'Forget your troubles and dance!'

Over the past month, we have just danced and danced and danced! Have a look at what has been going on around the school.

Danceathon

It all started with our Dancethon where we danced from 8am through to 3:30pm - literally non stop! Throughout the day, all classes had a dance lesson with Miss Sarah and Miss Amy from Clifton Academy. This year we aimed to learn and tackle the Cha Cha Cha - Miss Hornby’s favourite! Thank you so much to our wonderful teachers - you made learning a challenging dance so much fun. Now that all the money has been collected and accounted for, we have managed to raise a staggering £1671 to replace part of the trim trail. Keep an eye on it over the next year! Thank you to all of our wonderful parents and families who came and danced with us in the morning. There was certainly lots of smiles on everyones faces.

Have a look at the video below to see our whole school come together for a big Cha Cha Cha in the afternoon!

Dance Festival

Every year, a group of committed dancers face a tough judging panel with the hope of being selected for the dance team. This year, 20 children were successful and trained really hard alongside Mrs Harrison and Miss Bassett week in, week out.

We could not have been prouder as the children took to the stage to perform Absolutely Everybody in front of a packed crowd. Children you were brilliant, your sheer enthusiasm was wonderful to see. We really look forward to seeing the team perform next year…I wonder what the theme will be?

Tudor Dancing at Samlesbury Hall

It is always nice to see what other classes are doing with dance around school. Not only have our Year 6 class been learning and creating their own Tudor style dance in school as part of their lessons, they headed off to Samlesbury Hall on a trip and performed in the great hall there. Never has a school done such a thing there and the staff were blown away. Why not watch the dance below…

A whole lot of competitive fun!

This morning, the Year 3 sport club had great fun (and a little bit of maths along the way). The children were tasked with moving in different ways to collect the balls in the middle of the hoop, however, the balls all had different values. The children had to be strategic in their collection to make sure that their team collected the highest value balls! The children worked really well together and support each other constantly.

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” ~ Plato

How this first half term has flown! It has been an absolute pleasure watching the children grow over the last few weeks, not only in size but in confidence too.

This week, we have battled wind and rain during the lunchtime period,but not a single child has allowed the weather to dampen their spirits! Mr Nay has continued to deliver an array of sporting activities from cricket to zigzag football rounders. Thank you Mr Nay for all the wonderful opportunities you have given the children this half term. We look forward to seeing you after the break and to more exciting sports.

Year 6 have continued to provide Keystage 2 children with the opportunity to explore Purple Mash and quiet reading time in the Library. Thank you for all your enthusiasm and hard work this half term Year 6.

Star Table of the Week: KS1, Joint winners this week with Year 1 and Reception. Well done to you all.

KS2, Well done Plessington, two weeks in a row! You being such role models in the dining room. Thank you.

Role Models of the Week; Y1 Erin and Y3 Harriot. Well done and thank you girls. You show such kindness to those around you.

Jaqui’s Marvelous Manners: This week goes to Roseanna Y1 and Hiruni Y6. Well done and thank you for having such wonderful manners.

Have a wonderful half term holiday and God Bless.

The Merchant of Venice

As part of our back stage experience Leo and Casey Hornby , who are in charge of marketing, would like to invite you to see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s performance of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. The show will be performed at Our Lady of the Assumption on Tuesday 8th October at 7pm. Tickets on sale at Our Lady of the Assumption reception. Or you could come along to the Grand in Blackpool. On Saturday at 1:30pm 20 children from our school will be part of the production both backstage and front of house. Casey and Leo will be there to greet you!

“The quality of mercy is not strained.It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.”

— William Shakespeare