Sarah Bagnall, Author at Iron Acton

23rd November 2017Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

Miracles with Father Malcolm

Father Malcolm came into Eagles class and taught the children all about miracles. The children had an opportunity to explore Bible stories and uncover hidden messages.

6th November 2017Eagles, Newsby Sarah Bagnall

Eagles class make Tudor textiles

Today Eagles class were visited by Yate Heritage Centre and learnt how to weave to create textiles as the Tudors did. We also discovered what it was like to be at school in Tudor times.

31st October 2017Eagles, Golden Eagles, Newsby Sarah Bagnall

A fantastic hands on science workshop with Jo

31st October 2017Eagles, Golden Eagles, Newsby Sarah Bagnall

Eagles go back in time at Berkeley Castle!

Children in Eagles class had a wonderful trip to Berkeley Castle this week. The children learnt all about living in a castle as a Tudor. We had a guided tour of the castle, took part in a drawbridge building workshop and even got to dress up as Tudors.

18th July 2017Golden Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

Gearing up for Secondary School!

The Year 6’s visited Yate Methodist Church last week to complete their Regenerate sessions along with children from Rangeworthy Primary and North Road Primary School. It was a great opportunity for the children to meet other children who are in the same position of transition and hopefully they made some new friends ready for next September. Thank you to Les and Joy for all their words of advice and work with the school over the year. !

17th July 2017Golden Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

Year 6 conquer Govilon!

Earlier this month, the Year 6’s ventured out to Govilon, South Wales to embark on their Year 6 camp. For three nights and four days, the trepid, young explorers took part in a number of gruelling character-testing activities which included an epic hill walk on Blorenge, swimming, Canoeing 6 miles along the River Usk, ten-pin bowling, Waterfalls and steam diving, caving as well as a trip to Raglan Castle. The children were incredible all weekend, not only by pushing themselves with the activities and overcoming their fears, but were superb in behaviour. There was plenty of laughs, singing, good food, lovely company and we even managed to get Mrs Page soaking wet! Thank you to Mrs Page for being a good sport all weekend, thank you also to all the instructors and cooks for making our weekend truly unforgettable!

14th July 2017Eagles, Golden Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

Pirates ahoy!

The Parish Hall played host to Iron Acton Primary School’s end of year performance of ‘The Pirates of the Curry Bean’ earlier this term. Family and friends, as well as the rest of the school were treated to a excellent rendition of the play from our Year 6’s with support from Year 4’s and 5’s. There were tears, gaffs and plenty of laughs throughout the performance and we hope everyone who came enjoyed the show. The children have thoroughly enjoyed practising the play including songs and dances and we are all immensely proud of their hard work and effort! Thanks to Miss Mallet and Mrs Pilgrim for their much needed help. Thanks also to parents for their support in helping children learning their lines as well as props and costumes. Final thanks to our friends at the Parish Hall for letting us use their hall!

16th June 2017Eagles, Golden Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

Health Week Highlights!

It has been a fantastic Health Week this year and we have really enjoyed the opportunity to sample a wide-range of exciting activities, including: Cycling Proficiency, Frisbee, Tennis and Tae Kwon Do! We have also taken part in daily activities such as ‘Wake and Shake’ to get us going in the mornings and the Daily Mile, where we have all pushed ourselves to go further the following day. We’ve also learnt more about sugar, eating a healthy diet and the importance of hydration. Thank you to all the instructors, teachers and helpers who have helped to organise and run these events – as you can see, we have thoroughly enjoyed taking part and certainly feel a lot fitter from doing so.

16th June 2017Golden Eaglesby Sarah Bagnall

A delicious start to Health Week!

To kick off Health Week this year, we had a tasty look at world foods with thanks to the lovely chefs at The Travelling Kitchen. Together we helped to make a scrumptious Caribbean-style black bean and sweet potato curry as well as Greek filo parcels filled with feta, dill and spinach. The children loved getting stuck in and cooked up a storm in the kitchen so much so there were tears – only through cutting onions mind. At the end of the day we all shared our creations with parents and the rest of the school, which proved to be very popular! IMG_0133

16th June 2017Eagles, Falcons, Kestrelsby Sarah Bagnall

Super Science Week

We were very lucky to have a visit from the Explorer Dome earlier this year to celebrate Science Week! Each class really enjoyed taking part in the fantastic science shows that were based on the topics they have been learning about in class last term. Kestrels enjoyed learning about the environment, Falcons discovered more about forces and Eagles loved learning more about habitats and adaptation. There was plenty of excitement and lively discussions, as well as hands-on experiments and demonstrations during the shows that caused quite a stir as you can see from the pictures below!

Author: Sarah Bagnall