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Melbourn Playgroup Jane Crawford
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Melbourn Primary School 01763 260964
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Primary School Headteacher Stephanie Wilcox 223457 U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Tony Garrick 01223 510201 Village College Principal Simon Holmes
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It is a new year and I have lots of exiting things about which to tell you, but I must begin by telling you about our wonderful trip to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London on December 14th, 2016. The whole school set off in seven coaches and I was mighty relieved when the seven coaches arrived back with everyone aboard! It was quite a feat of organisation, as you can imagine. Thanks, must go to all our parents who kept the secret for nearly six months: The children had no idea until our ‘big reveal’ the day before. It was just magical to see first the disbelief and then the wonder as they each got their very own ‘Golden Ticket’ to see the show. To take over three hundred children to see a London show and enjoy the sights and sounds of our capital city ranks as one of my most memorable days at Melbourn so far. We saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Shard and even the Tower of London, to name but a few! The show was fantastic but the best part by far was watching the children’s faces. I sat behind a little girl in Foundation Stage who literally beamed throughout the performance and next to a year 5 child who told me at the end, “that was the best trip ever!” The children behaved impeccably and yet again I was reminded how lucky I am to be head at such an amazing school. It was the most marvellous production!
Science Mark
Calling all Local artists Melbourn Bloomsday committee invite submissions for an art exhibition to mark our annual Bloomsday celebrations 15th – 17th June, 2017 Melbourn Community Hub, 30 High Street, Melbourn SG8 6DZ Contact Peter Horley: 07743609953: p.horley@ntlworld.com for further information.
Another exciting milestone for the school was the recent award of the Primary Science Quality Mark in recognition of the work we do teaching our children science. Well done to Miss Rimmer and Miss Thorne who lead Science. The focus of external assessments is on the increased expectations of the English and Maths curriculum, so it is marvellous to have our work in the wider curriculum acknowledged in this way. It is tempting to focus all efforts just on the basics, but this would not be fair to our children – it is our responsibility to teach all areas of the curriculum and ensure children leave us interested in the world around them.
Hola! The new year has seen the children learning a new language- Spanish. We are lucky to have the wonderful Veronique Sanders and Janet Whitton who, with their extensive knowledge of the language, teaching Spanish to the children in years 3, 4, 5 and 6 in a fun and interactive way.
More awards! The school has been awarded the School Games Bronze award. This reflects the effort we have taken to improve the teaching of PE within school and the wider provision of extra-curricular sport at our school. Helen Cottle, who leads sport, is already planning her campaign for the road to Silver! continued on page 32 melbournmagazine@gmail.com
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