In the Press

Great to see a record number of families at our Forest Fun Morning on Saturday.  We loved watching the children enjoying new activities and exploring our glorious woods, returning home happy and full of s'mores!

A really fun and successful MacMillan Cancer coffee morning on Friday.  Well over £500 raised with money still coming in.  Thank you to everyone for coming and for your contributions of cake!

"By discovering nature, you discover yourself".  This morning we discovered nature in so many ways. We learnt how to forest bathe, the ancient Japanese process of relaxation & enjoyed a session of sensory grounding where we removed our socks and enjoyed the sensation of different parts of the forest with our feet.  We also made a nature rainbow using natural materials and Autumn wreaths.  We even enjoyed drama & stories in the forest.  Day 2 of our Wellbeing Festival has definitely connected us to nature and helped us understand how nature can help us remain calm and relaxed in times of worry.

This happy bunch of U8s have just played in their first ever Netball match!  There's so much to learn and to remember, but they did so well and had so much fun!

Prep pupils spent the day learning how to manage their wellbeing by connecting with nature - by painting logs in our friendship circle and welly walking - and connecting with others by visiting Redcot Care Home and playing games with the residents and working in their houses to produce uplifting, motivational songs.

Could there be anything better for your wellbeing than cuddling a donkey or playing on the beach with your friends?  We doubt it!  The children are currently enjoying a 3-day Natural Wellbeing Festival where the children are mainly off-curriculum learning the extremely important lessons of how to manage their mental wellbeing through nature.  This is a shot of one of our Reception children enjoying a day at the Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary where he was lucky enough to cuddle a donkey! 

Years 3 & 4 had a fantastic trip on Monday when they 'travelled' back through 10,000 years of human history and discovered every day life in the ancient past.  The children made cordages, built walls using the clunching technique, carved with chalk and even acted as archaeologists by taking part in a dig!  A wonderful day of fascinating learning outside the classroom.

Great to see so many of our pupils taking part in the Butser Hill Challenge on Sunday morning against 41 other schools. A fantastic experience for everyone & some great results, which bode well for the rest of the cross-country season!

Celebrating some incredible LAMDA results from our June exams. Every single pupil who took LAMDA exams whether it be in Verse & Prose, Acting or Musical Theatre gained a Distinction. Thank you so much to Katie Nicholls for her brilliant teaching & for preparing the children so well. Kids, you all smashed it!

A brilliant start to the cross-country season with 32 of our pupils heading to St Catherine's Bramley for their annual cross-country competition. Everyone represented St Ives so well, showing wonderful team spirit and determination (our cheering was definitely the loudest!) and we were thrilled to learn that 2 of our teams finished second overall! Great running U8 boys & U11 girls - we can't wait to see how you progress throughout the season! Thank you St Catherine's for a wonderful afternoon.