The ESB exams were held on Wednesday 24th May. We had nineteen children entered and they had all worked hard preparing poems, readings and presentations. These are valuable skills and will be of great benefit to our pupils in their future school life. The presentations this year varied from playing Read more…
This year’s ESB exams were held on Wednesday 25th May. Jenny Jones was the external assessor and she was extremely impressed by the quality of work commenting on how well the children had prepared for the exams. We had twenty two children entered and all had prepared poems, readings and Read more…
As part of the enrichment activities in this year’s literacy week, musician and storyteller Richard York visited the school to captivate us with some traditional tales. The stories he tells have entertained for centuries, changing little by little throughout their journeys across the world and generations. His storytelling was interspersed Read more…
This year’s English Speaking Board examinations took place on Thursday 8th of May. We had thirteen children entered at varying levels from the Introductory to Junior Three Grades and once again they each had to recite a poem from heart, read from a favourite book and give a short presentation. Read more…
Wow! What a fantastic (and exhausting) week we have had at the Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama. All the children entered delivered polished performances with great confidence and enthusiasm. The week started off with a bang as we gained 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the Year 2 Read more…
By India and Selina (Year 6) This year for World Book Day, as part of our Reading Club, we organised different activities for each class. In Reception we read them a Charlie and Lola story which they then coloured in pictures of the characters. In Year 1 we read the Read more…
Over the last two weeks all the children from Year 1 – 6 have been working hard on their assessments. In line with the new curriculum the school has introduced a brand new assessment scheme which assesses English and Mathematics. These tests are designed to track each child’s progress throughout Read more…
Friday 9th of May was the day for the ESB exams. The children came prepared to recite their poems, read from their books and give their presentations. This year we had talks on a variety of topics ranging from Build-a-Bear Parties and Making Banana Bread to Knitting and Art. The Read more…
Mrs Newman and I could hardly believe it was that time of year again. The first week in March brought with it this year’s Bedfordshire Festival of Music and Speech and Drama. We had a great variety of poems to show this year; some very funny, some a little scary, Read more…
‘Cheeky Charlie looked like such a good boy. He had black hair, big blue eyes and wore glasses and a white jumper his mum chose. He looked quite sweet, at first. But the jumper soon got dirty as he was always spilling paint down it or splashing in muddy puddles Read more…