Week Ending 7th July 2017

Another successful week of rugby, with Year Fives triumphant in their tournament on Monday  Well done team!  Year Six's turn next week...

Rabbits Class have enjoyed the great outdoors this week.  They went on a bird watching adventrue around the school grounds and in the Forest School area.  They made a note of all the different species of bird that they spotted and identified, and are planning to upload their findings onto a database.

Hamsters children had a wonderfully fun and messy art session this week.  Working with Mrs Flitton, they created a huge colourful butterfly on their playground.  This followed on from the excitement of last week, when the caterpillars they have been looking after were released as butterflies on Friday afternoon.

On Thursday, Hedgehogs Class had a very enjoyable day out in Ashridge Forest.  The theme for the day was "Art at Ashridge" and the children took part in a colour treasure hunt, did some bark rubbings, whittled sticks, and painted a wonderful forest frieze.

The weather was absolutely perfect, just right for exploring the forest and playing some outdoor games in the meadow.  At lunchtime, the children were joined for a picnic by parents, grandparents and younger siblings, who joined in the fun, or were able to just relax in the sunshine.  It really was a lovely day out - please enjoy some photos!

Friday was the day of our Young Enterprise Fair, an event that the Year Six children have been working hard towards to for many weeks and months.  Back before Christmas last year, the children wrote to a number of local businesses, asking for sponsorship for their enterprise plans.  Thanks to the generosity of these benefactors, and following a visit from representatives from the "Young Enterprise" charity in January, the children were ready and able to start their own mini businesses.

The children formed four teams, and each devised a business plan, calculated their costings, and last month promoted their business to "EBA Dragons' Den."   Following useful feedback from the Dragons, they finally went into production, making goods to be sold at the Enterprise Fair.

There were several stalls on the playground, field and in the Hall, with many lovely items to buy on Friday afternoon.  These included scented candles, superb cakes, delicious home made lemonade, sparkly magic wands, beads and loom bands, and some cleverly designed paper planes and other toys.  There were also games and competitions that customers could pay to take part in.  Those local businesses that had so kindly helped the children were invited into school to visit the Fair, as were parents and children.

It was very busy, and plenty of money seemed to be changing hands, so the children are hoping for impressive profits for their endeavours!  Thank you to everyone who (once again) came along to support our school.

There's lots more to look forward to next week, as we rapidly approach the end of the school year.  Let's hope that the sun keeps shining so that everyone can really make the most of these lovely summer days!

Week Ending 30th June 2017

The very hot weather of last week turned a little cooler this week, which was probably something of a relief for Badgers Class, who enjoyed a day of rugby skills on Monday.

On Wednesday, thirty-nine children from Badgers and Rabbits Classes travelled to Aston Clinton, for an exciting overnight adventure at Green Park Activity Centre.

Over two days, the children took part in archery, mountain biking, zip wire, the giant swing, and lots of other fun outdoor pursuits.  They enjoyed a DVD evening on Wednesday night and dinner in an inflatable room!  The children were collected by parents on Thursday afternoon, exhausted but happy after a fun-filled couple of days.

Back in school, there was a lot of artwork being produced this week, for the carnival float.  Hot air balloons of all sorts of sizes and colours were created, as well as clouds, baskets and lettering for our "Up and Away" theme.  It's all now ready to be assembled on Saturday morning, when a team of volunteer parents will be at school bright and early to decorate the lorry ready for a great day of carnival celebration!

On Thursday, Squirrels and Otters Class spent a lovely day at the Grove Theatre in Dunstable.  They started out with a tour of the theatre, going backstage to explore the dressing rooms, and looking at the props and scenery for the theatre's current production of "The Wizard of Oz".

In the afternoon, the children took part in drama workshops, with a rainforest theme.  This involved becoming an animal, talking to one another in character, dancing, and singing songs from "The Lion King."  The children thoroughly enjoyed their day out, and found out a lot about performing, and what goes on behind the scenes in a theatre.

   

Year 6 Young Enterprise children have now almost completed their business projects, and next week, will be setting up shop to sell their wares on Friday afternoon.  There will be ice creams and home made lemonade for sale, scented candles, fidget spinners, model aeroplanes, a football game, lucky dip and much more, all devised, planned and created by the children.  Please come along and support their efforts!