People, Culture and Communities 1st – 5th November 2021 This week in Reception we have been learning about the festival of Diwali. The children enjoyed hearing the story of Rama and Sita and watching short clips about a Hindu family preparing for and celebrating Diwali.... Continue Reading
Dear parents/carers, I do hope you had restful half-term. We are already enjoying our new topic in class! We will be thinking about Light and Dark – the changing seasons and focusing on a number of Autumn / Winter festivals about light and colour – Diwali, Bonfire Night,... Continue Reading
Reception Class enjoyed their first trip to Forest School. It was really exciting returning to Deers. Mr Cooke came out to see us and told us he was delighted to see the children and to hear the happy sounds of children at the forest. The class voted for their class forest name... Continue Reading
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 4: 21.10.21 Harvest Assembly On Wednesday 13th October, we came together as a whole school to celebrate harvest festival. The hall was decorated with straw and grain kindly donated from the Balaam family and all the... Continue Reading
This week some of Year 6 have had a two -day Bikeability course Level 1 and 2. There were two groups of 9 this week and then another group of 9 in November. Over the two days they learnt the skills needed to ride their bikes safely on the road. Despite, some wet and windy weather... Continue Reading
Years 4 and 5 visit Saffron Hall – Benedetti On Friday 24th September, Class 4 and Class 5 went to Saffron Hall for a live session with two tutors from the Benedetti Foundation. Lucy and Elsa did a range of fabulous activities with the children which included singing in rounds,... Continue Reading
Last Friday, the School Council held their Disco Fun Run to raise money for Action Aid and school equipment. Thank you for all your generosity, we are just waiting for the final few donations, and we will then announce the total raised. The children had a wonderful time dressed... Continue Reading
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 3: 8.10.21 School PE Ambassador Training Last week we took part in a zoom meeting with Mrs Coleman and sports ambassadors from other schools to understand what the role of a sports ambassador is. We learnt how to arrange... Continue Reading