The pupils had a great trip to Warning Zone in Leicester. This is a regular part of our year six curriculum and covers a wide range of learning opportunities to do with dangers around us and keeping safe. This includes the new e-safety element which has been recently introduced at this superb facility.
Well done to the children in year two and three who represented the school in the tag rugby tournament held at Market Harborough Rugby Club. In very difficult conditions, the two teams played with great enthusiasm and teamwork. Thank you to Miss Parker and Mr Beach for coaching the teams.
A big thank you to Neil O’Brien MP for visiting our school. He took part in a tour of the school and then joined the school for our collective worship.The children really enjoyed hearing about his work at the Houses of Parliament and they had some excellent questions for him. To complete his visit to the school he met the school council who welcomed him to open their first meeting of the year. The newly elected council discussed the parts of the school of which they are most proud and share their aims for the year ahead.
Well done to the pupils in years two and three who represented the school in the match held at Tugby Primary School. The team showed great determination and team work in the first fixture of the season. Thank you to Miss Parker for coaching the team.
We are pleased to be able to share the outcomes of our recent Ofsted inspection. The inspection took place on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th July and this was our first inspection using the new Ofsted framework of September 2015. The governing body and senior leaders in our school have considered this report and believe it reflects our many strengths and identifies the areas of development which we have already been addressing.
The report identifies Church Langton to be a good school with outstanding features. The details of the report elaborate further on the findings of the inspection.
It also identifies the following strengths:
- The drive and ambition of leaders, including governors, ensure that the school continues to move forward and provide well for its pupils
- Standards in reading, writing and mathematics are well above average
- The curriculum promotes pupils’ personal development and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding extremely well
- Pupils are confident and successful learners. Their behaviour is outstanding.
- Additional staff contribute well to pupils’ appreciation of the arts and their skills in music and art, particularly.
- Pupils are extremely positive about their learning.
- Pupils make consistently strong progress
The pupils in year five had a brilliant experience at Rutland Water Sailing Club this week. They really enjoyed the experience out on the water, thank you to the staff and parent volunteers who accompanied them on the trip.
Well done to the hard ball cricket team who won the Leicestershire Cricket League following an excellent performance in the final against Ratcliffe College. The match, played at Ratcliffe, saw our side score 99 for 4 wickets before bowling out the opposition for 71. Congratulations to all who represented the school and thanks to Mr Baylis for coaching the team.
It was a pleasure to welcome three children’s authors to the school as part of the Author Assemble national tour. Organised in partnership with The Book Shop Kibworth, we welcomed Claire Fayers, Marianne Levy and Kieran Crowley. The authors spent the afternoon with the children from years three, four, five and six sharing the inspiration behind their stories and answering the children’s questions about the process of planning, writing and editing a book.
Marianne Levy – Author of the Ellie May series, her YouTube-inspired Accidental Superstar is her first book for pre-teen readers with follow up, Face the Music publishing July 2017. www.mariannelevy.com
Kieran Crowley – Irish author of The Mighty Dynamo and The Misfits Club, Kieran is travelling to the UK especially for the tour.
Claire Fayers – Claire’s debut, a heart-warming adventure, The Accidental Pirates: Voyage to Magical North, was nominated for the Children’s Book Award 2017. Journey to Dragon Island is the second book in the series. www.clairefayers.com