JUNIOR SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Friday 5th July 2019 Dear Parents
And so, we draw to the close of the school year. In keeping with the rest of terms, we’ve finished this one at a gallop, with as many things as possible crammed into the last week – and all carried out in glorious weather. Monday afternoon saw three groups of Discovery Award children head off to Swerford, Long Compton and the Rollright Stones, in order to carry out their Theme 5 expeditions. Having planned their routes in the classroom, they found that navigating them on the ground is a different matter: there isn’t an OS symbol for nettle-invaded paths and giant thistles! However, they all completed their hikes successfully to arrive back at school. After a brief rest they had to pitch their tents. The surprise result from this is that Nick Hadley, Alice Pennell and I have stumbled upon a new reading comprehension to work on – following the written instructions was not their strongest point! Nonetheless, the tents were eventually assembled and hungry stomachs turned minds to food in place of shelter. Out came the Trangias and the groups cooked some cordon bleu “Pasta’n’sauce” before carrying out some team-building games and having smores. A big thank you to Alice Pennell and Helen Arnold for accompanying the expeditions and to Nick Hadley and Toby Spence for their assistance with the tents. But most of all a huge “Well done” to the children who completed the expedition and, in doing so, the award. Your parents and teachers are proud of you and you should be too!
A dawn chorus of “Take me home, country roads” (thank you Logan!) made sure that we were all up in time for breakfast and the heady excitement of Sports Day. As ever it was a close-run thing, with some fabulous team performances in the field events, before some hot-footed