Thank you to STEMWorks and Mr Dorey for providing the children in Key Stage Two (Class 3 & 4) with an opportunity to experiment and problem-solve with K’Nex. Children worked in pairs to design and construct a working vehicle for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the dedicating the pond to Helen Wilson who was a Governor, Teacher and Parent here at Shellingford School for many years. It was a very special occasion and meant so much to so many to those connected to the school both past and present, not least to Helen’s husband and family.
We all danced and sang our way through an energetic rhythm and percussion workshop with Bassistry Music Education . . . it was great fun! Class 3 and 4 spent a further day using IT to compose their own music and song lyrics. Thank you to FoSS for fully funding this curriculum workshop for all the children. The children are still talking about this event.
As always was an enjoyable event. There was a range of activities taking place throughout the day to celebrate reading. We were impressed with the wide variety of book characters.
Class 3 went to Stonehenge. ‘When we got there we went to the monument. We were shocked when we saw it because it was so big. Then we went to the Neolithic houses. We made some rope by twisting rafia. We learnt a bit about how they lived. We tested how they pulled stones and how they got them to stand up and we tried to pull a real stone like tug of war. We all had a fantastic day!’
STANDBYme is a small Christian charity that supports children in a handful of schools and communities across the world. Last year we raised nearly £1,000 towards toys and equipment for the pupils at Bethany School in Ethiopia. During the February half-term holiday we are inviting our pupils to give up their cosy bed for one night and to sleep on the floor and to help further fund resources for the pupils at Bethany School.
This year’s global theme is Too good to be true? Protecting yourself online. We focused on how children can protect themselves and others, and who to talk to if they have any online safety concerns.
This year’s theme is ‘Know yourself, grow yourself’. During this week we helped to equip and empower the children to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.
As part of our whole school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) we welcomed Bright Sparks into our school to lead some hand-on science activities linked to this term’s curriculum. Workshops included Seasonal Changes, Animals & Humans, Rocks, Fossils & Volcanoes and Living Things and Habitats.
This year Class One and Two performed the Nativity Play ‘A Miracle in Town’ and we raised £194.46. for Helen and Douglas House. This charity provides presents provides hospice care Our Christmas Service at St Faith’s church is held at the very end of the term. The children in Class 4 presented their thoughts on ‘What kind of King is Jesus?’ We sang several carols, the Choir performed, Key Stage One also sang a song from their Nativity, the staff and pupils read Bible readings and led the whole school in pray. It was a joyous occasion.
