Greek Pots

Last week, year 5 used their fantastic history skills to find out about Greek pottery. They learnt about what they were used for and what they looked like.

Once they had done this, they made their own versions of Greek pots using clay. I think you will agree that they are unique, effective and authentic looking!

Well done year 5!

The Official Opening of The Main Place

The official opening of The Main Place in Coleford took place on Friday 1st July. Year 4 were asked to perform the unofficial anthem of the Forest of Dean~ The Land Between Two Rivers, written by Dick Brice. Mark Harper, the Forest of Dean MP, said that the children were truly amazing and then asked to join them in a repeat performance of the song. Gracie then sang a solo of the National Anthem before being joined by everyone else.

Design a Garden competition

Congratulations to the many Year 3 children who entered their super miniature gardens in the Design a Garden competition held by the Forest of Dean district council. There were a number of outstanding entries and Lucy was chosen as one of the runner ups. Here she is receiving her award and prize.

WaterAid Winners

Well done to the following children who won the prizes
from our WaterAid afternoon:




Elouise correctly named Neville the leopard.
Mrs.Howe won Flump the Hippo (Jack collected him).
Henry was our fishing champion.
The winning ticket from the crocodile raffle belonged to James.

Year 4 Water Aid Afternoon

Crocodile Raffle Hook a duck

Jellies for sale Pin the fish on the rod

Surf book marks

The Year 4 children have been learning about the importance of clean water and how some countries do not have clean water. They decided they wanted to raise money to help the charity WaterAid. The children discussed ideas for games and stalls related to water. They then made jellies and bookmarks to sell at the fund raising event. It was a great success and the Year4 would like to thank all the children and parents that came and took part in the fun! The total raised was an amazing £182 !!!!!

It is true, that by the time you have finished reading this blog, another child will have died from drinking dirty water~ this is why we decided to support this charity.

Year 6 World cup Animation

This week a group of year 6 children have been very busy creating their own World cup animations. They created the films using 'I can animate' and they also had to use their artistic talent to make the backdrop and characters. They had lots of fun creating the music using 'Dance Ejay'and the sound effects by screaming and blowing a vuvuzela as loud as they could!!
Take a look and see what you think.