The children have had a lovely day dressed in their party clothes. They have enjoyed a mini disco and popcorn, kindly provided by the Friends of the School. Thank you for supporting this FOS event; we raised £142.80. It is so positive to see our resilience as a school community. Although we are not able to enjoy many of our usual planned events, it is good to find alternative ways to maintain our school traditions where we can. Not only does this strengthen the feeling of ‘belonging’ to our school community but it also creates something to look forward to, which is an important part of wellbeing. I expect that there have been some great photo opportunities too. You can see some of our photos at:
https://www.stanmore.hants.sch.uk/news/2020/10/23/things-were-spooky-in-maple-class-today
Our curriculum work has also been largely unaffected and children have achieved some fantastic outcomes. Some of the highlights include: Building a river on the school field, creating exploding volcanoes, art work in the style of Leonardo da Vinci, designing and making felt puppets. Inspired by the Year 6 visit to Stubbington, children in Oak and Elm class have been building dens. See more photos of our learning at:
We are continuing to adapt to our circumstances and I am pleased to have been able to welcome Hampshire Music Service back into school for Listen to Me and 1:1 music lessons this term. Ensemble playing and singing have some restrictions but we have been able to have class Samba drumming and Ukuleles back in action. Children benefit so much from participating in musical activities and I am grateful to the staff at Hampshire Music Service for their efforts in maintaining a face to face service. Similar secure Covid measures are in place to enable children to make use of the school library. We are very fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteers who have supported Mrs Haumann to manage our wonderful library resource.
This half term has had its challenges but I am proud of the way we have all adjusted. Our ‘Keys for Success’: resilience, persistence, co-operation organisation confidence and respect are modelled daily by children, staff, Governors and parents in our school community.
I hope that you can enjoy a restful and healthy half term.
Best Wishes
Sharon Taylor