SPORTS DAY 2024
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This was such a lovely afternoon!
It was wonderful to welcome so many of you to join us for one of our favourite annual events. The children were competitive but very sporting and everyone had fun. Huge thanks to our Sports Leaders, to all the staff, an especially Miss Grantham ,for organising the event, A very big thank you too, to our PTA for the delicious refreshments! Well done to the children of YELLOW HOUSE, this year’s winners of the Heather Cup. This was received by Autumn and Isabella, the youngest and oldest members of Yellow House. |
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Parent Tim Hearn stepped in to save the day when all the staff ipads overheated simultaneously in the warm sun! The photographs he took are really excellent, as you can see below. Many thanks, Tim. We really appreciate your support with this.
World Book Day 2024
We love to celebrate World Book Day at school. Whether the children dress up as a favourite book character or come as an 'author' - they all work hard as writers! - we all have fun.
The joy that books bring us is always worth celebrating!
The joy that books bring us is always worth celebrating!
'The Selfish Giant', presented by Image Musical Theatre
Thanks to the financial support of our wonderful P.T.A., we were able to book the Image Musical Theatre Company to come and visit the school for a morning of workshops and performance.
The performance was a very moving, and sometimes quite scary version of Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', which was brought to life with a combination of acting and puppetry. The whole school attended. All the children, from the youngest nursery to the oldest Year 6 were engrossed throughout and a number of the children shone as performers within the production itself. What a wonderful morning!
The performance was a very moving, and sometimes quite scary version of Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant', which was brought to life with a combination of acting and puppetry. The whole school attended. All the children, from the youngest nursery to the oldest Year 6 were engrossed throughout and a number of the children shone as performers within the production itself. What a wonderful morning!
P.T.A - Fabulous Fireworks
Bonfire Night was such good fun here at Sibford Gower Primary School, with live music, refreshments, an enormous Bonfire and , of course, a magnificent firework display. After a few very wet and windy days, good fortune was on our side and the skies remained clear and cloudless for the event. Huge thanks to our formidable PTA for all the hard work, expertise and experience they put into organising this.
Sports Day 2023
This was such a lovely afternoon! After a very competitive morning of track and field events, the afternoon was more relaxed with things like egg & spoon, sack and slow bike races. It was wonderful to welcome parents, grandparents, siblings and friends to join us for one of our favourite annual events. The children were competitive but very sporting and everyone had fun.
Huge thanks to our Sports Leaders and to all the staff, especially, Miss Grantham for organising the event,
Well done to the children of YELLOW HOUSE, this year’s winners of the Heather Cup.
Huge thanks to our Sports Leaders and to all the staff, especially, Miss Grantham for organising the event,
Well done to the children of YELLOW HOUSE, this year’s winners of the Heather Cup.
A visit from a spitfire!
Miss Blake's father is a Spitfire enthusiast. A few weeks after circling the school in the sky in a real spitfire, he brought a scale model of a Spitfire that he has made into school, to share with the children. This was particularly exciting for the children in Oak Class who have been learning about World War 2 this year. The model was made to a scale of 1:12 and is exactly half the size of a real Spitfire. We were all very impressed!
Art Day to mark the coronation of King Charles III
As part of a community celebration to mark the coronation of King Charles III, we were invited to contribute by taking part in an art competition. Always delighted to participate in community events, we leapt at the chance.
The children in each class worked collaboratively, reflecting one of our key school values, to create a piece of art work on the theme of 'Crown' which were then transported to the Village Hall for exhibiting and judging. The children really enjoyed this and learned a lot about coronation traditions and the King's crown itself.
The children in each class worked collaboratively, reflecting one of our key school values, to create a piece of art work on the theme of 'Crown' which were then transported to the Village Hall for exhibiting and judging. The children really enjoyed this and learned a lot about coronation traditions and the King's crown itself.
- Acorn Class (aged 3 to 5) made a collage crown using their handprints
- Beech Class (aged 5 to 7) coloured carefully onto transparencies to create 'stained glass' crowns which we then collated into a moving mobile and a window-hanging.
- Willow Class (aged 7 to 9) used their shiny Easter egg and sweet wrappers to create a shimmering collage of a crown on canvas
- Oak Class (aged 9 to 10) made detailed observation drawings of the crown exploring a range of marl=making techniques. They completed a colouring task with sections of a drawing which we then collated to make a 'pop art' style crown image and they explored with light sensitive paper to create images on the theme of crown - they had to work very quickly but we were all pleased with the collated mural.
We also celebrated with the sharing of food. Mrs Cran and Chloe worked hard in the kitchen to prepare our special Freshstart Coronation picnic which was served by some of Year 6 lunchtime monitors. Thank you all!
Our wonderful PTA also organised a Coronation Cake Sale. Huge thanks to all those parents who contributed by baking, buying and eating! The cakes and cookies were both beautiful and delicious!
Our wonderful PTA also organised a Coronation Cake Sale. Huge thanks to all those parents who contributed by baking, buying and eating! The cakes and cookies were both beautiful and delicious!
Our Easter Egg Competition
As part of our celebration of Easter, children were invited to decorate an egg for our Easter Egg Competition. The quality of the entries was really impressive and it was lovely to see the combination of independent, child-created work and eggs where children had a lovely time creating their eggs with siblings and parents. They were all beautiful and very creative.
And here are the winning entries - one for each year from Nursery to Year 6
World Book Day 2023
The children had a great time on World Book Day and were very excited to have a day in 'fancy dress'.
Please see below, a few pictures of the children in costume.
Please see below, a few pictures of the children in costume.
Special Dogs Trust Assembly
We welcomed very special visitors to school for a morning focused on how to behave safely with dogs.
Becky, who works with the Dogs Trust, came along with her 'dog', Rolo. The morning started with a whole school assembly for everyone from nursery to Year 6. Becky and Rolo then spent the morning leading workshops for Willow Class and Oak Class. The children had great fun, shared their knowledge of how to care for dogs safely and happily, and learned a lot too.
If you want to find out more about the Dogs Trust and their excellent and important work please take a look at their website https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/
Becky, who works with the Dogs Trust, came along with her 'dog', Rolo. The morning started with a whole school assembly for everyone from nursery to Year 6. Becky and Rolo then spent the morning leading workshops for Willow Class and Oak Class. The children had great fun, shared their knowledge of how to care for dogs safely and happily, and learned a lot too.
If you want to find out more about the Dogs Trust and their excellent and important work please take a look at their website https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/
FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA AND BONFIRE NIGHT 2022
Fireworks Night was back with a BANG! this year after a pause during Covid. This was a hugely successful event with an excellent turn out. The fireworks and bonfire were really impressive. The refreshments - burgers, sausages, winter vegetable soup, mulled wine and more - were delicious and very welcome on this damp and breezy November evening. We even had musical entertainment.
Huge thanks to Chris Cullen, Andy Whitehouse, Charlotte Watkins, Ali Smith and everyone else who worked so hard to make the evening possible and turned up to help with the running of everything and the clear-up afterwards. What a triumph!
Huge thanks to Chris Cullen, Andy Whitehouse, Charlotte Watkins, Ali Smith and everyone else who worked so hard to make the evening possible and turned up to help with the running of everything and the clear-up afterwards. What a triumph!
SPORTS DAY 2022
This was such a lovely afternoon!
The sun shone but the breeze wafted cooling clouds over for much of the time. It was wonderful to welcome parents, grandparents, siblings and friends to join us for one of our favourite annual events.
The children were competitive but very sporting and everyone had fun.
Huge thanks to our Sports Leaders, to all the staff, especially Miss Grantham for organising the event, and to our PTA for the much needed refreshments!
Well done to the children of BLUE HOUSE, this year’s winners of the Heather Cup.
The sun shone but the breeze wafted cooling clouds over for much of the time. It was wonderful to welcome parents, grandparents, siblings and friends to join us for one of our favourite annual events.
The children were competitive but very sporting and everyone had fun.
Huge thanks to our Sports Leaders, to all the staff, especially Miss Grantham for organising the event, and to our PTA for the much needed refreshments!
Well done to the children of BLUE HOUSE, this year’s winners of the Heather Cup.
As the oldest and youngest children in Blue House, Theo and Molly received the Heather Cup on behalf of their team mates.
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Monty was the very deserving winner of the Sue Rowley Cup for Sportsmanship. A fantastic achievement!
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World Book Day
World Book Day was great fun this year. it was wonderful to have the whole school together in the hall so we could see all the costumes. Children dressed as their favourite book characters and took part in the special World Book Day live lesson from the BBC.
We spent time during the day listening to stories and looking at books together.
We spent time during the day listening to stories and looking at books together.
At lunch time, our wonderful colleagues from Freshstart served a special World Book Day lunch and two lucky children found a Golden Ticket under their desert bowl.
These two lucky winners each received a special book as a prize. Thank you, Freshstart!
These two lucky winners each received a special book as a prize. Thank you, Freshstart!
Sibford Gower SPORTS DAY
Even though our families couldn't join us, we had so much fun on Sports Day. We moved the event from the afternoon to the morning so things were a bit cooler, but still really appreciated the refreshing ice lollies provided by our fabulous PTA at the end of the morning.
We had special trophies to award.
The Heather Cup went to Yellow House and was accepted by our youngest and oldest yellow house members, Scarlett and William.
The Heather Cup went to Yellow House and was accepted by our youngest and oldest yellow house members, Scarlett and William.
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The Sue Rowley Cup for Sportsmanship went to Andrew R
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We took the opportunity to present the Cameron Cup for Endeavour to Harry W while we had the whole school together.
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These 4 children received Sports Day Superstar awards for excellent behaviour on the day.
Special thanks to Miss Grantham and our Sports Leaders
And here are some pictures of the day!
Fun on Bastille Day
Once again, the wonderful Mrs Perkins organised all sorts of events for the children to explore French culture on Bastille Day. We will share more photos in the half-termly newsletter but, in the current difficult times, it is always lovely to share pictures of the children outside in the fresh air and having fun. Here are some pictures of Oak Class, all dressed in the colours of the French flag, having fun together at playtime, whether they are climbing, chatting, dancing, having some quiet, reflective time...or just hanging around!
Thank you NHS
On 5th July, we joined people across the country to show our appreciation for our wonderful NHS by celebrating its birthday with an NHS Big Tea picnic. This was the first time in 18 months that we had all our children together in one place (even though they were still in bubbles) and it was just lovely to be able to sit in the sun, eat the wonderful, healthy picnic food provided by Freshstart Catering (thank you so much Nicola and Emma) chat with our friendsand wave to each other.
Our youngest children visited the Old School site for the very first time. A simple trip across the road was an exciting adventure and it was lovely to see the children explore new spaces which will soon become very familiar.
The older children laid out cones 2 metres apart so that the children from Beech who will be joining our Year 3 Willow children next year could line up to ask questions of their new class mates and spend some time with Miss Grantham, their new teacher.
What a wonderful way to spend an hour or so!
Whole School Pantomime
In the middle of a grey January, we were delighted to welcome the Image Musical Theatre Company into school to brighten things up with a performance of their pantomime 'Robin Hood'. They picked 10 children from the audience to dress up and join the cast. The performance was brilliant! Everyone had such a great time that we have already booked them to come back next January to perform 'Pinnochio'. Many thanks to PTA for subsidising this and to our own Shelli Williams for organising the event.
Christmas Jumper Day was great fun and we raised money for a good cause.
The Macmillan Cake Sale and Coffee Morning
This event was a huge success. Thanks to the generosity of parents, staff and children, we were able to raise an amazing £254.06 for a very worthwhile cause.
Talk about having our cake and eating it!!
Thank you to the P.T.A and to everyone involved in helping and supporting with this event.
Talk about having our cake and eating it!!
Thank you to the P.T.A and to everyone involved in helping and supporting with this event.
Jeans for Genes Day
The whole school joined in Jeans for Genes Day this year, with pupils and staff donning the denim as part of our fundraiser for this very worthwhile cause. We started off the day with a special assembly led by our own Miss Roseblade to ensure that everyone had a clear understanding of what the day was all about.
The Wind in the Willows
The KS2 Summer Performance of Wind in the Willows was a triumph! The singing and acting were very strong, including some wonderful solos and 'set pieces' and the costumes and props were very effective. We couldn't be more proud of our amazing children.
Sports Day
Sports Day was a huge success again this year. The sun shine in a blue sky; a huge relief after the torrential rain that started the week.
The atmosphere was really positive with the lovely balance of determined competitiveness and supportive friendship that is absolutely typical of our wonderful children.
A huge thank you to the whole school community for coming together to make this such a lovely event!
The atmosphere was really positive with the lovely balance of determined competitiveness and supportive friendship that is absolutely typical of our wonderful children.
A huge thank you to the whole school community for coming together to make this such a lovely event!
World Book Day 2019
World Book Day was a huge success again this year. We started the morning with a whole school assembly led by Ms O'Sullivan, which included story reading - 'The Wolf's Story' (what really happened to little Red Riding Hood) and storytelling through song - 'Snuffle Grunt Snorters'/The Three Little Pigs.
There was then a chance for the children to share their amazing costumes with the whole school, and to take some photos.
The children in Acorn and Beech Class dressed as traditional or familiar story characters, with their teachers dressing as the characters from Little Red Hood. Children from Willow, Maple and Oak dressed as favourite story characters - books by David Walliams, J.K Rowling and Roald Dahl featured heavily! KS2 teaching staff looked fabulous as wizards and witches.
After this, younger and older children paired up as 'reading buddies' and spent time back in classrooms either at tables or tucked into book corners, sharing favourite books and reading with each other.
What a lovely way to spend the morning!
There was then a chance for the children to share their amazing costumes with the whole school, and to take some photos.
The children in Acorn and Beech Class dressed as traditional or familiar story characters, with their teachers dressing as the characters from Little Red Hood. Children from Willow, Maple and Oak dressed as favourite story characters - books by David Walliams, J.K Rowling and Roald Dahl featured heavily! KS2 teaching staff looked fabulous as wizards and witches.
After this, younger and older children paired up as 'reading buddies' and spent time back in classrooms either at tables or tucked into book corners, sharing favourite books and reading with each other.
What a lovely way to spend the morning!
Diwali Days
Our children love having the opportunity to work together on projects in mixed age groups, especially if these have an art & design, cultural or science focus. While our Year 5 & 6 children were away on their week long residential trip, we implemented a week long, cross-curricular, cross-phase mini-topic, with a focus on R.E, the arts, literacy & maths topic. The theme was Festivals of Light, with a specific focus on Diwali.
The week started with a special assembly where we lit the diva lamps and shared the Diwali story of Rama & Sita, Ravana- the ten-headed demon king and Hanuman-the leader of the monkey army.
The week started with a special assembly where we lit the diva lamps and shared the Diwali story of Rama & Sita, Ravana- the ten-headed demon king and Hanuman-the leader of the monkey army.
During the week, the children had the opportunity to work in different ways; in small, mixed-age groups to create large colourful collages of the ten heads of Ravana and to develop their own ‘indian dance’ inspired sequences in response to some wonderful music, and with their peers to create story boards and story paths. The older children developed character descriptions of the different characters in the story.
Throughout the school, the children used different kinds of clay to make their own divas. While our youngest children explored handling the clay to make simple ‘pinch pots’ which they decorated with jewels, many of the older children formed their clay into intricate animal-shaped divas before decorating.
Pupils retold the story of Rama and Sita through role-play and with finger puppets and all of the children worked at an age appropriate level to explore various traditions linked to Diwali celebrations, including creating mendhi patterns and rangoli patterns, painting fireworks and making & giving Diwali cards. The youngest children enjoyed looking at intricately decorated fabrics and then dressing up in their own ‘saris’, as well as exploring pattern to make their own beautiful bead necklaces and bracelets.
The older children faced the challenge of who could make the longest ‘monkey army’ bridge to stretch to the island of Lanka. They applied their problem-solving skills to this problem both in Forest School and back in the classroom using a range of construction equipment. It was not as easy as they might have thought and they worked together to come up with some ingenious solutions to stop their bridges from collapsing into the monster-infested waters!
All the children enjoyed applying their mathematical skills in measuring out the ingredients for Coconut Barfi, made with coconut, icing sugar, flour and dates, as well as the chopping, mixing, shaping and … eating!
The older children faced the challenge of who could make the longest ‘monkey army’ bridge to stretch to the island of Lanka. They applied their problem-solving skills to this problem both in Forest School and back in the classroom using a range of construction equipment. It was not as easy as they might have thought and they worked together to come up with some ingenious solutions to stop their bridges from collapsing into the monster-infested waters!
All the children enjoyed applying their mathematical skills in measuring out the ingredients for Coconut Barfi, made with coconut, icing sugar, flour and dates, as well as the chopping, mixing, shaping and … eating!
We finished off a colourful and creative week with a special whole school sharing assembly and a Diwali Disco!
Fireworks Night
Thanks to our very own Claire Evans, our wonderful PTA, friends of the PTA and friends of the school, this was an amazing evening. Weeks of work went into making this event happen, and to ensure that things ran smoothly and safely. And all the hard work paid off. It was just brilliant!
World Book Day
Snow and Ice meant that World Book Day was celebrated late at our school, but it was worth the wait! The children looked fantastic in their character costumes or pyjamas for our bedtime story theme. Thank you to all of our parents for your support with this.
Sibford Gower's Got Talent
This was probably the best annual talent show here yet, in terms of pupil confidence, quality of performance and brilliant supportive atmosphere. The children were fabulous. Huge thanks to Mrs Humphrey, Miss Murdoch and Miss Grantham for all the organising, and to parents and grandparents for coming along in the evening. Special thanks to, to our guest judges, Mr Cameron and Mr Allen. What a wonderful evening! The pictures aren't great, but the event was!
The Summer Orchard Festival
On a beautiful summer Sunday afternoon, parents, grandparents, children, friends and school staff gathered in the grounds of our lovely school. Against the spectacular background of the Sib valley; the bunting fluttered, the sun shone down, and the music played, as we came together to celebrate the second anniversary of the school’s beautiful Orchard Project, which involved the transformation of a patch of wasteland in our school grounds, into a rich and varied wildlife habitat to support the children’s learning.
Our PTA had organised a day to remember. Down in the shade of the Orchard, brightly coloured tents and teepees were tucked under the apple trees where children gathered for story-telling, visitors explored the natural environment as they took part in a special nature trail and Sammy the Shetland pony stood patiently being patted by children and grown-ups alike. Up on the mini-field was a different, very English scene. Tablecloth-covered picnic tables were decorated with bouquets of locally grown flowers, and local band ‘Sixteen Strings & a Dead Goat’ set the party tone, as faces were painted, teachers and governors stood up to be splatted with wet sponges (all in the party spirit!), the Pimms flowed and cream teas were served. We even had a coconut shy!
Huge thanks to Amanda Ransom, her PTA team and all the rest of the parent and staff volunteers, for making all of this possible. What a perfect day!
Our PTA had organised a day to remember. Down in the shade of the Orchard, brightly coloured tents and teepees were tucked under the apple trees where children gathered for story-telling, visitors explored the natural environment as they took part in a special nature trail and Sammy the Shetland pony stood patiently being patted by children and grown-ups alike. Up on the mini-field was a different, very English scene. Tablecloth-covered picnic tables were decorated with bouquets of locally grown flowers, and local band ‘Sixteen Strings & a Dead Goat’ set the party tone, as faces were painted, teachers and governors stood up to be splatted with wet sponges (all in the party spirit!), the Pimms flowed and cream teas were served. We even had a coconut shy!
Huge thanks to Amanda Ransom, her PTA team and all the rest of the parent and staff volunteers, for making all of this possible. What a perfect day!
Jump Rope Skipathon
A Visit from the Faerie Folk
Strange things happened at school on the night of 12th/13th March. There had been a spectacular full moon and children and staff arrived at school on Monday morning to find evidence of uninvited visitors. A note from the cleaner spoke of strange lights and noises coming from the school hall.
When we went into the hall, positioned right in the centre of the room, we found a tiny chair made out of sticks and decorated with cherry blossom, along with some tiny carved wooden dishes and a bowl! There was a white trail leading from these, across the floor and toward the open window.
When we went into the hall, positioned right in the centre of the room, we found a tiny chair made out of sticks and decorated with cherry blossom, along with some tiny carved wooden dishes and a bowl! There was a white trail leading from these, across the floor and toward the open window.
What could it mean? Who or what had been here? Why had they come and would they return? These were some of the questions the children asked as we began to investigate.
The children worked in mixed age groups, from Reception to Year 6, thinking up ways to communicate with our visitors and making gifts to ensure they knew we were friendly.
Would they understand our language? Could they read? What might they like? Would they be friendly?
The children worked in mixed age groups, from Reception to Year 6, thinking up ways to communicate with our visitors and making gifts to ensure they knew we were friendly.
Would they understand our language? Could they read? What might they like? Would they be friendly?
That afternoon, we laid the gifts and messages out in the hall and went home to wait for nightfall….
The next day, we discovered that the visitors had returned. This time they had communicated with us...
The next day, we discovered that the visitors had returned. This time they had communicated with us...
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"Human young
Curtsey your way from Elder Faerie (crown)head of Elder Faerie night full (moon, cherry blossom) Sacred rite on half millennium Faerie commune return after luna, luna, luna Path of dust faerie by-way - favour of return Path of dust sacred throne Elder Faerie here sacred royal place Path of dust (to Orchard) Old? Millennia Curtsey your way for offerings Next luna, faerie commune (disappear) Favour of return - throne, cherry blossom, path of dust (3 nights) fade half millennium" |
The children filled a box with items to tell the Elder Faerie all about us. They crowned the headteacher to show her position as 'elder' of our 'commune'.
We re-positioned the throne and the path of dust and the next day ... our visitors had gone. We wonder what will be in their sacred spot when they return in another 500 years? |
Whole School Topic Week
While the Year 5 & 6 children and teachers were away on their week long residential trip at Condover Hall in Shropshire, the rest of the school came together to take part in a whole school topic on the theme of Colour.
We started off with a whole school assembly where we watched an I-movie of 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. The children then spent a week completing activities that were inspired by this. As well as writing, maths and science activities, we used this week as an opportunity to focus on creative activities, particularly in Art & Design. Years 3 and 4 worked collaboratively to make their own giant crayons which we are going to display in the KS2 library. They also explored colour mixing and colour blending to create a beautiful tissue paper mobile and a wall panel. Our littlest children in Acorn Class made beautiful pictures of Elmer the Elephant including some collages on canvas. Years 1 & 2 explored the work of Mark Rothko, Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian, using this as a stimulus for their own work which is now brightening up our KS1 library.
In the middle of the week, everyone came in with their wellies and outdoor clothes and we had an another assembly exploring the work of environmental artist Andy Goldworthy We then spent the whole day outside in the school grounds, working collaboratively to create our own artwork using only found, natural materials.
The week finished with another assembly where we shared all the things that we had been doing, including a slide show diary put together by Miss Grantham. Acorn Class looked lovely in their coloured T-shirts as they pretended to be elephants in their own Elmer's Day Parade. Every child brought a picture they had drawn using pencil crayons and we collated them into a whole school picture, just like the crayons did in our story!
We started off with a whole school assembly where we watched an I-movie of 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. The children then spent a week completing activities that were inspired by this. As well as writing, maths and science activities, we used this week as an opportunity to focus on creative activities, particularly in Art & Design. Years 3 and 4 worked collaboratively to make their own giant crayons which we are going to display in the KS2 library. They also explored colour mixing and colour blending to create a beautiful tissue paper mobile and a wall panel. Our littlest children in Acorn Class made beautiful pictures of Elmer the Elephant including some collages on canvas. Years 1 & 2 explored the work of Mark Rothko, Paul Klee and Piet Mondrian, using this as a stimulus for their own work which is now brightening up our KS1 library.
In the middle of the week, everyone came in with their wellies and outdoor clothes and we had an another assembly exploring the work of environmental artist Andy Goldworthy We then spent the whole day outside in the school grounds, working collaboratively to create our own artwork using only found, natural materials.
The week finished with another assembly where we shared all the things that we had been doing, including a slide show diary put together by Miss Grantham. Acorn Class looked lovely in their coloured T-shirts as they pretended to be elephants in their own Elmer's Day Parade. Every child brought a picture they had drawn using pencil crayons and we collated them into a whole school picture, just like the crayons did in our story!
Jeans for Genes
The whole school joined in Jeans for Genes day to raise money for the charity Genetic Disorders UK. Showing flagrant disregard for the school Dress Code, pupils and staff donned the denim to raise money for a fantastic cause. on the day, we raised a fabulous £116 simply by asking everyone to bring in a £1 coin. Well done everybody !
Bastille Day
At Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School we realise the importance of developing the children's sense of themselves as members of a 21st century global society. Part of this involves building awareness of cultural difference and similarity. Our Bastille Day event this year was a huge success; the Year 6 children ran the French café, providing crepes and croissant, children played Boules, sang La Mer (originally made famous by Charles Trenet) and other songs in French, accompanied by Mr Cameron on the guitar, learned to count in French through dance, and worked collaboratively to create art inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian (who wasn't French but famously lived in Paris for much of his life). We all had a great time.
The KS2 Summer Production - The Rescue of Rhyme and Reason
The children of KS2 performed their amazing production of The Rescue of Rhyme and Reason over two evenings at the village hall. All the pupils played their part in making this happen. Those who preferred not to act took responsibility for prop construction, back drops, sound and lighting, and stage management. They learned a huge amount and collaborated brilliantly. There was some very confident acting and the event gave all of the pupils a chance to shine. Huge thanks to all the family members and friends who turned up to watch - the atmosphere in the hall was wonderful. Mr. Cameron did a brilliant job of coordinating all of this and thoroughly deserved the bottle of 'bubbly' presented after the final curtain fell. A great job, all of you!
Creating the backdrops...
Behind the scenes ....
The performance...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Children from across Key Stage Two took part in an after school Drama Club led by Rhiannon Perkins and Sarah Stanton, to develop their own production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, in a year which saw the 400th anniversary of the bard's death. For much of the year, they took part in workshops exploring different aspects of stagecraft and immersing themselves in the language of the play. All their hard work culminated in two enchanting performances - an afternoon performance in front of the whole school and an evening performance for friends and family.
The rain stayed away and a magical time was had by all, with the players moving between the school hall and the grounds for different scenes of the play. Outside, blankets took the place of benches for spectators, making a relaxed atmosphere in which to view an impressively polished (and often energetic and acrobatic) performance from pupils.
Thanks are due to the children, the club leaders and the small band of parents, grandparents and staff who worked very hard behind the scenes on costumes, choreography and props.
The rain stayed away and a magical time was had by all, with the players moving between the school hall and the grounds for different scenes of the play. Outside, blankets took the place of benches for spectators, making a relaxed atmosphere in which to view an impressively polished (and often energetic and acrobatic) performance from pupils.
Thanks are due to the children, the club leaders and the small band of parents, grandparents and staff who worked very hard behind the scenes on costumes, choreography and props.
Save the Tiger
Thea, Imogen and Cicely came up with the brilliant idea of a Save the Tiger fundraiser. With just a little a little bit of help, they organised advertising and collections and held a book, toy and cake sale on the school playground. So far they have raised around £100 (once the IOUs come in!). This is a fantastic achievement which shows generosity, initiative and hard work. Well done, girls!
Silly Socks Day for Children in Need
On Friday 13th November, the whole school were invited to come in wearing silly socks or tights with a donation of £1 for Children in Need. Loads of us joined in (Well done, Mr Cameron!) and so far, we have raised an incredible £135 !
Bastille Day
Bastille Day was a huge success, thanks to the planning and organisation of Mrs Perkins. Everyone looked very smart (and very french ) dressed in red, white and blue. The children spent the afternoon exploring different aspects of French culture, customs and cuisine.
With croissant and crepes in the French cafe, boules on the big field, a workshop inspired by the art work of Henri Matisse, tradional French Country dancing and french language programmes in the ICT suite- there was something for everyone and the whole school was involved.
With croissant and crepes in the French cafe, boules on the big field, a workshop inspired by the art work of Henri Matisse, tradional French Country dancing and french language programmes in the ICT suite- there was something for everyone and the whole school was involved.
Whole School Science and Art Project
One morning we all met in the school hall because something strange had appeared. What could it be? We spent some time talking about eggs and asking and answering questions: What is an egg? What kind of creatures emerge from eggs? What shapes, colours patterns and textures might they be?
The children then split into mixed age groups of three, from the youngest to the oldest. They had to design and create an imaginary creature made up of three or more other creatures, but could only use creatures that came out of eggs.
They used mixed media to realise their designs and the finished results were fantastical, magical and beautiful. The children worked brilliantly together, with a little help from some teachers and parents.
The children then split into mixed age groups of three, from the youngest to the oldest. They had to design and create an imaginary creature made up of three or more other creatures, but could only use creatures that came out of eggs.
They used mixed media to realise their designs and the finished results were fantastical, magical and beautiful. The children worked brilliantly together, with a little help from some teachers and parents.
Stargazing with members of the Chipping Norton Astronomical Society
One clear Spring evening, Robin and friends came up the hill from Chipping Norton with their big telescopes to take us on a Stargazing adventure. Robin gave an interesting slid show and talk, explaining that we are all made of stardust and then we went outside for close up views of the moon and the night sky. The PTA kept us warm with hot chocolate and biscuits.
Bulb Planting around the school site
Mrs Layer, Willow Class teacher, organised children from across the school to plant bulbs around the school site. Another great reason to invite parents into school to work and learn with us.
