Despite the very autumnal weather and venue change, we celebrated this week with a wonderful Harvest Festival assembly. We were delighted to be joined by our Academy Committee Chair, Val Cook who was very impressed by the pupil readers and whole school singing. Mrs Kirk, our music lead, led us in our thanks for the harvest and for all the good things we are lucky enough to have. Children shared poems, prayers and songs and it was an uplifting experience for us all.
Thank you to the parents and children that joined us this week for Mrs Fisher’s Reading Workshop. This was an opportunity to find out more about our continued plans for developing reading outcomes for all pupils and our initiative for Reading for Pleasure. Mrs Fisher has successfully led English at Upwell for over 6 years with huge advances in improving our Reading Curriculum offer.
Our very popular Year 4 and 5 Team Ace Gardeners Club have continued to work hard to develop our outdoor areas already this term.
Today Mr Harper launched the Junior Duke Award scheme for Year 5. It is a fantastic opportunity for children to undertake a wide range of activities that will help them to develop independence and resilience.