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The Bike Doctor

Wed 28 Sep 2022

As we get ready for Active Travel Week / Cycle to School Week (3-7 October), Bike It John was at school this morning to check over bikes and help with any questions. He conducted a number of repairs and we look forward to seeing him again next week when he joins us for 'Bling your Ride'.

During the week of 3-7 October we particularly want to encourage children to get on their wheels and scoot or cycle to school. Miss Holmes will be offering breakfast to children that actively scoot or cycle to school on Wednesday 5 October. This will run from 8.30am - 9am and details can be found in the 23.09.2022 newsletter.

On Friday 7 October, children are invited to decorate their bike or scooter and ride it to school. There will be prizes for the best blinged ride!

Year 2 Football Tournament

Fri 23 Sep 2022

On Friday 23 September, some boys and girls from year 2 were invited to participate in an inter-school football tournament against Fryern Infant School. The event was held at Merdon Junior School. We had a boys and girls team each representing their classes Beech and Cedar.

The event was organised by ACE Sports & Education together with Miss Salentino. This is the first of several inter-school events planned for this year.

We hope to offer all year 2 children the opportunity to participate in one of the sporting events.

Although the day started a bit damp, the weather soon brightened up and it turned out to be a really lovely day. It was great to have some parents to support with walking the children to Merdon and cheering on the teams.

Overall, the winners were Fryern 'purple' girls and Chandler's Ford 'Beech' boys. The children showed great enthusiasm and sportsmanship and whether they were keen footballers or were playing for the first time, they all enjoyed the event.

Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Fri 16 Sep 2022

Following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8 September 2022, the Year 1 and 2 children held an assembly on Monday this week, to talk about Queen Elizabeth II and to remember what a special monarch and lady she was. The children had remembered so much about her from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations last term.

Today, we are marking her passing in a positive way for the children. All children in school have planted a daffodil bulb in the school grounds. We look forward to a beautiful daffodil display in the Spring which will help us to enjoy, reflect and remember Queen Elizabeth II, and that there is a lot to be happy about.

The school is closed on Monday 19 September for the additional bank holiday on the day of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

We are encouraging parents and carers to take your child for a walk this weekend and to choose a pebble, which can be decorated at home and then brought into school on Tuesday 20 September. We will help the children to place the pebble in the borders near to where they planted their bulb. Don't worry if you are not able to do this, as the teachers will also place little 'class markers' as well.