Lots more sunshine this week giving more opportunities to take the learning outside. It's great when everyone can get outside and enjoy our beautiful environment. The Foundation stage and year 1 children have been busily growing things to eat in their Garden Centre area set up outside and throughout the week the classes have been working in the Glade.
The year 5 children went to visit Uffculme Senior School to experience ' Life after Primary School', returning very excited and eager to start despite having another full year left at KPS.
A year 5 team was entered in the East Devon Kwik Cricket Tournament this year. Twenty one teams took part and they finished a commendable fourth. The year 6 tournament is this coming Wednesday. Cricket club is run all year round at Kentisbeare and is always well attended. Many thanks go to the school staff and volunteers who run it. New photographs will be available on the website soon.
Personally most of my week was spent buried under paperwork and dealing with issues totally away from the world of children. Thursday lunch time I escaped from a meeting to arrive back in time to welcome the children who were visiting from London.
Miss Dudley's Years 4 children have been communicating with children from Shaftesbury School in Newham for some time and we were honoured by their visit on Thursday and Friday. The children and staff involved from both schools had a big 'sleepover', visited a local farm, enjoyed the grounds incuding cooking in the Glade and eating alfresco, joining the KS2 Assembly for singing and sharing their experiences. Some good friendships were made during their visit and children and staff look forward to our London visit after half term. Thank you to eveyone who helped make our visitors welcome and their stay such a success.
After school on Friday the 'Bike Doctors' set up outside the school to service and repair bikes in preparation for Saturday's Family Bike Ride and future events. This was very successful and monies raised from the Surgery will go to Kentisbeare Family Cycle Group. For more information about Cycling events see the website.
The sun is shining and the garden awaits.
Tracey Hailey
