Colston Bassett School

26 degrees and Friday fun - Kat has completed her PE sessions with an epic cool down!

Today we held an Easter Bonnet Parade at school, where the children showcased their creativity by designing their own Easter bonnets at home. We saw some fabulous entries and congratulations to the winning children for their impressive designs! We also held our inaugural Easter Service at St. John the Divine Church. The children performed a delightful selection of Easter songs and readings, and they performed beautifully 👏

Have a wonderful Easter break! 🐰🐣💐🥚

What a wonderful week we have all had! Our annual topic week has once again been a success, and this year’s focus on America brought an array of engaging activities that enriched the children's learning experiences. Throughout the week, the children participated in several exciting events including cheerleading, American sports and crafts, themed lunches, Brazilian Samba dancing with BeatFeet Ltd and a Wild West dressing-up day.

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to everybody who has organised, taken part in and contributed to this exciting week. We are already looking forward to planning our topic week for next year! 🇺🇸👏

The children have been participating in archery in their recent PE lessons. They have really enjoyed the activity, showcasing enthusiasm and developing their skills over the past few sessions. Engaging in archery not only encourages physical fitness but also enhances focus and discipline among the children. It has been rewarding to see their progress and enjoyment 👏🏹

We celebrated World Book Day with a fun dressing-up day as always! Everybody came dressed as their favourite character from a book and there were some wonderful costumes! The children participated in a variety of activities linked to books and they also shared their favourite books with their peers. Congratulations to the children who won the prizes for the best costume in their class! 📚🌎📖

In Art this half term, Class 1 have been focusing on the arctic and have spent time using different mediums. We started with using clay to create polar bears, and then spent 3-4 lessons creating the Polar bear's environment - i.e. The North Pole. The children used newspaper and papier mache to create the land/icebergs, and then painted the scene (white and blue) to show how cold it was in the North Pole where the Polar bear lives. Our last task was to add clouds (using cotton wool to create a fluffy sky) and then glue our polar bears into their new homes. The children absolutely loved creating their scenes and it's contributed to a wider understanding of how our natural environments change at the poles! 🐻‍❄️🧊

We had a fantastic time holding our Language Day today! It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to immerse themselves in different cultures. The children thoroughly enjoyed choosing a country and coming to school dressed in non-uniform reflecting the colours of their chosen nation's flag. They also participated in many different activities including food tasting from different cuisines, playing French and Spanish games, and practising saying phrases in their chosen country's language.

Learning a language has proved to be beneficial to children as it boosts problem-solving, critical-thinking and listening skills, in addition to improving memory, concentration and the ability to multi-task. The children have had a fun and educational day 🇪🇸🇹🇷🇫🇷

What a lovely last week of term we have had! The children have thoroughly enjoyed a week filled with Christmas fun. Activities included making Christmas cards, creating many Christmas crafts, and writing letters to Santa, to which they have all received responses confirming their place on his Good list! We concluded the term today with a party lunch and a school disco 🪩

Merry Christmas everybody! See you all in 2026 😊🎄🎅

It never fully feels like Christmas until our annual Carol Concert! The children performed a range of traditional carols and readings beautifully to a packed congregation tonight in St John the Divine Church, Colston Bassett. We are very proud of them all 😊🎄🎶

The children had a fantastic time performing our Nativity play this afternoon. The play, ‘The True Meaning of Christmas', was a traditional telling of the Nativity story designed to capture the essence of this beloved season. The children looked amazing in their fabulous costumes, and they all sang beautifully. A big well done to everyone involved for such a wonderful production! It was lovely to see so many parents and grandparents enjoying the show and we hope to see everyone at our Carol Concert in Colston Bassett Church later this week on Wednesday 10th December 🪩🎭👏

This half term Class 2 have been focusing on 'Magical Mapping' in Geography. As part of this topic, the children have been drawing their own maps of Colston Bassett village. Today they put their mapping skills to the test with a practical outing - a walk around the village to verify the accuracy of their drawings. They successfully navigated their way to the cheese factory and back to school. It was a thoroughly enjoyable and educational activity for all the children 🌍👏