Week Ending 4th May 2012

An exciting week for all, due to Tuesday and Thursday trips to Wardown Park Museum in Luton.

Enjoy looking at our selection of photographs, that will inform about the location and the activities enjoyed by all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week Ending 27th April 2012

All classes have been making items for our Olympic Hall board this week.  Do have a look next time you are in School for a visit.  Also, our entrance to the field is adorned by the Olympic rings, so when the fine weather returns, the children will enter the "Eaton Bray Academy Olympic Stadium" to practice events, culminating in Sports Day in July!

There are four new hens - 2 x Bluebell and 2 x Buttercup - who have settled in well, and are laying large brown eggs.  Henrietta, Florence and Rosie have gone to a "Retirement Home," where they will be free-range.

Main School have a new play tunnel, and are looking forward to using it when the weather improves.  Our vegetables are ready to be planted out, as soon as the weather allows it, so the kitchen will soon be able to use the produce in their delicious lunches.

Next week, there are trips to Wardown Park Museum - on Tuesday for KS2 and Thursday for KS1.  If you would like to know more about this venue, before your child/children tell in exciting detail, please visit http://www.wardownparkmuseum.com/

Week Ending 20th April 2012

Welcome back!

The Summer Term got off to an exciting start, with our Main School participating in an "Olympic Torch Relay" from the top of Totternhoe Knolls. One of the oldest children carried our Eaton Bray Academy Olympic Torch from the summit, to a point where it passed to younger children, culminating with Hedgehogs carrying it into the playground. Here are a selection of photographs of the memorable occasion.

Each class made their own Olympic Torches

Badgers at the top of the Knolls

Heading off down the hill

Rabbits set out to meet Badgers

Rabbits waiting for Badgers

Squirrels set off to meet Rabbits

Squirrels waiting for Rabbits

Can you see them in the distance

Here they come!

Otters setting out to meet Squirrels

Walking up School Lane

We can see Squirrels in the distance!

Squirrels hand over the Eaton Bray Academy Olympic Torch to Otters

Hedgehogs set out to meet Otters

Hooray, here come Squirrels!

A musical celebration in the playground

And the official opening of our Olympic celebrations with Eaton Bray Councillor Marion Mustoe

Week Ending 30th April 2012

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Please enjoy some seasonal photos.

Remember we are back at school on Tuesday17th April. Have a lovely holiday!

Week Ending 23rd March 2012

The Pre-School has been an even more exciting place to be this week, with the opening of "The Tunnel"... Is this a first for a Pre-School we wonder? The most difficult decision was who should crawl through first! The only problem that arose was when some children liked it so much, they were a little reluctant to come out the other end...

Children were arriving at School this week with some peculiar items - giant wooden sculptures, tinfoil statues and plants made out of paper - all very exciting re-cycleable homework.

Friday was a special day for thinking of others. The children came to school with an animal, of the soft toy variety you will be pleased to hear! We supported "Bring a Bear to show you Care" for Action Medical Research. The children also had to research their animal and tell everyone about it. Then the school gates were closed as we saw how many laps of the school grounds the children could manage for Sports Relief.

Next week is Open Evening on Monday for parents, and a treat for the children on Wednesday evening with an after school Spring Disco.

Week Ending 16th March 2012

Monday was exciting for Squirrels, as a visiting sports coach introduced them to tennis techniques and... even better... it was in the sunshine!

Children from EB Lions Football Cub also practice on our field once a week, weather permitting.

This week, children have been busily making cards for a very special person... (Hopefully all will be revealed on Sunday!)

Also in the sunshine, Otters had a lovely time pond dipping on Thursday afternoon.

The Pre-School children will soon have another outdoor play item... a long tunnel to travel through, or even hide in! Watch this space for a photo of the finished area. Hamsters have been busy learning about recycling this week, and have been having lots of fun sorting out plastic bottles, cardboard, paper and fruit peelings!

On Friday 23rd March, it is "Bring An Animal Day," when children may take their favourite animal (not real!) to School, along with £1. On the same day, we are encouraging children to make laps of the School, and then take home a sponsor form, to raise funds for Sports Relief.

Next term, our topic is "The Olympics," and plans are well under way to start off the theme, with an Eaton Bray Olympic Run, with our Olympic Torch. More details nearer the time!

Also planned are visits to Wardown Park Museum, which will be set up as a Greek Olympic Games from the past.

If anyone knows of a sports person or someone with Olympic connections, past or present, who would be willing to come along to School to share their talents, please let us know.

Week Ending 9th March 2012

The week ended with a day of "African Drumming." There was a whole School assembly, followed by exciting work shops for each class throughout the day. The children were acting like professionals by the end of the visit!

Badgers had two visitors mid week, who talked about their evacuee experience in World War II, and shared artefacts.

Rabbits had a Powerpoint presentation by a parent who had completed a trek up Kilimanjaro, and were all kindly treated to gifts.

Squirrels have been investigating changes in materials, causing the first aiders to wonder why there were strange items in the freezer, along with the ice packs... Squirrels, were of course, discovering how materials change their properties when frozen.

Otters have been comparing and contrasting their present day habitats with those of prehistoric dinosaurs.

Hedgehogs and Hamsters have had lots of fun on the new climbing frame, magic mirrors and blackboards. In case any of you have noticed a "Teletubbies" hill, which is now fenced off, watch the space, and all will be revealed, in a short time!

Future dates:

23rd March: Bring an Animal (£1)

23rd March: Sponsored Sports Relief

26th March: Consultation Evening and Talk (5.00 - 7.30pm)

27th March: Sharing Assembly

30th March: Games Day