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 […]
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 […]