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

• Year 2 Cricket!

  Tue 21 Apr 2026

  Some of our Year 2 children had a fantastic time yesterday at St John’s School! They enjoyed playing cricket and developing new skills with Hampshire Cricket 🏏

  A wonderful day of learning, teamwork, and fun!

• Year 3- Listen2me concert

  Tue 24 Mar 2026

  Today, Year 3 proudly performed in their African drumming concert. Over the past few months, the children have shown incredible dedication and enthusiasm in preparing for this event, and their hard work truly paid off—they made us all very proud.

  
  Well done, Year 3! We hope all the parents and carers who attended enjoyed the performance as much as we did.

  

• Year 6 collaborative art

  Fri 20 Mar 2026

  This half term, Year 6 have been looking at Brazilian artist, Beatriz Milhazes, as part of our Rainforest topic. We have drawn, painted and made our own collages inspired by Beatriz Milhazes. Our learning culminated in a sculpture inspired by her work which was added to a collaborative installation for parents to view at pick up. Please enjoy the Year 6’s masterpiece. 

  

• EYFS Mother's Day/Special person afternoon

  Wed 18 Mar 2026 Mrs Greehy

  Last Friday, the Early Years children welcomed their special adults into school to celebrate Mother's Day. The children and adults participated in lots of fun filled activities including, 'knock the cans over', a blindfolded obstacle course, a star hunt, crack the code, portrait drawing and lots more! It was wonderful to see so many smiles and happy faces! 

   

  The children also took great care and pride designing and decorating jars as vases and putting a colourful arrangement of flowers in them for their adults! What a wonderful present and how thoughtful of the children! 

   

  Well done Early Years children - it was lovely to see all of the interactions in our Early Years areas :)

• Netball tournament

  Fri 13 Mar 2026

  A fantastic morning of netball for our team! 🏐

  Well done to everyone who represented the school and made it through to the Basingstoke finals today. After lots of competitive matches, the team finished 9th out of more than 20 schools — a brilliant achievement.

  We were especially proud of the teamwork, resilience and determination shown throughout the tournament. 👏

  A Cooperation Badge is on its way to the team from Miss Lyndon in recognition of their excellent teamwork. Well done, everyone!

  

• Science week and the Wonder Dome

  Wed 11 Mar 2026

  This week, Great Binfields has been celebrating National Science Week. We were delighted to welcome the Wonderdome, providing all children with the opportunity to experience the wonders of space. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to FOGB for arranging this exciting experience. The children were extremely enthusiastic, and it proved to be a truly memorable and enriching event.

   

  Throughout the rest of the week, the children participated in a range of engaging science activities, including visits from inspiring scientists. We are very grateful to the parents and volunteers who generously gave their time to lead activities and deliver talks to the children. Their contributions greatly enhanced the children’s learning and enthusiasm for science.

  We hope that all the children enjoyed a fantastic and inspiring Science Week.

  

• Chineham Library Visits

  Tue 10 Mar 2026

  Over the past couple of weeks, the children have enjoyed visiting Chineham Library, where they have listened to a story read by one of the librarians followed by a chance to browse the shelves and read some books with their friends. Lots of the children said that they were going to pop in after school with their parents too. We are so lucky to have such a valuable resource on our doorstep!

  

• Grandparents Tea Party in Year 1!

  Tue 10 Mar 2026

  Year 1 had a fantastic time welcoming their grandparents and special adults into school to celebrate the end of their “Toys” topic. The children were so proud to share their learning, talking about toys from the past and comparing them to the toys we enjoy today.

  It was a lovely event where toys through time could be explored, played with and discussed. We had a special display table filled with a variety of toys and artefacts from different eras, many of which linked to our earlier visit from Mr Cushing. The children enjoyed showing these to their adults and playing games alongside them during the morning.

  It was lovely seeing children and their adults playing together – trying out traditional toys, sharing memories, and celebrating learning side by side. It was a wonderful way to bring our topic to an end.

  A huge thank you to all the grandparents and special adults who joined us and helped make the event such a memorable occasion for our Year 1 children!

  

• World Book Day

  Wed 04 Mar 2026

  World Book Day was a great success at Great Binfields! We started the day by listening to ‘The Story Machine’ by Tom McLaughlin which tells the story of Elliott, a boy who loves finding things, and discovers a mysterious, silent typewriter. Initially struggling to be creative, he realises he can use the machine to make pictures that tell stories. When the machine breaks, Elliott learns that creativity comes from within himself, not the machine. Each class then wrote some fantastic pieces of writing using the book as a stimulus.

   

  We also paired up with our buddy classes and had a great time sharing books, stories and our own writing with each other. There was a real creative buzz around the school!

   

  Last, but not least, the costumes… they were brilliant! We had a proper mixture from Mary Poppins, to The Hungry Caterpillar, to The Cookie Monster!
   

  Take a look at the photos to see more…

  

• Magical Maths Day!

  Wed 04 Mar 2026 Mrs Greehy

  This week, our classrooms were transformed into mini laboratories of wonder as Professor Poopenshtinken from Magical Maths swooped in—complete with his trusty helper—to sprinkle a little numerical magic across the school!

  Each class enjoyed a whirlwind workshop, giving them a sneak peek into the exciting adventures awaiting them at Magical Maths Club. Some year groups witnessed numbers mysteriously and magically transforming, and there were plenty of mind‑blown faces!

  Others got stuck into fast‑paced maths games, packed with fun, teamwork, and plenty of friendly competition. One thing was clear: everyone had a fantastic time! If your child would like to join the Mathematical mayhem and become part of the club, simply head over to the Magical Maths website to sign up (see picture for details). This is suitable for KS1 (including Year R) and KS2.