Our Reception class went to Hector’s house this morning, which just happens to have the River Gade running through its garden. Being very brave they went into the water to see what they could find. Looking under stones is a...
Monthly Archives: June 2018
FoLP Bollywood Ball
The FoLP Bollywood Ball took place last Saturday. It was a sell out event. Based on the theme “Bollywood”, the marquee looked fantastic and the food was also great. It wasn’t just another “curry night” – some delicious authentic Indian...
Set Athletics
The Set Athletics is one of the most fiercely contested events of the year with pupils of all ages taking part. Each pupil has 5 events to do and their scores go towards the Set total. From the oldest to...
Set Rounders
This week is action packed with 2 Set competitions taking place. Today it was the turn of rounders. In 5 10 minute games played on 3 pitches every Set played every other Set. Competition was fierce and there were several...
Bushcraft
After the rigours of Common Entrance our Year 8 pupils have spent the week at Bushcraft, near Oxford. They’ve been lucky with the weather and have enjoyed doing a range of different activities. They built their own shelter to sleep...
Year 2 visit The National Space Centre
On Tuesday 12th June, Year 2 soared into Space as they travelled to the National Space Centre in Leicester. They discovered the first space explorers, real life rockets and took a trip through the solar system. The highlight of the...
Cricket v St Martins
Cricket is one of those sports that you really have to be persistent at – the more you practise the better you get. For some of our pupils this is the first term they’ve played cricket – they’ve got a...
Year 4 Assembly
At Lockers Park we really try to boost our pupils’ self confidence. One of the ways we do this is to get the pupils onto the stage to do an assembly. Today it was the turn of our Year 4’s....
How to make a fire
One of the most useful things that humans have done is to discover how to make and use fires. Our Year 1 and 2s learnt how to make a fire this morning. They put sticks into different piles, depending on...
Art, Design and Technology Exhibition
Our Art, Design and Technology Exhibition is now open. The range of works on show is impressive as is the quality of the pieces. Clay makes a very strong presence this year and I suspect that Grayson Perry is going...