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  • Sports Day

    Published 15/07/25

    An unforgettable day of determination, teamwork, and healthy competition!

    This year’s Sports Day was a fantastic showcase of energy, enthusiasm and sportsmanship from our youngest pupils in year three, all the way up to our experienced athletes in year 6.

    The sun made an appearance as the children took to the field ready to give their best in a wide range of athletic events – and they certainly delivered!

    The morning field events included shotput, javelin, discus, vortex throw, triple jump, slalom runs and the children’s favourite, the Tug-O-War! It was brilliant to see how much effort each student put into their throws, with many achieving personal bests. There was a clear sense of pride in their accomplishments and a wonderfully supportive atmosphere as peers cheered and celebrated each other’s successes.

    The afternoon track events did not disappoint either. The sprinting events were a highlight – from quick bursts over 80 and 100 metres to the impressive stamina of those competing in the 200, 300, 400 and 600m races. Children pushed themselves, showing real determination and focus. The 400m and 600m races were a test of endurance in the heat, and it was inspiring to see every runner cross the finish line with grit and cheered on loudly by peers and the fantastic supportive crowd of parents and carers.

    One of the most rewarding aspects of the day was the attitude of the children. From high-fives at the finish line to encouraging teammates in their events, there was a strong sense of community and support. While competition was fierce at times, it was always underpinned by fairness and encouragement.

    We are incredibly proud of all our young athletes. Thank you to everyone, particularly our sports leaders, who helped to make it a success.

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  • Butterfly Project

    Published 09/07/25

    We have brought nature into our classrooms over the last few weeks, watching our caterpillars transform into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies.

    After the chrysalids softened and became transparent, the butterflies pushed through first with their legs. They then crawled the rest of the way out of the chrysalids and hung upside down from their own chrysalis. The butterflies then began the process of expanding and drying their wings to enable them to fly.

    Meconium is pumped into the wings and back into the body of the butterfly.  The small amounts that stay in the veins of the wings dry and harden, making their wings strong for when they are ready to fly. 

    It can take up to two hours for a butterfly’s wings to completely dry. After, the butterfly takes its first flight and then squirt out any extra meconium from its body.

    We kept the butterflies in their net habitats for a few more days to enable them to build up their strength. They were fed with pieces of orange and strawberries, plus a sponge soaked with a sugar solution.

    It was a truly wonderful experience for us all to be so up close to this life cycle and all the children enjoyed taking part in the release of our new friends on our back playground. We have spotted the butterflies many time since!

     

    May we express our gratitude once again to the PTA for funding this project for us.

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  • Chris Connaughton visit

    Published 18/06/25

    Chris Connaughton came in to perform the classic, historical poem 'Beowulf'. We then used what we had heard to draw pictures of what we thought Beowulf and Gredel looked like. This helps us with the rest of our English unit. 

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  • Ofsted Report

    Published 18/06/25

    Dear Parents and Carers

    We are delighted to send you a copy of the final Ofsted report which we have just received in school, and this will be published on the Ofsted website.

    Please take time to read the accompanying letter which gives more information.

    We are pleased to have received such a positive and strong validation of our school which recognises the hard work that goes on in school by everyone every single day.

    Yours sincerely

    Mrs SA Evans

    Headteacher

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  • Mini Marathon

    Published 18/06/25

    Just like the day of the London Marathon itself, we were blessed with very warm and sunny weather. Despite the heat, all pupils completed the 2.6Km route, or as close as they could manage.

    We are so very proud of the fantastic efforts of the children with their fundraising and their determination and resilience to continue running during such temperatures.

    Throughout the 0.4 km laps, pupils passed significant London landmark markers such as the Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, The London Eye and finishing along our on Mall, outside the Pavilion building, in the lead up to Buckingham Palace. We hope that this, combined with the fantastic support from parents and carers, will have given the children a taste of the London Marathon spirit during the event.

    Following their superb efforts, the fundraising total currently stands at approximately £6000! A huge step towards our target needed to pay for the new playground installation.

    A big thank you to all who have helped us achieve this total!

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  • Year 3 and 4 Cross Country Team Relay event - Gangwarily

    Published 10/06/25

    We were extremely lucky that the rain held off for us to be able to attend this event safely last week.
    I was really pleased to give so many children the experience of running in this long-distance event and it was great to also develop their teamworking skills.
    This event is quite involved and as there are strict rules regarding the running order of the children in each race. Each team is made up of 6 children and so we had 2 Year 4 teams and 1 team of Year 3 children. There are 2 races with each race over 3 laps with 2 boys and 1 girl running in the 1st race and then 2 girls and 1 boy running their laps in the second race. They wear a green number to start, passing to the runner with the yellow number, who hands over to the final runner wearing the red team number. The combined placings of the 3rd runner in race 1 and 2 are totalled to provide a score.
    I was proud of all the children running as for some this was their first school sports competition. Everyone gave their all and we all managed to complete the laps without injury, which was a huge relief! The Year 4 teams came 7th and 18th and the Year 3 team finished 16th out of 28 teams.
    Keep running!

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  • Year 3 and 4 New Forest District Finals

    Published 10/06/25

    Our Year 4’s were really proud to be representing the school again after winning the qualification event last month.
    It was a full afternoon of non-stop tennis with sadly no strawberries and cream in sight!
    All 4 children played 6 matches against their opposing numbered seeds and they were all quite close. The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible during each match as the points are totalled to provide an overall team total. We maintained our concentration and played extremely well to gain silver position in our tier.
    Well done and thanks to all parents and Mrs Cummin for supporting at this event.

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  • Chris Connaughton Visit

    Published 20/05/25

    In English year 3 are learning about the themes and conventions of traditional tales.  To launch this English unit we were very fortunate to be visited by Chris Connaughton who came to perform a collection of traditional tales to the children.  Chris, who is an author himself, then worked with each class to give the children some ideas to help them write their own tales.

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  • Year 3 and 4 Tennis - District Qualifier

    Published 09/05/25

    A few weeks ago, 9 teams from across the New Forest participated in the Tennis qualifier event, completing matches throughout the entire afternoon with non-stop short court action. Although tennis is an individual sport, we joined our scores together to form a team total. Before the matches, we demonstrated integrity as we ranked ourselves from 1-4. The player seeded 1 then played the seed 1 player from all the other teams, with seeds 2, 3 and 4 following suit. All points were added together to gain a team total from each match. We needed to focus to keep control of the ball and try and outwit our opponents with the placing of the ball within the service box. We all improved our tennis throughout the day with the Year 4 team winning the event and gaining gold medals. This team has now qualified for the New Forest tennis finals and will play against another 15 teams in June. It will be our own Wimbledon warm up!

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  • Mini Marathon

    Published 09/05/25

    A huge thank you to all the children who were able to take part at this year's Mini Marathon event in London, raising funds for the school in the process. It was great to be able to spot their smiling faces on TV in the BBC 2 Highlights on Sunday. Everyone in assembly spoke about it being a really enjoyable experience, a great challenge and soaking up the atmosphere. I know lots of fabulous memories were made.

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  • Year 5 and 6 Boys and Girls - Fordingbridge Football Event

    Published 08/05/25

    We had a non-stop afternoon of match play at Fordingbridge School recently for both girls’ and boys’ teams.

    Fordingbridge Junior School organised a multi-school competition and so we played around 6 matches against other local schools including teams from Poulner and Western Downland.

    It was tricky at first to get used to playing with children from different year groups, but we soon adapted and showed good teamwork to score and defend well so we won a couple of matches. “It was nice to be able to play in different positions,” said Seb.

    Thanks again to parental support with transport so we were able to take 2 teams.

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  • Year 3 and 4 Cross Country - Gangwarily

    Published 25/04/25

    It was perfect conditions and weather for running last week as the Year 3’s and 4’s ran a 1km+ hilly course at Gangwarily. There were so many runners in each race and I was relieved when we all managed to get around the course without injury.
    Well done to the Year 3 girls team who were just short of a bronze medal in 4th out of 27 teams with personal performances from Freya (11th), Maddie (18th) and Erin (27th) out of 100 runners. Well done to the Year 3 boys teams who came 13th and 20th out of 35 teams with a standout run from Bertie, who placed 24th out of 111 runners.
    The Year 4 girls team achieved 17th out of 31 teams with a super first cross country run from Tamsin, who placed 29th out of 108 competitors. Boys in Year 4 ran well too, just short of medals in 6th and 19th out of 39 teams. Jordan (12th), Oliver (20th) and Oscar(28th) did so well to place highly out of a huge field of 151 runners!
    Well done everyone and thanks again for parent support with transport.

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