The children at both Norwell and St Matthews had an enjoyable day bringing their topic to life! They joined in with geography based activities such as orienteering and map reading, as well as role-play and crafts all based around the
Chinese New Year at Brackenhurst 2020
The children had a fantastic day at Brackenhurst!They started the morning off with crafts where we made Chinese lanterns, rat masks, money wallets, Chinese dragons and China plates. We then learned about the story of the Zodiac race and went
Nativity Trip – EYFS and KS1
The children across the Federation had an enjoyable day at Perlethorpe in the lead up to Christmas! They re-enacted the journey Mary and Joseph took to Bethlehem and had the opportunity to role-play events and dress up as different characters.
Fire, Fire Day! EYFS and KS1
The children from both schools had a fantastic day as part of their ‘Fire, Fire’ topic. Tuxford Fire Brigade came to talk about fire safety. The children got to meet the Fire Fighters and asked lots of questions. Later in
RHS Chatsworth Flower Show!
The children had an amazing day at Chatworth Flower Show! The Garden Design Club entered the Chatsworth Schools Competition and created a ‘Wizard of Oz’ themed recycled planter, it looked magical! Well done to the club for such a fantastic
Medieval Day 2019
The EYFS/KS1 children from Norwell and St Matthews had a fantastic day! They built castles, designed coats of arms, rode horses, competed in jousting and the Year 1s and 2s tried archery! Everyone’s costumes were brilliant and thank you to
Gymnastics Festival!
The children had a fantastic time at the Gymnastics Festival today! During the morning they had the opportunity to explore lots of different equipment. The children tried new things that they had not tried before….they were all very brave!
World Book Day At St. Matthews
What a fabulous World Book Day we had at St Matthews School! Thanks to everyone for making it such a special day. Everyone looked great, dressed up as their favourite characters.. Congratulations to Faye and Dylan for winning first prize
KS1 and EYFS Maths Café!
The children were very pleased to share their maths skills with parents during the Café! It gave the parents the chance to look at just how hard the children have been working using the new maths scheme – Power Maths!
Transport Museum
Key Stage 2 children enjoyed their inspiring visit to Coventry Transport Museum. Together, pupils from Norwell and St Matthews investigated forces and designed their own cars and explored the museum where, they saw cars old and new as well as cars of