Bumblebees
Bumblebees class is a mixed year 3 / 4 class.
They are taught by Mr Oxley and assisted by
Mrs Cherry.
As the Bumblebees are the oldest class, they take on various responsibilities around the school. These include setting up our assemblies and taking charge of the music; looking after the school library; as table leaders, helping the younger children at lunchtime; and taking leading roles in the Student Council and Eco-Committee.
Children from the Bumblebees class are responsible for putting on the Christmas Play, as well as leading the Easter and Harvest celebrations. In summer they stage the leavers assembly, and each year two of our children are voted May King and Queen at the village Fayre.
The Bumblebees are involved in lots of after school clubs, which include Sports, Maths, French and Art. In the summer, they swim four times a week in our school pool. They have new spellings to learn every week, and high frequency words each term. They work hard on learning their times tables, and look forward to beating their best score in the weekly test.
The class enjoy going on school trips and last year visited, amongst other places, the zoo, a concert, places of worship and the theatre. There are many sporting trips on top of this, and the Year fours have a six day stay in Senlis, France, where they get to practice the French language skills that they’ve class. During their visit they find out about life in France by visiting a market and spending the day in a school. They go to Paris, climb the Eiffel Tower and have an exciting day at Parc Asterix.
We have strong links with Arnold Middle School, and work closely with them to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible, and that the children are relaxed and confident about moving on.
In the Bumblebees, our aim is to work hard and make lots of progress, whilst having fun and living to the school values.