Firstly, I want to congratulate all the children in both Chestnut and Sycamore classes. They have worked tirelessly throughout the school year, eager to improve in all of their learning and to grow in their independence. We have had a full-on term of experiences as well as continuing the important curriculum learning.

The term started with the much-anticipated PGL residential trip – 2 nights and 3 days away from home where the children were tasked with many different challenges they all rose to. Over the course of the residential in June, we were lucky enough to witness many of our children try new things and conquer some of their fears. A huge thank you has to go to all of the staff who accompanied the children on the trip, the children themselves who never gave up, and all of the parents who let us take their children away! Please look through the photos below to see some of your children in action completing the different activities.

The week after residential, we were off on the Junior Good Citizen trip where all of the children took part in different safety scenario workshops. They learnt how to keep themselves safe on the roads, near railways, drug awareness sessions, how to help their mental health during difficult times as well as online safety and stranger danger. We were impressed with their existing knowledge but they all learnt new things to help keep themselves safe.

By this time, auditions and rehearsals were well underway for our leavers’ production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’. So many songs were learnt and props were made ready for the performances to classes in Key Stage 2 and to their parents. To say that they blew us all away is an understatement! We witnessed wonderful singing, acting and dancing as well as the two classes really working well together. We are so proud of each and everyone of them and hope they enjoyed it and will take this memory with them to their respective new schools.

The Leaver’s Mass in Clifton Cathedral was another trip out of school where the children took part in the Mass lead by Bishop Bosco MacDonald. It was lovely to see their reverence and involvement on the day. Sadly, the weather let us down so we didn’t get to have a picnic and run around on the Downs.

Sports Day was their last one at primary school and we saw some wonderful sporting efforts and such supportive team mates in every house. It was a lovely day in the sun that was enjoyed by everyone.

Our Year 6s have also completed Bikeability training ensuring they are able to cycle safely on the roads whilst others were out on their secondary school transition days. All of our children came back with lots to tell us from their Year 7 experiences.

SATs results finally arrived after what has seems like a very long time ago since having taken them. Again, we are incredibly proud of all their academic achievements from both their SATs test but also the work done in lessons throughout the year.

Finally, we are at the end of the term, the end of the school year and will be saying goodbye to our current Year 6 children. We have loved teaching them and seeing them flourish so that they are ready to move on to their new schools. We wish them all the very best at St Joseph’s, Swindon Academy, Dorcan, Kingsdown, Lawn Manor, The Deanery and Ridgeway - we know you will continue to shine!

Goodbye and God bless

It was important that after a lot of focus on SATs, that the children had some fresh air, fun and games. Here are a couple of photos of our rounders and basketball matches.

Here is one example of the many non-chronological reports written by Year 6.