South Marston School News – July 2011

July 6, 2011 by 1 Comment

Windsor Castle

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We have again been busy…

Last term Class 2 went on a fantastic trip to Windsor Castle. What made it even more exciting was the fact that The Queen was actually in residence at the time! They saw the state apartments and the room with all the coats of arms. This was especially interesting as Class 2 have been learning about their own family’s coat of arms. One child from the village even spotted his family’s coat of arms on the wall! They were also able to take part in a learning session about the castle and had the chance to dress up as knights in armour and learn what they did in the past. Everyone had a great day.

Also last term Class 3 had a special Viking visitor as part of their topic. Thor the Viking was very friendly and informative about the Viking way of life. Amongst other things the pupils learned about how they dressed, worked, cooked, enjoyed music and fought. The children and staff had an amazing day.

This term we have taken part in Fathers’ Story week and the children have loved having their Dads come in to school to join in with our fun. Amongst other things they have joined in with house building, gardening, PE, ICT and storytelling.

Many Dads from the village have taken part and we would like to thank all the Dads for their continued support.

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Vote Miss Jarvis for Swindon’s Best Teacher

June 20, 2011 by 1 Comment

Our very own Miss Jarvis is in the top 20 of  ’Swindon’s Best Teacher’ awards.

Voting is very easy

Call 090 1151 1200 (from a BT landline calls are no more than 51p) – this is Miss Jarvis’s nomination number and you just get through to a voicemail saying thank you.

or

Send a text to 80360 with the message    TEACHER 1200 (texts cost 50p)

We need everyone who supports South Marston School to vote, because we are up against teachers from 19 larger schools including Covingham Park Primary, Shrivenham Primary as well as secondary schools Kingsdown, Robert Le King, and Isambard Community School.

Miss Jarvis was nominated by several children and parents.

The nomination from Miss L Case (aged 5) reads:

“Miss Jarvis is as sweet as can be.
She teaches us our ABC
winning this competition is a must,
so we can all give as she has to us”

Miss Jarvis

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Vote for your favourite teacher and put South Marston on the map

June 9, 2011 by 1 Comment

The Swindon Advertiser are holding a competition to find out who is your (or your child’s) favourite teacher, details here.

We only have until Monday (13th June) to get our entries in.

Wouldn’t it be fabulous if one of the teachers at South Marston Primary School was in the paper!

I’m off now to buy my copy of the Adver and fill out the form to vote for my favourite teacher…

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South Marston C of E School News – June 2011

May 30, 2011 by 2 Comments

We have again been busy…

Royal Wedding of William and Catherine Duke & ...

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On Thursday 28th April the school celebrated the Royal wedding by dressing up in red, white and blue and taking part in a number of activities including flag decorating, learning about members of the Royal family and hat making. We also really enjoyed decorating the school with bunting and having a special lunch complete with yummy wedding cake!

Our school breakfast club started on 3rd of May and is proving to be a great success. The club runs every day from 8am and the children have been really enjoying eating breakfast together before chatting, playing games and taking part in activities. The club is run by our fantastic school cook Caroline Horan and we would like to thank her for making it something that the children really look forward to.

Spices in Mapusa Market, Goa, India.

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On Monday 9th May Class 1 enjoyed a trip to the Indian restaurant ‘Jewel in the Crown’ in Swindon as part of their topic ‘All around the World’. They had a great time learning about the spices, folding napkins into their famous crowns, dressing parents in saris and even got to experience cooking in chef’s outfits in their kitchen! We would like to thank the staff at the restaurant for their warm welcome as well as the parents who helped to make the day so successful.

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South Marston C of E School News – May 2011

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We have again had a very busy term.

We are very pleased to celebrate the fact that pre-school became part of the school on 1st April. We celebrated in real style with a children’s disco night organised by the PTA, which was enjoyed by all. The older children were even able to tuck in to some pizza prepared by our school cook before the event. Thanks to all those who helped organise and supervise the event. It was a huge success!

Chocolate chip muffins baking in an oven

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On 30th March the school had an inter-house cookery competition where a chef came in to support the children in making carrot and orange muffins! They were judged on many elements, including team work and of course the taste of their yummy muffins! All the children who took part, who were chosen at random, enjoyed the event thoroughly and all the children enjoyed being able to take a muffin home.

Our school celebration of talents evening on 6th April was a massive success again this year with all year groups being represented and showcasing a hugely impressive range of talents, ranging from drumming to poetry recitals. This year we introduced an art exhibition which enabled many children to show their talent in this area in the main school hall whilst sipping on something

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South Marston C of E School News – April 2011

March 29, 2011 by 1 Comment

We have once again been very busy this term!

The week beginning the 28 February was our book week and the children really enjoyed the religious storyteller as well as visits from parents and members of the local community who generously gave up their time to come and share their favourite books and love of reading with the children. A great big thank you to all those who took part! Read more of this post

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South Marston School News – March 2011

February 27, 2011 by 1 Comment

We have had a busy term here!

The hot school meals are as popular as ever and we had some more tasting sessions this term where the pupils and parents were very impressed by Caroline the cook’s yummy and nutritious dishes.

Class 4 have been busy continuing their maths link with Bishopstone Primary school. This term they had great fun problem solving together, measuring and working out dimensions in the outdoor environment in their village.

Class 3 have also been busy continuing their community link with Oaktree Primary school, where they had a fantastic day based around the topic of India. Miss Clarke organised a number of exciting activities for the day including clay pot making, dressing up and learning about tea planting. A number of parents from our village also really enjoyed taking part!

Next term we have even more exciting events going on. The week beginning the 28th February is our book week where we will be inviting a religious storyteller in as well as having a number of parents share their love of reading with the children.

There will also be a school disco for the children on April the 1st! Key stage times to be confirmed at a later date.

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South Marston C of E School News – Feb 2010

January 25, 2011 by Leave a comment

Happy New Year from everyone at South Marston C of E Primary School!

All the classes are enjoying their new topics of Jungle Time, India, The Jolly Pocket Postman and Space Race!

This term we also all looked forward to a Learn to Learn day on Thursday 17th January which involved linking Technology with Science. All the children in the school will be involved in designing, making and testing a vehicle of some kind ready for a competition. We look forward to seeing their wonderful creations!

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South Marston School News – Dec 2010

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School Restaurant now open!

We have been as busy as ever this term. The children now enjoy fantastic hot dinners. The delicious, healthy meals are being served up in our newly named ‘Global Delights’ school restaurant. Read more of this post

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School Update – November 2010

October 31, 2010 by Leave a comment

The latest news from our village school:

We have been very busy this term at South Marston C of E Primary School.

The new children in Reception have made a fantastic start to school, many of whom are from our village. They are really enjoying making new friends and have already started to explore the village on their famous welly walks!

We were all particularly excited about the Mr Men dressing up day on the 21st October and seeing their amazing costumes.

We are looking forward to the start of hot meals being served in the new school dining room after half term. The children have already been wowed by the food they tasted in a special after school tasting session and are excited about trying more of the healthy meals available.

We are in the process of naming the new school dining room and would welcome any suggestions.

Also this term we have already made some important links with other local schools. Class 4 have made a link with Bishopstone Primary School and have enjoyed visiting Swindon Town Football Club together before returning to our school to work together on Maths problem solving involving the dimensions of the football stadium and souvenir prices.

Class 3 have also made a link with Oaktree Primary School and have had fun looking at similarities and differences between themselves and the locations of their schools. Our children really enjoyed showing them our village location. We look forward to more exciting opportunities with these projects.

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