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All visitors to the school remark on the excellent play areas around the
school. They are particularly impressed by the field and the
adventure-activity equipment that surrounds it, all purchased through
fund raising by the Friends of Brightwell School (FOBS). However, in wet
weather it is not possible to access the field or much of the equipment
so we are especially pleased to see summer begin to peep through the
clouds. The advent of dry, warm weather means our children will be able
to ‘run off steam’ and benefit from these generous and welcome
contributions to school life. Still, every silver lining has a cloud
and, as much as the children can freely exercise their bodies at break
times, their brains are required to be just as active and agile in the
classroom.
Not to be outdone by the children, a few plucky parents have attended
several workshops at school on new approaches to teaching mathematics.
These lengthy but informative and engaging sessions were led by Tricia
Godfrey, a former parent, on behalf of Extended Schools’ services. Thank
you to all those parents who attended. Mrs Jones, one of our Teaching
Assistants, recently took a few of our School Council members to a
county wide conference. The children, all excellent ambassadors, were
able to share and gather ideas through talking to representatives from
other schools across Oxfordshire. Well done children! Congratulations
also to those Year 6 pupils who successfully completed their cycling
proficiency course under the guidance of Mrs Alder, Mrs Murton and Mrs
Lidstone (parents). Similar salutations to Miss Shinner (teacher) and
her dance troupe of children for a polished performance at the recent
Dance Festival at Wallingford School. On the sporting front the school
participated in the annual football and netball tournament at Manor
School and some of our older boys and girls took part in a rugby event
at Stephen Freeman School. On the community support side we welcomed a
Student Teacher into school to complete her final teaching practice and
accommodated two students from Wallingford School, one a former pupil,
for their work experience.
Fund raising goes on unabated and the children gathered donations for
Water Aid, our adopted charity for the year, through a ‘Whacky Wellies’
and ‘Bucket of Pennies’ day. These events raised £140 and £72
respectively. FOBS have been very active raising money for the school by
hosting a children’s Fashion Show. Forthcoming events include our
Summer Fete on Friday 27 June between 6-9 pm. Do come along and enjoy
the evening.
Roger Grant
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