Pencombe Christmas Tree Festival
Pencombe Christmas Tree Festival It has been a VERY busy but magical week at Pencombe!The exciting Pencombe Christmas Tree Festival is taking place in Pencombe Church so each class sponsored a tree and decorated it… On Thursday at 4pm, it was the official opening of the first Pencombe Christmas Tree Festival. Members of the community […]
A Visit from The Mayor and Mayoress of Bromyard
A Visit from The Mayor and Mayoress of Bromyard Yesterday, we had a visit from Mayor and Mayoress Franklin of Bromyard, along with previous Mayor, Suzette Brunsdon.The whole school came together to be presented with a special award – ‘The Mayor’s Prize’ given to Pencombe CofE Primary at the Bromyard Tree Festival for the Pencombe […]
Funeral Music for a Pharaoh
Funeral Music for a Pharaoh In music, Oak class listened to and evaluated Purcell’s ‘Funeral Music for Queen Mary’, using musical vocabulary and thinking about how the music reflects the grandiose occasion. Using this knowledge, they then composed and performed their own funeral music for a pharaoh, celebrating their journey into the afterlife. The children worked well […]
The First Sunday in Advent – The Candle of Hope
The First Sunday in Advent – The Candle of Hope It has become a new Pencombe School tradition for Pippin Class to make the advent wreaths; one for KS1 and one for KS2. These will be used in assemblies throughout December to help the children focus on the values of peace, hope, faith and joy, as […]
Pencombe ‘Prayer Tree’
Pencombe ‘Prayer Tree’ Go and find Pencombe’s “Prayer Tree” in St Peter’s Church as part of the Bromyard Christmas Tree Festival! All angels were beautifully made by all the children Please vote for us!
A Special Letter from Buckingham Palace
A Special Letter from Buckingham Palace Throwback to last summer when Willow Class wrote and sent their letter to King Charles III Drumroll… This morning, the children received a very exciting letter from Buckingham Palace! To say all the children were thrilled and jumping for joy in excitement is an understatement (including Miss Davies and Miss Goode)
Fun in the Pencombe Snow!
Fun in the Pencombe Snow! There was lots of snow in Pencombe so that only means one thing – FUN FUN FUN! Pippin class had the happiest of snow days. They built snowmen and made snow angels. After lunch they had some indoor snow under the canopy, for penguins to hide in. They read Percy […]
Egyptian Inspired Art
Egyptian Inspired Art In Art this week, Oak Class have enjoyed using mixed media to learn more about Ancient Egyptian art. They’ve been looking closely at the different colours and shapes that the Ancient Egyptians used – super work Oak!
Abigail the Peacemaker
Abigail the Peacemaker On Wednesday, it was the turn of Cherry class to lead our worship.Our value this month is ‘peace’ so the children acted out the story of Abigail the Peacemaker. Abigail was a kind, wise woman married to Nabal, a rude man. When Nabal angered David, Abigail quickly brought food and gifts to David, […]
HMFA Netball Tournament
HMFA Netball Tournament Yesterday, seven members of Oak class took part in an HMFA netball tournament at Lord Scudamore Academy.After triumphantly winning their group stage, they met Lord Scudamore in the final. Sadly, it was not their day, but they did achieve a well-deserved second place out of eight schools. As always, the children displayed excellent […]