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

• Key Stage 1 Christmas Play

  Wed 10 Dec 2014 Mrs Barnhouse
  Well done to all those involved in the Key Stage 1 Christmas play 'The Magical Christmas Jigsaw'. We had the first official performance today and it was a great success! The children looked fantastic in their bright, sparkling outfits whilst doing a great job at remembering all of their lines. We look forward to welcoming more parents for our final production tomorrow.

  

• Costello Science Trip

  Wed 10 Dec 2014 Miss Collins

  Yesterday, a group of Year 5 and 6 children visited Costello School to take part in a science afternoon.

   

  During the afternoon, they learnt all about electromagnets and were set the challenge of making a paperclip stay upright due to the magnetic pull. They produced magnets using a transformer and wrapping a wire around a steel bar.

   

  As well as this, they also created patterns using iron filings and magnets. All of the children had a fantastic time and are looking forward to taking part in some more science afternoons at Costello.

   

  Below are some quotes from a few of the children:

   

  “It was very interesting and the teachers were able to answer all of our questions about things we didn’t understand.” James R.

   

  “The afternoon was really fun because we got to do things we don’t get to do at primary school. I am really looking forward to science lessons at secondary school!” Megan H-J.

   

  “I enjoyed making an electromagnet out of steel and being able to pick up 50 paperclips!” Thomas Q.

  

• M and M Dick Whittington Production

  Tue 09 Dec 2014
  Today we were very lucky to have M and M present to us their latest pantomime production Dick Whittington. All the children thoroughly enjoyed the performance and enthusiastically joined in with singing, claps, cheers and hisses. Even Mrs Hill participated and had a selfie with the cat! Take a look at some of the pictures below... 

  

• Thank you Year R for sharing the true meaning of Christmas

  Mon 08 Dec 2014 Miss Rogers

  Today and yesterday we were so proud of the EYFS children who did so well during their Nativity play. Not only did they remind us of the true meaning behind our Christmas celebrations but they also reminded us of how confident they are all becoming.  

  They sung beautifully and did so well with their acting. They were fantastic!!!

  A huge well done to you all and a big thank you to the EYFS staff team who helped the children pull this together. I would also like to thank all of our great parents who provided some cracking costumes - it is really appreciated.

  

• Key Stage Two - 100 Words Writing Homework

  Mon 08 Dec 2014 Miss Collins

  Last week, Key Stage 2 were set the challenging homework task of writing a 100 word story. The children had to make sure they were very precise with their word choices as they had to hit the 100 word target – not a word over or under!

   

  Two winners were chosen from each class and presented with a funky notebook and pen.

  Below are the winning stories from each class. We hope you enjoy reading them!

   

  Faith (Pine Class)

  Holly the kitten lay bored in her house. The children who played with her were out for the day and she’d been left alone. Holly, not knowing what else to do, crawled through the cat flap into the big wide world outside. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a vibrant butterfly. Desperate for some fun, she chased the butterfly all over the garden. Not focussing, she slid on the mud and fell into the pond! She clambered out soaking wet. The butterfly had stopped on a branch to rest, so taking a deep breath Holly leaped…

   

  Mollie (Pine Class)

  Far far away, there lived a lively gummy bear called Squishy. One day his boss asked him to go on a top secret mission to find the legendary ‘Magical Chocolate Candy Cane’ which would bring more joy, excitement and imagination to the Jelly Town. Soon, the time came - Squishy set off on his extremely important mission…

  Pushing through the candyfloss webs and strawberry lace spiders, Squishy became very sticky indeed! He ran as fast as he could. Ducking and diving under yet more webs, he gazed into the distance. Would he survive the next obstacle which stood before him?

   

  Faye (Ash Class)

  I remember when I first started gymnastics watching the ‘big girls’ train, thinking I want to be just like them. Then things started to get hard - when I fell, it hurt. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t do that one skill. The girls I was best friends with started to disappear. My team became smaller and the pain just got worse. Then I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a little girl watching me and I realised how far how far I’ve actually come because only a few years ago, that little girl was me.

   

  Kiran (Ash Class)

  Swish! The doors open! Finally I am being chased by an eager mob. I’m in. People push and shove their way through. The crowd pulling new things as they go. I see the prize and reach for it. Someone stands in the way, I shoulder them to one side. Suddenly the swarm scream and snatch. My head and ears are buzzing. Oh no no! Someone’s stamping on my toes! I reach and grab something small and square that I had my eye on. I run to the till with it within my grasp, PHEW! I’m not doing Black Friday again!

   

  Alexandra (Willow Class)

  One early morning in the Sweet Shop, there were some children and they wanted candy. Later on, the shop closed and the shop keeper was packing up to go home. Suddenly a portal came up and sucked up the shopkeeper into a strange candy world. Then he met some gummy bears and chocolate bunnies crowding around him. Then one of the gummy bears said “we need your help to unblock the water. All we have to do is break it with a log. Come on let’s smash it!” so they smashed it and it broke. “Yey, thank you!” they cheered.

   

  Sarah (Willow Class)

  Sophie started searching for her musical instrument. The concert was on Friday. She started rummaging in her room while humming a tune but found nothing. Next she looked in the basement and she whistled as she went but she found nothing. Finally she searched the Wendy House while clicking her fingers but found nothing. In tears, she told her Grandma she couldn’t do the concert as she had lost her instrument “Don’t be silly dear, you are the instrument.” Said Grandma. Sophie smiled and whistled, hummed and clicked her way to school in time for the big musical concert rehearsal.

   

  Milly (Sycamore Class)

  Olivia awoke from her dream. The house was pitch black. Rain hammered against the window, footsteps crept up the super spooky stairs. She suddenly shivered as she remembered the mysterious monster her big sister had been telling her about. The howling wind danced furiously, making the curtains ripple. She shivered again. Strange shadowy figures stretched along the soot-like walls. A long, black and skinny figure appeared at the door, tiptoeing towards her. Olivia stared. The figure gave her a glass of milk with a red and blue straw. “Here you go Olivia,” said a familiar voice. It was her Mum!

   

  Thomas (Sycamore Class)

  Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Tom who liked playing with dominoes. Every morning all of his dominoes were set up by themselves and he couldn’t figure out why. He decided to stay up but that did not work because he got so tired and fell asleep again. The second night he stayed awake but he didn’t see anything and was very disappointed. So on the third night he set up a video and guess what he saw? The glittering Tooth Fairy was setting up the dominoes with her magic. The strange mystery had been solved!

   

   

• Fun, fun , fun at the Christmas Fair

  Mon 08 Dec 2014 Miss Rogers

  A huge thank you to all of you who came to our Christmas fair - it really was busy and it was great to see the children having lots of fun. We think we have raised about £900 which is super - well done to you all.

  It was great to see Father Christmas - thank you for fitting us in as we know how busy you must be presently.

  I would like to say a big thank you once again to our fabulous Friends of Great Binfields for organising this as it was only a couple of weeks ago they were busy setting up for the Pamper Evening. They really are so supportive of our school. Lastly, I would also like to thank our super team of staff as they readily gave up another night to help make it a success.

  

• Library and reading books

  Thu 04 Dec 2014 Miss Lyddon

  All school library and reading books will be collected in before the Christmas holidays for our Autumn stock check. Please can all books be returned to school by Wednesday 10th December. Thank you.

   

  NEWS FLASH... Watch out for the Christmas Reading Challenge that is coming home this week. Happy Reading

• Check out our Snowman at Tesco

  Thu 04 Dec 2014 Miss Rogers

  As the Choir, Miss Khan and I were walking to catch a bus to go into town to do our Carol singing, we were dazzled by the super Christmas displays that were up in the windows at Tescos. Every window has a different Christmas theme all created by the local schools and nurseries. They really do look fabulous. So when you are next at Tesco doing your shopping, please do go and see our super snowman close up.

  Thank you to all of the children who created him and thank you to Mrs Lee and Mrs Laidlaw who took some children down to put him up.

  

• Carol Singing at Festival Place

  Thu 04 Dec 2014 Miss Rogers

  Our School Choir certainly did us proud today - they sang so angelically and confidently at Festival Place to help raise funds for The Autistic Society. We really appreciate their efforts and it was lovely seeing shoppers stop and listen to them sing as well as make a small donation to the charity.

  I would like to thank all of the parents and family members who came to support the children. I could see how proud you all were too, which was lovely to see. And a huge thank you to Miss Khan who has worked so hard to teach the children the carols.

  It is so important that we encourage our children to contribute when they can to worthwhile causes. Not only will they get a sense of satisfaction from helping others but it will increase their self esteem and confidence too.

   

  

• Amélie's Hanukah Assembly

  Thu 04 Dec 2014 Miss Collins

  On Tuesday, Amélie of Pine Class delivered a superb assembly to the whole school about the Jewish festival of Hanukah. Amélie put lots of time and effort into preparing a PowerPoint presentation and finding video clips to show to the children.

   

  During the assembly, Amélie explained to us about the history of Hanukah and how it is celebrated around the world today. She described how her family celebrates Hanukah and even brought in a Menorah (See photo) and a Jewish hat called a Kippa. Did you know that each candle of the Menorah has a different meaning?

   

  We were all very impressed with how confident Amélie was at speaking in front of the whole school and would like to thank her for sharing a lovely assembly with us!