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!
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 […]
Remembrance
Remembrance On Monday, the whole community of Pencombe gathered together to remember the fallen at the memorial.Reverend Sidwell let the service and poems were recited by the children, prayers were read and a two minute silence took place to remember our fallen heroes.Four children were chosen to lay crosses for Frank Livingstone, Walter Thompson, John […]
Chance to Shine Cricket Coaching
Chance to Shine Cricket Coaching This week was the start of the whole school 6 week cricket coaching sessions thanks to Chance to Shine. Each class had a different focus, exploring the importance of using different skills used in cricket. Georgia was fantastic and the children loved it…roll on next week!
Ancient Egyptian Shadufs
Ancient Egyptian Shadufs In DT, Oak class have been making ‘shadufs’ that link to their Ancient Egyptian topic.Egyptian farmers dug channels to guide water from the River Nile towards their fields. This was called basin irrigation. They also invented tools like the shaduf – a bucket at the end of a pole, used to move water […]
Harvest Hoedown!
Harvest Hoedown! To finish off the half term, our fantastic PTA organised a ‘Harvest Hoedown’ for the children to enjoy! There was dancing, musical statues, apple bobbing, face painting and yummy hotdogs!Thank you everyone who made it happen – the children loved it! Happy Half Term everyone!
Harvest
Harvest Harvest was celebrated this week at Pencombe. It is a particularly special time for us because many of our rural community share in this cultural tradition and the church was full with family and friends! The children each played a part in singing, reciting poems, sharing prayers, dressing up and acting out The Parable of […]
Half Term Reading Challenge
Half Term Reading Challenge Our reading ambassadors have created a ‘Reading Challenge Bingo Card’ for the children to complete over half term to promote a love of reading! All children have to do it complete each task, date it and post photos on Google Classroom or to Seesaw! When the whole grid is completed, our reading […]
Tag Rugby
Tag Rugby Today, all of the children in Years 4,5 and 6 were involved in a tag rugby tournament organised by our very own Rugby Rob at Bromyard Rugby Club! The sun was shining and everyone had the best day! All three teams displayed outstanding sportsmanship and resilience. It was particularly nail-biting and exciting when […]
Bikeability
Bikeability Well done to our Year 6s who achieved L3 certificates in Bikeability. The training develops skills for cycling on single-lane roads with simple junctions and moderate traffic, and includes the core functions for safe and responsible cycling. The children were assessed by an instructor and were all notably fantastic!
