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Bilsthorpe Academy
Children at Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy have been taking part in a new
drive to increase their love of reading with the help of their families.
The scheme sees parents coming into school to spend time reading with
children, using the school’s extensive library. Acting Headteacher Anne Ingle
said she hopes it will encourage a lifelong love of reading in the children, and
to encourage families to read together more at home. “If we can instil a love of
reading in our pupils, then those literacy skills will inform all of the work they
do in school. We are hoping that more and more families will take the time to
read with their children at home, and for those families who are already doing
that, to utilise our library to enrich their choices.”
Pupil Milla Bickerton attended the event with her parents. “I am reading a
book with my parents today, it’s called Patrick and the Fox. I like it when my
parents come into school, it’s nice to get together and read a book.” Mum,
Mrs Bickerton said she thinks it’s a great scheme. “I love reading and we are a
reading family. It is so important for developing their imagination, language
and spelling. We are joining in with this because we always try to support
anything she does in school.”
Milla says that she thinks reading can help her in all of her lessons. “I think
reading helps you to know the world and the way it is. It also gets your brain
power stronger!”
Christmas card
Competition
Winners!
Every year Primary Times asks
children to create the picture
for our Christmas Card. This
year we received a sack full
of wonderful entries and we
would like to thank you all for
taking the time to draw, colour,
paint and glitter your designs
for us!
The overall winner of the
competition is Holly Zheng’s,
aged 6 from Garnetbank
Primary School in Glasgow
who will receive 50 Christmas
cards made up in her design of
Holly Zheng, aged 6
Santa next to a Christmas Tree.
We were so overwhelmed by the standard of entries that we have also
decided to award two runner up prizes who will also receive 50 copies of
their designs made into cards, they were: Sahaib Parvez, aged 10 from
Cambuslang, Glasgow and Florence Holt, aged 6 from Radley Primary
School, Abingdon.
Everyone who entered was a winner.
Sahaib Parvez, aged 10 Florence Holt, aged 6
Pupils from Haddon Primary School sing
for Uganda school children
Pupils from Haddon Primary School have performed in a concert for their
families to continue their fundraising efforts for fellow pupils in Uganda.
Intrepid Head Teacher, Nina Capek, said the fundraising began after she
visited The Little Angels Orphanage and School in Uganda during the summer
break. ‘Little Angels’ is for orphaned children from around the Lake Bunyoni area
in Uganda.
Nina said she was sure that the children and families of her Carlton school
would want to support and share experiences with the Ugandan school
children. “So as soon as I returned I shared photos and discussed what could be
done with the rest of the school staff. I spoke to the teachers at the school and
asked about the possibility of setting up a link between our children and theirs,
and that is what we have done!”
Pupil Sienna Staniforth is 6 years old, but already has a strong understanding
of the differences between the schools. “We are singing for our mums and dads
to help the school in Uganda. We have been writing letters to the pupils there,
telling them about ourselves. They need our help because they don’t have any
clean water, paper or pencils.”
The concert raised £121.79 was
raised and further fundraising
events are planned. Head Teacher
Nina said, “this project really
brings to life our School DREAM
values of determination, respect,
enjoyment, achievement and
making Memories. If we can raise
enough we are hoping to sponsor
a child through the school, and
stay informed on their progress.”
People interested in finding out more about Little Angels can follow the link:
www.littleangelsuganda.org/the-project.php
Children at St Peter’s Church of England Academy made
their own poppies
to observe
Remembrance
Day. Pupil Oscar
Shephard age 7
years, says that he
understands why
we wear poppies
at this time of year,
“Eleven o’clock
is the time that the war ended and we wear poppies to
remember the people who died in the wars”.
Bilsthorpe’s Oakwood Fuels Ltd donate
110 safety vests to local school children
Oakwood Fuels Ltd have donated 110 high visibility vests to their local
school, Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy.
Acting Head Teacher Anne Ingle said the vests are crucial equipment
for the school. “We are so grateful to Oakwood Fuels Ltd for the donation,
the company is a great supporter of our wonderful school. The vests are
required to help us to keep children safe on outings and donations of this
kind mean that school funds can be directed towards learning resources
instead. All of the staff and children want to say a big thank you to
Oakwood for once again stepping in to help us.”
Gareth Lowry, Commercial Manager at Oakwood Fuels Ltd says his
company maintains strong ties with the school. “We heard that the
school required high visibility jackets so that when they take the
children out on excursions children will be visible and safe. They needed
a cross section of sizes to suit the different age ranges and we were
pleased to provide 110 of them.
“We are a very large employer
within the village and we felt it was
the right thing to do. Many of our own
employees have children at the school
and we would like to think that in years
to come some of the children here will
come and work for Oakwood too!”
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