Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Cup Chorus Captivates Crowd

  Fri 10 May 2019

  Lilia and Daisy showed us today that they are Music SMART with their rendition on the cup song from 'Pitch Perfect.'They had bravery, exceptional rhythm and definitely have the Colsterworth 'WOW' factor. Well done girls. 

   

  Our SMART assemblies give our children the opportunity to show us their talents. Everyone of us has something we are good at and this collective worship gives us the chance to celebrate our differences and share our passions in a caring, Christian environment.

  

• Curie's 'Croak' - A Ribbiting Performance!

  Thu 09 May 2019
  Our amazing Curie children performed their class assembly 'Croak!' today to a 'ribbited' audience of parents, carers and invited guests. Their glorious enthusiasm shone through and showed how absolutely brilliant they all are - even at their young age. Definitely some talent to watch out for and another example of our Colsterworth 'WOW' Factor. Well done to all involved.

  

• Eco Warriors striving for success!

  Tue 07 May 2019

  Our newly appointed Eco Warriors held their first Eco meeting today with Miss Worrall and Mrs Nichols. The team began by discussing the steps they will be following in order to achieve their Bronze Eco award and subsequently the Silver and Green Flag awards.

  Their first step was to complete an environmental review to find out what things we are doing well as a school and things we could be doing better. The review covered all 10 Eco School topics including Energy, Waste, Litter, Water, Biodiversity, Marine, School Grounds, Healthy Living, Biodiversity and Transport. All the children were enthusiastic and had many ideas of how we could make the school more Eco friendly. They decided to focus on two topics, Energy and Waste. 

  After completing the review, the children were set the challenge of creating an Eco Code to help remind children and staff around school to make a difference. Keep an eye out for the Eco Code posters around school over the next couple of weeks! We can wait to see what difference the Eco Warriors are going to make.

  

• Raving reviews for Rafe!

  Fri 03 May 2019
  Year 3 pupil Rafe wowed us this morning with his SMART Collective Worship. Rafe, who was born in California, told us how he is Nature and Animal SMART and shared some fascinating facts about his favourite Californian creatures. He even included a quiz - with prizes! He definitely has the Colsterworth WOW factor!

  

• Legacy Challenge Launch Collective Worship

  Thu 02 May 2019

  Today our Bronze Ambassadors introduced an exciting new activity that is happening at school. It is called the Legacy Challenge, and it has been created by the sports charity Inspire+. They want to “inspire more young people to be more physically active and lead healthier lifestyles by achieving our best like the Legacy Challenge Ambassadors have”. We will be doing this through the Legacy Challenge.

   

  The five Inspire+ Ambassadors have each created a challenge for the children to complete. The challenges are focused around our healthy lifestyles, healthy eating and physical activity.

   

  We hope that The Legacy Challenge will inspire us all to achieve our best  just like the ambassadors have!

  

• Our Golden Book winners this week

  Mon 29 Apr 2019
  

• St George's Day Collective Worship

  Tue 23 Apr 2019

   

  In our KS2 assembly today we reflected upon the cultural and religious significance of St George's day, which was celebrated today.

  We began our story by hearing the song, 'When a Knight Won his Spurs'. We explored the meaning of the lyrics, in particular its reference to slaying 'dragons' and the characteristics of a knight. 

  Following this, we looked at St George and how he was reflected in the traditions of our country, for example by exploring the significance of his cross and how it is an integral part of the British flag.  

   

   

  We also explored where else the flag can be seen, such as at sporting events and different special occasions. 

  Furthermore, we read the legend of St George, who slayed the dragon, and looked at the symbolism found within the story. For example, how the dragon represents evil (bad things that happen) and how brave St George was for standing up to evil. We compared the legend to the truth we know about the real St George:

  •Saint George was a Roman soldier.

  •He was a Christian.

  •He was known for his bravery.

  •He protested against Rome's persecution of Christians.

  •He was imprisoned and tortured, but stayed true to his faith.

  •King Edward III made him the Patron Saint of England in 1350. 

   

  We also compared St George to other influential people throughout history who were brave and fought for the rights of others such as: Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. We were inspired by how they have tried to make our world a fairer place for all so that no one is treated differently because of their race, gender or religion. 

   

  Finally, we discussed the importance of being brave and how we need to push ourselves to fight our fears (linking to our Christian Values). Year 4 shared how they had fought their fears during their residential and year 6 shared how they were fighting their fears of SATs by being prepared so that they could achieve their potential.

   

  Well done children! You were very reflective British Citizens and know what characteristics you require in order to be truly successful. 

  

• Ready! Steady! COOK!

  Fri 05 Apr 2019

  Key Stage 2 have had a fantastic morning with Darren from Roots to Food. 

  Mrs Revie and Mrs Helliwell led the green and orange teams in a ready, steady, cook off! In just 15 minutes both teams managed to yet again produce some amazing food.

   

  Have a go yourself at home! Recipes are in our Term 3& 4 letters section.

  

• Amazing Attendance

  Thu 04 Apr 2019

  We continue to work hard to improve attendance at Colsterworth School and with your continued support we know we can improve attendance further.  Congratulations and a big well done to Zachary (Y5) for winning the family pass to Twinlakes Park for his amazing attendance in Term 3&4.

   

  Well done to Lister who achieved the best class attendance of the term and received a £25 Amazon voucher to spend on resources for their classroom.

   

   

  

• A Fantastic Easter Experience

  Thu 04 Apr 2019
  Our Key Stage 2 children were lucky enough to be able to take part in the Easter Experience at Stoke Rochford Church yesterday which was organised by Reverend Neil and friends of the church. The children went along in three groups and took part in activities which helped them to understand the Story of Easter.