Waterstones- World Book Day

As part of World Book Day celebrations, each class visited Waterstones in town where they participated in a variety of reading related activities. A member of staff talked to the children about the books they could buy with their free book voucher and gave them a summary of the different stories. The children enjoyed having the opportunity to visit the shop to 'spend' their vouchers and had fun participating in the different activities.

Space Dome

As part of their science topic on space, the children in Year 5 welcomed a mobile planetarium-the space dome- into school. Almost filling the entire hall, the inflatable dome was used to project images of the stars and planets and some of the children said they felt like they were really in space! This learning opportunity has really inspired the children and was an amazing learning opportunity.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Over the last seven weeks, the children in Year 6 have been working in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse and five other schools across Nottingham to stage a production of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Each school was responsible for a specific section of the play which were then put together to be performed in the main stage at Nottingham Playhouse last week. The children thoroughly enjoyed the sessions preparing their part with Dawn, the practitioner from Nottingham Playhouse and were excited to perform on such a large stage in front of a packed auditorium.

Art Exhibition

At the end of Spring Term 1, parents were invited into school to look at the amazing art work created by children across school in a special exhibition. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their creativity with parents and it was great to have so many visitors to see the children's work.

Christmas Production

On Friday 14th December, KS2 put on their performance 'The True Meaning of Christmas'. Inspired by the recent work on consumerism, the children in year 6 decided that they wanted this year's production to have a message linked to this issue. The children had worked extremely hard in the run up to the production learning lines and songs and honing their acting skills. We hope that you enjoyed watching the production as much as the staff and children enjoyed preparing it. 

Enterprise Week

Enterprise Week has commenced! Across school, the children will be spending the next week researching, designing and making products to sell at the Christmas Fair. Which class will make the most profit?!

Canning Circus Lights

On Tuesday 27th November, a group of children from KS2 attended the switching on of the Canning Circus Christmas lights. As part of the ceremony, the children sang 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer', met Santa and enjoyed chocolates and mince pies. It was a lovely evening and a great opportunity for the children to showcase their talents to the local community.