This page provides a summary of information news about events that have been happening in the school throughout the academic year. Please look at the newsletter section for the current, most up to date infomation: www.stbedewinchester.co.uk/newsletters-1/

• Year R Fun Run:

  Fri 24 May 2024

  Year R children took part in a charity fun run on Wednesday 22^nd May.  As part of their current learning topic, Amazing Animals, the children ran up to three laps of a route around the playgrounds to raise money for WWF.  The Year 6 Sports Captains came to support the event and led the children through a series of warm up exercises, making sure that everyone was ready to run!  All the children tried their best to run 1, 2 or 3 laps of the running route.  There were many tired but happy faces by the end of the run!  The children should feel very proud of themselves for taking part and for trying so hard.  Thank you for the money you have been sending in which will be sent to the WWF charity after half term.

• HMS Music Enrichment

  Fri 24 May 2024

  We had a visit this week from Music teachers from the Hampshire Music Service for our younger children in Year's R, 1 & 2.  Year R were led through a fun music session which involved scarves!  All the children were given a colourful scarf to use while different music was playing.   Everyone joined in with some simple repetitive songs and had to do things in time to the music such as drop the scarf, hide the scarf, wave the scarf and more.  All the children loved the session and didn't want it to end! 

   

  Children in Years 1 & 2 took part in Samba drumming sessions, again led by teaching staff from Hampshire Music Service.  The sound of drums could be heard in the corridors and again, the children had so much fun and learned so much about sound and rhythm.  All sessions were paid for by our HSA and were an enrichment offer for our younger children in line with the school disco offered to children in Key Stage 2. 

• Swimming gala

  Fri 24 May 2024

  Mr Hiscock and Ms Barwick led a large group of avid swimmers from Years 4, 5 and 6 to the annual Gala Trials in May.  Each child who put themselves forward really gave their best and made us feel incredibly proud of them.

   

  “It was wonderful to see the children really give it their all. There was some fantastic swimming on show and everyone there should be proud of their efforts. It is just a shame that I can only take so few to the gala,” commented Mr Hiscock.

   

  The team has now been selected for the Gala in June and we wish them all the best.  Thank you again to the parents who were able to support the running of the event. They were vital to its success. It was really appreciated.

• Creature teachers visit to Year R

  Fri 24 May 2024

  On Wednesday 8^th May, we were very lucky to be visited by the Creature Teachers! This was a special treat to go alongside our ‘Amazing Animals’ topic. The Creature Teachers brought some amazing creatures for us to hold, look at and learn about. We met Kingsly, the boa constrictor, Steve the blue tongued skink, Sunny the ferret, an amazing millipede and a final special treat, a kookaburra!

   

  The children were incredibly brave, holding the creatures and even giving the ferret a sniff! We were very impressed with the children’s fantastic knowledge about animals and their patience whilst waiting for their turn to discover the next creature. Well done Ladybirds and Butterflies and thank you to the Creature Teachers!

• Chamber Music Festival

  Fri 24 May 2024

  Earlier this half term, Year 5 enjoyed working with members of the Winchester Chamber Festival to create their own songs inspired by some famous pieces of classical music.  Waynflete and Austen classes gave the world’s very first performance to the school of Lost In The Woods and The Path Ahead and this was followed up by taking part in a Winchester Chamber Music Festival concert. 

   

  The children performed to the public with an incredibly talented string quartet at St Paul’s Church. The children had a wonderful time, performed fantastically and loved the opportunity to work with some professional musicians. We were so proud of all their efforts!