In the Press

A very special thank you to Wayne Robertson from B and C Coachworks in Haslemere for helping us kick start our Greenpower project, by painting our Goblin G2 cars in our distinctive St Ives blue, which Wayne cleverly colour matched to our school tie!  We are thrilled with the results and the children are loving this exciting project.

Greenpower 'Goblin' cars arrive in kit form, but once built, are fully-functioning, electrically-powered racing cars!  The children are building the cars in the coming months, learning about mechanics, electrics, car control, design and livery.  At the end of the project, the children will be taking the cars to the Greenpower competition day at Goodwood, giving them the chance to test their mettle against other children in other schools in the area in a series of different racing challenges. We can't wait to get involved.

In Science, Year 5 have been learning about electricity.  Having made circuits with various different components over the last couple of weeks, today they investigated how voltage effects the components in their circuits.  They gradually and carefully increased the voltage in their circuits and observed what happened to the brightness of the bulb, the volume of the buzzer and the speed of the motor.  Great investigating Year 5!

Last week the children in Nursery learnt all about Diwali and why it is called the Festival of Light.  They designed and made their own Rangoli patterns, created firework pictures and their very own Diya oil lamps using clay.  Well done Nursery! 

In Music this week, Reception children continued their work with percussion instruments and listening to the beat and timing of a piece of music.  The lesson started with Jingle Bells, which the children loved and sang along to.  They then split into two groups, one with bells and one with claves.  They listened to the music, following the beat and watched for when Mrs Maxwell raised her hand to signal for them to stop and start.  They listened to Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and were feeling very festive by the end of the lesson!

What an exciting morning for Reception!  Surrey Fire and Rescue came to visit as part of their topic 'People Who Help Us'.  The children learnt about the different jobs the fire service does, the uniforms they wear and then learnt all about the fire engine and the different ladders, hoses, cutting equipment and trauma kits they keep on board.  But the best bit was definitely when the children helped spray the hose - the water came out so quickly.  It was such good fun!  The children also loved the sound of the siren when the fire engine left the school.  Thank you Surrey Fire and Rescue for such an exciting and informative morning.

We were delighted to welcome Nick Hinchcliffe, Honorary Chairman of the Haslemere branch of the Royal Society of St. George, to assembly on Monday.  Alongside FOSI (The Friends of St Ives), The Royal Society of St George have been instrumental in helping us to raise the necessary funds to purchase two Greenpower Goblin G2 fully electric racing cars.  Nick visited to see the progress the children have made and to present a beautiful framed certificate, commemorating the generous donation from the Haslemere branch, which was matched by the central branch of the Royal Society.  We look forward to Nick attending one of the After School Club sessions to see the children build the cars.

What a beautiful morning for Forest School! Year 3 spent this morning considering the question 'What lives in the forest?' The children thought about what living meant & challenged each other to think of as many examples as they could. We walked through the forest, looking for the living things we had talked about as well as clues & signs of other living things we might not see, such as rabbit holes & badger setts. Great work Year 3!

This week in Gymnastics, the children in Nursery worked on making 'smiley' shapes (shapes that resemble a smile) with their bodies, including a dish and an arch.  They also tried to make shapes like a mountain and a table.  On the wall bars, the children used their body strength to hold on for 3 seconds whilst making shapes like a pencil or a star.  Well done everyone. Mrs Woodward was so impressed with your listening skills & how well you made your shapes!

This morning we started Anti-Bullying Week with an assembly, led by Mrs Cooper, our Wellbeing Champion. We all wore odd socks to celebrate our differences and learnt how this year's theme is 'Make a Noise About Bullying.' Mrs Cooper explained that silence gives bullies power and the best way to stamp out bullying is to speak up. Thank you for an excellent assembly Mrs Cooper and to The Anti-Bullying Alliance for giving us the tools to learn these very important life lessons.

Year 2 carried out a school litter pick this week, as part of their My Kinder World topic. Well done Year 2 - every piece of litter collected could be an animal's life saved!