Time to Celebrate!

Kingfishers have thoroughly enjoyed their topic 'Time to Celebrate'.  They have worked incredibly hard and produced some amazing work.

We have thought about what a celebration is, why we have celebrations and how we show we are celebrating something.  The class have looked at birthdays, Christmas and New Year.  When learning about marriage, they found about about similarities and differences between weddings in different religions.  Our Kingfishers were very creative when using a variety of art materials to make bouquets.

When learning about Chinese New Year pupils enjoyed making lanters and acting out the Zodiac animal race.  They demonstrated their fantastic cutting skills when making their own animal masks.

They look part in a dragon dance in P.E. and thought about the instruments and how they were played in the accompaning music.  

The children liked playing in our Chinese restaurant, phoning in orders, take orders, preparing food, and attempting to use chop sticks!

When learning about Diwali the children made their own salt dough diya.  I think you would agree that they are fantastic.

Our Kingfishers also produced some beautiful Rangoli patterns.

What a busy but amazing half term.  We are so proud of you Kingfishers!

Information for parents on the vaccination programme

Please find below information on the vaccination programme for primary age pupils which has just been released by the DfE.

Information for parents of pupils aged 5 to 17 years old on the vaccination programme

Vaccinations help to increase protection against COVID-19, which is particularly important for those with underlying health conditions. Being vaccinated minimises the need for children and young people to have time off from school or college, and helps them to continue to carry out their hobbies, attend social events and live their lives to the full.

We have published some frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the vaccination programme including information on eligibility, accessibility and advice for parents of children at high risk from COVID-19. Please share these FAQs with parents, particularly those with children who are clinically vulnerable.

Guidance on how to book appointments for children aged 12 years and over is available on the NHS website. Further information on the vaccination of high risk children aged 5 to 11 years old is available in the guide for parents of children aged 5 to 11 years published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

Dance Live 2022

We are extremely proud of the superb performance our pupils gave at Dance Live 2022 last night at Portsmouth Guildhall. They excelled themselves! All of the young people taking part put their heart and soul into a fantastic show after what has been another very challenging year. Seeing them all perform so well on stage was a real joy for those of us in the audience who had the pleasure of being so well entertained. Thanks and well done to all the children who took part and for all of you that supported the hard work that went into putting on such a great performance. A special thanks to Lia Chance for keeping dance alive at Bitterne Manor once again this year. Thank you!