Happy Sunny Saturday everyone, This week saw children and staff going ‘quackers’ over the ducklings in Minnows. What amazed me was how quickly the ducklings hatched, grew their coat of down (first layer of soft feathers) and then took to the water. Amazing! DUCKLING DIARY FUNKY FRIDAY ASSEMBLY...
Happy Saturday everyone, A thought to start this weekend’s blog…….are Square Crisps really square? Mr Collinson isn’t so sure after discovering these in his packet of Square Crisps. THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC A local resident came to the front office on Wednesday to share his appreciation at the...
Happy Saturday everyone, It’s been a busy first week back. A drama workshop, netball, a girls football session at the Brighton & Hove Albion’s training ground, several visitors, a whole school DT Week and the Young Voices concert at the O2. YOUNG VOICES After months of dedication and rehearsals,...
Hello everyone, I hope you have enjoyed the half term break. The fella in the picture was donated by a very kind parent during the week and has been added to our pond. If you have any frogspawn, toad spawn or other pond life that you are willing to donate...
Happy Valentines Day everyone, Did you know that neither Taylor Swift or Lady Gaga were the first to use the heart-shaped hand gesture – it was Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan who used the gesture in a piece of artwork called ‘Family Syntax’ in 1989. Show someone the heart-shaped hand gesture...
Happy Saturday everyone, When February arrives, we are turning away from the chill of Winter and looking towards the promise of Spring. February represents hope, love and renewal. The mornings and evenings become a little lighter and we are encouraged to spot Snowdrops pushing their white heads through the ground...
Happy Saturday everyone, Iris and Jenny (Year 6 pupils) are currently editing their stop-frame animation using LEGO to create a scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet’. This got me thinking……… Did you know that in Danish, LEGO means ‘play well’ and in Latin, it means ‘I put together’. How brilliant is...
Happy Saturday everyone, Sometimes it’s okay to take risks. Try things you’ve never tried before. Face your fears. Be adventurous. Give it a go. Be courageous. Embrace the opportunity. We ask teachers to take risks with their planning to make the learning even more exciting. We even ask children to...
Happy Saturday everyone, This week I was thrilled to see how much our Year 6 pupils have been enjoying analysing and performing the first few scenes in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. They have grasped the language well and are thoroughly immersed in the emotion of each scene. Well done. FUNKY...
Happy New Year everyone. Here’s to 2026……. WSCC ADVISER VISIT On Tuesday (our first day back after Christmas) we welcomed a senior West Sussex Adviser into the school. She spent all morning with us and not only met with the senior leadership team and governors, but also visited each class...