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  • Congratulations, Ladybirds!

    Published 19/12/25

    Huge congratulations to Ladybirds who won the Christmas Door Competition with a massive 328 votes!!

     

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  • Thank you, Dress to Party!

    Published 19/12/25

    We would like to say a huge thank you to 'Dress to Party' for their wonderful donation for our school Christmas dinner. The balloons added so much colour and joy to the celebration; the children absolutely loved them. We are very grateful for their generosity and support!

    Planning a party, celebration or special event? Make it unforgettable with Dress to Party - your one stop shop for fancy dress, balloons and fun accessories, stocking everything you need for a party or your wedding. They are located at 71 Cheriton High Street.

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  • Stars of the Week - 19.12.25

    Published 19/12/25

    Well done to everyone for all your hard work this week!

    Stars of the Week are:-

    Ladybirds - Aubree for her super phonics learning

    Bumblebees - Thea for great effort and enthusiasm for her reading

    Caterpillars - Yunchoma for her excellent attitude to her learning

    Fireflies - Tobias for showing a super positive attitude to learning and working incredibly hard on improving his handwriting

    Dolphins - Marjana for a respectful attitude and trying hard with her learning

    Sharks - Aria for trust, in both adults and her friends to work together

    Stingrays - Gabriel for showing the value of respect towards his own learning by improving his writing and editing his work independently

    Turtles - Aggie for her love of reading, doing so consistently, both at home and at school

    Orcas - Nancy for outstanding progress in maths

    Penguins - All of Penguins Class for working hard this term

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  • Stars of the Week - 12.12.25

    Published 15/12/25

    Well done to everyone for all your hard work this week!

    Stars of the Week are:-

    • Ladybirds - Savannah for her beautiful writing this week
    • Bumblebees - Richal for always showing friendship and respect in the classroom
    • Caterpillars - Sara for working hard and trying her best
    • Fireflies - Bria for out of this world handwriting and amazing focus and motivation in class
    • Dolphins - Scarlett-Rose for trying hard and challenging herself
    • Sharks - James for always being so kind and respectful
    • Stingrays - Mimkha for showing the value of respect and being helpful with jobs in the classroom
    • Turtles - Seb for his hard work, effort and enthusiasm
    • Orcas - Elora for consistently working hard and embodying our school values
    • Penguins - Lily B for trying hard in all subjects
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  • Christmassy Classroom Doors

    Published 05/12/25

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  • Stars of the Week - 5.12.25

    Published 05/12/25

    Well done to everyone for all your hard work this week!

    Stars of the Week are:-

    • Ladybirds - Ronnie for his super maths this week.
    • Bumblebees - Adream for wonderful blending in phonics.
    • Caterpillars - Ivy-Rose for working hard and trying her best.
    • Fireflies - Eizun for fantastic effort and a super attitude to learning.
    • Dolphins - Willow for challenging herself with her learning.
    • Sharks - Jitesh for always trying so hard with his learning.
    • Stingrays - Farley for showing the value of respect towards his own learning with a terrific diary entry in English and great times table knowledge in Maths.
    • Turtles - Thembinkosi for his excellent setting description in English.
    • Orcas - Max for an outstanding description of a positive Christmas scene. Well done!
    • Penguins - Rose for incredible writing in English.
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  • Thank you!

    Published 03/12/25

    Thank you to everyone who supported the PTFA Christmas Fayre. You helped us raise an incredible £1,351.20! This will make a real difference to our school. 

     

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  • Stars of the Week - 28.11.25

    Published 29/11/25

    Well done to everyone for all your hard work this week!

    Stars of the Week are:-

    • Bumblebees - Remi for wonderful writing.
    • Fireflies - Ifsha for a great attitude to learning and super focus all week
    • Dolphins - Charly for settling in well and showing our value of friendship
    • Sharks - Elsie for Friendship. Elsie has been working well with friends in class, as well as politely saying when she wants to work alone.
    • Stingrays - Robyn for showing the value of respect by having a positive attitude and always trying her best with learning.
    • Turtles - Emili for her enthusiasm and hard work.
    • Orcas - Charlie L for amazing concentration and effort in English.
    • Penguins - Evie for working well this week.
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  • Stars of the Week - 14.11.25

    Published 15/11/25

    Well done to everyone for all your hard work this week!

    Stars of the Week are:-

    • Ladybirds - Aaliyah for her character drawing in Drawing Club.
    • Bumblebees - Marhaba for showing respect in the classroom and being a brilliant tidier!
    • Fireflies - Jack for his amazing attitude to learning and showing great resilience when things get tricky. Fantastic!
    • Caterpillars - Jesse for being a superstar.
    • Dolphins - Lucy Mae for showing our value of friendship and helping others.
    • Sharks - Freddie for respect. He is always kind and listens wisely to adults.
    • Stingrays - Sharissa for showing the value of respect by being focused in lessons and making good progress in Maths.
    • Turtles - Dara for her thoughtful writing and hard work.
    • Orcas - Nancy for persistent hard work and dedication in every lesson.
    • Penguins - Amara for excellent work all week.
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  • Christmas Door Competition

    Published 15/11/25

    We are very excited about our new competition in school. Each classroom is decorating their door with a Christmas theme, and the children are working hard to make their decorations and doors look fabulously festive. Orcas have decided on a Grinch themed door, and have been enjoying making their ideas come to life.

    We can't wait to see all the classroom doors turn festive!

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  • Donations For Padua Children's Ward

    Published 15/11/25

    Our Mini Cadets would like to give gifts to our local children’s ward at the William Harvey Hospital. The Padua Ward has been visited by the police officers that run our Mini Cadets, and the staff explained that they are in need of gifts, toys etc for the children that stay on their wards. The Mini Cadets made a list of the types of items needed, and once they have collected them, they will be making up individual shoeboxes for the children.

    All items can be second-hand apart from teddies, soft or fluffy toys which can only be new. Please could all items be cleaned, like new and in good working order.

    Ideas for items needed for the shoeboxes:

    ·         Wordsearch books

    ·         Puzzle books

    ·         Colouring in books

    ·         Colouring pens

    ·         Nail varnish

    ·         Pamper sets

    ·         Reading books

    ·         Fidgets

    ·         Baby toys

    ·         Board games

    ·         Play dough

    ·         Dobble

    ·         Uno

    ·         Card games

    ·         Baby grows

    ·         Vests

    The hospital would also like any bigger items for their play room on the Padua Ward; toys, board games etc, but again, please ensure that these are like new condition, clean and in good working order.

    THE MINI CADETS WILL BE ON THE SCHOOL GATES AT MORNING DROP OFF FROM MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER TO FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER – PLEASE BRING ANY DONATIONS TO THE MORNING GATE THAT WEEK.

     

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  • Mini Cadet Sergeant Appointed!

    Published 15/11/25

    This week in Mini Cadets, we chose our Mini Cadet Sergeant. She is a kind, helpful role model, who is always ready to learn in the sessions. On our recent open day, when our mini cadets helped out, we received an email from a prospective parent to say that our sergeant was extremely polite, helpful and encouraging. Well done! We are very proud of you!

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