News, Letters & Events

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North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together (NSPCWT) Support

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Make people aware of what families need
Influence the decisions that local government, service commissioners and providers make
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North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together are the local parent carer forum, there to support parents & carers of children/young people between the ages of 0-25 that have an emerging need, additional need and/or disability.

Please contact us on admin@nspcwt.org or tel: 01934 440844 to access support.
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Exciting Term 4 Events at Hutton...

Ukraine Crisis...

Every year, Class 5 pupils at Hutton CE Primary take part in the Archbishop of York award, where they plan and lead an event in order to raise money for charity.

This year the class have chosen to raise money for the British Red Cross and their efforts to support families who have had to leave Ukraine during the conflict.

The class will be hosting a whole school worship on Monday 4th April, where they will be teaching the whole school the names of all the countries in Europe, as well as their capital cities.

f you would like to donate to Class 5's cause, please follow the link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/class5euro

Cake Sale Fundraising for Ukraine...

A BIG well done to Hutton's Y6 parents and children who ran a cake stall last week to raise money for Ukraine.

An amazing £286.02 was raised. Thank you to all who donated!

Year 5 Space Visit...

Class 5 at Hutton had the opportunity to work with Jo Richardson, Weston's local Space Detective.

The children were challenged to design, build and test ‘landers’ which had to land ‘eggstronauts’ safely on the surface of mars.

Amongst those that made it to Mars safely were, "Tim Poached","Neil Eggstrong" and "Sunny".

We are all Super Heroes at Hutton...

We had a surprise visitor this week, he attached himself to one of our table legs. The children were all very excited and have taken it in turns to meet him!

25 Years of World Book Day

World Book Day has been changing children's lives by encouraging a love of books and reading for 25 years. Reading for pleasure makes an enormous impact on a child's future, whether that's their educational success, well-being or mental health. World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading.

St Martin's pupils and staff had a fantastic day sharing stories and completing activities...

Worle Village pupils celebrated in style with some fabulous costumes and sharing favourite stories together...

Worle Village pupils Go for Gold in their own style Winter Olympics...

Worle Village have had an amazing week celebrating the winter Olympics WVPS style. It was concluded today with a medal ceremony in the playground. Congratulations to everyone, especially the medal winners, and a special thank you to Mrs Doolan for organising. More photo's and information can be found on the WVPS website using the link below:

https://worle-village-primary-school.secure-primarysite.net/winter-olympics-wvps/

Celebrating success as St Martin's achieves 'GOOD' Ofsted Rating!

The entire school community of St Martin's C of E Primary School are delighted following their recent Ofsted inspection as they continue to be classed as a 'Good' school.

"I am delighted with our recent Good Ofsted Inspection result - it reflects the commitment of the highly skilled staff team and the good quality education the children receive both academically and for their individual personal development and wellbeing" - Ms Yvonne Barnes, Headteacher.

Congratulations St Martin's, what a fantastic report and a reflection of your continued efforts!

You can view a copy of the Ofsted report for St Martin's here: files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50177367

Community superstar!

As part of Hutton CE Primary School's Archbishop of York award, the children have to complete challenges at home. Erin wrote a letter and posted it through 10 neighbour’s doors, asking for donations to give to the charity ‘Somewhere to Go’. The photo shows how much she has collected. The newspaper have been to interview her and she is going to the charity on Wednesday to drop off her donations.

Great work Erin!

Avon & Somerset Fire Brigade visit for KS1...

KS1 pupils at Hutton CE Primary School enjoyed a visit from Avon and Somerset Fire brigade about Fire safety. They got to see the fire engine in action with the sirens and also sat in the cab!

Celebrating Learning at Hutton CE Primary School...

We have some fantastic photos of some of the recent learning and events that have taken place at Hutton CE Primary School.

Below you can see a car crafted on 'Boys Day', creating prototypes, Multi-sports Laser Run, winning entry for Science DT and even Sword in the Stone!

Butterfly Conservation Trust visit...

Year 1 pupils at St Martin's C of E Primary School were visited by Munching Caterpillars from the Butterfly Conservation Trust
The children learnt the difference between a butterfly and a moth and how many species of each there are in the UK. They then had the chance to look at some moths closely and to plant some plants to attract butterflies to the school. They all enjoyed the experience and have taken home their own seeds to encourage butterflies in the wild.

St Martin's pupils brave 'Survival Week' in Forest School...

During ’Survival Week' a group of children worked as a team to build themselves a shelter and also learnt how to safely chop and split wood ready for firewood. Other activities included: Leaf rubbing, sketching mini-beasts and creating 'Natures Pallet' using plants and flowers found in the forest.

'Carols on the Playground' Service...

A Carols on the Playground event was organised by St Martin’s Fundraising Team. It was a wonderful time for families to enjoy songs and readings by the children, outdoor festive stalls, games and refreshments.

A special visitor for Ashcombe school...

Ashcombe pupils were treated to a very special visitor on Friday 10th December as Santa arrived to present pupils with chocolate coins and sweets on behalf of the Liam Shepherd foundation.

Nativity productions...

KS1 pupils at St Martin's C of E Primary School treated audiences to their 'Born in a Barn' Nativity production.

Archbishop of York Youth Trust - Young Leaders Award (YLA)

Year 1 pupils at Hutton CE Primary School have been taking part in the Archbishop of York 'Young Leaders Award' and have been learning all about what makes a good leader. As part of the programme, they have to help their local community either through action (such as litter picking) or through fund raising.

When we learnt that the Parish Council was planning to improve Elmhurst Park (the play park just across the road from school) we decided to raise money to help to make the park more inclusive. I have challenged the children to read 1000 times before the end of the year. It's a big challenge but if the children all work together and each one does their share, they will be able to do it.

If you would like to support their efforts you can make a donation at:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/huttonyear1playparkfundraiser?utm_term=3wqYEddmM

In week 1, the children read 124 times and are aiming to read over 200 times this week!

Mrs Cruse (Year 1 Class Teacher, Hutton CE Primary School)

Shoe Box Appeal 2021!

Pupils of Hutton CE Primary School took part in the Samaritan's Shoe Box Appeal for Christmas 2021 - collectively they have managed to fill a whopping total of 43 boxes which will be sent to children in need around the world. Thank you all for your generosity and support in helping others!

Football Tournament Teams...

Year 5 and Year 6 pupils locally took part in a KS2 Football Tournament - pictured below are our team representatives for St Martin's C of E Primary School.

Great Fire of London WOW Day...

Key Stage 1 classes at St Martin's C of E Primary had a surprise visit from Jethro who taught the children about The Great Fire of London.
The children all really enjoyed re enacting the events!

Active Archery!

On Friday 19th November some WVPS children went to Mendip Activity Centre to try Archery Active. They had lots of fun shooting foam arrows. A great activity!

Children in Need Fundraising 2021

Friday 19th November 2021 saw Kaleidoscope pupils across our MAT fundraising for Children in Need and were truly fantastic - we saw pupils in their Pudsey gear, covered in spots, sparkles and all going that extra mile to help raise funds to change the lives of children and young people that need it the most.

Below we have some amazing photos of our Worle Village pupils who managed to raise over £230!!! An amazing achievement that will make such a huge difference.

Reception pupils at St Martin's C of E Primary School enjoying fundraising for Children in Need on 'Hot Chocolate Day'!

A massive well done to all our Kaleidoscope schools for all of their fundraising efforts!

Diwali celebrations...

Reception children at St Martin's had a special visitor, Mrs Mistry, who taught them all about ‘Diwali’ the Festival of Light. The children helped tell the story using puppets and musical instruments.

Remembrance Day 2021

Sunday 14th November saw some amazing Hutton CE Primary School pupils proudly representing their school and village at the remembrance service at Hutton Church.

EYFS 'Welly Walk' to St Martin's Church

Reception children visited St Martin’s Church carrying lanterns they had made. The children sang songs beautifully, learnt about what a Church is and saw the stained glass window of St Martin.

Black History Month 2021

Key Stage 2 pupils at Worle Village Primary School have conducted some fantastic learning in celebration of Black History Month (October) 2021:

Year 3 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocok MBE space scientist, science communicator and presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night

Year 4 John Blanke who was a black musician at the Tudor Court

Year 5 Walter Tull was both a professional footballer player and a soldier during World War One. Walter had to give up his career as a footballer to help out in the war, but he then became recognised as the first black officer to lead white British soldiers into battle

Year 6 Marcus Rashford MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national.

Harvest Festival 2021

Pupils and families of Hutton CE Primary School donated an incredible amount towards their Harvest Festival contributions for this year. All donations were given to local Weston-super-Mare charity, Somewhere To Go.

What an amazing collection that will make such a big difference, well done to all!

At St Martin's C of E Primary School, Year 2 pupils did a fantastic job in leading the Harvest Festival Assembly! Pictured below are pupils with all the amazing donations made across the school which were gratefully received by the local Foodbank; well done everyone!

Year 4 Overnight Camp Adventure at Fernhill Farm...

Year 4 St Martin's pupils took place in an overnight camping trip! The children all took part in an assault course, enjoyed den building, fire wood collecting, cricket and a farm tour. The children had the opportunity to play games around the camp site, create gods eyes and play in the forest area.

Sports Day 2021!

Pupils at St Martin's C of E Primary School took part in a number of team and individual sporting events for their sports days (held across Key Stages).