Another busy week

The weeks seem to fly by and this has been another very full five days. The road safety officer was in school on Tuesday morning to provide road safety training to all the younger children. This was very successful and we hope the lessons learned will be retained. The school hosted a meeting of the three Parochial Parish Councils on Tuesday evening. They were given two presentations about the school and the work that goes on to support the young people of the parish. All those in the parish were encourgaged to become more involved in the life of the school and an open offer made to anyone who can offer help in any way. Thursday saw the Reception children making the journey to Williamson Park in Lancaster. They visited the Butterfly House and the park as part of their work on minibeasts. On Thursday evening we held our AGM and the keynote speaker as Jeff Haslam from the Local Authority who gave an informative, relevant and a times very moving talk on the subject of internet Safety. Following the talk, parents were invited to tour the school and to see the different ways in which each age group make use of ICT to support learning. Despite the small numbers attending, it was a very successful evening. As ever, we owe a debt of gratitude to all those members of staff who gave up their time to ensure all went smoothly.

April sunshine and showers

Yesterday we spent the morning in Craggy Woods working with Sue Thompson from the National Park. The children from Y3 and 4 enjoyed a couple of hours of environmental activities despite the rain and snow falling on the tops.
The school grounds have been transformed by the after school Gardening Club. This has been organised by a group of parents and offers a large number of children the opportunty to do some gardening, learn about the natural world and enhance the school environment. The children are enjoying it enormously and the results are spectacular. We are greatly indebted to those parents who have given their time so generously.

First week back after Easter

We have returned from one of the earliest possible Easter breaks and found snow still on the tops and frosts in the mornings. The week has finished on a high note with wonderful production of Tom's Midnight Garden delivered by the Image Musical Theatre. The children joined in with some of the acting and learned songs to sing. We all enjoyed it very much indeed.