All hand hoay! Oak needs your cardboard tubes!

Added on by Oak.

The pirates of Oak class are in need of long cardboard tubes - especially the inner tubes from rolls of wrapping paper or similar (nothing bathroom related please). So Heave Ho and please bring any unwanted rolls to Oak classroom.

Up & Under Football Club

Added on by Betsy Huggins.

Starting on Tuesday 14th January 2014 Up and Under Sports will be running a new after school Football Club for Years 4,5,& 6. If you'd like to sign up please click here for a copy of the registration from which needs to be returned to the school office.

Chestnut Class - Harry Potter Day Part 2

Added on by Chestnut.

Please read part 1 below

Professor Trelawney's glasses were proving to be a popular accessory. They didn't stay on for very long though!

 

After lunch the Marauder's maps were completed with a detailed floor layout of the school on the inside of the folding map.

Then the children thought about their Patronus animal. The Patronus charm, created by saying the phrase 'Expecto Patronum' - which, as far as I am aware, is Latin for 'I await a guardian' is used to protect us from Dementors. In basic form it creates a silvery, white light shield but a stronger wizard can create an animal form. The children posed for photos and then using chalks on black card created these wonderful pieces of artwork that really capture the look of the Patronus from the films.

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Then we relocated to the hall for Quidditch practice, which was highly entertaining. Each team had a keeper in front of the goal, whilst the rest of the team had to try and score with the Quaffle. Below there is even an action shot of Meg scoring! All that was left to do after that was visit Honeydukes. We ate Tom Riddle's Baby Basilisks, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans (no bogey flavoured, thankfully), Ollivander's Wands and Owl Droppings.

Thank you Chestnut Class for an AMAZING day - Magic does exist!

Mischief Managed

AH

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Chestnut Class - Harry Potter Day Part 1

Added on by Chestnut.

On Thursday 12th December, Chestnut Class were rewarded for their team effort in reading with a Harry Potter Day.

When the children got home the previous Friday, the 5th of December, they had received a very special letter informing them of their acceptance to Hogwarts - much to the confusion of the muggle Postman who had to deliver numerous letters to children living in 'the cupboard under the stairs'.

On arriving at school on Thursday, Chestnut couldn't enter via the traditional method of a common door and so they had to go through platform 9 and 3/4s.

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Panic and excitement set in, nobody was quite sure whether to enter or not. When they did they were greeted by Dumbledore himself. Everyone made a dash to the Honeydukes sweets on show but unfortunately, entry to Honedukes sweet shop was only granted with good choices throughout the day and of course, one will need a Marauder's map to find the right entrance. With long rows of tables and the flickering candles around the board, early learning began with a look at the house crest and the children were sorted into houses (and yes, the sorting hat talked). After that we stained our Marauder's maps with teabags to make them look like parchment

At break time because the new netball court was being painted (a muggle sport similar to Quidditch but no flying!) Chestnut got some fresh air with Willow class. Surprisingly, the tiny muggles weren't phased by meeting arguably the greatest wizard in history! After break Dumbledore was joined by Professor Trelawney to help with potions lesson. There are some great stills taken from a video at the exact point when everyone's caldrons overflowed - if you want to know what pure joy looks like then I'm sure this isn't far off! Then Chestnut learned about spells and matched up the name of the spell with a muggle origin word to link up the effect of the spell and the definition of the real word. They then made little spell books.

Hazel & Chestnut Xmas Party 18th Dec

Added on by Chestnut.

Our joint Christmas party will take place on Wednesday 18th Dec at 1:30pm

Please bring a Christmas hat to wear and a donation of 50p to cover the cost of food bought for the afternoon.

Ms Shaw & Mr Howe

Travel Survey - please complete and return to school

Added on by School Administrator.

We are updating our Travel Plan, with our aim to reduce car-borne journeys to the school site, promote sustainable modes of transport and make the school site entrance as safe as possible. As part of this work, we would like to find out your views on the school journey. As well as talking to your children about their school journey, and asking them to think about the issues around their transport choices, we will also be consulting staff and governors. Please complete the questionnaire we sent home today and return it to the school office by Friday 13th December 2013. A copy of the questionnaire can be downloaded here.