Our founder

Have you ever wondered about how our school got its unusual name?

This is the grave of John Williams Jesson, our founder. (There's a portrait in our foyer)
We can't have it restored, but we can ensure it is kept tended - and that's what we do.

Craft Club: Parents and children working together

Here we have pictures of mother and daughter working together at home on work started at Craft Club

Lovely work - and thanks for sending the pictures!

Reception Working together -phonics

Children and their families were learning about the early stages of reading

...learning the letter sounds (they learn them very quickly). 

Practising writing the letter shapes (in rice, I think)

Magnetic letters making words and sounds

Well done to all the parents helping their children get a flying start in reading!
And thanks to the staff for organising it.

Year 4 working together - Vikings!

Learning about the Vikings by listening, talking.....

... researching...

...recording...

...reading... 

Here's a diagram of our topic.

Again, thanks to the staff for running the session

More adventures with reading

On the way to Dudley Library, children from Year 3 

Listening to an exciting story

The entranced children were all issued with library tickets at the end of the visit 

Walking home in the rain (of course)

Following instructions

Throughout school, children were learning to follow instructions - you may have seen pictures of this earlier in the year.

Here are some Year 3 children following instructions....

...to make rice crispie cakes...

...and then to eat them (not sure they needed instructions for that bit!)

New Year's Day

A new year and the Bloglady has gone for a walk.
Getting to the top of Kinver Edge

Just above the stile, you can see Eve Hill flats on the skyline - thinking about school even during the holidays!

Here are the flats again (arrow!)- plus lots of people out on the Edge doing the traditional New Year's Day walk. The car parking was jam packed (but the Bloglady was on foot!)
A very Happy 2013 to all our readers

(More school pictures tomorrow)