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All children across school took part in anti-bullying week and we kicked-started the week with everyone wearing Odd Socks to show how we are all individual and unique! This years theme was 'Power For Good' which was introduced in assembly to all children on 'Odd Socks Day'. The children were fantastic at recognising how 'power' could mean lots of different things and we discussed in assembly how the theme for the week was using our power for good, to prevent bullying. Each cl

Year 5 had a brilliant day raising money for #ChildrenInNeed  They absolutely loved their “25 sponsored Challenge” where they had to complete a 25 lap three-legged relay! They worked really well in pairs and had lots of fun! Thank you for all the donations, what a brilliant end to the week!

Our Health Champions used their 'Power for Good' last Friday by planting out native hedgerow saplings around our Forest Area. They planted and watered nearly 200 saplings and did a fantastic job! We're looking forward to seeing them grow. Well done!

Our first Dodgeball Competition was last week and what a great performance from Team Edwards! Four rounds of games with different schools and several rounds in each, balls were flying left, right and centre. There was plenty of jumping and ducking, diving and deflecting and a constant show of pride for our school! A massive well done to all the Year 5 and 6 children involved, you did our Edwards family so proud!  Mrs Harper 😀

Children learnt about composting by watching videos and then set up their own compost bin. They layered it with cardboard, wet leaves and fruit peelings. Hopefully we will have some of our very own compost by Spring!

49 KS2 pupils will become published authors in the recent poetry competition with Young Writers: I have a dream. A fantastic experience and opportunity to excite our pupils and give them real purpose for their writing!

Bonfire celebration day went with off with a bang for EYFS this week.  We used our imaginations and senses in the morning and then Reception finished the celebrations by toasting marshmallows on a real fire. We had the best day!

Wilderness Warriors Club are taking care of the creatures which live in our forest area. We made different types of bird feeders to help our birds prepare for the Winter. Lots of fun outdoors as always!

We have well and truly flown through our Gymnastics unit! Early Years have been learning all about the different ways in which their bodies can move and cemented multiple gymnastics shapes including straight, pike, straddle and dish and such shapes. KS1 have been using the shapes previously learnt and to begin developing simple jumps and rolls including Star and Straight jumps and then log and forwards rolls. Year 3 and Year 4 have moved their learning to focusing and using t

The second league mixed football game took place at the end of our first half term. The children were very excited the play this second fixture, with some fresh faces taking to the pitch the game was set. Long Knowle arrived with an Entourage of supporters, but our support base didn't let us down and arrived in full force. We had parents and carers, current pupils, previous pupils and staff all out to show their support - this was just wonderful to see!   We started the match

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Wilderness Warriors Club enjoyed making potions in their very own cauldrons…with objects from the forest, mud, water and a sprinkle of ‘glitter magic’. We found our own wooden magic spoons for stirring and even made up our own spells!

Three weeks ago, Katie (Y4) and her stage academy RSM had the opportunity to travel up to Peterborough for the National Entertainment Awards! There were 27 different acts taking part in a variety of singing and dancing performances. RSM stage academy performed to ‘We got the beat’ and got the Golden Buzzer, enabling them to go straight through to perform on Broadway in New York in 2027! This is such amazing news and we as a school are extremely proud of Katie and her stage a

Nursery, Reception and Year 1 have enjoyed a wonderful puppet show delivered by Penn Puppets. They told the Aesop’s Fable -The Boy Who Cried Wolf through song and a Parable from the Bible -The Lost Sheep. What a wonderful time had by all!

Wilderness Warriors Club enjoyed a fabulous campfire today! We used everything we have been learning about fire safety during the last few weeks to set up our fire and shared the most delicious toasted marshmallows. We love club!

Year 6 had the most fantastic day with Mr Ashton from Engagedu, building games using the software Scratch! The main focus was looking at variable changes and the children did a fantastic job at applying a range of skills to build a successful game!

Year 3 had an amazing time taking part in Animation Day! The children began by planning their own underwater adventures, imagining colourful sea creatures and exciting ocean scenes. They then used a variety of craft materials to design and build their vibrant underwater backgrounds. Each child carefully moulded their own clay character, ready to bring to life on screen. Using animation software, they learned how to create a stop-motion film, capturing their characters’ underw

Our first Mixed game and what a game it was! We hosted St Patricks on Thursday 9 th  October. The team were ready and raring to go! We played like a real team and were unlucky to loose 3-1. Initially we took the lead with Jenson (Y5) scoring from a deflection from St Patricks keeper. St Patricks keeper or Go Go gadget arms kept them in the game the rest of the first half making out of this word saves as Edwards attacked their goal on multiple occasions. During the second half