Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Welcome Back!

  Fri 07 Sep 2018
  We warmly welcome everyone back to school for this new academic year. It has been so lovely to see all the children with their very big smiles. A very big welcome to all our Nursery and Reception starters. The children have had a very exciting week. On Wednesday they participated in a science day creating and investigating through science experiments. On Thursday the children and adults revisited our school vision and values. Finally, on Friday KS2 children participated in a day of sport (it is KS1's turn next half term) and the whole school learned about online safety. Thank you for sending the children in with all their P.E. kits, wellies and other necessary equipment. Here's to another fabulous term!

• Week commencing 16th July 2018

  Fri 20 Jul 2018

  Following another successful year of fundraising for Vale Wildlife, Mrs Sale and the three Charity Ministers (Lucy, Ewan and Henry) visited the animal hospital to see first-hand the fantastic work they do, and how they spend our generous donations!

  In total we are delighted to announce that we have raised £1034.35!

  We would like to take this opportunity to thank all children, parents and staff for all of their support and contributions towards this astonishing amount.

  Congratulations to all our children who received an award on Monday.

  Please engrave the trophy, if you choose, and return to school in the Autumn Term

   

  Following another successful year of fundraising for Vale Wildlife, Mrs Sale and the three Charity Ministers (Lucy, Ewan and Henry) visited the animal hospital to see first-hand the fantastic work they do, and how they spend our generous donations!

  In total we are delighted to announce that we have raised £1034.35!

  We would like to take this opportunity to thank all children, parents and staff for all of their support and contributions towards this astonishing amount.

  We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 5th September.

   

   

• Week commencing 9th July 2018

  Fri 13 Jul 2018

  On Monday 9^th July, the Nursery held their graduation ceremony for all their older children starting school in September. It was a very emotional occasion, not just for the parents and families, but for the staff as well. We are very proud of them all and they sang a very special song beautifully.

  Thank you so much for everyone who attended as we know it makes such a difference to them

  On Tuesday we held our first ever evening music concert. There were amazing performances including singing and playing.  The event was very professionally presented by our Art and our Charity Ministers and they were leaders in all the organisation, tickets and refreshments.

  Thank you to Mrs Sale for supporting our ministers in doing such a great job.

  Thank you to all of you for your support.

  We raised over £328 for this year’s charity, The Vale Wildlife.

• Week commencing 2nd July 2018

  Fri 06 Jul 2018

  On Wednesday 4^th July, Year One went to Kenilworth Castle. The children had a tour of the castle and explored all the different parts. The day reinforced all the great learning Year One have been doing in the classroom.

  Reception children hosted their very own art gallery last week. Their fabulous artwork showed that they were inspired by many different artists, including Goldsworthy, Kandinsky and Gaudi. As well as producing the art, Reception class also organised the whole event brilliantly. They wrote invitations, created signs and became art specialists. Other classes visited our gallery and the feedback was very positive.  

  Thank you to everyone who came and supported during Sports Day. The children were absolutely brilliant and showed fantastic team spirit. A special "well done" to the Year Three Class who planned, organised and ran the activities for the whole school.

  Thank you to Miss Beaver for leading this event.

   

  Thank you to those who attended our superbly successful Summer Fayre. A huge thank you to everyone who was involved in the planning, preparation and tidying up. The event was led by the PTFA members and, not only was it a fabulous community event, it raised over £2000 for the school.

  We are very grateful to everyone involved.

• Week commencing 4th June 2018

  Fri 08 Jun 2018

  We welcomed children back to school after the half term break.

  After school clubs resume this week and will continue for four weeks until week ending Friday 29th June with the exception of Sports Challenge clubs which continue until week ending 13th July.

  Reverend Thorniley led another Open the Book assembly on Wednesday - thank you to the team of fabulous storytellers!

  On Wednesday, Year 5 has a visit from Mr Pullan and some pupils from St Egwin's Middle School. They came into school to give the children an insight into what to expect when they move there in September. 

  Music lessons also resumed this week - we look forward to hearing the children play their instruments at our evening concert on Tuesday 10th July at 6.30pm.

• Week commencing 21st May 2018

  Fri 25 May 2018

  On Monday all of KS2 became artists for the day!  After learning about the artist Vincent Van Gogh and looking at his piece of artwork ‘Sunflowers’, the children got their sketch books and sketching pencils out. The morning was spent practising different skills and producing artwork Van Gogh style.  They all worked really well and produced some brilliant masterpieces which you will be able to see hanging in the hall very soon!

  Mrs Sale and three Pupil Parliament pupils visited Bengeworth Academy on Tuesday morning to take part in a Learning Walk.

  On Wednesday a group of children from Year 5 also visited Bengeworth Academy for a morning of poetry.  The children listened to a piece of music and wrote what they could hear.  Based on that piece of music, they created their own poems working with other children from local schools.

  Ethan said: “I really enjoyed working with different people and I was pleased with the poem I wrote about a warrior.”

  On Thursday we welcomed Learning Ministers from St Richard's First School to Harvington to take part in a Learning Walk. The children enjoyed meeting with our Pupil Parliament Ministers and even stayed for lunch!

  Year Two visited Worcester Cathedral on Thursday. The children had a tour of the Cathedral and had to find Christian symbols and then learnt what they meant. The children also took part in a prayer stone workshop and made some terrifying gargoyles.

  'I learnt lots about Christian Symbols and really enjoyed making a gargoyle with horns,' said Lana.

  Mrs Phillips and Mrs Scott escorted eight children to Evesham Fire Station today.

  We were invited to visit as winners of a competition held by Worcestershire County Council entitled ‘What is important to me’.

  Unfortunately both fire crews were called out on emergencies but the children still enjoyed having a tour of the station.

   

• Week commencing 14th May 2018

  Fri 18 May 2018

  On Wednesday 16^th May, Year 5 learnt a new skill: bell boating.  We took out three bell boats and paddled from Fladbury to Evesham which was around 5 miles!  All of the children worked brilliantly as a team and showed a good competitive spirit.  Year 5 will be putting their new skills in to practice in June when they take part in the Evesham schools regatta.  Thank you to Mrs Elmes, Mrs Sale and Mrs Scott who managed to steer the boats brilliantly!

  On Friday it was maths day at Harvington.  Each class took part in a workshop with the Problem Solving Company, completing different tasks such as building Lego structures and completing patterns and sequences.  Back in the classroom other exciting maths based activities were going on including maths trials around school where the children had to work together to solve questions such as “How many children are in school today?” and “How many door handles are there in school?”

  Thank you to the PTFA for funding the workshops for the school, the children had a fantastic day.

• Week commencing 8th May 2018

  Fri 11 May 2018

  On Friday 4th May, ten children from Year Five had a fantastic time at a basketball festival at The De Montfort School. They got to practise lots of new skills and even won a certificate each! Well done to Matthew and Ethan who were awarded with a medal for being "star shooters".

  We have started our new system of having our milk delivered in recyclable containers. The children have learned how to pour the milk carefully into their new beakers and are enjoying drinking the milk without the need to use plastic straws. We have worked out that we have stopped the use and waste of approximately 100 straws per day!

  Wow! We are making such a difference to our environment.

  We are currently taking bookings for September for Nursery, Early Birds Breakfast Club and Wrappers After School Club. Please complete a new booking form, together with signed terms and conditions, and return to the office by Wednesday 16th May.

  We are looking forward to welcoming the children to the PTFA discos this evening. Entrance will be via the Nursery gate.

• Week commencing 23rd April 2018

  Fri 27 Apr 2018

  Sports Challenge after school clubs started this week with mini football on Mondays for Years R-2, rounders on Tuesdays for Years 2-5 and football on Thursdays for Years 3-5.

  Swimming lessons started this week for our Year 4 class. These will run for 10 weeks. Please remember swimming kits!

  In light of the recent movement to reduce the use of plastic, our ECO group have organised for our school to become ‘plastic straw free.’ Very soon we will be issued with free sets of re-useable beakers from our milk suppliers and larger bottles of milk. Not only will this mean we will not use all those small, plastic straws, we will also reduce waste and our need for all those small cartons. Thank you to Mrs Clarke and the ECO Team for organising this for us and helping us

  to help our environment.

   

  Year Four performed their song ‘Singsational’ at the Evesham Arts Centre this morning. They were amazing! They sang really loudly and performed with confidence. They also enjoyed singing with all the other children from our neighbouring schools. Thank you to Miss Webber and Mrs Scott for helping Year Four perform so well.

  All other after school clubs start next week with the exception of handbell club which starts on 9th May.

• Week commencing 16th April 2018

  Fri 20 Apr 2018

  We welcomed the children back to school after the Easter break.

  Music lessons started this week. A number of new pupils have taken up music lessons this term and we look forward to hearing them play at our music concert in July.

  Miss Kite lead a SAT Assessment Preparation Meeting this week. We understand parents found it useful and reassuring to see the expectations. If you need any further information about how we teach maths remember advice is shared on the class page, please see the Calculation Policy.

  The majority of our reception class met with the Orthoptist yesterday for their vision screening test.

  Year Five were superb hosts to a class of children from France yesterday. They were able to practise their French speaking as well as playing some outdoor sport games and working in Forest School too. Thank you to Madame Evans for organising the afternoon.

  Today Reception class took part in a workshop lead by Warburtons bakery. The workshop was a practical, informative learning experience which teaches the importance of a balanced diet, hygiene and safety, food waste and basic food preparation in an enjoyable and creative way. Thank you to Miss Willmore for organising this.