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We are beginning to prepare for Christmas in our hearts and minds during our daily Collective Worship and reflecting upon Advent and the celebration of the coming of Christ.  Our Christmas tree has now arrived, and the children are clearly beginning to get excited! This year Class One and Two performed the Nativity Play ‘A Twinkly Nativity and we raised £115.17 for Makaton.  This charity’s vision is to improve lives by enabling everyone to communicate successfully by using solutions that are effective and appropriate for them. 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 ‘All is Calm, All is Bright’ from the carol ‘Silent Night’.  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.

Our School Choir performed at the Oxfordshire County Music Service Big Christmas Sing event in Oxford with many other primary schools. The Choir also performed at the Carols by Candlelight Service held at St Faith’s Church in Shellingford.

The whole school experienced a wonderful day out at our annual visit to The Watermill Theatre to watch ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.  We all were mesmerised by this touching and magical production, the superb acting, music and dancing which brought this well-known fairy story to live with a contemporary twist.

Thank you also for supporting our ‘Challenge yourself to 25!’ Children in Need event. The children completed a variety of different challenges to 25 in their classes.  We raised £153.82 for the appeal, thank you.

We have set aside daily reflection times called ‘Space Makers’ and have introduced five contemplative practices to help children embrace some traditions of Christianity and mindfulness to assist us all in navigating the world around us.

Our service of Remembrance and Dedication was held on the 7th November in St Faith’s church. It was a very poignant occasion for the school community.    We would like to give a very special thanks to Mr Tom Scrivens from The Royal British Legion who was in attendance and to The Reverend Jeremy Goulston for leading the service.  As a mark of respect, pupils were invited to wear their Brownies, Rainbows, Guides, Beavers, Scouts or Sea Cadets uniform. The school sang three moving songs, each class presented a wreath and poppies were laid as a mark of respect: Thank you also for supporting the Poppy Appeal which raised £214.22. Every poppy shows that we care about the lives of our Armed Forces Community. The Royal British Legion wish to send their heartful thanks for your very generous donations.

Over two days, a group of our Year 6 pupils took part in Bikeability Level 1 and 2 training. The children completed a challenging ride from Shellingford to Stanford in the Vale, where they practised a range of on-road cycling skills and safety drills they had practiced on the playground beforehand. They learned how to signal, navigate junctions, and ride confidently in real traffic conditions. All the pupils showed fantastic focus, teamwork, and enthusiasm throughout the sessions.