Stoke Goldington CE School
toke Goldington pupils enjoyed a fascinating visit to three different churches in Olney, plus The Cowper and Newton Museum, as part of their 'Reflection Week' in the run-up to the end
of Summer term.
All 26 pupils admired the amazing stained glass in St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, explored the 250-year old font in the Baptist Church and found out more about the work of the United Reformed Churchtoo. The children also walked to the Catholic Church to admire it from the outside. At the Cowper and Newton Museum they were able to enjoy the beautiful gardens and had great fun dressing up as characters from the Georgian era during a very much 'hands-on' tour from the Museum curator. It was a packed day with a perfect opportunity to see so many different places of worship which are so often unexplored and right on our doorstep.
Staff and children are currently enjoying a well-deserved summer break after a fantastically packed school year! Of course a particular highlight remains our Ofsted judgement of 'Outstanding.' The School opens again on Thursday 4th September when we welcome six children to Busy Bees E a r l y Ye a r s F o u n d a t i o n S t a g e p l u s t w o f u r t h e r n e w s t a r t e r s to Year 1 , bringing our total roll to 28 at the time of writing.
Sherington School
While the official summer school trip was a coach ride to Woburn Safari Park a low-key walk across the road to the Old Rectory yielded just as much interest in the natural world at close hand. No tigers but some very assertive geese andotherwildfowl. RumoursofGiantsprowlingtheschoolwere started when Giant Bob wrote several letters to the children. Then his cousin Buzz also heard about our achievements. Perhaps we should not have planted that beanstalk? Less worrying has been the good crop of blackcurrants that made a delicious smoothie for playtime and the mange-tout that were daily cropped by willing fingers. We were not too upset when the gooseberries were appropriated by the baby blackbirds. Many thanks to Geoffrey O'Brien and the Lions for supporting our horticulture this year. Interesting also was the appearance of a baby grass snake in the school grounds which made a brief visit into school for obse ation and an interesting question time session before being released into vole meadow next to the pond and bog area.
Rev Mandy Marriott, in her weekly visit, had planted some poppy seeds (kindly donated by the British Legion) which while not yet flowering are growing well alongside those from former years. On an outdoor adjunct to worship assembly she took the children outside to look at the flowers which we will remember near Remembrance Day in the autumn. To all our supporters and helpers a big thankyou for the year and best wishes for a
good summer break.
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