Easy Fundraising!

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for school?

As of February we have 54 Bitterne Manor supporters and have raised just over £1021 -  an average of £35 per person, at no cost to themselves - just the 5 minutes it takes to sign up!

There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, Thompson Holidays and Sainsbury's – it doesn't cost you a penny extra!  The biggest donations come from holiday companies, car / pet insurance but even your infrequent purchases on Amazon will soon start to add up!

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...

1. Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/bitternemanorprimary/ and join for free.

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.   Download the easyfundraising app to make it even easier!

3. After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to us for no extra cost whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges and we will be really grateful for your donations – a great way to contribute to PTA fundraising with only the click of a button.

Thank you for your support.

PTA

Bin it to win it

At the beginning of this year we pledged as a school to say that we are good at recycling.
The recycling officers for Southampton have recently come out to have a look and they also agreed that we are very good! As a prize we have been presented with 5 mini greenhouses and some herbs.

 We are very excited to start growing plants, year 1 are very excited as in the summer term we grow beans and will be able to use the greenhouses to begin the seeds germination.
Well done Bitterne Manor keep up the good work on recycling!

Year 5 at the GREAT hall!

Yesterday, Year 5 went to the Great Hall in Winchester to see the round table hanging on the wall, that is fabled to have been used by King Arthur and his knights during Saxon times.  We took part in lots of activities to help us understand more about some of the stories told about theses times, before visiting the Cathedral for a Guided Tour.  Here we learnt about when the Cathedral was built and how it has changed since Saxon times.  We also found out about many famous Saxons, including St Swithun who was the Bishop of Winchester.  We ended our visit with an opportunity to sketch some of the beautiful architecture at the Cathedral, applying some of the skills that we have been working on in Art this term.  Thank you to all the helpers who made this trip possible.

The Golden Lock...

This half term a 'Golden Lock' has been revealed to the children at Bitterne Manor Primary School! To help encourage children to bike or scoot to school they will be given a chance to win a special prize! Mrs Rice will place a 'Golden Lock' on a bike or scooter and that child will win something just for coming to school on it! How cool is that? Ruby was the lucky winner when it started last week.  Well done! I wonder who will win next...? Good luck! 

Roald Dahl Day!

Wow! What an amazing event 'Roald Dahl Day' was last week!  The whole school was busy creating props for our fabulous JRock team! As you know the theme this year is linked to 'Roald Dahl' so each class were given a creative task to complete from some of his famous books.  From dream jars, clay mini-beasts to a yummy chocolate cake Bitterne Manor pupils were hard at work! The JRock Team then collected up the coins from each learning leader to create the chocolate river outside the KS1 area.  Congratulations to Finches who won the competition!  They were presented with a special Roald Dahl book as a prize! A HUGE thanks goes out to Lia and Hannah for helping to organise this fun afternoon!  Take a look at some of the pictures captured below...

Year 4 get sharky

This afternoon for the Roald Dahl rock challenge event year 4 had to create sharks. We were given large boxes and left to it. We have now got 4 very convincing looking sharks. What an amazing job year 4 you should be very proud of how they look.
Well done Rooks
Mrs Carter

Bench Marked For Success!

We're very proud to have just received a special bench completely recycled from plastic bottles. A group of our pupils took part in a competition to promote and encourage everyone to do more recycling. Their efforts have been rewarded with this fantastic bench which will now find a home in our school grounds. Well done!