Archive 2022

Snow is like kindness.

It beautifies

everything it covers.

Kahlil Gibran

We all enjoyed a busy Christmas Week at The Queen Anne.  Amidst the glitter, tinsel and other Christmas traditions, the true meaning of Christmas was celebrated throughout the school.

Nativity

The children and staff worked hard to put together a wonderful Nativity. 

Angels, donkeys, sheep, Joseph, Mary, inn keepers, narrators, the Year 3 and Year 4 choir and a very peaceful baby Jesus, all came together to create a magical Nativity.

We were delighted to be able to share the Nativity with a live audience this year. Huge thanks to all the members of staff worked with the children to produce such a lovely retelling of the Nativity.

Joint Worship with Soho Parish Primary School

On Wednesday, Year 2, Year 3 and Reverend Sally held a joint worship with Soho Parish Primary.

It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to share their experiences of Christmas in Windsor and find out about Christmas at school in London.

Year 4 Performance at St George’s Hall

On Monday, the Year 4 children performed a number of Christmas songs in front of the magnificent 20-foot-high Nordmann Fir tree in St George’s Hall.

Parents and visitors to the castle enjoyed the performance. 

It was a lovely opportunity for the children to perform to a large audience and celebrate Christmas through song with the wider community

Father Christmas

On Tuesday, we had a special visitor. Father Christmas came to see the children and brought with him a selection of lovely gifts for each class.

Thanks go to Father Christmas for fitting us in to his busy Christmas schedule and for the thoughtful gifts for each class.

Christmas Lunch

One Wednesday, the whole school enjoyed a wonderful Christmas lunch. Thanks go to the cooks who provided a delicious Christmas lunch today.

We gave thanks, not just for our Christmas lunch, but also for being able to enjoy our delicious school lunches each and every school day.

It was lovely to see the children enjoying their lunch and wearing their Christmas hats and jumpers.

Christmas Service at All Saints Church

On Thursday, the whole school community joined to gather to celebrate Christmas at All Saints Church, Windsor.

Each class performed a song and Reverend Sally led the blessings and prayers.

It was wonderful to gather together in church as a whole school family.

On Tuesday 22nd November, Year 1 and Year 2 had the wonderful opportunity of taking part in a local skipping festival at Trevelyan Middle School.

The children’s behaviour was excellent and they were a credit to the school.

Each child tried their very best and all made progress in such a short amount of time.

It was lovely to see the children take part in group and individual activities, such as long rope run through and skipping relays.

The children had an amazing afternoon and had lots of fun. One child even commented “I am going to ask for a skipping rope for Christmas”.

The children were delighted to receive their participation certificates. We were all very proud of the Year 1 and Year 2 children’s sporting skills and behaviour.

On 11^th November 2022, the whole school gathered around the flagpole to commemorate the national day of Remembrance.

Our Year 4 pupils led service by lowering the flag to half-mast, laying a poppy wreath and leading prayers and reflections.

Each child planted a small poppy on a cross around the flagpole.

All staff and children held a one-minute silent reflection at 11 a.m. and the Last Post was played.

The children gave thanks to all people, past and present, who help to keep us safe.

It was a very moving service and the children showed their respect throughout the service by standing in silence and participating in the prayers and reflections.

Mrs Bhogal led an Online Safety assembly on Tuesday 1^st November 2022. She reminded the children of our internet safety rules (see image).

The children had the opportunity to talk about their online experiences and enjoyed discussing the different social media sites that they use. We have reminded the children that they should be aged 13 and over to have their own social media account.

Mrs Bhogal will be conducting Safer Internet Day in February where the whole school will partake in different activities highlighting the importance of Internet Safety.

This year Diwali and Bandi Chorr Divas was celebrated across the world on Monday 24^th October 2022.

On Thursday 20^th October, Mrs Bhogal led an assembly all about this festival. She spoke about the different religions that celebrate Diwali. Bandi Chorr Divas is the Sikh festival, which falls on the same day as Diwali.

The children were very interested to find out how it is celebrated and some of our Hindu and Sikh children were able to share what they do.

Lots of Diwali activities took place in school, including making clay divas (see photograph).

LITTER PICKERS

Inspired by the Nature Club talk in Collective Worship this morning, a group of 10 children, including the Nature Club team, decided to spend their playtime litter picking around the school groups. They were soon busy at working as a team with the litter-pickers.

Look at just how much litter was collected in a short space of time.

The team told me that they think that some of the litter may have been blown into the school grounds over the fence and some may be from outdoor packed lunches.

The team plan to keep an eye out for litter and ask the outdoor packed lunch people to make sure that their litter either goes in a bin or back into their lunch box to take home. Thank you to all of the litter pickers!

Nature Club

On Friday 30^th September, a group of Year 4 children, who were interested in the environment, decided to create a Nature Club and designed some eye-catching posters in their Golden Time.

They were so passionate about the subject, that Mrs Street asked the children to tell the whole school about their Nature Club in Collective Worship. They asked the children to have a look at their posters, which are displayed around the school, to remind everyone to think about our environment.

LEGO MODEL DESIGNERS

Have you ever been to Legoland and wondered who designs and makes all of the amazing Lego creations?  

Well, that’s exactly what the children at The Queen Anne wondered- so we decided to ask the experts!

On Friday,  we welcomed Giorgio and Oscar from the Lego Design team to The Queen Anne.

The children found out about the whole design process and what’s involved in the construction of the models.

Giorgio and Oscar said that they need to use their listening, thinking, reading, writing, maths and art skills every day. They said that being able to work as part of a team was essential as they often work on projects with teams all around the world.

As you can imagine, the children had lots of questions. The children are very excited about the thought of spotting one of models built by Giorgio and Oscar the next time that they visit Legoland.

Huge thanks go to Giorgio and Oscar for giving us a glimpse into the life of a Lego Designer and inspiring us to become designers too!

Dear Parents,

In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen’s passing marks an important event in history and has special significance for the people of Windsor.

Thank you to all parents who were able to stay for our short service on Friday to give thanks for the life of Queen Elizabeth. It marked the start of the national period of mourning and allowed our school family to spend a few moments giving thanks and praying together.

This week, the children have spent some time reflecting on the life of Queen Elizabeth and thinking of the future with King Charles III.

The Queen was firmly of the belief that she had to be seen to be believed and wore brightly coloured clothes and hats to make sure that she stood out of the crowd. In memory of The Queen, each child has planted a colourful spring bulb in the growing bed next to The Quiet Area to represent The Queen’s hats. As each flower unfurls, it will remind us all of Queen Elizabeth.

This week, each class will make their own memorial card which will be placed at Cambridge Gate by a representative from each class. We believe that the cards and messages left at the gate will become part of a national collection of remembrance.

All children are taking part in Radio Berkshire’s special project to honour The Queen. Children across the county have been asked to draw and write any pictures or messages they wish to share with the Royal Family in memory of the Queen.  These messages and pictures will be drawn on purple hearts which will be collected up and displayed in Windsor next week so that people can appreciate the heartfelt thanks and gratitude of the Berkshire school children.

The school will be closed on Monday 19^th September to enable the whole school community to pay their respects to The Queen.

Kind regards,

Mrs Street