I have been incredibly busy today, planning some of the activities for Heritage Week. At the end of next week, we will be having a massive balloon release. This is a way of raising funds for the school, as well as celebrating the diamond jubilee. Parents should have received a balloon ticket home with their children, and extra tickets can be requested from the school office. There is a prize of £100 for the family whose balloon travels the furthest. Members of the public are asked to send back the tickets attached to the balloon once they are found. I have done this before, and balloons travel for miles! It's great to see how far they go.
We are having a lovely activity of plate painting next week. Again, to commemorate the jubilee, each child will be given a ceramic plate, with the special jubilee logo - and children will have a chance to decorate their own plate. This activity is run by the same people who did the Christmas baubles last year. I can't wait to see how creative our children can be!
The first benefit of our collaboration with Temple Hill was felt today. I have been able to book our workshops for next year, including African drumming, African mask painting, dance and drama workshops and a science forensic workshop too. As I booked workshops for both Oakfield and Temple Hill, I was able to gain a sizeable discount - therefore the money belonging to Oakfield children has gone a little further this year - with us being able to book extra workshops for the same price as last year. This won't be the only benefit of working with Temple Hill - there will certainly be more benefits to come!
Remember to add your comments to this blog so that I can get some feedback from parents! Thanks.
GR
Hi Garry, I'm sorry that I won't be able to make either of the meetings next Wednesday but I would be really interested to hear more about the benefits (to Oakfield) of your being Head of two schools. The workshops discount certainly sounds like a good start. Also, glad that you are marking the Diamond Jubilee with the balloon release and plate painting. I was reading somewhere recently, about how little today's children know about the Royal Family, so celebrating the DJ is a great way to get involved in the fun and learn at the same time! Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteGot our Jubilee plate home today, they're fantastic! Love the creative ideas you always manage to come up with, Katie always comes home with tales of what she's done that day, nocturnal animals, trips to Dartford Park, the farm, etc, fabulous, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the positive comment. Next year we have similar workshops planned including African mask painting. Each child will have their own wooden mask to bring home.
DeleteOff for a rest now. 8:30 and I've just left school after a night of fun with our Turkish visitors and some Y5/Y6 children