Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Football Fever

  Mon 19 Jul 2021

  After a disappointing evening with England missing out on European glory in a dreaded penalty shoot out, at least we at Moat House were able to announce a winning team of our very own! Each class was able to randomly select three teams to follow, support and collect points for. As well as managing to select Belgium, Denmark and Italy, 4SG (otherwise known as Gilmour’s Galactagoes) also won points for their year group football tournament. So after totalling all of the points from the school and official tournaments, Gilmour’s Galactagoes were the overall winning school team. Well done 4SG!

• Fun with Inflatables

  Mon 19 Jul 2021

  On Tuesday 13^th July, Year 6 were lucky enough to have their end of year celebration! Lots of different inflatables were hired for children to play on, including: a bouncy castle, a bungee run, sumo suits, inflatable basketball hoops and an inflatable football arena. The children all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and had a brilliant day. A big well done to Vasni, who managed to reach the end of the line on the bungee run! The afternoon was spent eating pizza and watching a movie. Well done Year 6 and good luck for your new journey at secondary school. 

   

• 4KG Resilience

  Mon 19 Jul 2021

  On Tuesday 13^th July, 4KG took part in a resilience workshop and they loved it! They enjoyed learning about uncomfortable and comfortable feelings. They explored relaxation techniques to support them with any anxieties that could cause them to feel upset and were given ideas to enable them to respond positively to negative events. It was insightful for the children. They were even provided with a home activity booklet to practise these techniques at home, if they feel they need them.

• Highly Sprung in Year 3

  Mon 19 Jul 2021

  During the Summer term, as part of their Highly Sprung sessions, Year 3 became detectives to solve a ‘Hidden in plain sight’ mystery. They learnt all about William and Ellen Craft, who were born into slavery, in America during the 1800s and their fight for freedom. The children explored the journey the couple went on and performed amazing monologues in the role of both William and Ellen. Over the term, the children learnt about racial inequality in the past and significant figures, such as Martin Luther King Jr, who helped change the world that we live in today, for the better. They thoroughly enjoyed their Highly Sprung sessions this term and loved being able to express themselves through drama.

• September

  Mon 19 Jul 2021

  I had hoped to be able to share our plans for September but with the prospect of a 'third wave' we are expecting a few changes to the advice for schools that was issued recently so I will wait until I've seen these before saying any more. The one thing I can say for certain is that school starts again on Monday 6th September. When I am able to, I will let you know what we are doing with regards to face masks on the playground and bubbles etc. This might not be until the end of the holidays. In the meantime, have a great summer!

• Marvellous Moat House

  Tue 13 Jul 2021

  There were three different badge designs which have been submitted to Marvellous Me as part of a school competition, to be turned into awards.  Each of them represented a different point of our school values, which go on to support our school ethos.  Well done to Livia (Y3), Alicja (Y5) and Arsema (Y6) for their winning designs. Look out for the winning designs in awards that children will be achieving in the new academic year.  Thanks to all those who took part; the standard was high and it was very difficult for the School Council to decide on the winners.

• Year 5 Transition Support

  Tue 13 Jul 2021

  On Monday 5^th July, Year 5 took part in a virtual transition workshop, 'Embracing Change'. The workshop was led by Coventry's Early Mental Health Team.  We discussed any worries that we might have about going into Year 6 and to secondary school and learned the different ways in which we can manage these concerns. This included using a 'worry tree' to identify our worries and decide how to manage them, as well as the use of grounding techniques to help us calm down in situations where we find ourselves feeling anxious. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and said that they found it extremely useful in preparing them for the changes that will happen over the next few years!

• Community Cook Out - Free family Cooking Sessions

  Tue 06 Jul 2021
  

• Year 6 Transition Support

  Tue 06 Jul 2021

  On Tuesday 29^th June, the Year 6 children took part in a transition to secondary school workshop, entitled Embracing Change. The workshop was delivered by two educational mental health practitioners and covered questions around moving to secondary school. Children were shown relaxation techniques and discussed any worries they might have about moving to a new school. At the end of the session, children took their booklets home to complete home tasks linked to the workshop.  

• Skint to Mint in Year 6

  Tue 06 Jul 2021

  In the week commencing 28^th June, we had the opportunity to talk with Kennedy from the Skint-to-Mint company. We learnt about different financial struggles and different strategies to prevent these difficulties. We also discussed ways to make money in order to provide a better future for ourselves. To add to this, we also played exciting games about money. We all enjoyed this very much! Reported by Ndey and Ruvarashe.