A whole school collaboration for 'Send My Friend to School' 2016 was done in Summer Term Two. The theme was on children missing out on Education due to 'Displacement from Conflict and Natural Disasters'. Children made 'rucksacks' and signs to deliver to our local MP, Mr Greg Mulholland to pass on to Government Ministers at Westminster. He delivered them to our newly appointed Secretary of State for Overseas Development, Mrs Priti Patel, who also took time out from her busy schedule to acknowledge the importance of our children campaigning for children overseas. Here is a selection of photographs with Mr Greg Mullholland (MP) and Mrs Priti Patel herself at Westminster and her letter of acknowledgement. Some of the pictures even made it to our local papers!
We had a whole school celebration to commemorate the Queen's Official 90th birthday. (If you didn't already know, she has two birthdays!) A special picnic lunch was put in place and despite the poor weather, the children enjoyed it! They came dressed in red, white and blue and celebrated all things, 'British'. Reception Year and Year Six had a go at some traditional country dancing. Reception Class made hand made cards for Her Majesty and received a reply back from Her Majesty via one of her Ladies in Waiting...