Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Christmas Carol Service
Thu 20 Dec 2018Our Key Stage 2 children retold the Story of the First Christmas through a selection of traditional carols, bible verses and modern Christmas songs. They wowed the packed church with their enthusiastic and musically magnificent singing.
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Attendance
Wed 19 Dec 2018Our attendance figure reached 96% last term. We have worked very hard to improve attendance at Colsterworth School and with your continued support we know we can improve attendance further. Congratulations to our twenty-nine 100%ers who received their Bronze Attendance Certificates and to Mia Kelly who won the Christmas hamper.
Well done to Hawking who achieved the best class attendance of the term and received a £25 Amazon voucher to spend on resources for their classroom.
The winner of the Easter attendance prize draw will win a family pass to Twin Lakes in Melton Mowbray.
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Key Stage 2 Museum of 'Take Care' homework
Wed 19 Dec 2018Our Key Stage 2 children have spent the last term creating some marvellous pieces of 'Take Care' homework to consolidate their topic learning.
To celebrate their hard work we opened a museum to display the fabulous creations which took us on a journey through the Roman Empire Veni Vedi Vici room all the way to World War 2 in the Blitzed Brits area.
The children enjoyed sharing their work with each other.
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Key Stage 2 Autumn Term Reward Day
Fri 14 Dec 2018Our Key Stage children enjoyed a fun day of activities which included a fabulous magician, Ipad time, craft sessions and many other exciting opportunities as a reward for their hard work and behaviour over the Autumn Term.
I wonder what exciting treats are in store for the Spring term reward day! Watch this space!
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Exciting times for Year 2...
Wed 05 Dec 2018A Special Visitor!
Eve the bunny came to visit us in Nightingale class to enhance our Science learning. We compared the differences between a wild rabbit and a pet rabbit. We discussed the habitat of a rabbit, what they need to survive, how they obtain their food, how the seasons affect them and whether they are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We also did a bit of PSHE discussing how we can all be responsible pet owners. We explored how big a rabbit hutch should be, how many ‘treats’ a rabbit is allowed each day and how they like a companion to keep them happy! Of course we all had a little cuddle and a stroke. She even did a binky! A binky is a really big hop in the air and shows a rabbit is happy. She loved coming to see Nightingale class… she may be back!
Reading Workshops
What a fantastic turn out to the Reading Workshops. A parent/carer could come into school with their child and share some special learning time together. We heard all about how important it is to learn to read and to be read to. The grownups and children took it into turns to share a story together, picked by the child! After that, we explored some reading techniques and exciting activities to help us get excited about reading. This included boxing up, ‘reading’ a picture on Pobble 365 and some tricky inference work. Each week some reading homework is sent home to be completed together.
Reading Raffle
What a brilliant start to our reading raffle! If the children read at home three times a week, they get entered into a raffle. If their name is pulled out of the hat, they win a book… to keep! Well done to Taylor who chose a festive story about Paddington Bear.
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Year 6 - SPAG workshop
Wed 05 Dec 2018On Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th November, we held our SPAG Impact Workshops for Year 6. Lister pupils and their parents had a great time working together on a range of strategies to improve their knowledge and understanding of grammar, punctuation and spelling.
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Colsterworth's new UNICEF Ambassadors
Wed 05 Dec 2018On Monday 19th November, we held our elections for our UNICEF Ambassadors. This sought-after role was only open to pupils in Year 6. Six brave candidates put themselves forward and presented to the Student Council. After some deliberations, our ambassadors were chosen for this academic year. We wish them every success and are sure they will do an amazing job.
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Jumanji adventure at Colsterworth!
Wed 05 Dec 2018Welcome to the Jungle!
Herds of elephants, friendly gorillas, deadly snakes – this all sounds a little like something from the rainforest. Well not for the pupils of Colsterworth Primary School it’s not.
On the morning of Tuesday 18th September, the pupils from our school were tasked with investigating some very unusual goings on in the school hall.
The children’s teachers, who had been playing what they thought was an innocent game over the weekend, had unknowingly unleashed the jungle and its inhabitants into the school and it was the children’s job to find out exactly what had happened.
There were vines parading from every alcove and corner, drums mysteriously drumming and animals watching the pupils’ closely as the children worked their way around the jungle formally known to them as their school hall!
Following the experience, the children then returned to their classrooms and wrote about their experiences, imagining what might have happened there over the weekend. Mrs Moore, Chief Executive Officer said ‘It was amazing watching the children’s eyes light up during the experience and the writing which they have produced has been excellent – a fantastic start to the year.’
Fortunately, the school’s teachers managed to repair the damage caused by the mischievous animals and returned the school to normal. We also reassured our younger children that the gorilla running round school was in fact our mild mannered caretaker, Mr Mitchell!
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Diwali Day
Wed 05 Dec 2018On 20th November we had a whole school Diwali day with Sunita. She started the day with an assembly about Rama and Sita. We enjoyed doing actions in the story and we were glad it had a happy ending. Hanuman, the monkey god helped Rama and Sita to defeat Ravana.
Our school has amazing iPads and we used them to make a PicCollage of the story. We also learnt about Hindu gods and good over evil.
Year 3 we had fun making Rangoli patterns. They are used to decorate their homes and walls to welcome guests to their celebrations. We also enjoyed making Diva lamps because Hindus are reminded of the lights that guided Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman back.
Reception class tasted Indian foods and wrote descriptions using their senses, dressed in clothing, danced with Sunita and learned the story of Rama and Sita.
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Democracy Day
Wed 05 Dec 2018What a very exciting time it is in school at the moment! Not only are the children incredibly enthusiastic about their new learning in class, but they are also being given the opportunity to learn all about the British Value of Democracy and how it affects the way we live in modern Britain.
Friday 21st September was Democracy Day at Colsterworth CE Primary School, and several children put themselves forward for election as Student Councillors from Y1 to Y6. They made amazing, heart-felt pitches to their fellow pupils, and canvassed for votes from their classmates. UNICEF Article 12 states that every child should have their opinion heard, and so everyone was given the opportunity to vote for which child would best represent them as a Student Councillor. They were given a polling card, which they then exchanged for a ballot paper to cast their vote.
Mrs Moore, Chief Executive Officer said ‘ I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge well done to all children who so bravely put themselves forward for election – you have all worked extremely hard, and the decision about who to vote for was, I know, very difficult’. The results were announced in a special assembly on Monday 24th September, where the children received their new badges and were officially sworn in as Student Councillors.
The Student Council will be led by Class Teacher Mrs Helliwell, who also made sure we had an exciting British Values Democracy day last Friday. We are sure you can look forward to future Student Council news.
