Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Easter Service

  Thu 28 Mar 2024

  This year  the focus of our Easter service was the cross. Each class looked at and learnt about a different cross from around the world. It was a lovely celebration which ended with an Easter raffle, bonnet and egg decorating competition.

  Our Easter raffle raised an amazing £134.80, a big thank you to all those who bought a ticket.

  

• Winner of Book Cover Design Compettition

  Fri 22 Mar 2024

  Congratulations to all our winners and their fantastic deigns. A big thank you to Open Doors Creative Arts who ran the workshops and provided the fabulous prizes.

  

• Comic Relief

  Fri 15 Mar 2024

  A big thank you to all our families who supported our Comic Relief Day through either dressing in red or buying a cake from our MasterChef bake sale. We raised a staggering £283.15 !

  A big thank you to all our Junior children who created some amazing cakes and cookies. You are all so talented ! 

  

• Lenten worship at St John's

  Thu 14 Mar 2024

  Today the whole school walked to St John's church where Rev Anna led our collective worship - thinking about Lent and the events of Holy Week. 

  

• Aspire Science Day

  Tue 12 Mar 2024

  Our whole school enjoyed taking part in the Aspire Science Challenge, making the highest tower possible using spaghetti and marshmallows!

  

• Junior MasterChef

  Fri 08 Mar 2024

  Today our junior children took part in the first round of our MasterChef competition  by design and creating their own pizza. Marks from this round will be carried forward to a cake/bake round which will also be sold as a fun raiser for Comic Relief. Watch this space!

  

• World book Day

  Thu 07 Mar 2024

  Another fantastic World Book Day in school. All the children and staff dressed up as their favourite book characters and enjoyed our whole school book quiz.

  A big thank you to Open Doors creative Arts and Milly who came in to work across all the classes. Creating a storybook choir with our infants and running a book cover design competition with our juniors. Winners to be announced shortly -watch this space!!

  

• Tree planting at Gunthorpe Nature Rreserve

  Tue 05 Mar 2024

  Today the whole school walked to our new, local nature reserve to plant trees and bulbs. All the children enjoyed getting their hands dirty and it is incredible to think and be part of something that they will see grow and develop throughout their lifetimes.

  

• Aspire MAT worship leaders retreat afternoon.

  Thu 29 Feb 2024

  Some of our worship and wellbeing group travelled to St Andrew's church Langar to join with other schools from our trust for an afternoon of worship and prayer. They all had a wonderful time getting to know the other children and working with them on some fun getting to know you tasks.

• Y5/6 Indoor Rowing Festival at South Wolds Academy

  Wed 28 Feb 2024

  Some of our Y5/6 pupils took part in an indoor rowing festival.  The children were using a rowing machine to burn calories as quickly as possible, to row as far as they could in a certain amount of time, and to row a given distance as quickly as possible.  The children all had a great time, and demonstrated great determination and teamwork.