December

• We finished the term in fine form with our Nativity play "Cock-a doodle Christmas" being very well received. Our Christmas party and games afternoon was a fitting end to a particularly busy week. As a school we would like to thank the many helpers and visitors who have been with us this year.
• We return to school on January 5th and immediately resume celebrations with a visit to the panto in Northampton.

  News Update - 30 November

• We had a brilliant visit from children's author Peter Haydon and invited our friends from Stoke Goldington School to join us for the day.

  November

• As in previous years we fight the ever earlier onset of the Christmas tide in order to complete our curriculum obligations before the festivities begin but with some children already having seen the first Father Christmas of the new season already there are rustlings in the paper store as the projects get underway!
• The busy term continues with a splendid book week with the highlight being an invitation to author Peter Hayden to lead writing workshops with Class 2 and to share his books with the whole school.
• We welcome Miss Natasha Angetter to the school as our final-year student from De Montfort University who will complete her school experiences with Class 2 in the spring term.

• The Rector led a thoughtful and informative Remembrance Day assembly for the whole school by the memorial in St Laud’s that initiated some fine historical work by Class 2.
• We have signed up for the Free Fruit scheme and thank Mrs Temple for initiating the distribution of the produce at playtimes. The children enjoy this snack mid-morning and are less worried about the advent of lunch though still have a healthy appetite when it is time.
• Our next ‘Open door’ session will be Friday December 10th at 2.45pm.
• Our Christmas play (there, we got to it at last) will be 'Cock-a-doodle Christmas' and you are welcome to join in this celebration of the Nativity in St Laud’s on Weds 15th at 2pm & Thurs 16th at 6pm.
• A happy Christmas to you all from us at Sherington school.
• www.sherington.org.uk is where you will find this article, previous news and other information about our school.

  October

• The term continues and as autumn chills the knees of those still wearing shorts we take stock of the learning so far and plan ahead for the run-up to Christmas. Our new cohort are about to start their whole-day schooling after settling in smoothly and becoming part of the school team so enthusiastically.
• We are grateful to all those who have shown up on successive Saturdays for work around the grounds. We add Mr Robert Brewis to our thank you list for his generous donation of well-rotted horse manure for our vegetable plots. The refurbishment of the old swimming pool area continues after the jungle of brambles was removed and hopefully this will re-open as an outdoor classroom sometime in the spring.
• An ‘old girl’ Michelle Lea has returned to work with both classes as a part of her college course and we welcome Miss Natasha Angetter, from De Montfort University, to Class 2 to begin her final year teaching experience.

• Much cooking has been taking place with Lisa Rogers and Kerry Kitchen helping the children to bake weekly batches of cookies and buns (even though staff declared Sherington, for adults, a biscuit free zone in the interests of body weight). Class 1 baked bread to complete the harvest festival activities and enjoyed a hot lunch of beans or spaghetti on toast.
• Year 3 took part in a stimulating trip to the Safety Centre ‘Hazard Alley' which will be returned by a visit of their staff to school. The whole of Class 2 enjoyed a visit to Milton Keynes Gallery as well as a shared ‘Punch & Judy’ show with Stoke Goldington School.
• Both classes have taken part in outdoor activities to explore the changing seasons and the three or four Robins that share our grounds are trying to out do each other in both volume and beauty of song.

  September

• We ended the last school year with a pleasing first place in the Frost's Garden Competition. The judges' decision was based on their assessment that..."School gardens are becoming a very competitive category and whoever was going to succeed last year's winner was going to have to make a considerable effort. As always the relevance to school learning was also taken into consideration and the variety that we found at this school; wildlife pond, wildflower meadow, vegetables, quiet seating area and land art suggest that the pupils are getting a very good education." Many thanks to the parents who donated money and time to make this possible and to Mr Crook for his gift of plants.
• We began this year with the most pleasurable of tasks; that of welcoming back an old friend, Mrs Arlene Bourne, as permanent Headteacher. Arlene, who was Interim Headteacher 2000-2001, took us through our last Ofsted Inspection and began the much needed programme of refurbishment and renewal that continues to this day.

• This refurbishment involved the staff area during the first weekend of the summer break for which we thank Mrs Smith and her husband Steve, Darren Gaskin and Robert Reid. Also refitted were the toilets for Class 2 which together with the new porch and the repainting of the corridor has considerably brightened the working atmosphere of the school.
• Class 1 have reaped the harvest from our vegetable patch; a good crop of carrots have given us healthy playtime snacks and the potatoes baked in their jackets provided a hot lunch reminiscent of the 'old days' with knife and fork practice replacing handwriting as the challenging skill. Class 2 have been busy collecting and investigating 'materials' and their wheeled vehicle constructions show many budding engineers and designers at work.
• Our contribution to the Harvest Festival in St Laud's was part of a lovely evening with the children rising to the challenge of performing in front of so many.