Offham Primary School
Nurturing, Enquiring, Inspiring, Achieving
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Offham May Day Celebrations and Maypole Dancing
Tue 07 May 2024We were delighted to be part of the traditional Offham May Day celebrations over the bank holiday weekend.
It was a fantastic day where our Year 5 children took centre stage with their fabulous Maypole dancing which they had carefully practised in preparation for the event. They looked amazing in their Mayday costumes and also took part in the procession behind the May Queen into the village.
It was a wonderful community event with lots of stalls, a bake off, dog show and all the children in the school participated in the art competition. We were really lucky that the weather was great and everyone had a fantastic day where the strong community spirit of Offham was clear to see.
Thank you to all the children that took part and all the parents/carers and families that came along to support the event. Thank you also to Mrs Rose and Y5 staff for ensuring the children were well prepared.
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Assembly with Councillor Taylor from Offham Parish Council
Fri 03 May 2024On Thursday, children were delighted to meet Councillor Sue Taylor from Offham Parish Council in assembly.
The children really enjoyed learning all about the important work that the parish council are in charge of in Offham, including the new play park in the village!
We are looking forward to taking the school council to the grand opening of the park in a few weeks - more details to follow soon.
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Assembly with Ms Matthews - Acting in the West End
Fri 03 May 2024Mrs Matthews came into Offham on Tuesday to tell us all about her career in acting and on the stage.
She told us how Cosette from Les Misérables sparked her passion for acting. She then went to a drama specialist secondary school where she did 60% academic and 40% acting and drama. They were long days until 6.30pm.We saw all the shows and plays that she has been part of - The Witches, Miss Saigon and Evita.
We had some excellent questions from KS2 like "What does it feel like when you're on the stage?" and "What show are you acting in now?"
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Reading Ambassadors
Fri 26 Apr 2024This week, our Year 6 Reading Ambassadors opened up the grotto at lunchtimes, and also set up a reading space for children to share a book. It was delightful to see so many children listening to a story and to see our Year 6s enjoy their responsibility. The grotto will be open every lunch as a quiet space for readers, and our Reading Ambassadors will be out on the field!
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Year 5 Residential to Bowles Activity Centre
Fri 26 Apr 2024This week our Year 5 children have had a fabulous experience. They visited the Bowles Activity Centre this week for their first ever residential trip. They have enjoyed so many new things including dry slope skiing, the leap of faith, raft building and rock climbing.
Their behaviour has been excellent and children showed the Offham values throughout the trip as well as conquering fears and beating personal targets. Bowles promised to ensure the children were going to be exhausted and exhilarated and we can confirm this happened!!
Thank you to all the staff that accompanied the children on this trip and ensured that everyone had a fantastic time !
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Eco Council News
Fri 19 Apr 2024After our meeting this week, Eco Council are keen to get everybody involved in our effort to be more eco-friendly.
We would like to remind you of some of the recycling opportunities that we provide in school.
*We have our clothes recycling in the large red bin just outside of our school gates that we get donations of money towards school resources for once we reach the target weight.
*We also have a battery recycling point in the school office which we invite children and their families to bring in old batteries to be recycled safely.
The children on Eco Council are really keen to grow a wide range of wild flowers, fruit and vegetables in the school grounds.
We are asking for donations of:
-wild flower seeds
-young strawberry plants
-chitted potatoes
-bean seeds
We will update you shortly on the progress of our plants.
Thank you everyone !
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The 'Easter Experience'
Fri 29 Mar 2024Children in Years 5 and 6 visited St Michael's Church in Offham on Tuesday to take part in the 'Easter Experience' and learn about what Christians believe at Easter.
Volunteers spoke to children at different 'stations' which enabled the children to interactively learn about the Easter story. These 'stations' included Palm Sunday, the Garden of Gethsemane, the washing of the Disciple's feet, the Last Supper and the Resurrection. Children were very thoughtful and asked reflective and mature questions.
Thank you to Reverend Green and his volunteers for hosting us. Children demonstrated a good understanding of Christian religious beliefs and symbolism. We were all impressed with the excellent behaviour of all the children. Well done Orange and Yellow Class.
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Easter Celebrations
Thu 28 Mar 2024Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the Easter fun and celebrations today. EYFS and KS1 were invited to make an Easter Bonnet, Year 3 and 4 an Easter Garden and Year 5 and 6 decorated Easter eggs.
It was very hard for Mrs Early to choose the winners with such fantastic creations. Thank you to everyone for putting in so much effort to take part. Year R, Year 1 and Year 2 had great fun in the hall showing off their bonnets to each other and taking part in Easter dances.
Thank you also to the PTFA for arranging a fun Easter egg hunt ! What a treat we have had this Easter.
Our final winners (who received Easter prizes in assembly) are as follows:-
Year R
Mabel, Dexta and Jace
Year 1
Ronnie, Parker and Rosie
Year 2
Harrison, Marianne and Laith
Year 3
Esme, Jesse and Olivine
Year 4
Sarah, Beatrice and Henry S
Year 5
Teddie, Rupert and Sonnie
Year 6
Charlotte, Poppy and Holly
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PTFA Park Run
Sun 24 Mar 2024We had a fantastic PTFA 2k Park Run at West Malling Manor Park on Sunday morning. Lots of children and parents came along to support and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Everyone did really well completing the 2k and showing the Offham value of resilience !
Thank you to Caroline and Tim Watkins-Pitchford for organising this event and generously offering to match fund the £5 entry fee. There were even flapjacks for children to eat at the end !
We really appreciate all the fabulous support from our PTFA raising money for our new projector. Well done everyone !
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May Day
Fri 22 Mar 2024Our Year 5 children are busy preparing for the traditional Offham May Day celebrations and have been practising with the Maypole on the playground. We are really looking forward to the event and hope that many families will join us in Offham Village on Saturday 4th May.
This is a traditional event for the village but also the school whereby the school has been involved for many years.