Week Ending 8th June 2018

The first week back after the half term holiday has really whizzed by!  We have lots of exciting trips and events planned for the children over the coming few weeks, and hope that the sun continues to shine for us as we approach the end of another busy school year.

On Monday, we were particularly proud of two of our children: earlier this year, Key Stage One and Two children entered an engineering competition, run by Primary Engineers, "If I were an engineer I would..."  There were many fantastic inventions devised by the children, all designed to make life easier, and last month we heard that two of our children had won a prize for their entry!

The two children, one in Year One and the other in Year Six, were invited to an awards ceremony on Monday afternoon at the University of Hertfordshire.  They went in the minibus, along with parents and two members of staff.  All the entries were on display at the University, and our two prize winners had a lovely time finding the EBA entries among the many inventions submitted.

When the awards were presented, everyone was delighted to learn that our Year One pupil was the overall winner!  His invention was "The Amazing Buggy" - a pushchair that keeps his little brother warm, and has door openers on the front that assist his Mum in manoeuvring the buggy through doors.

Well done to Ben and Shania for their fantastic efforts - our wonderful young inventors in the making!

Wednesday of this week was a fabulous day for some of our older children.  The school was lucky enough to have been allocated tickets for a School's Matinee performance of Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden - these tickets are much sought after, so we were delighted that our application for tickets was successful, and that our Year Four, Five and Six children had the opportunity to attend.

It was an early start for the forty-four children and six staff members, who travelled into London by coach for their exciting day of culture!  When they arrived the sun was shining and they sat in Covent Garden to enjoy a snack while watching street entertainers, before going to the Royal Opera House for their pre-performance workshop.

All the children were really engaged when they went into the Dance Studio and really immersed themselves in the experience - as did the teachers!  They took part in an hour long dance workshop along with children from another school, focusing on learning some of the key moves from Swan Lake.  It was great to see the children so enthusiastic - especially when they were role playing the character of evil Von Rothbart!

After the workshop, the children had a quick lunch before taking their seats for the performance.  They were lucky enough to have fantastic seats, near the front of the stalls, and enjoyed a wonderful three hours of ballet.

Cameras weren't allowed in the Royal Opera House, but there was an official photographer present from The Telegraph newspaper, so do keep an eye out for EBA in the national press!

Week Ending 25th May 2018

Tuesday dawned bright and sunny with a slight breeze, the perfect day for our Stockwood Park Sports Day.  All of the children in Main School took part, travelling by coach to Stockwood Athletics Stadium in Luton, where they competed in distance races and sprints, field events, plus a rather special individual wheelchair event for one of our Hedgehog superstars who is not able to run just at the moment!

Our Year Four Sports Leaders did a wonderful job of helping and encouraging the youngest children, and there was a friendly competitive atmosphere as everyone set about striving to beat their times from last year and set new personal bests and records.

Back at school, there was an awards ceremony, where medals were awarded to the winners and runners up.

Then, after school, as if they hadn't had enough sports for one day... a team of Year Four girls and boys took part in the finals of the inter-school seven-a-side football tournament at All Saints Academy.

The team played well - following an initial loss of 1-0 against their first opponent, they fought back heroically to win the next three matches, scoring a total of eleven goals with none conceded.  The result...? We came away winners of the tournament!  A terrific effort and team spirit was shown throughout - well done team!

It's been Maths Week at Eaton Bray Academy this week. All the classes have enjoyed a variety of fun practical maths activities.  Hedgehogs Class spent some time doing maths in their outdoor area, while Rabbits enjoyed "Crystal Maze" type challenges.  Squirrels Class used their feet, and lots of colourful paint, to measure a metre, and Deer and Foxes classes made maths games to share with one another.

On Wednesday we were visited by "The Happy Puzzle Company", who devised games and challenges for children in Years Two to Six.  The children took part in a coding box activity, where they had to work in teams to solve a series of problems, allowing them to open another box and work towards the solution.

Everyone in school was invited to enter a symmetry competition, where the children were challenged to create a piece of symmetrical art.  There were some lovely piece of work produced, with lots of imagination and creative effort in evidence.

On Friday, to celebrate the end of Maths Week, the children enjoyed a dress up day.  They were asked to dress as something related to numbers, or, because our children take part in Times Tables Rock Stars, as a rock star!

What a fun and colourful end to a super busy week.  Have a wonderful half term holiday!

Week Ending 18th May 2018

SATS are over for another year - yippee!

Year Six and Year Two children have been working so hard and have made us very proud this week.  Now they can enjoy a well deserved break and enjoy the rest of the summer term.

For the other classes, it's been business as usual this week, though the children have all had to be extra specially quiet and considerate while their friends have been sitting their tests.  Rabbits Class children have continued their work on the Stone Age, finding out about cave paintings.  They had an enjoyable time creating their own cave paintings in chalk in their sketch books.

Otters Class have taken their Maths lessons outside this week, and had a lovely session out in the playground, learning about capacity.  They filled different bottles and containers with water, and used these to fill other smaller receptacles, making notes about their discoveries as they worked.  And it didn't matter if they accidentally spilled any water, because they were outside!

Friday was a special celebration day, to mark the end of SATs, and to commemorate the Royal Wedding.  The children were asked to come in to school wearing red, white and blue, or a special outfit for Harry and Meghan's big day.  

In the afternoon, Badgers Class organised a wonderful fete on the school field for the rest of the school to enjoy.  There was a variety of stall and games, including "Throw the Welly", "Knock Down the Bricks" and "Pin the Veil on Meghan" as well as cakes to ice and eat, and cucumber sandwiches, made by Hedgehogs children.

Meanwhile, Deer Class children enjoyed a post-SATs picnic with sausage rolls, crisps and cake!  The sun shone and there was a really cheerful atmosphere on the field.  A lovely end to a hard working week!