A very excited class of year four pupils started their adventure by boarding the coach to Rock UK. Upon arrival at the centre the children were given a chance to see their lodge, eat their packed lunches and then took on the first and possibly biggest challenge of the trip – making their beds. All managed it in the end, although a couple of the girls got lost inside their duvet covers!

The class then split into two groups for their first activities. Group one started with archery which was great fun despite a strong wind adding to the challenge. Archie and William impressed by hitting gold while everyone showed improvement over the course of the two hour session.

Group two began with fencing in the sports hall. The children enjoyed getting all of the specialist kit on and then learnt about the various moves and actions required. Mrs Bladon was particularly impressed how quickly they adapted to the new moves and all had plenty of stories to share at break time. Following this, group two took part in Above and Beyond. This activity gives the children a chance to learn all about the work of MAF, an aid agency who support people who live in remote locations right across the world. The children enjoyed taking on their own aid missions and engaged well in considering the plight of others.

Group one’s second activity was the maze. They firstly had to think about team work in a problem solving game and then took on the maze. Miss Parker was impressed with the energy and enthusiasm shown by the group as they found all of the clues.

A ravenous group of children returned to the lodge to enjoy spaghetti bolognaise for dinner, the empty plates were certainly a good review of their first meal. Diary entries to capture their memories of the day were written before the children took on the nightline course. Both groups achieved the aim by working together and trusting in their team. A few games and time to reflect on the day was followed by the children heading off to bed looking forward to the next set of challenges that await tomorrow.

Well done to the children who represented our school in the Spelling Bee which was hosted by St Cuthbert’s Great Glen Primary School. Pupils from years one to six took part against children from five other schools and did very well with some challenging words. These children had already won the competition in their own class and should be proud of their achievements. Big thank you to Mr Baylis for organising our competition and supporting the pupils.

Pupils from year five enjoyed the opportunity to take part in a day of modern foreign languages. The event was hosted by Foxton Primary School and is part of the Global Learning Partnership which is led by Fleckney Primary School. Thanks to Mrs Booth for supporting the children and to all involved in organising.

A group of pupils from year six took part in a trip to Loughborough University. They completed a range of activities working with undergraduates studying many different subjects. The children were taking part in the trip alongside pupils from five other schools who make up the South Leicestershire Collaborative Partnership. Thank you to Mrs Russell for supporting the pupils.

Pupils from years five took part in the maths competition organised by the partnership. They competed against teams from five other schools and did brilliantly across the series of challenges, finishing as runners-up. Thank you to Mrs Manley for helping to organise and for supporting our team.

The pupils from year one had a brilliant day out to Rockingham Castle. The children enjoyed the chance to explore the grounds, had a guided tour and had the chance to try on some armour. Mrs House was very impressed by the questions the children had during the trip and everyone had a great learning experience.

It was a pleasure to host football matches against two local schools. A team of pupils from years five and six won 5-3 against a team from Tugby Primary School. Later the same day a team of pupils from years three and four enjoyed a 4-1 victory against Billesdon Primary School. Well done to all of the pupils who represented the school. Thank you to Mrs Baylis and Miss Parker for organising.

The pupils in year four had a brilliant afternoon working with our visitor from Leicestershire County Council and Pals theatre productions learning all about reduce, reuse and recycle. Thank you to Mrs Bladon for organising.

Due to having no running water on site we have taken the decision to close the school on Monday 5th March.  This will be reviewed when the water supply returns to normal. Parents and carers will be kept updated through our text messaging and email service.

We have made the decision to keep the school closed tomorrow (Friday 2nd March). The welfare of the members of our school community is of the utmost importance to us and we wish to ensure that undue risk is not placed upon our staff, pupils, parents and carers.

Further updates will be provided through the school website, email and text messaging service.