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• School trips - London and Slough!

  Sun 19 May 2019
  Pupils in Kingfishers class have enjoyed some fascinating trips over the last few weeks. Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a tour of the House of Parliament - it is notoriously difficult to secure a place to attend but we persevered!  We were given a personal tour of the Houses of Lords and Commons and shown behind the scenes where voting takes place and the minutes are recorded. we ended our tour in Westminster Hall, where many have lain in state. We then had a guided tour of sites from Parliament Square to Trafalgar Square, ending our day at the National Gallery. 
  
  Two weeks later Kingfishers were off again - to Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Slough. We were completely humbled by the commitment to serving others that we saw. We learned a huge amount about respect and how we can show this to our 'brothers and sisters' regardless of religious beliefs. We saw the 5Ks and how and why there are important. We then shared a very tasty vegetarian meal in the langar kitchen.     

• World Book Day

  Sun 17 Mar 2019
  There was no doubt at all that last Thursday was World Book Day at Yattendon. Children had the options of: dressing up as a favourite book character, bringing in a prop from a story or bringing in a favourite book. Great fun was had by all during the day. We had some FANTASTIC costumes too - from Frida Kahlo and Little Red riding Hood! 

• A marathon in a month

  Fri 01 Mar 2019
  Following his sister’s recent heart surgery, one of our Year 2 pupils has decided to run a ‘Marathon in a Month’ to raise money for the British Heart Foundation - He will be running a mile most days throughout March to try and achieve 26.2 miles over the course of the month. Any support you are able to offer would be hugely appreciated both in terms of supporting the BHF but also in terms of helping him achieve his goal. 

• Christians Around the World

  Sun 20 Jan 2019

  A school RE Day was led by an organisation called Barnabus, which ran a captivating assembly about ‘Christians around the World’. Throughout the day, each class had a session with Jane who had visited churches all around the world. Our favourite part was looking at different types of crosses from around the world.

   

  On a similar note, six of our new Year 5 Worship Leaders ventured to All Saints Church in Bucklebury on Thursday for a day of workshops and training. They had a fantastic day working with children from other local schools and experienced workshops through the day. They created super worship tables, converted a psalm into a song to perform, wrote prayers and used drama to act out the story of the ‘Lost Sheep’. They will now introduce some of their ideas into our Collective Worship at school.

• A Roarsome Dinosaur Day!

  Sun 06 Jan 2019

  Hummingbirds enjoyed a 'roarsome' dinosaur day just before the Christmas holidays as part of their Wild Earth topic. The ambitious aims of the day were to create a museum of Dinosaur facts and objects of interest, and for the children to become tour guides for their museum. The children learned what a museum was and what the different areas would be in Yattendon Dinosaur Museum. The children then completed four activities with an adult, which included comparing the shell of an ankylosaurus with Mrs Keene’s tortoise Tallulah. They also fitted in drawing an outline of a full sized Stegosaurus!

• Open Morning - 17th October 2018

  Fri 07 Sep 2018

  We will be holding an Open Morning for prospective parents on Wednesday 17th October from 9:30am - 11:30am, with a talk from the Head Teacher at 10:30am.

   

  We look forward to meeting you.

• 100% phonics scores

  Sun 01 Jul 2018
  We are very proud to announce that 100% of our pupils have passed their phonics screening check with flying colours this year. Well done to everyone who has been part of the journey!

• Ofsted success

  Thu 10 May 2018

  We are delighted with the final Ofsted report from the inspection that took place last term. We maintained our ‘Good’ rating, and the inspector was satisfied that Safeguarding is effective.

   

  Some particular strengths highlighted were:
  • Good leadership that sets high ambitions for pupils and staff
  • Hard work and positive attitudes are valued
  • Strong sense of community and teamwork
  • Parents consider staff to be helpful, caring and approachable
  • Pupils feel well cared for and that learning is fun
  • Staff improve their practice continually
  • Pupils make strong progress, for example in Phonics
  • Staff are committed to meeting the needs of every pupil
  • Governors know the school well and have a deep understanding of its strengths and weaknesses.

  
  We were particularly pleased to hear how happy parents are with their children’s education, and the children’s eagerness to learn also came across strongly: ‘Pupils’ approach to learning and their conduct continue to be exceptionally positive.’ 

  
  Our one area for development was in challenging high achieving pupils more, through probing questions that require them to think deeply about their work. Our School Development Plan clearly sets out a comprehensive action plan to improve in this area, and we will continue to make this a priority. We are investing in a number of training courses around greater depth, as well as working with other schools to share best practice. 

   

  The full report can be read here: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/110026 

• A fun day of orienteering

  Sun 22 Apr 2018
  Yattendon attended the annual Orienteering competition at St Andrews School . It was a beautiful morning to be out, in stark contrast to the pouring rain last year! Everyone was shown how to use the electronic equipment and set off in minute intervals on a challenging course to find 16 points. Although not in a medal position, we had a great experience and feel certain that our map reading skills will improve this term as we explore our local area. The team are going to set up orienteering courses around the school.

• School is closed - Friday 2nd March

  Thu 01 Mar 2018

  Dear parents,

   

  Thank-you so much for your efforts today. I have decided to close the school tomorrow due to the weather and road conditions.

  Pupils are expected to complete some school work to ensure we don't have to do an additional day. Teachers will be putting some work up on the class pages.

   

  Have a safe few days. See you Monday,

   

  Mrs. Manley