Weston Arts
Well done to our pupils who were so successful at the recent Weston Arts Festival.
KS2 Production
The cast of Key Stage 2′s production of “Gold”.
Y6 Residential Trip
Year 6 pupils enjoying their residential trip at Llynn Filly.
Easter Service
It was lovely to see so many of you here this afternoon to attend our Easter Service, led by Year 6. As usual, the children’w singing was outstanding and the service was delivered with poise and maturity by the Year 6 children. We also enjoyed the opportunity beforehand to welcome parents to the Year 6 classroom in our newly named Larks building, to have a cup of tea and look in detail at the new mural decorating the walls of Larks.
Posted on: 30th March 2012 by Dave Rowson
Happy Easter!
Mysterious rabbit shaped footprints began to appear all over the building throughout the week and excitement mounted until Friday morning, when the Easter Bunnies appeared in each of the classrooms to lead each class on a hunt for Easter eggs. The Bunnies were clearly mathematically able, ensuring that there were exactly the right number of eggs for each child in the school! The younger children, with shining eyes, thoroughly enjoyed their Easter Egg Hunt!
Posted on: 30th March 2012 by Dave Rowson
Speech and drama successes
We were delighted with the performances of our children at the Weston Junior Arts Festival recently. Orla won the Alexander Cup for Verse Speaking, Ella won the Peters Trophy for Verse Speaking and Annabelle won the Ashcombe Shield for Prose Reading. Distinctions were awarded to Orla, Astrid and Ella, Commended to Marina, Georgia, Annabelle and Rebecca and Merits to Erin, Paige and Charlotte. What super results – well done, girls!
Posted on: 21st March 2012 by Lesley Barton
UK Maths Team Challenge
We are very proud of the efforts of Heidi, Charlotte, Ed H and Jack, who took part in a maths competition aimed at Year 9 (ages 13-14) children. They managed to beat 4 senior school teams to come 25th out of 29 teams – what a great effort!
Posted on: 08th March 2012 by Lesley Barton
Our Bristol Mural
The children have been busy this week contributing to the mural in the corridor of the new building. We can now see hot air balloons, Concorde, the Matthew and SS Great Britain, the suspension bridge and several other iconic Bristol landmarks taking shape on the walls. It has been great fun and looks terrific! Our thanks go to the PTA for funding the mural.
Posted on: 08th March 2012 by Lesley Barton
High 5 Netball Tournament
Congratulations to our netball players, who won all of their matches to win the tournament held at Red Maids’ last Monday. They followed this with another victory in their match against Torwood House two days later. Well done, girls!
Posted on: 02nd March 2012 by Lesley Barton
Musical Talent
We started the week with a fantastic showcase from the children who are learning guitar, drums or recorder. The standard of playing was excellent and the children’s enjoyment in playing and performing in front of an audience of their peers, staff and parents was clear to see. We have some great talent in every year group!
Posted on: 02nd March 2012 by Lesley Barton
British Heart Foundation
Thanks to the hard work and efforts of Lottie W, we have enjoyed a fantastic day of activities in support of our fundraising initiative for the British Heart Foundation. Mrs Turner and Mrs Holland, both cardiac nurses, led our assembly whilst Mrs Hart provided musical accompaniment in the form of songs on the theme of a healthy diet and a healthy heart (and led by example by taking part in the accompanying exercises!). The children in Years 1-6 then enjoyed activity sessions led by Mr Bryan and completed games, competitions and puzzles on the theme of a healthy heart. Thanks to parents, staff, Mr Bryan, Mrs Turner, Mrs Holland and especially Lottie, for making today so successful!
Posted on: 24th February 2012 by Lesley Barton
Mural
We have commissioned a local artist to help us design and paint a mural on the internal walls of the new building. Following his introductory workshops, the children have all completed designs based on a Bristol theme and they will be involved in painting the mural in a few weeks’ time.
Posted on: 24th February 2012 by Lesley Barton
Year 6 Success!
Our congratulations go to the children in Year 6, who have achieved an excellent set of results in their entrance tests for senior schools. Eight of our Year 6 children sat entrance examinations for a range of senior schools and every child was awarded a place at every school to which they applied, so we are celebrating 100% success once again!
We are also celebrating the award of 5 scholarships to four of the children – Charlotte, Heidi and Alex were awarded academic scholarships and Edward was awarded an academic scholarship and a sports scholarship.
The eight children were awarded a total of 13 places, as four of them sat for two or more schools.
The children’s success reflects their hard work, effort and determination to fulfil their potential and the school’s consistent, year on year success in entrance examinations to senior schools reflects the outstanding quality of the teaching staff, highlighting their ability to encourage each child to fulfil their potential. What a great start to 2012!
Results from previous years
2011 – 3 scholarships, 10 places gained by 8 children
2010 – 13 scholarships, 22 places gained by 13 children
Posted on: 09th February 2012 by Lesley Barton
