For our first day back of the new Spring Term; our school volunteer Simon Arnold showcased some of his musical abilities by playing a clarinet. Mr Arnold talked through the different notes as well as how to play the clarinet using a reed. 
All the children were in awe of his musical skills and it has helped start our new school term off with a musically merry note! 

This term in Construction Club, the children have thoroughly enjoyed letting their imaginations run wild in order to build and create different creations using the construction materials. As you can see Lego has been a firm favourite. The children really enjoyed sharing their ideas, verbally discussing what they had chosen to create as well as explaining to peers and supporting adults all about the different constructed elements. Well done to all who attended. 

This afternoon Barn Owls and Snowy Owls enjoyed a shared PE session. The children worked in House Teams and participated in a variety of Action Stations. First the teams enjoyed a game of football then moved on to a netball game before working within their teams to build and navigate through an obstacle course station before finally moving on to the skipping and hula hoop station. Mrs Court and Mrs Drew-Hill were amazed by the children's team work skills, kindness, consideration as well as their endless perseverance to develop or perfect a new physical skill. Well done to all in Key Stage 2!

The Snowy Owls have been designing their own biscuit packaging - they have researched existing biscuit packets and used this to help them to make their own. They have created a name and logo for their biscuits and are looking forward to making the biscuits in the next couple of weeks.   

This week we had a whole school assembly led by Rev. Brooks about advent. We explored things that we have to wait for and how we prepare for big events in our lives. 

Rev. Brooks visited the children to talk about saints. The children shared people who are important to them. We learnt that Bridestowe got its name from Saint Bridget who is the saint of the church across the road from our school. 

The Snowy Owls visited Springfields. They children sang their Harvest songs and preformed their Harvest poems. The residents were delighted to hear the children sing and the children enjoyed having a captive audience. Another great community link within our village. 

The Snowy Owls created their own pre-historic paints! They made a paste using flour and water and then coloured the paste using natural ingredients such turmeric and paprika. They children then used the paints to create their own paintings in the style of cave paintings. 

The Snowy Owls used charcoal and chalk pastels to  recreate prehistoric cave art. 

We wore yellow to show our support for World Mental Health Day!

We were delighted to see the church full of family and community members on Friday for our annual Harvest Festival. The children sang and delivered their lines clearly and confidently. Thank you to everyone who donated items for the food bank. 

We were all treated to an African food tasting experience as part of our ‘Food for Thought Project’ . The children tried yam, plantain, figs, Bobotie and much more. The plantain crisps were definitely a firm favourite. 

The Snowy Owls really enjoy their session with Mr Burns each Friday. The children display fantastic teamwork skills, active listening, respect and cooperation as well as keeping fit and healthy. It is especially enjoyable when the sun is shining!  

The Snowy Owls were getting organised for Christmas this week when they designed their Christmas cards! Look out for the designs which you will have the opportunity to buy soon - all funds will raise vital revenue for FoBS whose support is so valuable for our children. 

The Snowy Owls have been composing music for 'A Night on the Bear Mountain'. 

In preparation for harvest, we have been completing observational drawings of fruit and vegetables. 

The Snowy Owls have written their own leaflets on how to stay healthy. The children carefully planned and presented their final leaflets. The children extended the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although. All of the children took pride in the presentation of their work and we celebrated the outcome. 

The Snowy Owls investigated what happens to the particles in a solid, liquid and gas. 

​We began our academic year by working collaboratively across the school to create this piece of artwork. We recognise that everyone on our planet is equal and we celebrate and respect one another’s differences. Every child has created a person that reflects them and is included on our display.

We were very lucky to have Angela the Food For Thought Gardens teacher visit Bridestowe to work with the school gardeners.
Angela supported the children with planting broad beans and to discuss the next steps for our wonderful garden at Bridestowe.

The Snowy Owls and residents of Springfields enjoyed their first visit of the academic year. A valuable experience for all age groups. The Snowy Owls demonstrated confident reading skills - well done. 

Well done to the children who were selected for the role of Sports Council after submitting an application for the job. These children will be an important part of our physical activities across the school. 

Children applied for the job of school gardener. We are proud to share that these children along with Archie S, Skye, Louie and Millie C (not pictured) have been given the role. We are excited to see what this group can achieve in our green spaces around our school grounds. 

This week children took part in an election process to select our new School Council members. Mrs Harris is very much looking forward to working with the School Council on whole school projects this year. Well done to everyone who put themselves forward for the role and congratulations to the children who were selected by their peers. 

In Mindfulness Club this week we practised the skill of mindful eating. We made sure we had no distractions, we looked and smelt what we were eating before taking a small bite and tasting the food. Sometimes we eat without thinking but by slowing down and taking notice of what we are eating we can really taste and enjoy our meals.