Maths Challenge
Four of our Year 6, (Austin, Edward, Leon & Liya), took part in a Year 6 Maths Challenge at St Edward’s School in Oxford. Out of 43 teams, our children did very well coming 6th and 13th. They very much enjoyed taking … Continued
Swallows Visit the National Space Centre
Swallows Class visited the National Space Centre in Leicester. They eagerly explored the entire building, getting the glass lift up the 42m rocket tower. There was a 1960s living-room and a huge timeline which helped to write our newspaper reports … Continued
Swallows Class Author Visit
Katya Balen visited Cokethorpe school and Swallows Class went along too. She talked about her writing craft and some assumptions made about how authors work. The children played two truths and a lie to practise creating a believable, fictional world … Continued
Pheasants Class visit the Ashmolean
On Monday 16th October, Pheasants Class visited the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, to consolidate our learning about the Ancient Greeks. To start our day, we were able to walk around two different galleries which focused on Ancient Greek statues and … Continued
Oxford Schools Challenge
Well done to all the children who took part in the Oxford Schools Challenge on Sunday! The children ran 12 miles in the run up to the event and then run the final mile of their ‘half marathon’ on Sunday. … Continued
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Visit Millets Falconry Centre
The gloomy weather did not dampen our day at Millets Falconry Centre, which was linked to our CCC big question- Is light important? Our focus on owls was enhanced by a talk from Harry and Katie, who shared lots of … Continued
London and the Houses and Parliament
After two cancelled visits (due to the extreme heat in July 22 and the Queen’s death in September 2022), this group of children finally made it to the Houses of Parliament. Before heading to Parliament, we visited the Wonderlab at … Continued
Year 6 Sailing
Year 6 had a really fun day at sailing. First, we got fitted for our life jackets and helmets and got dressed in our gear. Our instructors taught us how to rig our boats with our partners. We were on … Continued
Year 3/4 visit Chedworth Roman Villa
On Wednesday 28th June we went to Chedworth Roman Villa which is near Cirencester. When we arrived, we went to to the school room to dump our bags. Next we went with our guide, Amy, to the latrine (bathroom) and … Continued
Year 2 Sleepover
At last. The day that every Year 2 has been waiting for for 9 months finally arrived. Mrs Legge’s Hill End Sleepover. Seventeen super excited children joined myself and Miss Horner for our adventure. The steep walk up to our dormitory … Continued