Localschoolsupdates

Celebrating who we are & harvest celebrations

As I write this article, we are just at the start of Autumn Term 2 and it is promising to be a very busy half-term! The first few weeks are very busy and we are looking forward to a happy and increasingly festive time as we move towards Christmas. However, we have some lovely times to look back on in the last half-term. Willow Class meets Henry the hedgehog Willow Class children thoroughly enjoyed a surprise visit from Graham and his hedgehog, Henry, before the half-term holiday! Graham taught Willow Class many interesting facts about hedgehogs before showing them Henry; the children were amazed to not only see a hedgehog so close but for it to be awake in the daytime! ‘History Man’ visits Maple and Oak Class Imagine the excitement in Maple Class when a knight came to visit! Also known as Paul Ullson, the ‘History Man’, Maple Class were given lots of information about 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, the period in History they are learning about. The children listened attentively and asked many great questions. Oak Class were also excited to have the ‘History Man’ visit last month. They’ve been learning about crime and punishment in Britain over the past 800 years, and he came in to show them some methods of punishment used! They had fun examining and sketching the punishments he brought in. They’re glad the punishments are no longer used! Starting school in September 2023 There’s always something happening at the school. If you have a child who is due to start school in Sept 2023 and you’d like to come visit our school to find out more about us, contact the School Office on 01798 872196 for a school tour. Mrs Lizzie Martin - Executive Headteacher, Arun Villages Federation. www.amberleyschool.com

Arundel C of E Primar y School

Round up of school news and recent activities

Father Andrew and the marvellous Eucharist Pope Francis called it the “Sacrament of Love”: Father Andrew shared a wonderful Eucharist with the children and based the service on the concept of the Good Shepherd. It was a lovely occasion when children experienced some of the key components of a Eucharist. Magistrate comes to ACE A local magistrate came to ACE and told us about the roles of magistrates and what they do. A magistrate’s account from a child in Year 6 Magistrates are volunteers who decide if people are guilty of a crime or not. This takes place in the Magistrates Court. There are two types of courts. The options are Magistrates Court and Crown Court. All crime usually goes straight to the Magistrates Court, and then can be passed on to Crown Court if the person that committed a crime needs a more severe punishment. The court of magistrates is only allowed to hand out punishment for fines, community service and up to 6 months in prison. We learnt that when we are 10, we are officially mature enough to know what to do, and what not to do. So if you are found doing something bad, and you are 10 or over, then you can be arrested and get a criminal record that can affect your job prospects and opportunities to travel in later life. Once you are 15 years old you can also be sent to a Youth Prison. Offenders can go straight to Crown Court sometimes if their acts of breaking the law were so bad. Things that have to be handled by the people working in Crown Court are crimes that involve murder, armed robbery or threatening children. Magistrates are really thorough and they listen to everyone in court’s ideas and have to take in and think about everything that is said. They get the final say on whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. We had great fun performing a mock trial in class. Our magistrates found the defendant John Smith guilty of the theft of a radio! www.arundelchurchofenglandschool.org.uk