...and the result? Well, how about a surprise visit from the big man himself! This afternoon, following a fantastic Christmas dinner in the school hall, our children bopped away in classrooms as the 'Christmas class party' got under way.
However, the dance moves were cut short when Santa Claus, and his very supportive team of PTA helpers, rocked up at classrooms, one by one, to spread festive cheer and give children a small taster (present) ahead of Christmas day.
The winter weather and volume of recent seasonal festivities haven't stopped our pupils in their determination to achieve. We have several notable mentions to make, all of which conclude a very successful 2014 at Blue Coat.
Our children put in a 'super hero effort' today for Children In Need 2014, dressing either in onesies or as superheroes whilst raising cash for those who need it most.
Having either flown to school or used powers of teleportation to make it on site, the children donated £1 each for the privilege - all of which will go to the charity. Our Milepost 3 learners engaged their enterprising skills to set up a series of stalls for morning break, offering cakes, treats or the opportunity to win something big and bold. Uptake, as always, was BIG and the children will lead an assembly later this afternoon to hand out prizes and celebrate their fundraising efforts.
Having just observed our 2-minute silence outside on Armistice Day, we in school have taken a number of opportunities to reflect on this spiritually and culturally significant event.
14 boys. 12 teams. 5 pitches. 2 places awaiting in the county cup finals. 1 Blue Coat qualification then? Hmmm...
Yesterday afternoon saw two 7-a-side teams, comprising of a selection of our Milepost 3 boys, take to the artificial surfaces of Katherine Lady Berkeley's sports centre pitches in the hope of securing a group win to qualify them for the county cup finals.
Last year, our attention was drawn to a Year 5 girls' football team who performed brilliantly in local competitions aimed at Year 6 teams. We knew they held promise and they've been carrying out some light training work thanks to Mrs Needham's son, a trained coach, Tom Needham, over the last couple of weeks.
Once again, the girls performance proved to be oustanding. Here's a brief match report from Rowen (Team 1) on the experience:
It seems only fitting that when the previous news item bid farewell to our cherished Class of 2014, we now take the opportunity to welcome the new members of our Blue Coat school family - Class of 2021!
One church; one school family; one amazing group of Year 6's. Today, we bid 'farewell' to our eldest pride and joy, wishing them every success in their exciting futures. Songs/hymns, orchestral arrangements, memories, readings and buddy presentations of cards and Bibles made for a moving service. We also found time to say goodbye to Mr Jones and Miss Gleeson, both of whom will be missed in September.
Today's celebration worship was a memorable one as England Rugby International, Ben Morgan, decided to drop in and meet our pupils!
Milepost 2's topic has culminated in a Blue Coat Sports Award shows where sporting personalities were marketed and then voted for by our children. The excitement gathered momentum as the whole school cheered on their choice personalities in each category. Sadly, Usain Bolt, David Beckham and the England Rugby team were unable to make it... or were they?
Today we held another one of our Big Breakfast events so that our school community could get together once again over the most important meal of the day. The turnout, as always, was fantastic as Key Stage 2 families continued to show the longstanding support for the occasion.
30 Nov 18 at 2:52pm
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