The winners of the Cross Country are

Under 11      1.   Shiv Thakrar        2.   Anas Hoque       3. Adam Bukhari

Under 9       1. Christopher Frape            2. Hussein Jafferji          3. Tinashe Toendepi

Girls             1. Tamera Finlayson          2. Mariam Parekh            3. Georgina Ioannou

Congratulations must go to all of the participants for a really excellent effort.

Overall House Results        1. Knighton            2.   Abbey             3.   Victoria

The weather was freezing but the sun was shining – a lovely day for a run!  Upper School’s cross country event has been lucky enough to have good weather for many years now and today was no exception.

Years 5 and 6 were set two laps of the field and Years 3 and 4 one lap (although if they chose they could go on to complete a second lap).  All the children were aiming to gain points for their house with penalties for walking, or extra points for more than their required distance.

Mr Brice was at the start and finish line, Mr Thanki, Mrs Radulovic and Mr Cann were around the course to encourage and when it was all over there was hot chocolate and Mars bars in the clubhouse, before changing and returning to school.

Who won?  We are still awaiting the official results from Mr Brice so watch this space!

Congratulations to Year 3 and Year 4 for their lovely assembly this morning telling us the story of the Chinese New Year.  Thank you to all the parents who came to support them.  I’m sure you’ll agree that all the children were fantastic, and should be very proud of themselves.  Particular thanks must go to those who came in from their sick beds!  

I hope we will be able to publish a photo on the blog next week.

Well now we have all settled back into the new term, its about time we brought you up to date with the blog news.

Year 5 and Year 6 have already been using their blog pages for homeworks and now . . . . . wait for it  . . . . . Year 3 and Year 4 are starting their new pages.  These should be accessible from the main blog page by clicking on the header label.  Mrs Radulovic and Mr Brice will endeavour to keep them current, posting homeworks and weekly spellings.

Great excitement yesterday as Father Christmas took time out of his very busy schedule to come and visit us.  He must have parked his sleigh round the corner because there was no sign of it outside the school although we looked and looked.  He found a comfy chair near the Christmas tree in the hall and every child got a present.  Thank you Father Christmas for taking the time to come to visit us!