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• Last Week's News 18th July 25

  Mon 21 Jul 2025

  Year 6 Leavers’ Party:  On Thursday 17th July, Year 6 enjoyed their final party at Moat House. It was an afternoon full of fun, dancing and laughter and all children had a great time. Lots of games were played and many children won prizes for their impressive dance moves - Anabela, Adam and Rohan showed especially unique dancing! At the end of the party, there were lots of tears as children reflected on their time at Moat House with some children delivering emotional speeches to say goodbye. Well done Year 6 - you will be missed.

   

  Year 6 Leavers’ Show: Our Year 6 children performed Cinderella Rockerfella to a very proud audience of parents and friends on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th July. It was fantastic to see this modern day version of a traditional tale with plenty of familiar characters, such as the ugly sisters, Buttons and Cinderella – there were also plenty of laughs throughout the show. It was a delight to see all of the children thoroughly enjoying their roles and performing with smiles on their faces and we were impressed with the bravery of so many solo singing performances! Thanks Year 6.  

   

  Rocksteady Show: On Tuesday 15th July, we were treated to a final Rocksteady concert, starring for the first time, our wonderful Reception children who sang 'We Will Rock You'. Moat House children never fail to make us proud and showed great confidence and star quality, as they performed to the school. A great big 'thank you' to Sophie from Rocksteady who has worked with so many of our children over the last two years and thank you to all the parents who came to support their children.

   

   

   

   

• Last Week's News 11th July 25

  Tue 15 Jul 2025

  Whole School Picnic:                On Friday 11^th July, we invited parents and carers onto the school field for an end of year picnic. This was a great success and the children were also able to enjoy time with their families, as well as spending their pennies on the different stalls, the bouncy castle and the very popular ice cream stall, which was very much needed in this current heatwave!  

   

  3ML’s Class Assembly:              We were treated to our final class assembly of the year by 3ML on Friday 11^th July. The children sang a song to help them remember the 8x tables and Maizie proved that the song is actually working, as she was able to immediately recall the answer to 7x8! The children have also been learning about the ancient Egyptians and the mummification process – we were all surprised to learn that Tutankhamen became a pharaoh at only nine years old. Thanks 3ML – it was a great assembly! 

   

  Governors’ Awards:  On Thursday 10^th July, a special ceremony was held to recognise children at Moat House, who have worked hard or shown good behaviour or attitude during the summer term. The following children were awarded with a certificate and a voucher, in front of a very proud audience of parents, governors and staff, for their hard work and achievements.

  YN	Finley and Rahimah	Y3	Chris, Adila and Prince
  YR	Gorkem and Mia	Y4	Zaytoon and Adrian
  Y1	Milena and Kamal	Y5	Zachary and Olivia-Rose
  Y2	Tida and Eliana	Y6	Husna and Natal

   

  Year 1 Trip: Year 1 were very excited about their trip to All Things Wild on Thursday 10^th July. The children enjoyed seeing animals such as meerkats, camels, zebras and tortoises, as well as getting the opportunity to touch an armadillo, rabbit and gecko. They also had plenty of time to play and they explored a dinosaur trail or barn. What a fun, but very hot day! 

   

  Year 5’s Busy Week: Many of the Year 5 children had a brilliant time in Derbyshire in the week commencing 7^th July and took part in lots of outdoor fun activities. Apart from the excitement of sharing a room with their friends, the highlight of the trip was the day trip to Conkers. They were able to choose between taking part in the low or the high ropes trail and most of the children faced their fear of heights to have a go. On Wednesday 9^th July, a group of Year 5 pupils visited Tenpin Bowling. They enjoyed two games of bowling, time in the arcades, and a tasty lunch at Pizza Hut. All of the children behaved exceptionally well throughout the trip and represented the school brilliantly.

   

  Careers Event:          On Tuesday 8^th July, our wonderful Year 6 children took part in our annual careers event, where our learners were interviewed by real life business owners and representatives for job roles, across many different sectors. The event started with students attending a job fair to find out about the jobs on offer. They were then asked to complete an application form and write a letter to support their submission. As with any other job, they then contacted the school office to arrange their interview time and date. The day started with children arriving at school dressed smartly for their interviews then, throughout the afternoon our interviewees took part in their interviews with our supportive volunteers. A huge thank you goes to Donna from RFG Financial, Matt from Selco, PC Watson from West Midlands Police, Allan from Grinsell’s Home and Garden Maintenance and our incredible school governors. We look forward to running the event again next year!

   

  Early Years Trip:    Our EYFS children had a magical day out at Cotswold Wildlife Park on Tuesday 8^th July! They were wonderfully behaved and full of excitement as they explored the park. Highlights included the rhinos, giraffes, meerkats, and penguins, which were definite favourites! A fun mini train ride around the park added to the adventure and had everyone smiling. It was a special day full of curiosity and unforgettable moments. A big thank you to all of the staff and helpers who made it possible!

   

  Attendance Reward:  Children who have achieved 100% attendance for this academic year enjoyed a movie afternoon on Friday 4^th July and watched the Life of Pets 2. Additionally for their excellent attendance, we held a random draw for a child from each phase to receive the star prize of a bicycle, with a helmet and a bike lock. The lucky winning children were Hosaena (YR), Jhelanni (Y1), Declan (Y4) and Joshua (Y6). These children will be rewarded with their brand new bikes before the start of the summer holiday.

   

• Last Week's News 4th July 25

  Tue 15 Jul 2025

  Year 4 Camping:    On Thursday 3^rd July, there were lots of very excited Year 4 children because they had the opportunity to stay overnight at school in tents! Unlike last year, the weather was perfect, so the children all had a wonderful time playing rounders, parachute games and scavenger hunting. The children had the opportunity to use flint and steel to light a fire but only three people were successful: Vanshikaa, Omniya and Miss Collins! The highlight of the evening was a camp fire where everyone enjoyed s’mores.

   

  Transition Day: On Wednesday 2^nd 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	Miss Wetton (NAM)		Miss Wetton (NPM)
  Reception	Mrs Dalton (RSD)		Mrs Edwards (REW)
  Year 1	Mrs Thompson (1ET)		Miss Ainsbury (1CA)
  Year 2	Mrs Walker (2RW)		Mrs Davies (2KD)
  Year 3	Miss Wilson (3EW)		Miss Maxwell (3MM)
  Year 4	Miss Lynch (4NL)	Miss Lane (4ML)		Miss Kapoor (4NK)
  Year 5	Mrs Taylor (5ST)		Miss Coopey (5BC)
  Year 6	Miss Bird (6CB)		Mr Kelly (6JK)

  Sports Day:          Sports day was held on Tuesday 1^st July for Key Stage 2 and Thursday 3^rd July for Early Years and Key Stage 1. All of the children competed to earn points for their houses in a range of activities, including skipping, the javelin and an obstacle course. We would like to say a huge thank you to parents, carers, friends and family for coming along to support the children and especially our Year 6 children, who did a super job of supporting the younger children to ensure that the events ran smoothly. We will share the results in a future newsletter. We would like to say a special thank you to Wood End Chip shop for donating water to keep our children hydrated throughout the events.

   

  Year 6 Bowling: On Monday 30^th June, our Year 6 children were rewarded with a trip to Tenpin Bowling as a treat for their hard work leading up to SATs. The children all had a brilliant day and many even managed to get a strike - Joy was especially proud of herself when she did this! After bowling, the children chose to either play laser tag or to spend some time in the karaoke booth. All children were perfectly behaved and represented Moat House well, with some staff members even commenting on how brilliant their behaviour was. Well done Year 6!