Well done to the pupils in year 4 and year 6 who qualified as Eye Heroes this week. Many thanks to Harri, Yusef and Alex who so generously gave their time to teach the pupils about eye health and how to spot potential eye problems. The sessions were great fun and very informative. 

Pupils in years 4 and Year 6 will have a special Eye Hero workshop on Monday and Tuesday afternoons next week. The aim of the sessions is to promote a better understanding of how the eyes work and how children can take care of their vision. Pupils in year 4 and 6 will receive a form today asking for permission for Eye Heroes to use any photographs of your child from the day in their promotional materials. Please feel free to sign and return next week if you are happy to do so. Alternatively, if you don't wish your child's images to be used don't return the form to us. I hope it will be a very informative and useful set of sessions.

The Bigger Picture children visited the Perse School to learn about the artist Paul Klee, abstract art and making connections between music, movement and art. 

 

Lots of fun was had, the children were jumping about and even took a ‘line for a walk’. 

The end has come! After four full days of activities and frivolity we have returned to Colville. Every single child should be proud of their achievements and thoroughly pleased with their mature attitude and independence. The staff at the Centre complimented their behavior and willingness to persevere with challenging tasks. Before we left there was time for an excellent demonstration of mountain bike skills from Miss Brimson and Mrs Mansfield's groups, a wonderful effort on the high ropes from Mrs Deane (and her group!) and some exceptionally cold pioneers from Mr Watkins' group. The latter definitely won the award for most time spent in the freezing pond and least time spent on the bridges they had made! All the staff would like to thank the parents and carers for their support with packing and financing such a wonderful trip. It has been so valuable to all of the students. We hope they will look back on their time at Grafham very fondly.  

It got off to a great start with an excellent full English breakfast. The weather remained cold but sunny. Undaunted, the children completed their activities with gusto. Mrs Mansfield and her group scaled the indoor climbing wall. Miss Brimson and her group rode the waves on a pair of speedboats. Amazingly, no one fell in. Mr Austin's group successfully navigated

the low ropes. We are all off to have our tea now and then tonight we will undertake a fossil hunt on the beach.

It has been another action packed day for our year fives and sixes. The weather has been bright but bitterly cold! Everyone has had to raid the suitcase for extra layers. We've had groups going power boating, orienteering, pioneering, mountain biking and taking part in archery. Miss Brimson's group have been navigating their way across ponds in homemade rafts (with mixed results). Mrs Mansfield's group climbed the high ropes and performed really well on the crate stake.  Mrs Deane's group undertook an exceptionally muddy Grafham challenge! The staff here at Grafham Water have been very impressed with the behavior and attitude of all the students. As I type this, the children are sat playing games and winding down after their dinner. All the adults are hoping for another early night and a long undisturbed sleep...

What an action packed day! The children undertook the first activity as soon as they arrived. Miss Brimson has already climbed to the top of the high ropes and Group D successfully managed a very arduous cycle in the pouring rain. We've had groups on the canoes, low ropes and lots of individual success on the climbing wall. The evening was slightly more sedate with a moonlight walk, dinner and board games. Let's hope for more fun and enjoyment tomorrow.

Year 2 welcomed History off the Page to Colville school today. They spent a whole day engaging with fun, interesting and informative activities around life in London circa 1666. They had the opportunity to visit an apothecary, have a go at weaving, work with leather and even make a special type of pot. Their behaviour and enthusiasm, as always, was excellent. Our thanks to History off the Page for providing such an engaging set of activities and delivering the sessions with great skill. Well done Year 2.