Ascension Day Service
On the 10th May staff and children from across the school led our Ascension Day Service at St Faith’s Church in Shellingford. The focus of the worship was on ‘Comings and Goings’ and how saying goodbye is always difficult, but how Jesus promises to be always with us. Some […]
BeSpace: prayer and reflection
We welcomed back to our school ‘BeSpace’ on the 25th and 26th April, an Oxford based charity who set up prayer and reflection spaces for school communities. The aim of BeSpace is to ‘help Christians serve their local communities through prayer and reflection spaces and exploring other ways to help […]
Easter Service
Our Easter Service was held in St Faith’s church for parents, governors and the wider school community to attend during the last week of the spring term. Class 4 led the service and reflected on the story of salvation. As always, the school were in good voice and raised the […]
RE Big Question Open Morning
On Monday 26th March the whole school debated the story of salvation and the meaning behind Easter. Class 1 thought about why Christians put a cross in an Easter garden, Class 2 discussed what Christians believe about being saved, Class 3 reflected on why Christians call the day Jesus died […]
Poetry Recital
To celebrate World Poetry Day, we held a workshop and Poetry Recital’ on Friday 23rd March led by Oxfordshire based poet, James Carter. The event was organised by Mrs Roberts and involved each class reciting poems they had learnt during the day which they then performed to parents and family […]
World Book Day Celebration
Although our World Book Day was postponed due to the snow we still managed to dress up as book characters and have some fun listening to stories on Friday 9th March. The day culminated in our weekly Celebration Assembly when parents found out about what the children had been getting […]
Children on the Edge: Enterprise Weeks / Friday Fundraisers
This term we have organised a series of Enterprise Weeks and Friday Fundraising events to support the charity ‘Children on the Edge’ and to raise money for an Early Childhood Development Centre in the slums of Masese II in Uganda.
A grand total of £291.25 has been raised following Class 4’s […]
KS2 Baylab Science Workshop
Class 3 and 4 visited Baylab in Reading to participate in a Science workshop. Class 4 learnt about DNA, what it is and where it is found, and how the structure makes each person different. Class 3 thought about how science is applied to our everyday life; from the air […]
Mosaic Artist in Residence
The children had a wonderful time with Mosaic Artist Jo Webster. Jo worked with each class on a unique piece of work based on our school values which we have installed in our school library.
Safer Internet Day – Science and Technology Workshop School Open Afternoon
During the week before half-term the school had a focus on ‘e-Safety, Science and Technology.’ The whole school spent a day learning about internet safety and a range of age-appropriate activities were taught to each class. On the 9th February the whole school was involved in a series of Science […]
Life Education Bus
The Coram Life Education Bus returned to the school for a second year to deliver sessions for all classes in Citizenship, Personal, Social and Health Education. The sessions are designed to help the children’s self-esteem, to encourage positive attitudes towards themselves and their health and for the older children to […]
Music Workshop and Serenade Event
We welcomed Marcel Pusey from the award winning ‘Bassistry Music’ to lead a ‘Live World Music’ workshop. Marcel worked with each class in an interactive, energetic and fun workshop using body rhythms, movement and dance. The children were introduced to new songs and used percussion to explore world and popular music. […]
Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow
Class 1 and 2 had the experience of meeting and handling a variety of snakes, spiders and stick insects! This gave the children a first-hand opportunity to observe the similarities and differences between the animals and to learn about the many different types of life cycles which animals go through […]
Christmas Service
We ended the Autumn Term with our Christmas Service at St Faith’s Church on Friday 15th December. This service was led by the pupils in Class 3. The children recited the Christmas story, reflected on Bible verses and helped lead the prayers. Our School Choir sang ‘The First Nowell’ and […]
The Very Hopeless Camel
Pupils in Class One took centre stage in our Nativity production of ‘The Very Hopeless Camel.’ Children in Class 2, 3 and 4 helped narrate the play and joined in with songs. It was, as always, a lovely occasion for the whole school.
An amazing £305.03 was raised in donations for […]
The Big Christmas Sing
Our School Choir took part in ‘The Big Christmas Sing’ in the Oxford Town Hall with other primary schools from across Oxfordshire. The event celebrates the festive season while raising funds for Christian Aid. The children performed beautifully. Thank you to Mrs Roberts for directing the choir and to Mrs […]
Watermill Theatre: The Borrowers
We all enjoyed our recent visit to the Watermill Theatre to see ‘The Borrowers’. The children are always totally captivated by the wonderful costumes, the colourful stage set and all the different musical instruments that the cast play. The school would like to thank FoSS for covering the cost of […]
Child in Need: Spotacular
Thank you to Miss Potter for organising a ‘spotty-themed fancy dress’ day and for your generous donations. We raised a grand total of £133.52 for Children in Need. Thank you for supporting this worthy appeal.
Anti-Bullying Week
We had a really positive week recently which focused on empowering children to celebrate what makes them, and others, unique without the fear of bullying. This gave the children time to reflect on their understanding of the term ‘bullying’ and opportunities to discuss how to deal with it should it […]
Act of Remembrance
We were absolutely delighted that Tom Scrivens from The Royal British Legion was able to attend our Act of Remembrance and Dedication held at St Faith’s Church. The Royal British Legion’s attendance was felt by all and the service helped the children understand the significance of honouring those who have […]
The Secret Reader
During the first week of Autumn Term Two Mrs Roberts organised another week of ‘Secret Readers.’ 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 again a huge success and every day the children […]
School Open Afternoon
On Friday 20th October we opened our doors and invited parents and family friends to come and view the school as ‘a working school.’ The children were involved in Project Based Learning activities which focused on the Archaeological activities they had been learning throughout the week. The children always talk […]
Harvest Celebrations
Our Harvest Service was held on 29th September 2017 at St Faith’s church and led by the children in Class1 and 2. The church was decorated with flowers and produce, and it was lovely to see so many parents and relatives attending the service.
Thank you for all the donations of […]
Yenworthy Lodge Residential
Our Year 5 and 6 pupils began the new academic year with a residential to Yenworthy Lodge in Devon. The children and staff had another fantastic and fun-filled week of rock climbing, surfing, and kayaking as well as a number of other challenging outdoor and adventurous activities.
Year Six Leavers’ Service
Our Year Six Leavers’ Service took place at St Faith’s church in Shellingford on Thursday 20th July. This special service was held to celebrate and prepare the Year Six pupils’ as they embark upon the next stage of their journey of life and learning. During the service, the Year Sixes […]