Oak and Silver Birch enjoyed readings, music and a giant heap of enthusiasm about all things reading and writing during an online visit from author, John Dougherty. They were very pleased to have him select their question, “What are your avourite words?” to answer. And his answer was… sausages and antidisestablishmentarianism! How’s that for a mouthful!
Neston Y5 hockey team comes 3rd in cluster competition!
A very well done to our resilient hockey team ably captained by George and Millie, who took part in a cluster tournament on Thursday 23.11.23 and came third. The captains and Sam, Ayla, Lennie, Alex, Ed and Ernie all tried their hardest and worked well as a team.
A big thank you to Mrs Eggleton for accompanying them to the event and for the parents/grandparents and carers who transported them to the event and stayed to support!
FoNS Neston Fireworks A HUGE Success with over £8,000 Raised
Girls Team wins bronze medal at Dynamos Cricket Tournament!
A fantastic well done to our cricket team: co-captains Izzie and Olivia, Charlie, Bella C, Bonnie, Erika, Bee, Sienna and Evie who played 5 matches in a Girls Only Dynamos Schools competition at Chippenham CC tournament on Thursday. They started off strong, winning their first match against Queens Crescent but lost the next two matches. They evaluated their own performance and worked out that what was letting them down was that they were being too cautious at taking runs. They lost their fourth match but gained the most runs of all their matches up to that point and in their fifth match, they came fully into their own, getting the runs in and fielding solidly! Izzie and Erika were our big hitters - 18 4s between them! Evie made a great catch and also bowled and ran others out. Bella was our most committed fielder - diving and rolling to stop the opposition from batting 4s. Bonnie became very astute at judging when to run and supported her batting partner ably at this. Sienna was our least experienced player but watched and learned and grew in confidence. Bee, Charley and Olivia made some great hits and accurate bowling and were particularly conscientious at practising and supporting their team mates after lunch before the competition really hotted up.
Thank you so much to the parents and grand parents who supported and transported this amazing team!
Fantastic FONS FRUNdraiser!
A huge thank you to our wonderful FONS committee for organising yet another fantastic FRUNdraiser over the past half term holiday to raise money for new coding equipment. It was wonderful to see so many families participating and keeping fit while they were at it - a whopping 4873 km were covered in total by all of the participants!!! The winning team this year was Phoenix, who walked and ran 1406 km of that total! Well done to everyone who took part!
Rounders Fun!
A team of our Y3 and 4 children took part in a rounders participation event with 4 other primaries at Corsham School. They were led in fun warm up, skills based activities by some wonderful Young Leaders from Corsham School, including a Neston alumni, James Frost! They played an exciting match against Colerne to put all of their practise into play. There were some great hits and some super fielding and a whole lot of team work! Well done all of you!
Many thanks to the parents who transported the children and stayed to support!
What a super School Games Day!!!
A huge well done to all of our fantastic sports teams: Ursa, Aquila, Delphinus and Phoenix! All of the children from Willow to Beech did what they do best - working in their teams to shine their brightest, laughing along the way, not giving up and all celebrating for themselves and each other! It was a close fought competition as can be seen by the final results!
Thank you to all of Team Lupus, staff and governors (Mr Andrews and Mr Heyde), who helped make School Games Day 2023 just as wonderful as ever!
Thank you to FONS for our refreshing ice lollies to cap off a great day.
And last but not least, thank you to all our families who came to support our running, jumping, skipping, throwing, pulling athletes!
Neston Cricket Team win bronze medals!
A fantastic well done to our Y5/6 cricket team (captains Fraser and Izzie with Finn, Charlotte, Olivia, Bella C, Harry L, Toby, Bee and Evie S), who played in a cluster tournament just before the half term holidays, coming in 3rd place overall! This was thanks to their great team spirit and personal efforts.
Many thanks to Mrs Eggleton for accompanying the team to the event and to the parents who supported and so helpfully transported!
KS2 Top 20 Long Race Fastest Finishers Results, Just In!
Thank you to those members of our School Games Crew: Bella, Bella, Finn, Oscar and Ella, who pored over the video footage to verify all of these especially fast finishers!
Numbers in brackets indicate Top 20 placing in 2022!
Wow! 10 Year 3s made it into the Top 20 Fastest Finishers for their age group! Well done also to the Year 4s and 5s who’ve stayed in the Top 20! And excellent to the Y6s who bettered their PBs from last year: Finn, Bella, Bella, Erika, Fraser and Alfie! And fantastic effort to those of you who have made it into the Top 20 for the first time!
A huge well done to ALL OF OUR RUNNERS who all tried their absolute best! The points from this run will go to the School Games Day tally!
School Games Day - Friday 26th May
Quadkids Team Run, Jump and Throw!
Well done to the Quadkids team: Finn, Bonnie, Alfie, Charlotte, Kal, Bee and Evie,who all took part in 5 events at the cluster Quadkids tournament. They started with a relay race, then went on to a 75m sprint, a standing long jump, a javelin throw and finally a 600m run. They gained points for all of their individual efforts and these were added together to make a team total. In true Neston spirit, they all tried their best, supported each other’s efforts and had fun throughout!
Many thanks to the parents who drove them to and from the competition and stayed to support!
King Charles III's Coronation Celebration
Industrial Strike Action - Tuesday 2nd May
Industrial Strike Action - Thursday 27th April
Terrific tennis teams take part in Biddestone tournament!
A super well done to our A (Beech) and B (Maple) tennis teams: Izzie, Olivia, Finn, Alfie, Kal, Isaac and Viv, who represented Neston at a tournament in Biddestone. The A team did particularly well, coming 2nd overall but, as Sam Hull, the Head Tennis coach who organised the event, said, all the children made great progress throughout the afternoon. They also demonstrated super sportspersonship as they shared keeping track of the scoring for their own matches with their opponents.
Neston Y3/4 and Y5/6 Cricket Teams attend indoor festivals at the Chippenham Dome!
Well done to those Y3/4 and Y5/6 children who attended the participtation indoor cricket festivals last Friday at the Dome in Chippenham. They all had an opportunity to practise their cricket skills in a low key competition. It will be great practise for the upcoming cricket season!
Many thanks to Mrs Eggleton for accompanying our enthusiastic teams and spending the entire day at the Dome! Also, thank you to the the parents who took the time to transport the children to and from the events on a working day!
Strike Action - School Closed Wednesday 15th March
As I’m sure you’ll be aware, the NEU (National Education Union) is planning to take industrial action on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March 2023. This is a dispute between NEU members and the government, it is not a dispute with the school.
The decision to close the school is never taken lightly, but in this instance, where staff have elected to take lawful industrial action, I will have no choice but to take appropriate steps to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all pupils.
The school will therefore be closed for all pupils on Wednesday 15th March 2023.
In the unlikely event that the NEU decides, at the last minute, to call off the strike, I will notify you all by text and the school will be open to all pupils.
School will be open for all pupils on Thursday 16th March 2023.
Thank you for your patience and understanding
With warmest wishes
Pam Evans
Head Teacher
Strike Action - School Closed Thursday 2nd March
As I’m sure you’ll be aware, the NEU (National Education Union) is planning to take industrial action on Thursday 2nd March 2023. This is a dispute between NEU members and the government, it is not a dispute with the school.
The decision to close the school is never taken lightly, but in this instance, where staff have elected to take lawful industrial action, I will have no choice but to take appropriate steps to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all pupils.
The school will therefore be closed for all pupils on Thursday 2nd March 2023.
In the unlikely event that the NEU decides, at the last minute, to call off the strike, I will notify you all by text and the school will be open to all pupils.
Thank you for your patience and understanding
With warmest wishes
Pam Evans
Head Teacher
Neston's Children's Leadership Team - Queen Elizabeth II Tree Planting Ceremony
On Monday 6 February, Neston's Children's Leadership Team joined various local dignitaries, including the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Sarah Rose Troughton and Cllr Steve Abbott, at the Neston Rec to plant an oak tree in memory of Her Majesty The Queen.
The day marked 71 years exactly since King George VI died and HM Queen Elizabeth II became queen, aged just 25.
Strike Action - School Closed Wednesday 1st February
As I’m sure you’ll be aware, the NEU (National Education Union) is planning to take industrial action on Wednesday 1st February 2023. This is a dispute between NEU members and the government, it is not a dispute with the school.
The decision to close the school is never taken lightly, but in this instance, where staff have elected to take lawful industrial action, I will have no choice but to take appropriate steps to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all pupils.
The school will therefore be closed for all pupils on Wednesday 1st February 2023.
In the unlikely event that the NEU decides, at the last minute, to call off the strike, I will notify you all by text and the school will be open to all pupils.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Mrs Pam Evans
Head Teacher