Apologies for my whooping in each video - get the volume turned down! 

This week’s Quinton Quill will be delayed until Monday due to the excitement and activity of this morning, along with a technical issue at WCC that left us without access to our Shared Area or the internet for several hours! I’m sure you’ll all be waiting with bated breath until then!

In the meantime, we just wanted to say that this morning’s Rudolph Run was AMAZING! A truly joyous event for a fantastic cause. Please do continue sending in donations. Huge thanks to everyone who volunteered along the route and to those who came out to cheer on our wonderful pupils and staff. It really was a morning to remember! I’ve added a few photos here, with more to follow in the Quill next week.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone. See you in December! ;)

Year 4 had an exciting (yet chilly!) trip to the local park yesterday, as part of our project for Parliament Week! In preparation for writing a letter to the MP, we went to draw a map of the current layout of the park area, including the types of play equipment that are there and any open space. We also looked to see what needs improving or replacing. Many children commented on the litter they have seen when playing there outside of school! We took lots of photographs, ready for the children to design their own parks :) 

Year 5 have enjoyed the start of their new Science Topic - Forces! In our first session we looked at push and pull forces, and investigated pushing and pulling with different amounts of force. Today we looked at how we measure the mass and weight of objects using Newton meters.

The children had a great time in Year 3 on Friday afternoon, thinking about their own worldviews in R.E. We began by thinking about answers to some big questions, such as 'Do you believe the world was made by a God or a big explosion? What is important to you in your life? Do you believe in aliens? Should we doing more to look after our world?'. We also talked through the beliefs of organised worldviews such as religions. The children then drew pictures in some glasses lenses, to show their view of the world, thinking about if their worldview overlapped with some organised beliefs. It was so lovely to hear their thoughts and see the range of ideas across the class. We then began our first enquiry question... Why are nature and the seasons significant for religion and worldviews? As a whole-class we discussed why nature and the seasons might be an important part of someone’s worldview. The children came up with some brilliant ideas and I was very impressed with their scientific knowledge!