Cleeve Cluster Girls Football Festival

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Two teams of girls from years 5 and 6 represented the school at the local Cleeve Cluster Girls Football Festival. Despite the constant rain the girls played fantastically well and were a real credit to the school. For some of the girls, it was the first time they had represented the school in a competitive festival and they all enjoyed the experience. The highlight was an intra school match between Prestbury A and Prestbury B! (The result was a 0-0 draw!)

Y6 visit to PGL

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Well, what a week it was - from raft building to Giant Swing, Orienteering to Abseiling, we had a go at everything. Our Christian Values of Respect, Love, Perseverance and Responsibility shone through and we all came back with new memories and friendships.

So long, farewell to our fabulous Y6

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We say a fond farewell to an amazing Y6! We wish them every success for the future and hope that they will remember that they will always be part of TEAM Prestbury!

Tennis Team are the best in Gloucestershire! See latest gallery

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On Tuesday 4th July our Y3 and Y4 Tennis Team competed in the Level 3 County Finals at Oxstalls tennis centre in Gloucester. After competing in the first round of three matches, the team qualified for the final to compete for the ultimate prize – the gold cup. After two more tense matches, the team were successful and won the cup to become the overall County champions for Gloucestershire. This was an amazing achievement as this team had previously won the KS1 cup last year so they retained their trophy as Champions!

Sports day fun!

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What an amazing day we had this year. The sun shone and everyone competed in our Annual Sporting Extravaganza. Our Christian value of Perseverance really shone through as we ran, jumped and dressed up . GO TEAM PRESTBURY!!

Trinity Day at Prestbury St Mary's Junior

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On Thursday 8th June, the whole school spent a very busy and creative day learning more about the Holy Trinity as part of our RE curriculum. After learning about God the father, Jesus - God’s son and the Holy Spirit, the children created some fantastic artwork and certainly had a great time doing so. The topic naturally generated lots of very good and interesting questions – many of which were too tricky to answer! We were delighted that two of our governors, Rev. Liz Palin and Mrs Carol Gunn were able to join us for the morning and experience all that was going on. They were very impressed with what deep thinkers your children are! The work will soon be displayed in the hall – do come and take a look.

Y5 have a blast making rocket cars!

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Recently Rolls Royce Bloodhound Ambassadors worked with Y5 children to design and make rocket-fueled cars. The Bloodhound is a supersonic car with an engine made by Rolls Royce, designed not only to go faster than the speed of sound but also to achieve speeds of over 1,000 mph! Although the Y5 rocket cars didn't manage to reach quite this speed, the fasted did travel at 51mph. This was a very exciting day for us all!

Y5/Y6 Tag Rugby Tournament

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Despite the weather being atrocious, children from Years 5 and 6 attended the local Tag Rugby Festival. The children performed admirably and won several of their games, displaying core values of perseverance and respect whilst embodying the spirit of Team Prestbury.

Y4CL visit to Welsh Bicknor

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After weeks (if not months!) of anticipation, Year 4 have taken part in a tremendous three- day residential visit to Welsh Bicknor. Our time was packed from morning to night with fantastic activities and experiences. Much of the learning during the visit supported this term’s Science work about Living Things. We had the chance to explore the forest habitat and search for the wildlife it supports, and then take samples back to base to examine more closely under microscopes. We explored the demands of the local environment further with an adventurous hike and some very popular den building. Back at the Youth Hostel, the team took very good care of us with delicious food and fun activities like bread making. They also led us in a selection of challenges, from a ‘night line’ to a giant marble run, that put tough demands on our teamwork and communication. (For some, though, the biggest challenge of the week was getting the cover onto their duvet!) We came back, exhausted, muddy and full of wonderful memories of our time away together.

Y4JM visit to Welsh Bicknor

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After weeks (if not months!) of anticipation, Year 4 have taken part in a tremendous three- day residential visit to Welsh Bicknor. Our time was packed from morning to night with fantastic activities and experiences. Much of the learning during the visit supported this term’s Science work about Living Things. We had the chance to explore the forest habitat and search for the wildlife it supports, and then take samples back to base. We explored the demands of the local environment further with an adventurous hike and some very popular den building. Back at the Youth Hostel, the team took very good care of us with delicious food and fun activities like bread making. They also led us in a selection of challenges, from a ‘night line’ to a giant marble run, that put tough demands on our teamwork and communication. (For some, though, the biggest challenge of the week was getting the cover onto their duvet!) We came back, exhausted, muddy and full of wonderful memories of our time away together.

Prestbury celebrates World Book Day in style!

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From the Mad Hatter to Where's Wally, the children demonstrated their love of books by dressing up in their favourite book character. In the afternoon the Infant and Junior children enjoyed reading together - what a great day!

Y5 visit to @Bristol - click here for Gallery

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As part of their Earth and Beyond topic, Y5 were lucky enough to go and visit the @Bristol science museum. They took part in a workshop which demonstrated the relationship between the Earth and the Moon, and their place in the solar system, and were awed by a 3D planetarium show which visited our nearest planetary neighbours. As well as this, the children were able to explore the fascinating exhibits on offer in the museum.

Prestbury goes back in time...

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History day was amazing! From Egyptians to Victorians, we all dressed up and imagined what it would be like to live in times gone by.

Poetry Celebrations!

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The whole school enjoyed celebrating poetry in the first two weeks of the new term. Everyone learnt a poem and some pupils presented their poem to school and parents. We all really enjoyed putting poetry first!

Y3 Christmas Production is a great success

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Year Three have been working really hard on their Christmas Production, ‘Five Gold Rings'. The children take the audience on a journey to find the true meaning of Christmas through the famous Christmas song. They go on to tell the audience the story of the missing rings through comedy, wonderful acting and uplifting music and song. Congratulations Year Three on a captivating, heart-warming production.

The Life Bus visits school.

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Prestbury St Mary’s were very pleased to welcome back the Life Education mobile classroom. The specially trained teachers help children keep themselves healthy and safe, which is central to PSHE education and children's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. The children learnt about the following key issues: Y3 – Meet the brain – Learning about different parts of the body, particularly the brain and its functions. Y4 - It’s great to be me – Ability to share and show compassion when in different situations. Y5 – Drug awareness. Friendship and coping with peer pressure. Y6 – Making responsible decisions with regard to drinking, smoking and drugs.

Prestbury win Cross Country event!

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On Wednesday 16th November, children from Prestbury St Mary’s Junior School took part in the Cleeve Cross Country Festival. The girls in the hoop race won their event and overall the school came in first place ahead of Grangefield and Bishops Cleeve. After a fun packed afternoon, the children brought the cup back to school.

Y4 visit Chedworth Roman Villa

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Our visit to Chedworth Roman Villa was divided into three fascinating parts. The excellent staff gave us a guided tour of the remains and helped us imagine our way back 2,000 years to when Chedworth was a busy, wealthy Roman residence. In the education centre, we became archaeologists, examining and sorting genuine Roman artefacts from the site - we even touched the fingerprints left in an ancient tile by a naughty Roman child! There was hard work, too, as we were temporarily ‘enslaved’ and taught to produce medicine bags for our Roman owners. It was amazing to find out about the Roman history of our own local area.

Prestbury interschool 24 Maths Challenge

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Every class had the opportunity to participate in the Prestbury 24 Maths Challenge. One pupil from each house then went through to compete in the Interschool tournaments. All houses were amazing with their quick thinking and their problem-solving skills. The winning houses were Cedar in the Y3&Y4 tournament and Willow in the Y5&Y6 tournament. The overall house with the most points and therefore the champion, was Willow!

Y6 visit to Chepstow Castle

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We really enjoyed our visit to Chepstow Castle. As part of our history topic, we studied how to defend and attack a castle, why William 1st built Chepstow Castle and what it was like to live in a castle on a daily basis.

Prestbury runs the Cheltenham Half Marathon!

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We did it! The Infants and Juniors completed their half marathon in athletic style. It was an exciting morning as we all gathered at the Racecourse to complete the last mile of the marathon....and everyone finished! A big thanks to the pupils, parents and teachers who all turned up to take part, organise and support.

Inspirational Maths Week!

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All classes took part in our Inspirational Maths Week. From bridge building to ipad QR maths hunts, there was something for everyone. Thanks to Mrs Follis from Stemworks who organised the maths workshops and a big thank you to all the parents who joined us on Friday afternoon to celebrate maths in school.