Drayton Community Primary School

🏫✨ Ever wondered what happens on an INSET Day? Here's a little sneak peek behind the scenes... 👀
While the school may have been quieter without our wonderful children, it was certainly a busy day for staff! 📚✏️
📝 Some staff worked remotely on end-of-year reports and planning for the exciting weeks ahead. 🏫 Others came into school to prepare classrooms, organise resources and make sure everything is ready for another fantastic term. ⛑️ Several members of staff also began the first day of their 12-hour Paediatric First Aid training, helping to ensure we continue to provide the safest possible environment for all our children.
Professional development is a vital part of school life. 📖🌟 Training days give staff the opportunity to develop their skills, stay up to date with the latest educational research, refresh key knowledge and explore best practice so that we can continue to provide the highest quality learning experiences for every child.
And, of course... there may have been a little time for some fun, laughter and even a dog walk or two! 🐶🚶‍♀️😂
INSET days are all about learning, collaboration, reflection and preparation. Every training session, report written and classroom organised helps us to be the very best we can be for our children and families. ❤️

🌿🦋 Calling all nature enthusiasts, mini explorers and current (or aspiring!) Wild Warriors! 🦋🌿

🌿 Get Ready to Go Wild! 🌿

Are you ready to connect with nature this June?

We are celebrating , The Wildlife Trusts' annual challenge to try one 'wild' thing in nature each day in June! Our very own Outdoor Learning Specialist, Dan, will be sharing a 'wild' fact, top tip or idea daily.

Whether you're a family of explorers, a teacher looking for outdoor inspiration, or just curious about the wonders of nature, Dan's wild tips will spark your curiosity! From mini-beasts in your garden to spotting shapes in clouds or exploring a local wild space, have fun and get closer to nature.

Get involved!
🐾 Spot wildlife on our woodland trails with an Explorer Backpack – Family Days every Saturday!
🐛 Learn about camouflage and animal senses at our next Nature Club (27 June, ages 5-9)
🐸 Share your own ideas or observations with us here on our daily posts!
🐌 Sign up for 30 Days Wild and do your own wild thing every day or at your own pace (link in comments)

Look out for tomorrow's first top tip for Dan's 'Wild 30'!

🎾🌟 Game, Set... Match for Team Drayton! 🌟🎾
At the end of Term 5, a fantastic group of our Year 5 tennis stars headed to The White Horse Leisure Centre to compete against local schools in a tennis tournament. 🎾💪
Placed in the D League, our team served up determination, rallied brilliantly and never stopped trying! While we didn't make it onto the leaderboard this time, we certainly scored an ace when it came to sportsmanship, enthusiasm and teamwork. 🌟👏
We are incredibly proud of the way our children represented our school values throughout the day—showing respect, resilience and positivity both on and off the court. ❤️💙
A huge thank you to the organisers, school staff and volunteers who helped make the event possible. Your support is always a grand slam 🎾

🦖🌋 DINOSAUR DAY – 1ST JUNE! 🌋🦕
Today is dinosaur day, a global celebration of palaentology and prehistoric natural history.
Did you know that some dinosaurs were as small as a chicken, while others were longer than a school bus? 🤯🚌 And even more amazingly... birds are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs! 🐦🦖
To celebrate Dinosaur Day, why not turn your home into a prehistoric playground with some dino-tastic activities suitable for children from Nursery right through to Year 6? 🎉
🦕 Dinosaur Shadow Hunt Use a torch and toy dinosaurs (or make dinosaur shapes with cardboard) to create giant shadows on the wall. Can you guess which dinosaur it is? 🔦
🦴 Fossil Making Press leaves, shells, toy dinosaurs or even your hand into playdough or salt dough to create your own fossils. Future archaeologists at work! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬
🌿 Dino Habitat Challenge Create a dinosaur habitat using cushions, blankets, sticks, leaves, boxes or LEGO. Would your dinosaur live in a jungle, desert or swamp? 🏞️
📏 How Big Was It? Use string, chalk or measuring tape to mark out the length of different dinosaurs in your garden, home or local park. You might be surprised how enormous they were! 📐
🎨 Nature Dinosaur Art Collect leaves, twigs, petals and stones to create a dinosaur picture. What prehistoric creature will you design? 🍃🌼
🥚 Dinosaur Egg Rescue Freeze small toys inside ice cubes or containers and challenge children to rescue them using warm water, spoons and patience! ❄️🦕
🎭 Dino Dance-Off How would a T-Rex dance? Can you stomp like a Stegosaurus or glide like a Pteranodon? Put on your favourite music and get moving! 🎶🦖
📚 Create a Dino Fact File Older children could research their favourite dinosaur and create a fact file, poster or mini presentation to share with family and friends. 📝
⭐ Dinosaur Fact of the Day: The mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex had teeth that could grow up to 30cm long—about the size of a ruler! 😲🦷
We'd love to see your prehistoric adventures! Share your photos, artwork and creations with us and let's make this Dinosaur Day ROAR-some! 🦖🦕

🍅🌱 Calling all green-fingered gardeners! 🌱🍅
Our wonderful Gardening Club is on the lookout for some tomato plants for the children to grow and care for this term! 🌞🪴
If you are able to donate any tomato plants, seedlings or spare plants from your greenhouse or garden, we would be incredibly grateful 💚
Please let us know if you could help or bring any donations to the school office when term starts again on Tuesday 🏫🍅
Thank you!