Daisy Dip: Success!

Hearts sank on Tuesday as we learnt that the Daisy Dip bid had missed out in the popular vote to a project in Portsmouth for the 'People's Millions' vote. Friday, however, brought better news- a phone call from Meridian TV asked us to get down to Daisy Dip quickly, and a film crew were there to record the presentation of the cheque for most popular runner-up project.
This is excellent news for the community, bringing about a much needed facility for the area, and the whole process has been highly educational for our children who have been involved throughout- learning that participation in the community brings its own rewards, and that determined people, working together, can bring about real, positive change.

Pictured here are some of the children who worked on the project, along with Mr Cappleman, parent governor and a huge driving force behind the bid. Well done everybody!

Primary maths Challenge

This week some of our gifted and talented mathematicians in Year 5 and Year 6 participated in the Primary Maths Challenge. Ten students completed a set of 25 questions on a variety of maths topics. The top scorers will get certificates in the next sharing assembly. You can try out some of the questions yourself at:   http://www.m-a.org.uk/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=259a

Daisy Dip Project

Last year our Year 5 children (This year's Y6) were involved in a project to improve Daisy Dip- a neglected and underused local area. Today is a very important one for our community- Daisy Dip goes head to head with a Portsmouth project for a £48,000 National Lottery Grant to improve the area for our children and all the local community. Please support this bid if you can!

You can vote, but only until midnight: 0871 626 8861
You can also see the report featuring our children on 'Meridian Tonight'. Fingers crossed!


Update: You can see the report- featuring our children here

Peter Pan

We are working hard to get more live theatre into school, and we recently enjoyed a real treat as our good friends at the M&M Theatre Company took us all on a magical trip to Wonderland by staging their latest spectacular show in our Hall. All classes attended, and if the cheers were anything to judge by, it was greatly enjoyed by everybody- adults and children alike.

Harvest Festival

Tuesday saw our annual Harvest Festival up at St. Alban's Church, led by our good friend and Chair of Governors, the Rev. Gary Philbrick.
As always, there was a real sense of occasion in the magnificent church interior, and we were joined by a good number of parents, who joined in enthusiastically with the singing!

Our families' generosity continues to grow and grow year on year, and the fantastic donations of food have now been passed on to the Basics Bank, a charity that works with those in need across Southampton.

The didgeridoos Have Arrived!

We are working hard to make sure that we offer a culturally rich curriculum, and this year we are working very closely with our good friends in the Southampton Music Service, to provide a musical dimension to our cross-curricular topics.
Year 5 are working with the Music Service on an 'Amazon' topic, whilst Year 4 are learning all about Australia. As you can see, there was much excitement when the didgeridoos arrived; and as anyone who was inside at lunchtime will be able to testify- they are definitely working!

Primary Languages Competition

Primary Languages Competition

On June 14^th a group of twenty children went to Beechwood Junior School to take part in the annual Southampton Primary Languages Speaking Competition. This provided them with an opportunity to show off their developing French skills in a creative way. The children prepared for the competition with great commitment and determination.

The year 4 children performed beautifully a traditional French song and dance, and won their category. Several year 5 and year 6 children showed off their spelling skills in the Spelling Bee, which was eventually won by Kundie. The year 5 and year 6 entrants excelled in the Culture Quiz, answering quick-fire questions about French geography and culture in front of the large audience. Ariba was the year 5 winner and Claire was the year 6 winner. The children were all so quick and confident that the only way to decide upon a winner was through sudden-death play-offs .

All of the children behaved very well and performed with enthusiasm and confidence.  Bravo!

 

We were very proud of the children’s efforts and of their fantastic behaviour, which was commented upon by parents who attended. “Bravo tout le monde!”