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

• Year 4 and 5 Well-Being

  Mon 11 Jul 2022

  On Monday 4^th July, Amy Dickson, a world famous saxophonist, visited Year 4 and 5, as part of our child wellbeing programme.  Amy has been previously working with the classes on how to use breathing techniques to calm and focus minds. We were also treated by Amy to a live mini-concert in each class.  The children were very impressed by Amy and were surprised that a saxophone could be so powerful. Amy was impressed by the children’s behaviour and the quality of the questions that they asked.  If your child is in Year 4 or 5, ask them about ‘Elephant Breaths’.

• Sports day

  Mon 11 Jul 2022

  Sports day was held on Tuesday 5^th July and all of the children competed to earn points for their houses in a range of activities including discus, javelin, long jump and an obstacle course. We will share the results in a future newsletter. We would like to say a huge thank you to parents, carers, friends and family for coming along to support the children.

   

• Transition Day

  Mon 11 Jul 2022

  On Wednesday 6^th July, all of our children were excited to be told their new classroom and teacher for September. They spent the whole day in their new classrooms and the children and staff enjoyed getting to know each other. These are the classes for the new academic year:

   

  Nursery	Mrs Machin (NAM)	Mrs Machin (NPM)
  Reception	Miss Renshaw (RSR)	Mrs Payne (RSP)
  Year 1	Mrs Thompson and Mrs Randhawa (1ET)	Mrs Ling (1JL)
  Year 2	Miss Wilson (2EW)	Mrs Walker (2RW)
  Year 3	Miss Lynch (3NL)	Miss Dobos (3CD)
  Year 4	Mr Gilmour (4SG)	Miss Wooding (4MW)
  Year 5	Mr Kelly (5JK)	Mrs Meininger (5LM)
  Year 6	Miss Bird (6CB)	Mrs Taylor (6ST)

• Super Savers

  Mon 11 Jul 2022

  Super Savers:     

  These children have been rewarded with a gift voucher for actively engaging with the School Bank for the first part of the Summer term 2022: Esiey, Crish, Shamil and Amelia. If you would like to be in with a chance of winning a prize in our next draw, all you need to do is join our school bank or continue to deposit money into your account – it can even be as little as 1p!

• Year 5's Busy Week

  Mon 04 Jul 2022

  Many of the Year 5 children had a brilliant time in Derbyshire in the week beginning 27^th June and managed to (mostly) avoid the rain, whilst taking part in lots of outdoor fun and activities. The highlight of the trip was the low ropes course at Conkers but the children enjoyed all of the activities, including a seven kilometre nature walk!

   

  With half of Y5 in Derbyshire, the remaining pupils undertook the journey to the city centre on Tuesday 28^th June, in a bid to link the cultural heritage of the city to the songs they had been practising as part of their upcoming Big Sing. They knew little bits about the city’s car, bicycle and weaving history but needed further evidence that only the museums could offer. They had a fantastic trip around the Transport Museum realising that the penny farthing was not only taller than Mr Jennings but was also high up when you sat on it! They explored the history of car and bicycle development – the adults recognising cars they once owned, now in a museum, began to feel very old! Mrs Aston relished in telling stories of the 1987 FA cup bus and the glory days of Coventry City FC. Following a peaceful and relaxing lunch in Lady Herbert’s garden, the group made their way to the Herbert Art gallery. Here, displays on reconciliation and Lady Godiva provided further substance to songs they had been practising.

   

  On Thursday 30^th June, Year 5 visited the Warwick Arts Centre to participate in a concert alongside four other schools. Each of the songs were about different elements of Coventry's history, including Lady Godiva and Frank Whittle. The children have been learning the songs over the last couple of months and have worked really hard to remember all of the tricky words! At the venue, the children performed alongside a live band with a conductor – it sounded amazing! All of the children had a great time and some are still singing the songs this morning! Well done, Year 5! 

   

  In all of their external visits recently, the Year 5 children were great ambassadors for the school and have been a real credit to Moat House. It was lovely to hear members of the public commenting so positively about their lovely manners and excellent behaviour.