Private School News

Summer Term 2009 – news from Emscote House School and Nursery

The Yellow Woods Challenge
The School achieved 1st place in “The Yellow Woods Challenge”. In liaison with Warwick District Council a presentation of £300 and a Gold Oak Award Certificate was received for outstanding achievement in recycling 235 “Yellow Pages”. Emscote House is now one of the top 6 Schools in Warwick District Council to recycle the highest number of “Yellow Pages” per pupil.

Photo: pupils with their certificate

Recycling
The pupils use recycled compost compiled from the remains of their break time fruit skins for their raised garden beds. The pupils have learnt to weed and prepare the beds before planting could take place; they have gained knowledge and understanding of how to plant, care for the plants, measure and record their growth. This term the Nursery have grown peas and the following herbs – Sage, Thyme, Rosemary and Tarragon. Reception – Onions, Lettuce, Beetroot and Chard Year 1 – Potatoes, Tomatoes and Cotton Year 2 – Carrots and Lettuce.

LAMDA
Y1 and Y2 participated in the LAMDA examinations for Speech and Communication and achieved outstanding results of Merit and Distinction. The pupils have certainly developed more self confidence by participating in the School Drama Club where Y1 pupils performed the play “Lion and the Mouse” and Y2 “On the Train” to pupils and parents. The exams involved learning a poem and a prepared speech about a toy (Y1) and a photograph (Y2).

Fund raising
Congratulations to the Reception, Y1 and Y2 pupils who raised £231.52 for “The British Heart Foundation” The pupils worked hard with great determination to skip non-stop between 5 and 10 minutes.

Productions
The production of “Eddie the Penguin Saves the World” was performed by the Nursery and School pupils at “The Bridge House Theatre” in Warwick for the summer concert. Thank you to staff, parents and Mrs Stonehewer for providing the delightful array of costumes, props and scenery and also to Mrs Sudbury for co-ordinating the arrangements for the day. Thank you to the Friends of Emscote House who kindly organised the delicious cream teas to enjoy after the concert!

Summer Fayre
Thank you to everyone who supported the Summer Fayre and kindly gave their time helping on the stalls, providing goods to sell and assisting with the “clearing up”. The amount raised was £403.50. Thank you also to “The Friends of the School” for organising and preparing the delicious multi cultural lunch. The Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils performed the annual Maypole and Morris dancing which was much appreciated by parents and visitors. The weather was glorious and a special thank you must go to Mrs Sudbury for her meticulous
planning and organisation of the day.

Sports Day
Sports Day was well attended by parents who equally enjoyed participating in the parent’s very competitive race. A happy afternoon was spent with the pupils involved in individual and team events. Thank you to “The Friends of the School” for providing the tea and Krishan’s Mum for making a delicious “Sports Day” cake.

Certificates
Congratulations to pupils who have achieved certificates this term and especially those who achieved the highest ASA Water Skills Award Grade 6 and to all Reception, Year1 and Year 2 pupils who achieved the British Gymnastics Proficiency Awards.

Year 2 outing
The Y2 pupils spent their final outing at the “Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum” with the additional viewing of the BBC Walking with Dinosaurs exhibition which explores the science and technology behind the programme, featuring some spectacular life-sized dinosaur replicas and real fossils. The pupils experienced an enlightening day of science making it a truly memorable final leavers outing.

Inspection
The Early Years Foundation Stage Moderator from WCC (Inspection takes place in all schools every 3 years) confirmed that the school met all the requirements for recording and assessment for the Foundation Stage Profile which is completed at the end of the Reception Year.