On Wednesday, Year 4 children from Yattendon, Manorfield and Meath Green Juniors were treated to a fantastic drama production all about online safety. This production was loosely based on the Wizard of Oz and featured a character called Dotty who had made some bad choices when using the internet and was transported into an online world. She met various characters along her journey before escaping back to reality, much more equipped to make responsible choices about online safety. The key message that the children learned was that we are all responsible for the choices that we make when using the internet and that bullying online is as bad as bullying someone in the playground. Also, if there is something that makes them feel uncomfortable when using the internet then they should discuss this with an adult who will help them. As a follow-up to this, we have arranged a Parents E-Safety workshop on 16^th May from 2.00pm - 3.00pm. This will be run by Stella James from Gooseberry Planet and will focus on practical strategies for parents to be able to support their children, such as how to set privacy settings on various apps such as Musical.ly and Youtube. Please put this date in your diary.

 

Yesterday afternoon we played in a netball tournament at Meath Green Junior School against other local schools. We won the A tournament (winning ALL our matches) and the B tournament (winning 2 and drawing 2 of our matches).  This means our A-team are successfully through to the Level 2 tournament at the start of the Summer Term.

 

This week’s ‘Good Friend’ is Ella in 3P. She was nominated by Kirsty also in 3P who said “She is a loving friend and will always care for you and makes you laugh.”

 

We currently have a vacancy for a Catering Assistant within our kitchen. Monday to Friday term time only. Hours are for 2 hours a day which are expected to be between 11:30am – 2:00pm. Salary £3,504 p.a. Please contact the school office for further information.

On Tuesday children from Year 6 took part in a cross-county competition organised by

Yattendon staff at Oakwood School. Like all great cross-country races, the weather was

dreadful! Despite the cold and driving rain, the children gritted their teeth and did themselves proud. There were excellent performances from Lauren (6R) and Brooke (5C) who won their races, while Lea (4D), Matthew (4D), Kai (5S) and Charlotte (6W) finished as runners-up and Devon (6S) came 3rd in her race.

On Wednesday we took two Year 5 and 6 teams to compete in a hockey tournament at

Reigate Grammar School. The team work on show was outstanding and there were brilliant performances throughout from both teams.