Year 2 and 4 had a lovely time at beach school this morning in the sunshine. There were lots of creative activities taking place, as well as rock pooling, which led to lots of soggy and sandy feet!

Chess Club members are always very vocal in their learning about chess and when it comes times to play each other, the children become very animated especially if they are using the four way chess board. Thanks Mathew for the teaching.

The children in French Club were enjoying learning some French whilst doing some fun activities.

Today, year 2 and year 4 headed down to the beach, where they enjoyed chips from the fish and chip shop for lunch and had time to play in the glorious sunshine.

During this term, more children have been chosen to go to Glendale to read and chat with our Reading Buddies. Both children and adults enjoy the experience. Not all children have the chance to interact with such a different generation, so this is a great opportunity to mix and learn from each other. We are grateful for all the time the Buddies give up to be with us.

Lots of fun has been had this term in James' Mini Movers - with two older children assistants. They have spent some time working on interacting with props to enhance their movements. The children have used a clear plastic ball to represent a floating bubble.

We joined hundreds of other schools in a high-energy workout to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. We discovered how moving our bodies can boost our mood, build resilience and support our mental wellbeing. Both staff and children enjoyed fifteen minutes of exercises in the hall - what a great end to our school day!

What a special treat we had today! The incredible Sacconi Quartet delivered a phenomenal performance and workshop with us in the school hall and what an amazing privilege it was. We were so lucky to experience such a special performance from this world famous classical music string quartet. We learnt that the Sacconi Quartet was founded in 2001 by four graduates of the Royal College of Music, Ben, Hannah, Robin and Cara. We also learnt some Italian words about the way the mus