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Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the children’s Bring & Buy Sale today!

We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our school community, through donations of items to sell, baking cakes and of course buying things too. We raised a fantastic £355.06 which will be donated through the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee).

We are so proud of how our Young Worship group were galvanised into action to support the people of Nepal following the earthquake and how the rest of the school supported their efforts; it is particularly appropriate as this half term’s value is compassion. You can find out more about the appeal by visiting www.dec.org.uk/appeals/nepal-earthquake-appeal

There are some photographs in the gallery of today's sale. We still have some 'stock' left over and this will be sold at the Class 2 Cake Day on Friday; items will cost 10p, 20p or 50p.

A HUGE well done to William in Y6 who has won first prize in a GSK Science Competition: The Dr Frank Ellis Schools Award. He came first out of 125 entries and has won £100 of Science equipment for our school. We are really proud of him!

Take a look at his fantastic winning entry:

A reminder that this coming Wednesday (22nd April) is a non uniform day, in exchange for children bringing in a filled tombola cup for the Hitchin Schools Fair in the Square (no jeans please). Cups were sent out before the holidays, but if you have misplaced yours, extras are available at St Ippolyts Village Stores.

The Fair in the Square takes place on Saturday 25th April, 10am - 2pm in Hitchin Market Square. Do pop along if you can!

A fabulous time was had by all at the end of term PTA Easter Disco with 'Kool Kids' on Friday. There was a lot of energetic dancing, competitions, crazy hair, nail painting, tattoos and of course the popular tuck shop!

A big, big thank you to Mrs Laws Randall for organising yet another fantastic disco for the children and to all the other willing helpers who made it such a success. Remember to put the date of the summer disco in your diaries so you don't miss out on the fun ~ Friday 19th June.

There are some photographs in the gallery, do take a look at what a great night it was!

Our ten chicks came out to play for the first time today and the children have had a lovely time learning how to hold them safely and watching them run around. Some of the chicks have very loud voices too! There are a selection of photographs in the gallery for you to see.

If any parents and pre-schoolers would like to come in and see the chicks, after school on Thursday would be a good time.

All of our eggs are now hatched and we have ten fluffy chicks running about in the brooder box. They will often be seen huddled under the light bulb which is the warmest spot.  There are some photographs in the gallery and the chick cam will continue to be online.

Over the next few days the chicks will begin eating and growing lots and hopefully next week we will be able to handle them.

As part of our Science Week we once again have the Living Eggs project in school. Today has been very exciting as several of our eggs have hatched. The chicks don't need any food or water initially as they have all their nutrients from the yolk they absorbed before hatching, but later in the week they will be moved into the brooder box when they will be able to run around and have chick feed to eat and water to drink.

Next week when the chicks are a bit bigger, parents will be able to come in to see them and bring any younger siblings; we will text to let you know when it is a good time to come. 

There are some photographs in the gallery and remember you can also view the live 'Chick Cam' 24 hours a day. You can also find out more by visiting www.livingeggs.co.uk 

Thank you to the PTA who have once again funded this fantastic project!

What a fantastic time we are having - investigating, experimenting and discovering, all as part of our Science Week.

Yesterday started with an amazing assembly led by Vicky from 'Mad Science' (www.madscience.org) and since then all the children have been on a journey of discovery through all manner of science investigations and challenges. There are too many to list so take a look at the photos in the gallery to see what we have been up to!

Thank you to all the parents who came along to help us, in particular Mr Box and Mr Foster who led some of our fantastic workshops today.

A big thank you also to the PTA for funding our Mad Science visit and to Mrs Hoar for planning and organising the activities - it's been wonderful and the children have learned so much! We definitely have some future scientists in our midst!

Thank you for all your support of our Red Nose Day fun today! The children looked FABULOUS in their outfits and we raised £170 for Comic Relief. There are some photos in the gallery.

We have had a fabulous day in school today with a visit from 'Owl Time'. We learned lots of interesting facts about owls and had a flying display in the hall, with several children having the chance to have the owls land on their hands!

Every child had a photograph taken with a Barn Owl sitting on their shoulder and these will be available to purchase fom the school office next week; we will send a text to let you know when they arrive. 

In the meantime, there are some photographs in the gallery and you could also visit www.owltime.co.uk to find out more.

We had a fabulous time for World Book Day this week with everyone dressing up as book characters and enjoying the fancy dress parade. There were some AMAZING costumes, well done everyone!

The photographs are now in the gallery do take a look!

Chinese Arts Days 2015

We have had a FANTASTIC two days in school this week for our annual arts days, this year on the theme of China. The children have taken part in so many different activities and have produced some beautiful work whilst learning all about the history, culture and traditions of this amazing country.

A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered to help – your extra pairs of hands are invaluable to us. Thank you also to the staff for their ideas and enthusiasm, without which there would be no arts days at all; their creativity never ceases to amaze!

We would also like to extend an especially big thank you to the PTA for funding the dragon/lion dancing and martial arts workshops which have been a big hit and thoroughly enjoyed by the children. To read more about these workshops visit www.nama.co.uk

Our Arts Days have also been greatly enhanced by the beautiful Chinese artefacts loaned to us from various families; thank you so much, they have really helped to bring the children’s learning to life.

The children's work will now be put on display for you all to see at the forthcoming Open Session on Monday 2nd February, do try and get along to see it!

There are some photographs of the arts days in the photo gallery.

Thank you so much to the wonderful PTA who funded the 'Kool Kids' Disco to come for this year's Christmas parties. The children had a fantastic afternoon with lots of dancing and games - and even a snow machine!

Thank you to parents for providing the wonderful party food contributions too - a fantastic way to round off a busy term.

There are pictures of the children putting their dancing shoes to the test in the gallery!

Our Carol Service this afternoon was beautiful. Thank you to all the parents and families who came along to join with us for this very special part of Christmas.

Class 2 acted out the Nativity brilliantly and the Young Worship group told the story of the first Christmas through Biblical readings. All the other classes sang and recited poems to create a really special act of worship. This year's service even had a European flavour, with Silent Night sung in German and Away in a Manger in French!

Well done children!

There are some photographs in the gallery of our rehearsal on Monday.

What an amazing afternoon! Class 1 gave a wonderful peformance of 'The Sleepy Shepherd' today to a hall packed full of parents and families, a wonderful start to Christmas!

The children may be small but they had huge voices up on the big stage and looked fantastic in their costumes. They had a lot of songs to learn too and we could hear every word. We are so proud of them all and know that parents and families must be too, there are definitely some stars in the making in Class 1!

Thank you to everyone who came along to watch their performance and we hope you enjoyed it.

Thank you especially to all the adults who work in Class 1, but especially to the lovely Miss Ingle who has worked so hard to ensure that the children could feel prepared and confident up on stage.

There are some photographs in the gallery, taken when Class 1 did their dress rehearsal yesterday for the rest of school and visitors from Wymondley and Sloe Hill Nursing Homes.

Well done Class 1!

This is a quick reminder for all those in choir taking part in tomorrow's Fair in the Square.

Please can the children arrive at the market square for 11:20 where I will be waiting. There should be a little stage so make your way there. The children have been asked to wear school uniform (skirts for girls) and can bring along a Christmas accessory such as a hat, festive hair decorations or tinsel.

Thank you to all for working so hard and giving up time to rehearse. See you all tomorrow bringing your wonderful voices!

 Mrs Stewart

The children had a lovely time this afternoon when we visited the Crib Festival in Church. It was amazing to see all the different kinds of nativity sets on display. There are some photos of our visit in the gallery.

Do try and go along to see the Crib Festival for yourself this weekend!

This year's Remembrance Day worship was extra special to mark the first world war centenary. We started by gathering in the hall and sharing in a short Collective Worship led by the children in our Young Worship group; we were glad that so many parents could come along.

Then we led over to Church with Revd Ann to join with members of the local community for a ceremony at the war memorial. Each class had made and laid a poppy wreath at the war memorial.

To end, the school choir sang a beautiful song called 'We Will Remember Them', a piece that had been written by musician Will Todd especially for the Hertfordshire Music Gala at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this year. We have a video of the choir singing the song in the hall which we will put on the website soon so keep an eye out.

There are some photographs in the gallery for you  to see.

Today the choir took part in the Diocesan Harvest Festival at St Albans Abbey along with lots of other Church Schools from across the Diocese. It was a lovely, vibrant service with lots of singing, drama and readings, led by the Bishop of Bedford. Well done to Lily and Edward who helped the Bishop during the service (ask them about the jelly babies!).

As ever, the choir behaved impeccably and were a credit to St Ippolyts school, we are always so proud of them!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Harvest Festival by generously donating food items, contributing to the collection for the Bishop of St Albans Harvest Appeal and joining us in Church for our service of thanksgiving. The children did a wonderful job of leading the service with readings, poems, singing and showing their art work. 

Our Young Worship group displayed the food donations beautifully around the Church and today used some of them to make Harvest Baskets for members of the local community.

The non perishable items have been split between the Hitchin Food Bank and the Hitchin Sanctuary for the homeless. To read more about this year's Bishop's Appeal visit http://www.stalbans.anglican.org/faith/bishop-s-annual-harvest-appeal/