Dunholme Village

July at Dunholme St Chad’s

 

The end of our school year is almost upon us! We are in the midst of welcoming our September new starter families into school to slowly get to know one another and acclimatise the children into Dunholme  St Chad’s school life.

We are also preparing to say goodbye to our Year 6 class, with plenty of special school events lined up, just for them.

One of the most recent events was the Church School’s Festival in Lincoln Cathedral. This is a rite of passage for all Y6 pupils who attend church schools in the County. Our pupils enjoyed participating in the ‘I sing pop’ workshop in the Chapter House, completed various workshops in the Education Centre and learned many facts about the Cathedral during the tour. The festival culminated with a special service during which three of our pupils took part in a procession, proudly carrying our school banner and a candle, which was presented to us.

At the time of writing, we have just enjoyed a week of sporting activities. At times, the weather has not been favourable, but the children have persevered, regardless. All of the children started the week with an enrichment day, which focused on developing the children’s athletic skills. This certainly seemed to help the Y3 pupils who applied their skills two days later, when they attended the Mini Olympics at Grantham South Kesteven Sports Stadium. The children participated in a diverse range of sports, where they could showcase their talents. Some of our parents and grandparents attended the event and were incredibly impressed by the slick organisation and extensive programme. Our children participated in eight events. Their favourite was undoubtedly the ‘Royal Opera House’. During this activity, the children learned a dance routine, led by members of the ROH. The dance was based on the Olympic motto of ‘Stronger, Faster, Higher’. The children then performed this in the closing ceremony with the other 700 pupils who attended. The event enabled the children to discover new passions such as Boxercise, Badminton and Boccia as well as the opportunity to challenge themselves in familiar disciplines of Netball, Hockey and Athletics. Ethan said ‘I really liked throwing the whistle bomb. It’s technically a javelin’. The pupils (and staff) returned exhausted but all were in agreement that it was a fantastic day out.

Our week ended with our annual Sports Day. When I was appointed, this event was hailed as one of the highlights of the year and I can say that my first ever St Chad’s Sports Day lived up to the hype! It was wonderful to see so many parents and other family members on the school field. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the children process onto the field wearing their brightly coloured t-shirts, led by their House Captains to the tune of Survivor’s ‘Eye of the tiger’. The transition from one race to another was incredibly smooth and it was fantastic to hear the encouraging chants from the children as they cheered their teammates on. Sports Day was a start-to-finish thriller as 3 of our 4 houses were within 3 points of each other throughout the afternoon and the positions were only decided after the very last race! In the end, Hurricane prevailed. The pièce de resistance of the whole event for me was the tremendous effort from the FODS team. They worked incredibly hard to set up, cook and sell burgers, hotdogs, cakes and drinks to the families and even ordered an ice cream van, which had an enormous queue after the event, despite cold temperatures and threatening rain. All in all, it was another fabulous day in the St Chad’s calendar.

  

Upcoming Events in July:

 

2-3 July – William Farr Transition Days for Year 6 pupils

4 July – Year 2 Pedestrian training with local road safety officer Pam Street and parent volunteers.

9 July – Year 6 Leavers Activity day at Wildwood Pines Park

10- July – Year 4 Orienteering day in Monks Wood

13 July – Dunholme Village Fete: There will be a school display in the Old School, featuring some of our children’s artwork. Be sure to check it out!

16-17July - Year 5 and 6 will be performing the musical ‘Robin Hood & The Sherwood Hoodies’, where we discover the hilarious truth behind the legend of Robin Hood.

17 July – End of term & Year 6 Leaver’s disco. Run by our PTA ‘FODS’ to ensure all pupils see the year out with a bang!

 

18 July – We will be holding a special Year 6 Leavers’ service. Year 6 parents will be in attendance too at Dunholme St Chad’s Church.

19 July – Dunholme St Chad’s break up for the summer holidays!

For our latest news, you might like to check out our website https://www.dunholme.lincs.sch.uk/

 

Mrs K Appleby Headteacher