Five year 6 children competed in the Ben Nevis Challenge raising money for F4CADS yesterday. The charity event was organised by The Clare Foundation, which saw five charity teams from across Buckinghamshire compete to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis in 60 minutes. Our team were the youngest challengers, climbing in excess of the [...]
Our residential to Willersley Castle was fun and exhilarating with inclusive activities and scrumptious meals. We were stationed in the Mews (which was outside the actual castle), on the first and second floors where we slept and changed for activities. The activities themselves were enjoyable, although aero ball wasn't Molly's favourite! Other sessions included [...]
This week our Junior site pupils performed an amazing drumming concert to proud parents and impressed peers. Our dedicated pupils have worked hard all year during their weekly drumming lessons with their inspirational teacher Phil Heard. The audience clapped and cheered along to classics from Michael Jackson to Nirvana and George Ezra. Thanks to [...]
Congratulations to Alex in our year 6 class who qualified for the National semifinals in the Delancey UK Chess Challenge to be held in at Sandown Racecourse in July. Alex was taught chess by his Dad and now plays weekly at Chinnor Chess club. His favourite move is 'en passant', a little known strategic [...]
Year 6 have had a fantastic two days taking part in a Primary Engineer project from Chiltern Railways. They were visited by an engineer from Chiltern & Cross Country Rail who supported them to design and make their own locomotive. After a day of measuring and sawing, they were ready to start constructing their [...]
We took part in the Spirited arts competition held by NATRE (National Association for the Teachers of Religious Education) with the theme: Where is God? A picture, along with the written commentary, was chosen to represent each class and will be entered into the competition. Congratulations to our chosen artists: a collaborative piece by [...]
Today the infant site has been answering the question, 'Where is God today?' through artwork. First, we experimented with a range of materials to help us decide what we would like to use. Then, we created our design. Once we were happy with our design, and we had chosen what materials we'd like to [...]
Today, Year 4 have had the amazing opportunity to take part in a workshop led by the Garsington Opera Company. Four members of the opera company joined us on the junior site including an opera singer, a composer and a stage director. The children were introduced to The Barber of Seville by an Italian [...]
What a wonderful, sunny morning the year 3 and 4 girls had a Mandeville school yesterday. The girls enjoyed a variety of football activities and games run by the Year 11 students. Everyone joined in and gave it their best shot, I was very proud of the teamwork and support the girls demonstrated. A [...]
The eve of the Coronation of King Charles 111, F4CADS held a cake sale for all to enjoy. Thank you to the parents who baked wonderful themed cakes (some future Bake Off stars here), the children and parents who made such enthusiastic customers; and of course the F4CADS team who organised and ran the [...]
