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Twenty two excited Badgers joined us for a weekend in London, returning yesterday for a shower and a good night's sleep! Most of the travelling was done on foot, carrying heavy backpacks but they were a resilient bunch and saw TONS of London landmarks: Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Westminster, The London Eye, The South Bank, The Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, The Golden Hind, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge and the Tower of London! Our overnight accommodation was the 'Atmosphere' gallery at The Science Museum, and activities there included a pop-up planetarium, making 'spacelets', an IMAX film and a practical (and disgusting!) demonstration of how the digestive system works. Phew!
Badgers, you were a credit to us and to your parents, and we are very proud.
We've started the summer term by introducing some new behaviour procedures after listening to our pupils, who told us that the current system wasn't working and didn't seem fair. The new procedures are based on a smiley face traffic light system, with pupils being moved to Amber if they receive a warning about inappropriate behaviour and then to red, if they continue. If the poor behaviour is of a more serious nature they may be moved straight to red. Three red faces and parents will get a phone call from the class teacher. Six red faces and parents will be asked to come into school to discuss how they will support us to improve their child's behaviour. We will continually review this new system and do please let us know your thoughts and comments as it evolves.
Well done to everyone who took part in our egg flinging competition today. What a variety of contraptions we had. There were some great creative ideas. Winners were Jay (and his dad) in the with adult help class, Ellie in the KS2 class and Chloe in KS1. Ellie and Jay's were also judged the most attractive flingers.