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Year 3/4 Rencomb Opera Trip
Y3/4 Rencome Opera Trip Y3/4 went to an opera trip: it was about a dog who went to space but never came back. Year 3/4 enjoyed it a lot .They found it very entertaining and I think they would like to go again. Laika, the first dog in space, sadly died. They say her...
Viney Poem
Viney Hill There’s thunderstorms But we’re OK, In our tents Till we see the sun’s ray, We went canoeing In the lake, Three boats capsized, For goodness sake! We went abseiling What a fright! Some people’s terror, Some’s delight! Whizzing on bikes-...
Cheltenham Literature Festival
Cheltenham Literature Festival On Monday 7th October part of KS2 went to a book festival in Cheltenham. We went to see two authors, Joe Todd –Stanton, author and illustrator of ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’, ‘Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx’, ‘The Secret of Black...
Minchinhampton Country Fayre
The Minchinhampton Country Fayre
Bikeability
Bikeability Over the course of the last two weeks, the Year five children have gone and done Bikeability. Bikeability is a way to get children to build their biking confidence on the road. Firstly the children do a small biking session on the playground and soon...
Harvest Experience
Harvest Experience During Wednesday and Thursday Years 5/6 visited the church to celebrate Harvest. We were split up into groups and then went round to different areas of the church. Each area we got to listen to different things about: gardens, oceans, pottery and we...
Minchinhampton Country Fayre
Minchinhampton Country Fayre The Minchinhampton Country Fayre took place on Saturday 14th September 2019. The Fayre commemorated the 750th anniversary of Minchinhampton. It was a wonderful day, with perfect sunny weather and lots of amazing things to do for all ages....
Jacob’s Reading Diary
Jacob brought this in for show and tell.
Firework Night
Outdoor learning – Reception and Year 1
Here are the links for parents to volunteer for outdoor learning for Terms 1 and 2 RECEPTION https://volunteersignup.org/Y8HRH YEAR 1 https://volunteersignup.org/4D78M Many thanks Mrs Saeed
Viney Hill Blog Post 3
Dear Parents/Carers, Today the teachers return home with what remains of your children, after they have been:- half drowned in Mallard’s Pike; strung out on a rope over a cliff; dragged down bat filled caves; eaten on their bikes by hungry mud swamps; been thundered...
Viney Hill day 2
VINEY HILL::::::::::: PUPIL::::::::: NEWS :::::::::: BULLETIN ::::::::::DAY 2 Dear Parents/Carers, Be alarmed for yesterday caving was cancelled and a far more dangerous replacement was found: your poor, helpless, defenceless, darlings were thrown off a thirty five...
News from Viney Hill – written by the children!
Our lovely year 6 pupils have sent news of their first day at Viney Hill. To our dear parents, We are writing to inform you about a serious accident on one of our recent hikes. When we started the walk, we were immediately hit with the sensation of danger. Walking...
Pupil Poets
Wasteland The sun beats on this piece of ferocious wasteland. melting, abandoned plastic bags, discarded by Donald Trump, casting shadows over disposable pret cutlery- mocking the brand, newly wrapped meat rotting into the ground, the scaring smell of toxic fumes burn...
Christmas Cards
We're going to be working with 'Christmas Cards for Schools' again to give all the children the opportunity to create their own Christmas cards, that are then printed and can be purchased in packs to send out as your cards this Christmas. Blank templates will either...
Volunteers Needed
Dear Parents/ Carers As I am sure you are aware we currently have a traffic committee made up of parents, teachers and Year 6 pupils patrolling the school zig zag areas. They have successfully managed to reduce the amount of vehicles parking on the yellow zig-zags...
Poetry Review
Everything is bright The reflective leaves highlight the path, The dew is like the stars, The plants are emeralds, The rocky waterfall smashes down into calm waters, Fish swim through like shooting stars, The moon is a diamond, And everything is bright. By...
Reading Volunteers
Reading volunteers: 18 09 19 We are looking for a few volunteers to read with individual children across the school on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. If you are able to help, on a regular basis, would you please notify the office in the first instance and...