey made from the very bee hives they were looking at! In the meantime, be sure to ask the children some facts from the afternoon!