Berrington Village Pump Edition 146 Feb - Mar 2020

News from Christ Church C.E. Primary School
Preparing, Sowing, Growing
What was your favourite book as a child? Last month we started off the New Year with some staff training on
how to develop ‘reading for pleasure’. The greatest indicator that a child will succeed and fulfil their
potential in GCSEs, A’ levels etc is if they choose to read. It is a more important factor than parental income,
background, teachers etc. How do we encourage children to read more? It is easy to be pessimistic and say
that with gaming – playstations etc. and children watching Youtube, that reading is less likely. However
whilst screen time and how to manage this as a parent can be a challenge, there has also been a real
increase in the quality and breadth of children’s literature. Walk around a local bookshop and you will see
how many new books for children and young adults are being published.
We are really lucky in Shropshire that the Council still
fund a School Library Service and each term we have
hundreds of great quality books, both fiction and
related to our class topics. The children love delving
into the boxes and choosing new books for
themselves. Our Year 6s went on a visit last term and
were amazed – there are tens of thousands of quality
books at the Shire Hall base and they really enjoyed
choosing for themselves.
At our training day we read some research which said
that ‘The most important thing a teacher can do is to
read aloud.’ We could not agree more – and we
have all made a 2020 resolution to read more to our classes.
Acorns: Year R and Year 1 - theme is ‘Space and Transport’ taught by Mrs Martin.
Holly: Year 2 and Year 3- theme is ‘Egyptians’ taught by Mr Kennedy and Mrs Cansdale.
Willow: Year 4 and Year 5 theme is ‘Romans’ taught by Mrs Douch.
Oak: Year 6 theme is ‘Greeks’ taught by Mrs Clarke
Acorns work closely with Childrensworld, the on-site nursery (“Outstanding” – Ofsted). They work together
on a Wednesday morning, during ‘Stay and Play’ and Childrensworld come and use our school hall for dance
and join us for some assemblies and special events. Childrensworld also offer wrap around care for school
children 8am-6pm and in the holidays.
If you would like to know more about the school, or visit for a look around, please phone the School Office
on 01952 510383. Don’t wait for an Open Day – we are always happy to show people around if you have a
younger child, are moving into the area or considering a school change. We are the catchment area school
for Cressage, Cross Houses, Cound, Coundmoor, Harley and Eaton Constantine but also welcome children
attending from other villages. School Transport is available if you live outside of Cressage and within our
catchment area, we have a school bus and taxi bringing in nearly 30 children.
Tracey Cansdale, Headteacher
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