School

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL
We have been involved in a number of sporting events over the last month and were very pleased to have
come second in the Small Schools Swimming Gala. We were beaten by just one point!
Our tag rugby team also played really well at the recent Tag Rugby Tournament. Congratulations to all.
Currently our Year 3/4 children are receiving weekly tennis coaching sessions.
Thank you to everyone who collected and sent in vouchers recently and brought items for our Ragtex
collection. Your help really does aid our funds and this time Ragtex raised a fabulous £201. Your help is
much appreciated.
We have just completed a den building area in our woodland walk and are looking forward to the warmer
weather so that the children can make good use of our lovely grounds. Pond dipping is underway in a few
classrooms and the gardening club are busy planting. Even the chickens are happier and seem to be laying
more eggs now that Spring is finally here.
The Year 5/6 children enjoyed a visit to an Anglo Saxon Farm in West Stowe last week. Max Faulkner
wrote a report on their visit.
On Thursday 18th April we went on an exciting trip to West Stow Anglo Saxon Village. We went
on this trip because we have been learning about farming.
Year 5 and 6 had to be at school for 8 am for it was a two hour journey to West Stow. I
was partnered with Molly Whitehead, there and back we played fun games with everybody. When
we first got there we went into the museum, it was amazing how many things they found. It was
so interesting touching and seeing all of the old and worn out artefacts they had preserved. I never
realized how many things the Anglo Saxons invented.
Soon after we looked at all the museum we had our lunch out on the picnic benches. After
everyone had finished lunch we went on the lovely park still on the site. It was such an
imaginative park it had great slides, climbing walls and swings but I found sand in weird places.
Next we went to the educational centre to learn a bit more about the village. I learnt that two huts
burnt down in Anglo Saxon times. Later on we went to see the huts. They were all very interesting
and different from each other because the historians had experimented with which hut would be
most likely to be built in those times. We went into every hut and looked at them, apart from one
which was so old we could only peer in it.
The whole day was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot, it was factual yet fun. I would recommend
West Stow Anglo Saxon Village to all ages.
by Max Faulkner
Year 3/4 children have been looking at the work of the Church as part of their RE lessons and enjoyed a
visit to St Nicholas church recently where Rev. Jane Kennedy met them and kindly answered their very
searching questions. We hope to display some of their work in the Church.
We are very pleased that we are now able to offer a chess club at lunchtimes run by the Leicestershire
Chess Academy.
Our annual May Fayre is on Saturday 11th May 2-4pm please do come down to the school to join us.
As always if you would like a place for your child at South Kilworth CE Primary School please do
contact us. We would be delighted to show you around and answer any questions you may have.
Telephone 01858 575307 or email office18@southkilworth.leics.sch.uk to make an appointment.
Angela Dewes Headteacher

MAY FAYRE RAFFLE TICKETS
South Kilworth Primary School will be selling raffle tickets in advance of their May Fayre on May 11th,
due to excellent and kind donations they have received from companies around Lutterworth and South
Kilworth.
If you would like to buy raffle tickets before May 11th, please come to the school office at your
convenience. They will cost £1.00 per strip and all proceeds will go to school funds.
Some of the prizes include:
£165.00 worth of photo shoot vouchers from John Jenkins Photography
£50.00 Clothes voucher from Boden
£25.00 Meat Voucher from Morris’ Butchers
£20.00 Voucher for Robinsons Jeweller
Supermarket vouchers
Food Hampers
Family tour of Leicester City Football Club
Restaurant Vouchers
Beauty Treatment Vouchers
And many more……………………….