“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” -George Dorsey

What a wonderful start to the new year! It was lovely to see the children return this week with a smile on their faces and a sparkle in their eyes as they played.We really do feel blessed that we are able to share such wonderful moments with your children.

Every week we are finding it increasingly difficult to pick a Role Model and a a child with Marvelous Manners due to them all being so delightful in the dining room and outside. They show each other such kindness, love and compassion. With this in mind, we have decided that two children each week will receive these accolades.

Table of the week: KS1, We have started the new term off with a draw in keystage 1. Well done to Harcourt and Plessington. KS2, Harcourt. Well done to you all!

Role Models of the Week: KS1, Micheal and Natasja Y1. Well done to you both, there isn’t a day that goes by where you do not have a smile for those around you. Ks2, Frankie Y5 and Mary Ann Y6. Thank you and well done for being such role models to the other children in the school.

Jaqui’s Marvelous Manners: KS1, Lorrenzo and Grace Reception. KS2, Isabella and Rhys in Year 5. Thank you so much children for always being polite and using your manners.

Have a wonderful, fun filled weekend.

God Bless

The Lunchtime Team

Happy, curious and active new year!

What a wonderful start to our first meeting of the year when the councilors gave their approval on the drafts for the new trim trail equipment. Year six, along with Miss Hornby are going to meet with the contractor in the next few weeks and hopefully work will begin in time for everyone to enjoy an active spring.
Everyone brought such positivity to the meeting with suggestions for new games for whole classes to play together at break times, we are excited and curious to discover what other classes enjoy playing together, and we can’t wait to them try them out with our own class.
Councillors are now thinking big and are exploring options to replace the old train and ship, we already have lots of exciting ideas for fund raising, so who knows, a rocket, a helicopter or even a Noah’s ark!

Happy New Year!

As the time draws closer to taking down the Christmas decorations and tree for another year, as promised, here are the details for recycling your real Christmas trees.

You can book a slot for your tree to be collected on the 11th and 12th of January by Trinity Hospice volunteers at;

https://just-helping.org.uk/find-a-collection/trinity-hospice-blackppol/

Or alternately, you can drop your tree off at the following collection points:

• Coastguard Station, North Beach

• Marine Bowling Club Car Park, Fairhaven Lake

• Lowther Gardens, Lythum

• Rawstorne Sports Centre, Feckleton

By recycling your tree, you will be helping in the conservation of the Sand Dunes, a beautiful piece of coastline that deserves to be saved.

If you would like to help with the conservation project, all you need to do is pop down to North Beach car park from Tuesday 4th February to Thursday 6th February, 10am- 3pm.

We would like to thank you for your continued support in looking after our precious world and wish you all the very best for 2020.

The Eco Team

Wishing you all a happy and Holy Christmas, filled with magical moments with your family.

As the week has drawn to a close, the dining hall has been filed with an air of excitement and yet a sense of calmness and reflection. Christmas songs have played in the background as the children have dined. Yesterday, the children were joined by members of staff to have a delicious Christmas dinner. Thank you Jaqui, Sharon and Francis for providing such a wonderful feast!

A huge thank you must also go out to the Year 6 children, who have helped so graciously throughout the term, inside and out. It has truly been appreciated. Thank you to you all.

The Autumn term has certainly flown by and it has been a privilege to be able to witness some magical moments as the children have relaxed during the lunch time period. We have been fortunate to capture some of these moments on camera……..

Thank you children for such a wonderful term!

We look forward to sharing more magical moments with you in the new year.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

God BlesS

The Lunchtime Team

With a song in your heart...

Today our choir visited Stella Matutina Residential Home to perform a medley of favourite Christmas songs. They raised their voices to entertain and brought real moments of nostalgia for the residents. Before and following the performance they chatted and shared stories amidst laughter and smiles. It really was lovely to see generations coming together.

'Forget your troubles and dance!'

Over the past month, we have just danced and danced and danced! Have a look at what has been going on around the school.

Danceathon

It all started with our Dancethon where we danced from 8am through to 3:30pm - literally non stop! Throughout the day, all classes had a dance lesson with Miss Sarah and Miss Amy from Clifton Academy. This year we aimed to learn and tackle the Cha Cha Cha - Miss Hornby’s favourite! Thank you so much to our wonderful teachers - you made learning a challenging dance so much fun. Now that all the money has been collected and accounted for, we have managed to raise a staggering £1671 to replace part of the trim trail. Keep an eye on it over the next year! Thank you to all of our wonderful parents and families who came and danced with us in the morning. There was certainly lots of smiles on everyones faces.

Have a look at the video below to see our whole school come together for a big Cha Cha Cha in the afternoon!

Dance Festival

Every year, a group of committed dancers face a tough judging panel with the hope of being selected for the dance team. This year, 20 children were successful and trained really hard alongside Mrs Harrison and Miss Bassett week in, week out.

We could not have been prouder as the children took to the stage to perform Absolutely Everybody in front of a packed crowd. Children you were brilliant, your sheer enthusiasm was wonderful to see. We really look forward to seeing the team perform next year…I wonder what the theme will be?

Tudor Dancing at Samlesbury Hall

It is always nice to see what other classes are doing with dance around school. Not only have our Year 6 class been learning and creating their own Tudor style dance in school as part of their lessons, they headed off to Samlesbury Hall on a trip and performed in the great hall there. Never has a school done such a thing there and the staff were blown away. Why not watch the dance below…

A whole lot of competitive fun!

This morning, the Year 3 sport club had great fun (and a little bit of maths along the way). The children were tasked with moving in different ways to collect the balls in the middle of the hoop, however, the balls all had different values. The children had to be strategic in their collection to make sure that their team collected the highest value balls! The children worked really well together and support each other constantly.

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” ~ Plato

How this first half term has flown! It has been an absolute pleasure watching the children grow over the last few weeks, not only in size but in confidence too.

This week, we have battled wind and rain during the lunchtime period,but not a single child has allowed the weather to dampen their spirits! Mr Nay has continued to deliver an array of sporting activities from cricket to zigzag football rounders. Thank you Mr Nay for all the wonderful opportunities you have given the children this half term. We look forward to seeing you after the break and to more exciting sports.

Year 6 have continued to provide Keystage 2 children with the opportunity to explore Purple Mash and quiet reading time in the Library. Thank you for all your enthusiasm and hard work this half term Year 6.

Star Table of the Week: KS1, Joint winners this week with Year 1 and Reception. Well done to you all.

KS2, Well done Plessington, two weeks in a row! You being such role models in the dining room. Thank you.

Role Models of the Week; Y1 Erin and Y3 Harriot. Well done and thank you girls. You show such kindness to those around you.

Jaqui’s Marvelous Manners: This week goes to Roseanna Y1 and Hiruni Y6. Well done and thank you for having such wonderful manners.

Have a wonderful half term holiday and God Bless.