Week Ending 7th December 2007

We have had a very busy week.

On Saturday we held our Advent Fair, which was a great success, bringing in plenty of profit which will go towards our Nursery building. The children were delighted to discover that Santa had come along, and he was kept very busy giving out presents all afternoon. Thanks go to everyone who came along and supported the school.

Everybody has been involved with the Concert performances of "Countdown to Christmas", which were held in the hall on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. The children were outstanding, as usual, and sang, danced and acted in a very professional manner. They made us laugh with their jokes, and moved some of us to tears, in the emotional rendition of "Immanuel". A parent was heard to say, "It's amazing, they just get better and better." We agree! Our ex-pupils, who are now in Year Five, came back for a tea party before the Concert, and then had front row seats. They were very proud of their younger brothers and sisters.

Hedgehogs' performance of "Humph the Camel" was very entertaining, and enjoyed by their parents and friends, as well as by Squirrels Class. They had obviously worked very hard on their songs, and had even made their own backdrops. Three cheers for Hedgehogs!

On Tuesday we had our last Sharing Assembly of 2007. We also heard that we have been awarded the "Active School Mark" for our broad PE curriculum.

Week Ending 30th November 2007

Another week gone!

Our Christmas concert is nearly ready for public consumption - next week will be busy, with our school full of guests for the performances on Tuesday and Wednesday, and for Hedgehogs' Christmas play on Friday.

On Wednesday, our School Cook was presented with a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates from Eden Foods, who congratulated her on winning "Cook of the Year" for Bedfordshire. The applause resounded around the hall, as we all feel very proud of her.

This week, members of our School Council were selling diaries in the Hall, at break time. The diaries were sold out in a couple of days, and the healthy profit will be spent on items decided on by the Council members.

Members from the Eaton Bray Parish Council are meeting our School Council on Friday. They will exchange ideas and thoughts, in the School Hall, during lunch break.

Week Ending 23rd November 2007

An exciting week! Our nursery is getting higher and higher. The children had an exciting time watching the gigantic crane moving steel girders into position.

On Tuesday evening, our Governors' Meeting was well attended. We look forward to seeing them at our Christmas Concert next month. The stage blocks will be in position next week - all our children have an important part to play, and everybody is planning their costumes.

Our School Cook has become "School Cook of the Year" for Bedfordshire. Her winning meal was "Spicy Beef Wraps" and "Banoffee Yogurt Cup". Well done! Ready for the next round.

The HSA had a meeting to finalise plans for our "Advent Fair" on 1st December at 12 o'clock. Do try to come along and have some fun and do some Christmas shopping!

Week Ending 16th November 2007

Our school has been full of newspapers this week - not for protecting the tables from glue, during our design and technology activity week - but with staff and pupils eager to read the fantastic articles about our outstanding Ofsted report! This is now online at the Ofsted website and can be read here.

The Nursery block is rising, as the blog is being written, and has advanced rapidly this week.

Design and Technology this week has allowed us to be well ahead with our Christmas cards, calendars and gifts. Many of our ideas were linked to our whole School Target for Maths, which focuses on shape. Rabbits' Christmas tree pyramid cards are very glittery and covered with a variety of shapes, including pentagons and hexagons! Squirrels made cylindrical cards adorned with jewels and spherical baubles (obtained from our "Aladdin's Cave." - we are looking forward to seeing Aladdin soon at Milton Keynes Theatre.)

The hall is being prepared for our Christmas Concert, and is adorned with a gigantic Christmas cracker... jokes to follow next week, after our ICT bumper print out.

As usual our corridors and entrance area are based on the pantomime we are going to see. Let's hope the genie by Mrs Hounslow's office will not frighten too many of our visitors, as the lights flash on and off, and the music resounds!

Week Ending 9th November 2007

The foundations for our new Nursery are laid! It was very exciting, seeing the cement lorries arriving and tipping in their contents.

Another reason for celebrating...

Our Ofsted Report is OUTSTANDING, in twenty-seven areas out of twenty-nine. Naturally, we are elated at such a result. Our report will soon be available to read on the Ofsted website, so do please take a look, if you have not had a copy from school already, as a parent. On Friday, the local press came along and took some special photographs. Do buy the local newspapers next week! Our cook made a special "Ofsted Cake", and each class had a surprise task to celebrate our success.

On Wednesday, all the children had their photographs taken by our Hedgehog teacher, who is also a very competent photographer. I'm sure they would make a lovely Christmas gift.

Rehearsals are underway for our Christmas Concert, and the parts have been allocated. we are now making props and backdrops, in all classes.

Week Ending 2nd November 2007

HOW EXCITING!!!

We returned after our half term holiday, to the sight of diggers and bulldozers in our school grounds! Yes... our new Nursery building has begun!

On Tuesday, we had a school disco, with the theme of "Around the World". The costumes were colourful and imaginative, and did not restrict movement! All the staff realised the age difference between them and the pupils, as the music did seem rather loud...

Our topic this week has been Geography, and Barnaby Bear has been travelling at home and abroad.

Our Friday afternoon "Choices" change for this half term. The Choices now are: art; food technology; science experiments; board games and orienteering. What fun!

Week Ending 19th October

A very busy week for all of us, as we had several important events. We had our Ofsted Inspection on Tuesday, which coincided with our Sharing Assembly. Some children from all classes showed their work, and celebrated achievements in phonic work, literacy, gymnastics and history. A Badger played the piano beautifully, as we came in , and as we left the hall.

On Thursday evening, we had our Consultation Evening, when parents shared their children's work, and met Class Teachers.

We completed a week of religious education in all classes. The mirrors were used a lot, but not so that we, the teachers, could preen ourselves, but as an aid for Foundation and KS1 children investigating the topic "Me!"

KS2 children investigated the items on the Seder Plate.

On Friday, we participated in our last session of the current choices selection. We are looking forward to new challenging choices, after half-term.

Enjoy your holiday!