3KS Class Assembly:    On Friday 13th June, the whole school were treated to an assembly all about the mummification process. The children used props to demonstrate the gruesome process on Dorian, who kindly volunteered to be turned into a mummy in preparation for the afterlife! To end the assembly they treated us to a wonderful song. Well done and thanks 3KS!

Tour de France: The school football team returned to Coventry after a very enjoyable tournament in Hordain, France in the very early hours of Tuesday 10th June. The team did brilliantly and finished 6^th out of 20 teams, having played against some very competitive European teams. The team won four out of the seven matches they played and this included a thrilling penalty shoot-out, which was decided by a fantastic save by Ezekiel, followed by Joshua scoring the winning goal! The children especially enjoyed experiencing European culture by staying with host families, which included them tasting local cuisine and trying to communicate in a mixture of English and French. For videos and photographs of the trip, please check out our X page (previously Twitter) @Moat_House.

Phonics Screening:       In the week commencing Monday 9th June, our Year 1 (and some Year 2) children showed off their amazing reading skills in the national phonic screening assessment. They used their sounds to read real words, as well as nonsense words. They all put in lots of effort and we are very proud of them. Parents will be informed of the results at the end of the school year.

Year 5 trip to China:       On Friday 11^th April, some of our Year 5 children returned from a once in a lifetime school trip to China. They all had a fantastic time and learnt so much about Chinese culture and customs. The trip was planned perfectly to provide the children with a good balance of sightseeing – this included them experiencing the world famous Shanghai Tower, the Bund and the Yellow Crane Tower, in Wuhan. They were also welcomed to two schools in Wuhan, where they participated in traditional Chinese lessons like calligraphy and Chinese knot making.

RSD Visit to Pizza Express: On Tuesday 29^th April, RSD enjoyed an exciting trip to Pizza Express in Warwick to make their own pizzas. The children were given chef hats and aprons and were shown how to roll out their own dough and flip it over.  The children added the tomato base and cheese before the pizza chefs put them into the oven. To end their amazing pizza experience the children got to have a pizza picnic in the park before enjoying a well-earned play on the playground, some games and an ice cream!

School Council visit to Spencer’s Retreat:    On Thursday 5th June, our School Council members visited Spencer’s Retreat to find out how our weekly school food donations to the local farm have been used. The children met Farmer Phil and Farmer Steve and found out lots of information about how the animals are fed and where the food comes from. The children were able to feed the animals and enjoyed meeting Arthur the goat, Nuzzle the Alpaca and Faye the pig, whilst finding out that our food waste is being used to keep these local farm animals fit and healthy.