Walkeringham Primary School

Last week, our Nursery and Reception children had great fun making bird fat balls! 🐦‍⬛

They carefully added them to bird feeders and hung them in the tree by our Mud Kitchen. The children are excited to see which birds come to visit and enjoy their tasty treats!

We hope our feathered friends enjoy them! 🐦🌳

🌱🔬 Year 1 and Year 2 have been busy scientists!

In Science, the children have been exploring what plants need to grow by carrying out their own investigations. They changed different variables in their experiments to find out whether plants could survive with and without certain things, such as light. The children made predictions, observed changes, and recorded their findings like real scientists.

They also spent some time outdoors caring for our school plants. The children were delighted to harvest over 40 strawberries, which they enjoyed sharing with their friends at break time. 🍓😊

A fantastic afternoon of learning, investigating, and enjoying the fruits of our hard work!

What a fantastic effort from our amazing Year 1 pupils! 👏🌟

This week they completed their Phonics Screening Check, reading 40 words made up of a mixture of real words and alien words. 👽📚

We are incredibly proud of the hard work, determination and enthusiasm they have shown throughout the year. Well done, Year 1! You are superstars! ⭐💙

🌟 Our amazing caretaker, Mr Goodwin, has been busy working his magic once again! 🎨🛠️

He has given our EYFS mud kitchen a fantastic makeover with a fresh coat of paint and has carefully moved it to a lovely shaded spot, ready for lots of outdoor fun. 🌳🍃

The children can't wait to get stuck in with their mud pies, magical potions, and imaginative creations in its new home!

A huge thank you to Mr Goodwin for all his hard work and dedication in making our outdoor spaces so special for our children. 💚👏

Sycamore Class have been exploring the exciting world of silent movies by creating their own backing music using Virtual Piano apps. 🎹🎬
The pupils demonstrated fantastic creativity as they experimented with different sounds, rhythms and moods to enhance the action on screen. They also worked with great maturity, listening carefully to one another’s ideas, collaborating effectively and making thoughtful choices about how music can influence an audience’s experience.
We are incredibly proud of the focus, imagination and teamwork they showed throughout this project. Well done, Sycamore Class!

🎟️ A huge thank you! 🎟️

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has generously donated prizes for our Summer Fayre raffle. Your support helps make our events a success and raises valuable funds for the school.

Don't forget, the raffle will be drawn at our Summer Fayre on Thursday 18th June from 3:30pm–5:30pm on the school field. We can't wait to see who the lucky winners will be!

There’s still time to buy tickets. If you'd like more raffle tickets, please speak to a member of the PTA.

Good luck, and we look forward to seeing you at the Summer Fayre! ☀️🎉

🍓🧁 Calling All Star Bakers!🧁🍓

Do you have a signature bake that always impresses? Now’s your chance to show it off! Whether it’s a show-stopping cake, perfect biscuits, scrumptious traybake, or family favourite recipe, we’d love to see what you can create.

🏆 Judged by volunteers from the Gringley On The Hill Women’s Institute
🎉 All entries will be sold at the Walkeringham Primary School Summer Fayre
🎁 Prizes to be won!

📧 To enter, email: [email protected] to reserve your spot.

📅 Entries must be delivered to school by 2:00pm on Thursday 18th June 2026
⏰ Judging begins at 2:30pm

Get baking, get creative, and help support our school community. We can't wait to see (and taste!) your amazing creations! 🍰🍪🍩

🍓🍓 Strawberry Harvest! 🍓🍓

The children in Willow Class were excited to discover that some of our strawberries were ready to harvest! 🌱✨

Nursery and Reception carefully picked the ripe strawberries, washed them, and then stripped off the green tops. 🍓💦 The children loved being involved in every step and were very proud of their hard work.

Best of all, they got to taste them and they were absolutely delicious! 😋❤️

What a wonderful way to learn about growing our own food and enjoying healthy treats from our garden. 🌿🌞

🌳🍃 Whole School Trip to Austerfield Study Centre 🍃🌳

What a fantastic day our children had on their whole school trip to Austerfield Study Centre! 🌿☀️

🐻 Willow Class enjoyed a day inspired by one of their favourite stories, We're Going on a Bear Hunt. They went on their own bear hunt through the woods 🐾, built a home for the bear 🏡🍂, searched for natural objects on a nature walk 🌱🔍, and created beautiful natural pictures 🎨🌼. They even took part in a fun snowball fight in the woods ❄️!

🌊 Sycamore Class explored rivers and plants in the local environment. They worked together to create a river and label its key features 🗺️💧, investigated different plants in the area 🌿🌻, and took part in a plant hunt to identify a variety of species. They also enjoyed a fun game to test their knowledge and show everything they had learned! 🎯👏

We are incredibly proud of all our children, they were wonderfully behaved throughout the day and represented our school brilliantly. ⭐😊

A fantastic day of outdoor learning, exploration, and fun for everyone! 🌳🌞💚

🌊💙 Water Safety at School! 💙🌊
This morning, we’ve been learning all about water safety and how to stay safe around water. 🚣‍♂️🌊

A huge thank you to Geoff from the RNLI for visiting our school and delivering engaging sessions to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. 👏🚑 The children learned about the dangers of water, how to stay safe, and took part in practical activities using lifesaving equipment. 🛟✨

Meanwhile, our Nursery and Reception children enjoyed practising important water safety skills by learning how to float like a starfish ⭐ and how to keep their nose and mouth safe in the water. 💦😊

It was a fun and educational morning, helping all our children gain valuable knowledge and confidence around water. Thank you again, Geoff and the RNLI! 🛟💙🌊