Stop Motion Animation by Woodpeckers

Both Woodpeckers classes tried creating stop motion animation for the first time. They had to learn to keep the tablet still and move their characters just a tiny amount at a time.

The 3 Friends
by Charlie, Faith and Caleb

Merry Christmas from Owls Class

Some of Owls Class used the Scratch computer programming environment for the first time. They had a go at creating animated Christmas cards.

Here's Jake's card, click the green flag to start:

If you would like to have a go then visit Scratch Hour of Code Holiday Card Tutorial  and follow the instructions.

Christmas Pictures by Badgers

Badgers class had some Christmas fun on the LearnPads.

Reindeer by Dolly

Father Christmas by Lyla and Grace

Christmas Tree by Emily

School Choir visit to Winchester Christmas Market

On Wednesday our School Choir visited the Christmas Market to sing Christmas Carols to
raise funds for the Hampshire Autism Charity. Everyone, children and staff, thoroughly
enjoyed the event. We would like to thank the many parents, grandparents, and friends
who were there to hear us – we really appreciated the support.

Choir report:

On Wednesday 10th December Ollie B choir went to Winchester to sing Christmas Carols at
the Christmas Market. Firstly we got on the coach and played a few games and sang
songs. Then in about 10 minutes time we were there! I could feel the tension rising as we
stepped outside.

Then we walked through the Christmas Market to the food court and positioned ourselves beside the
Maple Syrup and French Crêpes stalls. It was very tempting to just stop singing and go and eat some
food but I kept on singing.

The first song we sang was The 12 Days of Christmas, next we sang the Cowboy Carol, then
we sang Winter Wonderland, followed by Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Philippine Carol. We finished with Silent Night, Starry Night and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

By Jove Kidd 

Lifeboat Station Visit

On Tuesday Badgers and Frogs went on a coach to the lifeboat station in Portsmouth. It was a long
journey and when we got there it was extremely windy. We went into a room and met Brittany and she showed us some equipment. The floor was a bit slippery but I could cope because I had big boots on. The bottom of the boat was as soft as a pillow. If the boat tipped over nobody would be able to tip it the right way because it is too heavy, even for the whole crew. Later we went for some snack but Miss Williams was worried about the waves because they crashed around us but I was fine. After that we wandered around and although I was tired I kept on going. Later on we went home and on the ride back I coloured in a lifeboat picture.

Written by Oliver C, Mary-Jane H and Ilysia S.

Multi-skills at Kings' School

On Friday 3rd October, Frogs class walked up to Kings School to take part in an afternoon
of Multi-skills with lots of other children from the local primary schools.

It was a beautiful day and different activities were set up all over the courts and inside the
Sports Hall too. The children took part in student-led activities including basketball,
skipping, throwing javelins, rolling balls for accuracy, running and jumping. Some of the
stations involved the children taking part in a small team game like domes and dishes.

The children worked non-stop for about an hour and a half, and were smiling throughout!
They listened carefully to instructions, watched the students demonstrate new skills and
tried their hardest throughout.