Blog Author: Mr Challinor

Class 2 had lots of fun this week as they took part in the annual Tamworth Schools Tennis Festival at Spital Tennis Club.  Children took part in a number of challenges to help develop the tennis skills. Well done to William who was the overall winner of competition held at the end of the event.…

Our swimming team took part in the finals of The Tamworth Schools swimming Gala at The Snowdome recently and recorded some excellent results.  Freddie  came away two first place finishes in the front crawl and backstroke while Kate was also victorious in the backstroke event. Abbie put in a…

We had a wonderful day at Drayton Manor further developing our understanding of evolution.  During the morning, we looked at the different classifications of animals and after lunch we observed the behaviours of a range of primates.  We were also able to hold and examine a range of eggs (owls,…

Class 3 have started their latest ICT topic and already they have produced some interesting designs.  The initial task was to produce a house just using shapes. When they had mastered this their task was to design an individual clothing brand logo. Which one do you think is the most eye catching?
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As part of our electricity science topic we have been constructing circuits.  When we had put our circuits together our task was to design and make a steady hand hoop game. This involved using a metal hoop to act as a switch for the circuit.  We have successfully produced our game and class 2…

Our racing car is taking shape and we now have the bodywork fitted to the chassis.  Year 5 have done a tremendous job of designing the body work and the final results are really impressive. On the construction front, Year 6 have a few jobs left to do. The battery and the brake need to be fitted…

We were lucky enough to have been involved in a fantastic event this week to help promote cooking and healthy eating.  The school food showdown, funded by Tamworth County Council, is based on the Ready Steady Cook format.   Children were chosen at random to represent the red or green team. Recipe…

Year 4 and 5 have been contributing and planning activities to become amazing sports leaders. We’ve thought of key aspects of play to make it fun and safe. We are looking forward to testing our ideas out before leading our own activities.

Class 3 are busy reading The Explorer by Katherine Randell at the moment and lots of their independent writing has be done around the theme of rainforests.  Here, the children had to choose and research an animal that lives in the rainforest.  From their research their task was to produce a non…

Mr Wynn brought a group of year 5/6 children over from St Mary’s for a football and netball friendly competition.   It was great to see so many children having the opportunity to represent their school.  The honours were shared as St Mary’s won the football match while the Howard girls were…

Congratulations to our children who took part in the Tamworth Primary Schools indoor athletics event at Rawlett recently.  They all took part in a number of running, jumping and throwing events to collect as many points as possible. Miss Jennings’s and I were really impressed with their athletic…

Children in year 4 and 5 have started their playground leader awards this week with Stoke City. The training will help children to have the knowledge and confidence to set up and lead sports activities at lunchtime. They will have the opportunity to develop many leadership skills such as…