Newsletter Friday 9th July 2010

What a wonderful day we’ve had!  Sports morning went off without hitch.  Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  The sun shone and the children participated in a variety of sporting activities.  The staff have been brilliant organising all the sports.  Thank you Mr Robinson for setting up and sorting out such a superb morning.  Many thanks to all parents, relatives and friends of the children who came along and supported.

On Tuesday, we hosted a ‘Performance Morning’ and five other schools from Coventry came to Leigh School to show a variety of dance, drama and film making projects connected with the Cov Kool Kids initiative.  Our Year 2 dancers performed brilliantly.  Many thanks to Miss Benwell and Mrs Malone for continuing Chris’ practice and ideas.

A group of 12 Canadian teachers also visited the school to see how we organise Primary Education in England.  They were very impressed with the school and asked lots of questions and took lots of photographs of our displays.

On Tuesday afternoon our ‘Artspace’ group went to Westwood School to continue their joint project which will be displayed at the Xcel Centre.

Our new Reception class children came into school for a morning and had lunch.

On Thursday our Year 2 children went on a visit to Coventry Cathedral.  It was an interesting visit for everyone.  In the afternoon our ‘Schools of Sanctuary’ project group went to Westwood School for the launch of a special behaviour charter which is to be adopted in local primary schools.  Our children have contributed a lot to the project and I thank Mrs Brook for organising the project.

Next week our Artspace work is being shown at the Xcel Centre.  The grand opening is at 11am.  Please join us if you can.

On Wednesday the children will find out which their teacher will be next year and spend the morning with them.  Our Year 6 children are going to Coventry Secondary Schools so they will not be in all day.  Year 6 children going to the Heart of England should come to school as usual.