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

• World Maths Day:

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  On Thursday 23^rd March, we invited children to come to school dressed or represented as a number to acknowledge World Maths Day. There were dots, sequins and numbers galore and class teachers took the opportunity to explore maths and demonstrate that maths is all around us and affects everything we do.      

• Early Years Easter Disco:

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  On Thursday 23^rd March, our Nursery and Reception children enjoyed their first Easter school disco. The children (and staff!) had a great time showing off their dance moves and the children especially enjoyed the tuck shop.

• Debating Competition:

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  On Tuesday 20^th March, the following children Aysam, Juliette, Laycie (Y5), Lamin, Lenny and Raisa (Year 6) went to Wyken Croft school to represent Moat House in a debating competition. The children all worked hard to research information and then present this to an audience, which included teachers and children from other Coventry schools. The Year 5 team had to argue that zoos should be banned, whilst the Year 6 team had to debate against the banning of single use plastics. Both teams did really well but the Year 6 team had particularly strong arguments and actually won their debate. Well done to everyone who took part – we are extremely proud of you all!

   

• Mothers’ Day:

  Fri 17 Mar 2023

  Thank you to all who visited the pop up Mothers’ day shop in the week beginning 13^th March - this was a huge success and we did sell out on a few occasions. The children enjoyed choosing a special gift that they thought their loved ones would like. On Friday 17^th March, the children in Early Years enjoyed appreciating the special ladies in their lives. Mums, nans and aunties were invited into school to enjoy Mothers’ day activities, as well as afternoon tea. They all had a lovely time and left school with a daffodil, full tummies and wonderful memories!

• Visit to Cardinal Wiseman:

  Fri 17 Mar 2023

  On Tuesday 14^th March, some children from Year 5 and 6 (who may be going to Cardinal Wiseman for their secondary school) had an opportunity to visit the school and participate in different activities. First, the children were able to meet the Headteacher and ask him questions. Then, the children learned how to calculate the age of a tree and the length of its roots. After that, there was a competition to design a bird house, with the winning design being made for the school site. Lastly, the children went onto the field to plant some trees, which will grow with them, during their time at secondary school. It was a fantastic day and the children had a great time! 

   

• Year 5 Mental Health:

  Fri 17 Mar 2023

  On Monday 13^th March, Year 5 were visited by the Mental Health team, who delivered a workshop on anxiety and perfectionism. During the session, the children thought about some of the things they get anxious about and learnt that anxiety is a normal emotion. They discovered that anxiety can actually be a good thing in some instances and they were given strategies to support them in dealing with these feelings. They then looked at how it is okay to make mistakes and about how making mistakes can often have a positive outcome.

• British Science Week:

  Fri 17 Mar 2023

  In the week beginning 13^th March, we celebrated British Science Week. The theme this year is 'connections' so we have been making links between reading and science. Each year group read a different story and carried out some investigations linked to them. The children in Year 1 read 'The Princess and the Pea'. They then designed their own mattress and discussed which materials they thought would be best to use so that the princess wouldn't feel a pea. Following this, they tested their ideas. In Year 3, the children read 'The Gingerbread Man'. They investigated what happens when a gingerbread man is placed in different liquids. The children also really enjoyed designing and making boats using different materials before testing which boats were able to keep a gingerbread man safe from water. 

• 5LM's Class Assembly

  Mon 13 Mar 2023

  We really enjoyed 5LM’s assembly on Friday 10^th March, which was about the Victorians. They taught us about some of the inventions that were developed by the Victorians and explained how big the Victorian Empire was; and that some of the countries that were in the Empire were not that keen on it! We also learned about the differences between poor children and their wealthier peers. Given the choice, they all decided that they would prefer not to be poor!   Life in the workhouse sounded pretty miserable.

• World Book Day

  Mon 06 Mar 2023

  In the week commencing 27^th February, the children at Moat House celebrated World Book Day. Across the whole school, each class focussed on the book 'Pretty' by Canizales, which teaches children all about the importance of loving themselves as they are. With this in mind, on Thursday 2^nd March, the children came to school dressed as themselves or wearing something they felt represented them. Several competitions were also run across the school with many children winning book tokens to be spent at the book fair, which will arrive at school in April. As well as exploring this book, children took part in a range of other activities, from online webinars with famous authors and performing stand up comedy to baking gingerbread men and going on book hunts! All children thoroughly enjoyed their book themed week and we are hopeful that they now love books even more!

• Bikeability:

  Mon 06 Mar 2023

  On Friday 3^rd March, 5JK enjoyed their first session of Bikeability. The session involved the children learning how to safely get on and off a bike, how to push themselves off to start riding and how to ride a bike correctly. For the more confident bike riders, an explanation of how to signal before turning was given and the children then had the chance to try out the skill. All of the children were really well behaved and cannot wait for their next session.