ShWimbledon
The whole school took part in the annual event ShWimbledon (Shellingford’s Wimbledon!) last week. All classes were involved in competitive sessions and mini coaching games led by the Faringdon Tennis Club. The coach commented that the children’s behaviour was outstanding and that they are a credit to the school. […]
Class 1 & 2 Winchester Science Centre
Class 1 and 2 had a great day at the Winchester Science Centre with lots of hands-on activities and space-themed workshops. The highlight for many was the Planetarium Show, where we got to take a trip into space to learn more about the planets in our solar system before heading […]
Class 4 Museum of Oxford
Class 4 enjoyed a visit to the Museum of Oxford to compliment the work that they have been undertaking in class on their topic, Oxford – city of spires. During their visit they investigated the many ways in which transport has affected the geography of the city from the construction […]
Roots to Food
We welcomed the return of Roots to Food in May. Each class was involved in a hands-on practical cooking session which focused on what makes a healthy and nutritious meal of Tandoori Chicken with a Bombay Saag Aloo. The children learnt how to prepare different foods and the principles of […]
Ascension Day service
The whole school marked Ascension Day on Thursday 22nd May and held a service at St Faith’s Church in Shellingford. Parents and friends of the school were invited to join the children and staff in reflecting on this important transition in the church calendar.
VE Day 80th Anniversary – Thursday 8th May
We marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day to honour and pay tribute to the Second World War generation. The children wrote prayers, poems and messages of peace and placed them in a candlelit ‘Pot of Peace’ on the green outside the front of the school. The school gathered for […]
Class 3 – Residential to Hill End
‘We had an amazing time at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre last week and every second we made a memory. When we arrived we had different teamwork challenges to complete. Our favourite moment was when ‘Storm Merritt’ (our teacher) poured water on us. We also visited the WWII bomb crater […]
Easter Service
Our Easter Service was led by the children and staff in Year 3 and 4. It was based on the traditional hymn ‘ All Things Bright and Beautiful’ and the events of Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. Staff and pupils read passages from the Bible and reflected in […]
Easter Bonnet Competition
We were very impressed with the number of entries for the Easter Bonnet Competition at the end of last term. Clearly much effort and creativity had gone into the designing and making:
Screen Printing Workshop
We invited an Screen-Printing artist into school to work with each class over two days. The children learnt about the process, created a design and printed their image.
K’Nex Workshop
Thank you to STEMWorks and Mr Dorey for providing the children in Key Stage Two (Class 3 & 4) with an opportunity to experiment and problem-solve with K’Nex. Children worked in pairs to design and construct a working vehicle for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station.
Helen’s Pond
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the dedicating the pond to Helen Wilson who was a Governor, Teacher and Parent here at Shellingford School for many years. It was a very special occasion and meant so much to so many to those connected to the school both past […]
Music Workshop
We all danced and sang our way through an energetic rhythm and percussion workshop with Bassistry Music Education . . . it was great fun!
Class 3 and 4 spent a further day using IT to compose their own music and song lyrics. Thank you to FoSS for fully funding this […]
World Book Day
As always was an enjoyable event. There was a range of activities taking place throughout the day to celebrate reading. We were impressed with the wide variety of book characters.
Class 3 – Visit to Stonehenge
Class 3 went to Stonehenge. ‘When we got there we went to the monument. We were shocked when we saw it because it was so big. Then we went to the Neolithic houses. We made some rope by twisting rafia. We learnt a bit about how they lived. We tested […]
February on the Floor: Half-Term Sponsored Challenge
STANDBYme is a small Christian charity that supports children in a handful of schools and communities across the world. Last year we raised nearly £1,000 towards toys and equipment for the pupils at Bethany School in Ethiopia. During the February half-term holiday we are inviting our pupils to give up […]
Safer Internet Day
This year’s global theme is Too good to be true? Protecting yourself online. We focused on how children can protect themselves and others, and who to talk to if they have any online safety concerns.
Children’s Mental Health Week
This year’s theme is ‘Know yourself, grow yourself’. During this week we helped to equip and empower the children to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.
STEM Week
As part of our whole school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) we welcomed Bright Sparks into our school to lead some hand-on science activities linked to this term’s curriculum. Workshops included Seasonal Changes, Animals & Humans, Rocks, Fossils & Volcanoes and Living Things and Habitats.
Christmas Celebrations
This year Class One and Two performed the Nativity Play ‘A Miracle in Town’ and we raised £194.46. for Helen and Douglas House. This charity provides presents provides hospice care
Our Christmas Service at St Faith’s church is held at the very end of the term. The children in Class 4 […]
Our School Choir
Our School Choir performed at the Oxfordshire County Music Service Big Christmas Sing event in Oxford with many other primary schools. The Choir also performed at the Carols by Candlelight Service held at St Faith’s Church in Shellingford.
Children in Need Appeal 2024 – Dance-A-Thon!
On Friday 15th November the whole school had a great time dancing throughout the afternoon! walking across the fields, and taking part in the exercise challenges! We raised £174.62 for the appeal, thank you
Anti-Bullying Week
We have had a very positive ANTI-BULLYING WEEK which focused on this year’s message ‘Choose Respect.’ Across the school we have been delivering lessons and different activities to
remind everyone whether it’s in school, at home or in the community to focus on the actions they can take to choose respect […]
Watermill Theatre – Pinocchio
The whole school experienced a wonderful day out at our annual visit to The Watermill Theatre to watch the Michael Morpurgo adaption of PINOCCHIO. The children were a credit to our school. We all were mesmerised by the superb acting, music and dancing and some of our older children enjoyed […]
Remembrance Service
Our service of Remembrance and Dedication was held this morning in St Faith’s church. It was a very poignant occasion for the school community. We would like to give a very special thanks to Mr Matt Mortiboy and Mr Steve Cloete from The Royal British Legion who were in attendance […]