Remembrance
This week in school we commemorated Remembrance Day on Wednesday 11th November. We discussed with the children in lessons and assemblies what Remembrance Day was and why we stop to commemorate it. Our Year Two children had made some beautiful clay poppies in their art lessons and formed a class wreath, which they took to the village war memorial. The school marked the 11am moment with a very respectful whole school 2 minute silence on the playground where 450+ children and all staff paused to reflect. Our Y6 trumpeter Cleo played “The Last Post” then Fox, Harleigh and Freddie read “In Flanders Fields.”
Football success
Our Y5/6 football team were victorious in a tournament before half-term, winning the event outright. Well done to the team of boys and girls who are through to the finals in the new year! The team displayed all of our school values in abundance throughout the tournament (and enjoyed their celebratory hot chocolate back at school!)
Community Links
We have been delighted with the engagement and support of our community during the autumn term and would like to thank all those members of our community who have been in to school or offered support in a multitude of ways.
In particular, our Early Years children have enjoyed their visits from the police, fire brigade, road safety from GXO logistics, a vet, a doctor and more! Thanks to them all for speaking to our children about “people who help us.”
Year Six also benefitted from an engaging session from “Magistrates in the community”, learning about the Fundamental British Value “Rule of Law.”
We remain eternally grateful to all of the reading volunteers from the village who support our school weekly, listening to children read one-to-one. We are also grateful to our friends at All Saints Church who offer unwavering support for our school in so many ways.
Harvest festivals
Years One and Three enjoyed two beautiful harvest services at All Saints church in October with a collection of uplifting songs and poems reminding as to be thankful for our food, particularly at harvest time. We collected food donations for The McCarthy Dixon Foundation (TMDF) who do lots of brilliant work in Northampton and support families in our school with food parcels every half term and with Christmas gifts. Our thanks to Whites farm who, yet again, donated a beautiful hamper of produce which was also donated to cook meals at their social clubs.
Marie Lally & Ben Morris
Co-headteachers