Sports Day
The whole school had a wonderful time at our school Sports Day. The children took part in team activities in their ‘Family Groups’ which were then followed by a series of competitive track events. Certificates were awarded for the overall winning team and to the team who demonstrated the best […]
Bugsy Malone
Our summer production of Bugsy Malone was just fantastic! Congratulations to the children for two outstanding performances and to Mr Drew in particular for leading the production. £243.25 was raised in donations to cover the cost of the performance fees and video licence.
ShWimbledon 2017!
Our ShWimbledon tennis competition this year was held over two days on: Thursday 29th June for Class 1 and 2 in school; and on Friday 30th June for Class 3 and 4 at The Faringdon Tennis Club. The event involved competitive sessions and mini coaching games for the children and […]
FoSS Fun Day
Thank you to everyone who supported our Fun Day on Saturday the 10th June. The amount raised this year is in the region of a fantastic £2,241. I am sure you will join me in saying a huge thank you to the FoSS committee for organising the event and to […]
Community Picnic Luncheon
We held a special Community Picnic on the village green for Shellingford residents and school governors in aid of ‘Children on the Edge’ on Friday 26th May. It was a perfect day for a picnic and the children in Class 4 served refreshments and everyone received a celebratory piece of […]
BeSpace: prayer and reflection
An exciting event took place at our school on the 26th and 27th April 2017. We arranged for an outdoor prayer and reflection space for the school community to engage with organised by Oxford based charity ‘BeSpace.’ The aim of BeSpace is to ‘help Christians serve their local communities through […]
Easter Service
Our end of term Easter Service was held at St Faith’s church for our school community. The children in Class 4 led the service and reflected on the meaning of Easter and why Christians celebrate it. The school rejoiced in song and the Reverend Jeremy Goulston spoke about the purpose […]
RE Big Question Day
On Friday 31st March the whole school debated ‘What does it mean to be a Christian in the world?’ as part of the school’s enquiry based Religious Education curriculum. The oldest children travelled to Jerusalem and learnt about the claims of the different world religions on the city. They held […]
World Poetry Day and Poetry Recital
To celebrate World Poetry Day, we held our own ‘Shellingford School Poetry Recital’ on Friday 24th March. The event was organised by Mrs Roberts and involved class reciting a poem that they had practised in school which they then performed to parents and families. Along with performing with their classmates, […]
National ‘Pi’ Day
We celebrated Pi Day is on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.
The children explored different activities around this theme […]
Hi-5 Netball
The Faringdon Partnership HI5 Netball Competition was held on Tuesday 7th March and we are pleased to report that we won the small schools award and came second out of the eight teams in the competition overall! The children played energetically and with focus. Our team are now through to […]
World Book Day Celebration
We held a special day of activities at school on Friday 3rd March. The children were invited to come to school wearing a costume that reflected a character from a book or story that they particularly enjoy. The children worked in their ‘family groups’ (mixed ages/classes) on a range of […]
Children on the Edge Project: The Ultimate Sporting Challenge!
Throughout 2016-17 Shellingford CE (A) Primary School and ‘The Simon Drew Foundation’ are working together to support the charity ‘Children on the Edge’. Over a million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes and have ended up in refugee camps in Lebanon. ‘Children on the Edge’ is working to […]
Science Explorer Dome
We planned yet another exciting day for the children on Monday 27th February. FoSS kindly funded for Science Explorer Dome to visit the school to enrich our science curriculum and engage the children in live, hands-on chemistry experiments.
Safer Internet Day: School Open Afternoon
On the Friday 10th February we held a whole school Open Afternoon and opened our doors to parents and family friends to view the school as a ‘working school.’ The whole school had spent the day learning about internet safety. A range of age appropriate eSafety learning activities were taught […]
Music Workshop and Serenade Event – Friday 20th January 2017
‘Wise Moves’ provided an African Drumming Workshop for the children. All the children learnt to play different African call and response rhythms and were taught about the culture of Ghana.
The day culminated in our school Music Serenade with each class performing to parents and family friends all they had learnt […]
Clay Sculpture Workshop: 10th-14th January 2017
We welcomed Beatrice Hoffman, a local professional sculptor, art therapist and experienced tutor to the school for a week’s hands-on clay sculpture workshop for pupils in Years 3-6. The children learnt about observation, tool use and the handling of clay and had an opportunity to sculpt animals. The clay animals […]
School Games Award
Our school has been awarded the ‘Silver School Games Award’ for our commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive school sport. This is a real achievement for small schools like ours and our thanks goes to Mrs Setchell’s continued efforts in ensuring such a good range of competitive sporting activities are […]
The Secret Reader
During the first week of Autumn Term Two Mrs Roberts organised a ‘Secret Reader’ event. Everyday a surprise member of the school or local community were invited to come along and share a favourite book with the children. This was a huge success and an overwhelming number of children from […]
STEM Workshop and School Open Afternoon
On the last day of the Autumn Term One, the whole school spent the day focusing on different Science and Technology challenges and working with children in different classes in their ‘Family Groups.’ This was followed by a School Open Afternoon when we opened our doors and invited parents and […]
Children on the Edge Project
Throughout 2016-17 Shellingford CE (A) Primary School and ‘The Simon Drew Foundation’ are working together to support the charity ‘Children on the Edge’. Over a million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes and have ended up in refugee camps in Lebanon. ‘Children on the Edge’ is working to […]
Harvest Celebrations
Our Harvest Service took place on Friday 30th September at 2.00pm at St Faith’s church with the Reverend Jeremy Goulston. It was encouraging to see so many families attend our first church service of the school year and to join us in our harvest celebrations which was led by the […]
Year 5 and 6 Yenworthy Residential
Our school year began with Year 5 and 6 heading to Devon for a fun-filled week of rock climbing, sea-kayaking, surfing as well as a number of other challenging and adventurous outdoor activities. The children and staff had yet another fantastic week away and we look forward to returning to […]
The Tempest
Our summer production of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ was just fantastic! Congratulations to the children for two outstanding performances and a huge ‘Thank You’ to Mr Drew in particular for leading the production. £222.03 was raised in donations for the RNLI.
FoSS Family Fun Day
Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Family Fun Day organised by the Friends of Shellingford School (FoSS). The amount raised this year was an incredible £2,350! We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to the FoSS committee for organising the event and to all those involved […]