Farewell….

Well, what a blast this year has been. The worst part of being a Year 6 teacher is having to wave goodbye to them, knowing I may never see some of them ever again having really got to know them really well over a year.

Lovely Year 6 … have a fabulous summer. I am so proud of every single one of you. Be brave in September when you go to your new schools. You will be absolutely fine and will find lots of new friends, as well as being able to hold on to your old friends too.

I will really miss you. Xx

Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!

Year 6 had a fabulously sunny day out in Littlehampton. After all the hard work putting on our summer play, this was just what we needed. The children behaved brilliantly all day long ( ok, maybe a few don’t seem to quite understand that their knees aren’t on their shoulders… the paddling instructions!!!) and we are all hugely grateful to the lovely volunteer drivers.

What a great way to celebrate the end of primary school.

If you go down to the woods today, prepare for a big surprise!

Y6 had a magical trip to Brownings Farm this week, just on the outskirts of Kirdford. We had some lovely walks through the fields and woods, enjoyed watching the cows ( and huge bull) enter the fields, learnt about sustainability ( the farm has its own wind turbine) and saw some buildings left from when Canadian troops were stationed there during WW2. Huge thanks to Mr Nicholls and Mrs Allfrey for all their help in making this a lovely trip. Thanks, too, as always, to our wonderful Mrs Griggs, and also to Adam, our work experience student and former pupil.

On a personal note, I want to thank this amazing group of children for being such fun to teach this year. You have made me laugh out load many times and are just fabulous company. Surprising me in the woods today, with birthday-related lemon drizzle cake for all of us, is a moment I will never forget. Thank you! Xx

Wind in the Willows

Year 6 are working really hard at their rehearsals. I kindly request that all costumes come into school by Wednesday 6 July please. Also, please could parents help children rehearse their lines over these final few days - we would be really grateful for this.

Bikeability starts on Monday which should be good fun. On Thursday, we have our trip to Brownings Farm - children to arrive 9.20 -9.30, and to be collected at 3.00 please. I would be really grateful if all children could be collected on time. Many thanks.

Finally…. I pointed out to the children that yesterday was their last ever Thursday at this school! Gulp!!!

Log blog…

Year 6 decided the environmental area needed a proper tidy up this week and, as a result, we have spent a few mornings down there chopping down brambles, pulling up weeds and generally giving it a make over. Today, the log circle returns to life and we are feeling very pleased with ourselves!!!

As Bruce would say, ‘Didn’t we do well?’

Another good night

Everyone slept well again last night - we have had ridiculously huge breakfasts and are about to start our morning activities ( trapeze, Jacob’s ladder etc etc, depending upon which group you’re in).

Packing the suitcases was ‘interesting’… I make no apology for the fact that some parents might need to sift through each item, carefully removing bits of soggy crisp and half chewed Moam! Bleurrgghhhh…

Beds have been stripped and all linen removed - another interesting experience - trying to explain which bits were bed ‘linen’ and which bits were ‘bed’… at one point, one of the ‘boy cabins’ were attempting to remove mattresses etc!!!

We will take our packed lunches onto the ferry to eat there. I’ll try to add a final blog or two as the day goes on.

If I forget to mention this later, however, your children have all been completely fantastic, great company, gutsy, funny, kind… and a joy to spend time with. Xx

Woo hoo

We’ve had a lovely morning so far. We had some team games first thing, followed by trapeze fir some and sensory trail for others.

This afternoon, we all have a go on … the giant swing!!!

All the kids slept well!

Morning!!!!! Have just gone round to the cabins to wake them up. Not a peep out of anyone all night and now we’re getting ready for breakfast.

Today , we have Trapeze, Giant Swing and Jacob’s Ladder, amongst other activities, depending upon which group you’re in.

Right -I’d better go and get them lined up!

We’ve arrived!!

We are all safely on the island, having managed to get an earlier ferry. Everybody is tip top, having eaten their lunch at 11.30!!! We spoke to a headmaster on the ferry who had lost his whole school party ( he had driven - the school were on a coach which was late and missed the ferry!!). Mr King would never do such a thing!

We are in St Lawrence cabins and our PGL ‘buddy’ is called Kat.

It’s all over!!!

Year 6 have worked their socks off this week sitting their SATs. We are all enormously proud of them. All we ever asked was for them to try their hardest and they most certainly did that.

Well done, Year Six. (Can I get out of this ridiculous costume yet??) x

The final countdown…

Year 6 have returned to school after their Easter break full of determination! We know we have to work really hard for the next few weeks so that we can show what we have achieved at primary school. Equally, we know we have lots of exciting things to look forward to straight afterwards, including PGL, our play, a trip to Littlehampton, Bikeability and much, much more.

One final push, Year Six! We are all really proud of you!

SPaG club

Year 6 children are working really hard at the moment. On Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtimes, some pupils who are all working at a similar level are spending half an hour at SPaG club!!! This is really starting to have an effect and we are super proud of their hard work. The upside is that they do get ‘bonus biscuits’ as a treat!! Well done, SPaG club gang!