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Emberton School
We kicked off our summer term with a fabulous visit to Tesco Wolverton for a Farm-To-Fork trail as part
of Tesco’s Eat Happy project. The children were taken around the store, visiting the cheese and grocery counters where they sampled different tastes and textures. Then, they put their own personal touches to tasty pastries and visited the store’s own recycling facility. Their yellow tabards announced to everyone “I’m learning where my food comes from!” and they all came away inspired to try different foods at any opportunity.
From September 2014, all infant school children are entitled to a free hot school lunch, and at Emberton School we are delighted to have been able to begin this new initiative a term early. Our delicious freshly cooked meals from Olney Middle School are proving a huge success with children and staff alike, with clean plates and second helpings.
Our community allotment is now being looked after by Mr Storey, who is also helping the children to plant crops ready for when the weather warms up a little more. Thank you so much to the village volunteers, including Mr and Mrs Blades, who are helping with jobs that the children will not be able to do. The children will be learning about how communities support one another and about growing their own food, but also applying
what they have been learning in school from maths and literacy, through to science and art, to name a few.
As part of our Magical Mystery Tour theme, the children spent a whole day at Stoke Bruerne visiting the canal museum and taking a Grand Union Canal boat ride into the mouth of the Blisworth Tunnel (with some of the children pictured above).
The highlight for many was watching boats go through the lock and marvelling at how
so much water was raised and lowered through such a fascinating mechanism. We took great interest in the many canal boats moored alongside, and their beautifully decorated planters, lanterns and watering cans. The children took inspiration from these by painting boxes, plant pots and lanterns in a similar style to sell at our annual Enterprise for Charity sale. This year, our profits will help to sponsor our own Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy - Truffle!
North Crawley CofE School
The school recently participated in sports week, which was action-packed, energetic and lots of fun. The week began with a range of activities, including
hula-hooping and badminton.
Gail Emms visited the school to talk about her sporting experiences (pictured right), and showed the children her Olympic medals and let them hold them. She talked about hard work and perseverance, and coached each excited year group on her badminton skills.
On Tuesday, the children dressed up as their favourite sports personalities and were invited to share a healthy breakfast and make fruit smoothies. Wednesday was action-packed too, with hockey in the morning and a talk by Mrs Allan about her preparation for the London Marathon in the afternoon. All the children were taught how to warm-
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up, jog around the field and cool down.
On Thursday, we boarded a coach and spent the morning at Olney tennis courts with tennis coach Justin. The children learnt how to do fore-hands and back-hands, and by the end of the session some were hitting rallies over the nets. In the afternoon Isabelle’s mum gave a kick-boxing demonstration. The children learnt how to protect themselves and mastered some self-defence moves.
By Friday, everyone was exhausted! The children were given a pedometer to wear for the day, but who would walk the furthest? A special assembly was held at the end of the day where the children were invited to talk about the sports clubs they attend after school. These ranged from horse riding to skiing. Congratulations to Che, who won the pedometer challenge. The children of North Crawley School are officially fit and healthy!