The children in Year 3 and 4 have begun their sessions at Forest School and have thoroughly enjoyed embracing autumn at Methley Meadow. They particularly loved making and pressing their own apple juice. They have planted some new trees; enjoyed playing in the stream and with the mud kitchen. It is such a valuable experience…
Our youngest children have been doing some great learning in Music; they have been creating simple patterns and rhythmns using ‘chair drumming’. They learnt how to hold drumsticks correctly, follow and repeat a simple pattern, this is turn helps to develop their co-ordination and find the pulse of a beat. The children especially liked it…
Year 6 and some Year 5 children, completed a two-day Bikeability course last week. Pupils learnt how to look after their bikes to ensure they were roadworthy and how to keep themselves safe when cycling on the road. The instructors commented on the enthusaism and engagement of the group. Well done, you were a credit…
We were delighted to welcome and meet so many of our new parents last week at a coffee morning held in the village hall. Our new Head Boy and Girl, along with two other Year 6 pupils. helped to make tea and coffee and serve it along with a selection of biscuits. Representatives from our…
Class 1 have been thinking about how swiftly we have moved from summer into autumn. Some of the children chose to take this theme and use personification as a way of describing how quickly autumn has arrived. There was no set poetic form they had to follow but we discussed ‘quality rather than quantity’. They…
Dear Parent/Carer As you will have probably heard, Monday 19th September will be a national Bank Holiday in respect of the State Funeral for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The Department for Education announcement to Headteachers and school leaders stated the following: The official date of the State Funeral is 19 September 2022. This day…
Mr Ford, our peripatetic guitar teacher, took whole school assembly last week to show the children the different range of guitars and styles they could learn. They were in awe as he played both the spanish and electric guitars and treated them to some very well known classics they could clap and join in with….
At the end of our first week back to school Year 6 were delighted to spend some time with our very youngest children reading and getting to know each other. After an initial ‘Buddy Book’ session staff observed to see who got along well and could be matched as buddies. It is wonderful to reinstate…
July 2022 Newsletter
Pupils that are members of our ‘Always Club’ thoroughly enjoyed a water fight against the staff on the Village Green this week. This event is something the children have chosen to do as their end of year treat. Our Always Club recognises those children that ‘always do the right thing’. They are polite, helpful and…