Our children in Year 6 have recently returned from their four night residential trip to the PGL activity centre at Osmington Bay, Dorset. The trip was a great success and although the weather was wet, it did not prevent the children from having tremendous fun.  The range of activities of offer was extremely varied and included archery and fencing as well as aeroball (competitive trampolining with a ball) and the Jacob’s Ladder (a very tall rope construction on which the higher you climb, the wider the gaps between the steps become!).  All the children were so busy during the day that they fell asleep immediately after “lights out” and as the week progressed, this time got earlier and earlier! It was lovely to get to know the children out of school and we were incredibly proud of how they coped with the many challenges of being away from home.

At this time of year, like many other schools, we have been celebrating Harvest. The children in Year Two led the assembly and they provided a stunning display of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Every child had a part to play and they presented a clear message about the importance of being grateful for the food we grow and eat. This year they used a fantastic visual aid of seven extra large letters , initially  forming the word Harvest  - however through the assembly the letters were rearranged to form a surprising number of relevant words such as “eat” , “share”, “rest” and “have” which were used to great effect to strengthen what the children had to say.
No sooner is Harvest over, but our thoughts have turned to our traditional shoebox collection organised by Rotary International for disadvantaged children in Montenegro, Tanzania and Romania. This is the third year that we have supported the project and it is lovely to see the brightly wrapped boxes full of toys, small games, items of clothing and toiletries which are arriving in school on a daily basis.
We have been pleased to increase our extra-curricular provision even further in recent weeks. We now offer a Street dance club on a Thursday morning which like Judo club, starts at 7.45am. These early morning clubs are proving to be extremely popular  Not only does this mean that the children have fun and are wide awake for the start of school, it also means that as so many of them are already on site, there is reduced traffic congestion at the normal start of the school day. The current list of clubs is: French, Latin, Italian, violin, recorders, guitar, keyboard, choir, golf, tag rugby, tennis, football, netball, cricket, netball, roller skating, street dance, Strictly School Dancing, “no cook” cookery and gardening. Seeing such a list it is no surprise that visiting adults often say that they wish they too could come back to school!  
Please do come and visit us – you will be assured of a warm welcome!