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• Skateboarding and Scooter Workshops

  Tue 19 Mar 2024

  The children had great fun learning a new skill in their Skateboarding and Scooter workshops!

  

• World Book Day 2024

  Tue 19 Mar 2024

  A great effort was made for World Book Day, with lots of characters appearing at school!

  

• World Book Day

  Wed 15 Mar 2023

  Miss Trunchbull kept a watchful eye on our pupils on World Book Day!

  

• Santa Dash

  Tue 20 Dec 2022

   A big thank you to those who supported the Yattendon Santa Dash charity run on Sunday. It was a huge success, with over 200 attendees enjoying a 1km or 5km run through the beautiful Christmas tree fields with kind permission of the Iliffe family. The total profits are being calculated but are expected to be in the region of £5,000 - some of which will be donated to our school and the rest to the Charlie Waller Trust, which provides vital mental health support to children and young people. The organising team was led by school Dad, Charlie Rudge, supported by other parents including James Hole, Ian Jones, David Turnbull, Alistair Comrie and Adam Pusey. Michelle Yam (who runs exercise classes in Hermitage) led energising warm-ups. Watch this space for a re-run next year!

• Governor vacancy - contribute to the future of our school

  Tue 26 Apr 2022

  Do you have an interest in local education, care about the status of schools in our communities and believe you can make a positive contribution to the future of Yattendon Primary School? Are you active within your church community, or simply sympathetic to the Christian values and ethos of our school? If so, we would like to hear from you.

   

  We have a Governor vacancy on our Board for a foundation governor – a governor approved by the local diocese as someone willing to uphold and promote the school's distinctive Christian foundation. This might particularly suit a local grandparent or retired person, who perhaps has the time to give to this worthwhile role. No previous experience of being a governor is necessary and training and support are provided. OFSTED awarded us ‘Good’ and Church Inspectors designated us as ‘Excellent’, their highest award. Our school punches well above its weight. We’d like to keep it that way, so why not join us to ensure its future? “Being a School Governor has been a hugely rewarding experience for me. Yattendon is an exceptional small school with a strong Christian ethos which serves the local community brilliantly and it is a privilege to be involved with every aspect of school life.

   

  Getting to know the dedicated staff and the happy, confident pupils has been a pleasure and I am glad to be able to volunteer in a way that affects the outcomes of the children of our community.”

   

  If you would like to find out more about the role and what’s involved, please get in touch. For an informal chat or to source an information pack, please contact Sarah Barron, Chair of Governors sbarron@yattendon.w-berks.sch.uk

• Showcasing Yattendon singers

  Fri 01 Apr 2022

  Our fabulous choir of KS2 children performed as part of the Junior Music Festival at The Anvil in Basingstoke. Focussing on climate change and pollution of the oceans, the children performed a range of songs with a massed schools choir of 500 children!

   

  After many months of rehearsals, learning lyrics, making percussion instruments and learning sign language to accompany a song, the children's efforts were showcased within the spectacular performance. What an amazing event!

• Revamped Rainbow Room unveiled

  Mon 01 Nov 2021

  Our fabulous Rainbow Room facility was installed at

  half term. It includes cooking facilities and a hard floor that will make it an ideal space for home economics and creative activities in particular. The room has been extremely well used already –

  from Breakfast Club, to small group work and even a

  second bubble staff room! We are very pleased with

  the space which seems even bigger than it was

  before! Our thanks go to the Waterhouse Trust for

  funding this facility. 

• Marking World Oceans Day

  Fri 11 Jun 2021

  Tuesday 8th June was World Oceans Day. More than 140 countries take part and pledge to consider the importance of our oceans. Almost three quarters of the Earth's surface is water and it holds thousands of plant and animal species. Many people around the world rely on the ocean for their livelihoods. We marked this day in school by exploring the importance of our oceans and the many threats that they face. In Kingfishers, we discovered that one of the biggest threats to our oceans is plastic - 12 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans every year and much of this is non-biodegradable. We were inspired by Police officers in Wales who re-use their riot shields to build greenhouses instead of sending them to landfill. We came up with a range of further possible uses for non-biodegradable plastic products.

   

  Owls looked at a PowerPoint about the day and named the oceans of the world and talked about ways we need to save the oceans. Then we coloured pictures of the ocean and made a save the ocean display - with net, fish, jelly fish etc. The children created signs for the display.

   

  Robins reminded themselves of our world oceans and discussed everything they give us and how we can damage them. Swallows thought about the importance of the oceans and created some beautiful art in response to their discussions and learning.

• STEM Glider challenge

  Fri 12 Mar 2021

  Years 4, 5 and 6 experienced an engineering challenge on Tuesday. In ambitious Yattendon style, Mrs Manley had signed us up to something a bit different – a live stream challenge. The Tim Henman Foundation aims to raise aspiration by giving access to new skills and opportunities. The

  children were taught about the elements and purpose of each part of a glider. They then worked through design, testing and evaluation stages.

• Garden room will bring big benefits to school community

  Tue 09 Feb 2021
  Work is due to start on our wonderful new garden room at Easter, and we are excited about the huge benefits that it will bring for all members of the school community. The bespoke log cabin will be made to work hard: it will be a break-out and intervention room for groups of pupils and adults; a soundproofed music studio; a quiet haven for emotional literacy sessions; a meeting venue and a space in which we can host members of the local community. It will be in almost constant use, significantly enhancing the facilities our small school can offer, both now and for future generations.
  
  We are so grateful to The Waterhouse Trust for its generosity in providing the majority of the funding. If you would like to make a donation towards the remaining amount, you can do so simply via The Good Exchange here: https://app.thegoodexchange.com/project/18454/yattendon-ce-primary-school/community-room-2020-21
  Thank you!