Dear Parents and Carers,
Wasn’t it lovely to see some sunshine this week – which, of course, has been another busy one here at Yapton C. of E. Primary School?
St. David’s Day
The children who are in St David’s House added a splash of yellow on Monday to mark St. David’s Day. Well done and thank you to Alex T and Oliver L (our St. David’s House Captains) for preparing and then leading our Whole School Collective Worship. They shared what they had found out about St. David and the traditions the Welsh do to celebrate this special day.
Prayer for March
Thank you to Aria, Isla C, Letty, Lexi M, Poppy C, Jasmine, Reegan, Poppy W, Lola and Bonnie S for their contributions towards our school prayer for the month of March. It is attached to this ParentMail so you can read it and share it at home if you would like to.
Star Gazing
The children in Key Stage 1 had an extended school day at the beginning of the week. They didn’t go home at the normal time. Instead, they came prepared with their tea to enjoy with their friends before they were joined by members of the South Downs Astronomical Society to lead a fantastic time journeying into the night sky. The children had a fabulous star-gazing time which really enhanced their classroom learning. Here are some their their thoughts about what they did:
- I liked the sun set and the moon rise
- I really liked it when we were taught how to look for planets in the sky: stars twinkle, but planets don’t
- I liked looking through the telescopes because I could see the planets really clearly
- It was my first time seeing a planet: I saw the one with the rings around it – it’s called Saturn
- We saw the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn
- It was so amazing to see the night sky so close up
Sporting Stars
There have been a couple of times this week where children have represented the school in different sporting events: our Year 3/4 Dodgeball team did brilliantly finishing in 3rd place (out of 10 schools) – well done to Oliver F, Ethan N, Flynn W, Thomas S, Reggie L and Freddy H; and our Year 5/6 Hockey team – Alex T, Leo H, Darcey H, Isabelle H and Oliver L – earned themselves the ‘Team Determination’ award for all of their efforts as they played against some other schools.
The Masked Reader
It was so lovely to see so many different book characters in school yesterday, as we all celebrated World Book Day. I am sure you heard about The Masked Reader, where teachers disguised themselves and their voices to share extracts of stories. The children had a fabulous time watching these and then trying to work out who was who. Once the big ‘Take It Off’ reveal had happened, the children were able to choose which story they wanted to hear in full. Jump onto our school Facebook page to watch the story extracts for yourselves. Can you work out who the readers are?
The International Day of Mathematics
Every year, this special day always falls on March 14th – which happens to be a Saturday this time around. So, we are going to be celebrating The International Day of Mathematics on Friday 13th March. This year’s theme is ‘Hope’. The children will be able to explore this through different Maths concepts. They will also be allowed to wear a brightly coloured top, instead of their school jumper, to keep the theme of ‘Hope’ in mind.
Mid-Year Academic Reports
Have a lovely weekend, hopefully spending some time reading and celebrating your children’s reports which have been brought home today.
Take care
Kim Huggett