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We celebrated ‘Odd Sock Day’ on Friday 20th November. We wore odd socks to school in support of anti-bullying week. We have been thinking about all the wonderful ways that we are different and that our differences are a reason for celebration. We talked about how lucky we are to live in a diverse country …

Thanks to the wonderful generosity of our school community we collected a staggering 75 boxes in support of the FSCI (the foundation for social change and inclusion). Our previous record was 60 boxes – from a school of just 105 pupils (some of whom are siblings) that is a very respectful total but this year …

Mrs Pattenden is teaching violin to the whole of Chestnut Class. Having loaned 30 violins from the Wiltshire Music Service we are able to offer violin teaching to the whole class this year. This is a wonderful opportunity for all children in year 3 and 4 to have an experience of learning an instrument that …

Lily, a pupil at St Katharine’s Primary School, decided that she would like to raise some money for the ‘miles for refugees’ fundraiser, organised by the British Red Cross. Lily was really keen to help especially because she knew winter was a particularly difficult time for people who have had to leave their countries and …

We have been busy building our collection of foods in support of the Devizes Food Bank. Despite not being able to hold our usual Harvest Festival in church our community have given with great generosity to this collection. Our discussion with the children has been around the struggles faced by many families, at this time …

This week, Years 1 – 6 are taking part in the Big Anti-Bullying Assembly. We will be developing our understanding of what bullying is, how it affects us and how this is different to a disagreement with a friend. We will be thinking about how we can support each other, learning about the importance of …

If your child is due to start school in September 2021 and you would like to come and see our school in action, please call the school office 01672 870492 and we will arrange a time for you to visit. We are of course adapting our approach to prospective parent visits, in response to Covid …

On the 17th of March pupils from St. Katharine’s school planted a hedge to encourage an endangered species of dormouse into their spinney of woodland. Every single child from the school planted at least one whip (tree) and many parents from the school community helped on the day. It seemed impossible, but the children managed …

On the 5th and 6th of March, year six did their Bikeability. This is a course that happens every year to help the children of year six learn how to be safe on the road whilst cycling. On the Thursday the weather put a stop to a lot of the day. Luckily, on Friday the …

This term we have looked at being safe online. In February it was also Safer Internet Day, which is a worldwide campaign to make the internet a better and safer place for all but perhaps especially young people. This year the theme was ‘Free To Be Me’, which means that we should be able to …

We celebrated world book by dressing up as characters from our favourite books. We had an assembly in the morning so that we could share what everyone had chosen to come as. Some children brought clues to their character along with their costumes. Matilda brought the newt, that she terrorised Miss Trunchball with and the …

This week saw Chestnut Class begin their block of forest school learning. This was their first session and amid the rain of February the sun decided to shine on them. Everywhere they looked were early signs of Spring. The snowdrops are beginning to fade… Chestnut Class will be able to tell you what is coming …