We were delighted to host Whizz Kids which is organised by Welland Valley Cycling Club. The afternoon involved twenty seven children joining in riding around the field and playground and playing various games. Thank you to the organisers and to Friends of Church Langton for their assistance in organising the day.

On a wonderfully sunny afternoon the new four plus pupils welcomed their parents to school. It was a chance to see how well the children have settled, meet with staff team and for the year six buddies to introduce themselves. A big thank you to FOCLs for organising this lovely event.

A large crowd of parents had the pleasure of watching the athletics squad, comprised of pupils from years three, four and five, who competed in the completion held at Corby Athletics Track this week. There were some fantastic achievements, both from individuals and relay teams. Thank you to Miss Parker, Mrs King and Mr Knowles for coaching the team.

Children from years four, five and six took part in a dance festival held at Robert Smyth Academy this week. They were given a forty-five minute challenge to prepare a dance to then perform to an audience of parents and teachers. Miss Parker was very proud of their superb group effort.

The class had a fantastic trip to Rock UK in Irthlingborough enjoying the many different opportunities to them. Raft building, archery, fencing and the maze were some of the highlights for the children. They represented our school superbly and made the most of their three day trip. Thank you to Mrs Harrison, Mrs Pemberton and Mr Knowles for accompanying the children.

Members of the school council were given the opportunity to take part in the Diocese of Leicester Advent service held at Leicester Cathedral this week. It was lovely to worship with staff and pupils from schools right across the Diocese. Thank you to Mrs Manley, Mrs Byrne and Mr Knowles for accompanying the pupils.

It was a great pleasure to see the pupils in four plus, year one and year two perform It’s a Baby. All of the children played their different parts brilliantly and we had two sold out performances to proud parents and grandparents. Thank you to all the staff who were involved in this excellent opportunity for the pupils.

The pupils in year four, five and six were treated to a performance by from Leicester Grammar School’s Symphonic Wind Band. The children enjoyed hearing many Christmas tunes and were inspired to see the older pupils playing a wide range of instruments.

Thank you to the pupils and staff from Leicester High who visited to perform a Christmas themed anti-bullying play to our pupils this week, the children loved the experience.

Congratulations to our fantastic swim team who did brilliantly at the Market Harborough gala this week. Our team achieved excellent results across the disciplines and should be proud of their achievements in this competition for the larger schools in the Market Harborough area.