Year 6 SATs::      Next week, our Year 6 children will be completing their SATs. Here is the timetable for the week:

• Monday 11th May: Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (GPS) Papers 1 & 2
• Tuesday 12th May: Reading
• Wednesday 13th May: Mathematics Papers 1 & 2
• Thursday 14th May: Mathematics Paper 3

Ensuring a good night’s sleep and a calm, positive morning routine will really help children feel settled and ready to do their very best. Please encourage your child to come into school each day feeling well-rested, organised and prepared. To support them further, we will be running a SATs Breakfast Club each morning during test week. This will provide a relaxed start to the day, with time to eat, chat with friends and settle any nerves before the tests begin. This will also give them the chance to get some last minute revision! We are incredibly proud of how hard the children have worked this year and we want them to feel confident, supported and ready to shine

 

Clean up Crew: Children from both Moat House and Castle Wood joined together on Friday 8^th May for a campus clean‑up, collecting litter and discovering how small actions can make a big difference. Their enthusiasm helped make the whole site look fantastic, and we’re planning more litter‑picking sessions in the future. Please continue to support our efforts by doing your bit and taking any litter home. Thank you.

 

RSD Pizza Express Visit:                On Tuesday 28^th April, RSD enjoyed a fantastic trip to Pizza Express in Warwick. The children were thrilled to learn how to make their own pizzas, fully immersing themselves in the experience by rolling out dough, spreading tomato passata, and sprinkling cheese before watching their creations go into the oven.  Afterwards, we made our way to Warwick Park, where everyone relaxed with a picnic and had the chance to taste the delicious pizzas, they had prepared themselves. The day ended perfectly with playtime in the park and watching the ducks.

 

Sky Blue Day     On Monday 27^th April, we celebrated Coventry City’s fantastic promotion to the Premier League as Champions. It was wonderful to see so many members of our school community joining in the celebration, with everyone proudly wearing a Coventry City shirt or a sky-blue item of clothing. The day had a real sense of excitement and unity, as pupils and staff alike shared in this special achievement for our local team.

Careers Day: On Friday 24^th April, we enjoyed our first ever careers day to support our Life Skills learning and curriculum. Across the whole school, children embraced the day by dressing up as the careers they would like to pursue in their futures. – it was lovely to meet future artists, chefs, doctors and firefighters. In their learning, our youngest children learnt about different types of jobs, children in years three and four learnt about setting goals and personal strengths and our oldest children considered the qualities needed to become employed and the routes into different careers. We hope the children enjoyed the day and thank you for your support with the inspiring outfits!

 

Nursery Trip:        Our Nursery children had a fantastic day at Hoar Park Farm on Thursday 23^rd April, where they had the opportunity to explore and learn about a variety of animals including goats, sheep, cows and ponies. They even got to see a baby goat that had been born only an hour before!  A visit to the reptile house was a real highlight, with some children bravely holding a stick insect and stroking a bearded dragon.   The children enjoyed playing in the park before heading home. They were all beautifully well behaved and had a wonderful time from start to finish.

 

1ET’s Class Assembly:         On Thursday 23^rd April, we enjoyed a delightful assembly presented by 1ET. The children retold the story of Elmer, sharing a wonderful message about individuality and the importance of celebrating our differences. They concluded with a cheerful song, set to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” reminding us all that we are amazing just as we are.

PCSOs visit the Nursery:        On Monday 13^th April, our Nursery welcomed two PCSOs to Moat House. They came to talk to the children about the important work they do in our community and how they help to keep everyone safe. The children were especially excited to try on the uniforms and hats the officers brought along, which made the visit even more memorable!

 

Ancient Egypt Day:  On Monday 13^th April, our Year 3 children enjoyed a fantastic Ancient Egypt Day to celebrate the end of last half term’s History topic. The day was filled with a range of creative arts and crafts activities, allowing the children to showcase their learning in a fun and engaging way. They used tea bags to stain paper to create an aged papyrus effect, before writing messages to their parents in hieroglyphics, using charcoal. The children also made impressive Sphinx sculptures from clay and designed beautiful Queen Nefertiti-inspired collars using paper plates and pasta. To complete the day, they drew detailed images of their favourite Egyptian gods and goddesses in their sketchbooks. It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm and creativity from all of the children, and a great way to round off their learning on Ancient Egypt.

 

Year 4 Swimming:  Our Year 4 children have enjoyed developing their swimming skills in our “pop up pool” in the week beginning 13^th April. They have had a lesson every day and this will continue until Friday 8^th May. Many of the children are already making fantastic progress and they are much more confident in the water! Well done Year 4!  

 

Careers Day: As part of our Life Skills curriculum, children learn about careers they may wish to have when they grow older. They learn about different job roles and the skills and qualifications required to fulfil their ambitions. Within this curriculum, children learn to share their likes and dislikes, identify their own positive qualities and skill sets and how to set short-term and long-term goals. Therefore, on Friday 24th April we are giving children the opportunity to come to school in clothing to reflect the job they might like to do when they get older. This can be a chef, builder, dancer, scientist, footballer or even a magician! Please join Class Dojo (if you haven’t already) to stay connected with all our latest school news and to keep up to date with important information.

 

Library Competition:               Last half term, we were delighted to open our school library to families after school and it has been wonderful to see so many children visiting with their parents to choose books to enjoy at home. This term, we hope to welcome even more families through our doors. To support this, we will be launching a class competition. Each time a child visits the library they will earn a point for their class and once a class reaches 50 visits, they will receive a prize. We look forward to seeing many more of you in the library this half term. Just a reminder that the library is open from 3:20pm, Tuesday to Thursday.

Easter Competition: We had some really imaginative entries for our Easter bonnet and scene competition on Friday 27^th March, including Eggy Potter and Eggtropolis! It was extremely difficult to choose the winners but in the end a decision had to be made and the winning entries are as follows: Ella, Aria (YN), Roman (YR), Kylan-Lee (Y1), Vera-May (Y2), Brooklyn (Y3), Aaryesha (Y4), Vanshikaa (Y5) and Kian (Y6). It will be of no surprise that the winners received an Easter egg! Thank you for supporting your children with their entries.

 

Wizard of Oz: On Thursday 26^th and Friday 27^th March, we enjoyed two fantastic performances of the Wizard of Oz – the show was brilliant and retold the story of Dorothy, Toto and their friends: the tin man without a heart, the scarecrow with no brain and the lion with no courage. The children did a fantastic job of entertaining us with their acting, as well as the songs and dances and this was all through their hard work at after school and lunchtime clubs. A special mention must also go to the Backstage Crew, who designed, created and organised the props and even more importantly made sure they were in the right place at the right time! We would also like to say a huge thank you to all of the staff who gave up their time to make our very first Easter production a huge success!

 

Parents’ Evening:   Thank you to those who were able to attend parents’ evening on Tuesday 24^th and Wednesday 25^th March If you were unable to see your child’s teacher, please don’t hesitate to request a separate appointment, either via the school office or by speaking to your child’s class teacher. We will notify you of the rearranged dates for 2RW, 2KD and Nursery parents’ evenings, as these needed to be postponed, due to staff absence.  

 

Football Success:    On Wednesday 25^th March, the Moat House football team played a friendly match against local rivals Henley Green. It was a match full of excitement and many goals. Moat House was the dominant team and the final score was 3:10 with goals from Theo (4), Bradley (3), Carter (2) and Muku (1). What a great result and fantastic preparation for the upcoming football tournament in May!

 

Pizza Express: On Tuesday 24^th March, RZE had a wonderful trip to Pizza Express in Warwick. The children loved learning how to make their own pizzas and had great fun getting hands-on by rolling out their own dough, spreading tomato passata, and sprinkling cheese on top before placing them in the oven to cook. Afterwards, we headed to Warwick Park, where the children enjoyed a picnic and got to taste the delicious pizzas they had made! The day was finished off with playtime in the park and watching the ducks by the pond.

 

 

Governors’ Awards: On Friday 20^th March, a special ceremony was held to recognise children at Moat House, who have worked hard or shown good behaviour or attitude during the Spring 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.

 

 

Red Nose Day: Thank you for supporting us to raise money for Comic Relief on Friday 20^th March. It was great to see our children in a sea of scarlet, as we encouraged children to wear red. In the spirit of doing something funny for money, we also held a joke competition where we invited children to share their funniest joke in classes. The best joke for each year group was shared in assembly this morning and the winners received an Easter egg. The winners were: Roman (YR), Aibe (Y1), Peter, Bella (Year 2), Jack (Year 3), Adonay (Year 4), Yusra, Simon (Year 5) and Ewan (Year 6).

 

Castle Wood Visit:  On Monday 16^th March, our Year 2 School Councillors (Melanie, Kamal, Ethan and Mia) visited Castle Wood to help pupils there create colourful bookmarks to sell in the local community. The children used finger‑printing techniques and added details with felt‑tip pens, producing wonderfully realistic fish, bumblebees, flowers and rainbows. On Thursday 19^th March, the same children returned to Castle Wood to share their bookmarks in an assembly. Everyone enjoyed two fantastic afternoons working together, and it was lovely to spend time with our next‑door neighbours.

 

Bookmark Competition:         Thank you to everyone who took part in our design a bookmark competition during the week of World Book Day (week commencing 2^nd March) - the lucky winners were: Kamal (Year 2), Sabrina (Year 4) and Demi (Year 6).