1st January 2025 NEW! Wraparound provision now open at Shiplake Primary! We are delighted to announce that we now have an after-school wraparound provision. Sessions run from 3.30pm to 6pm Monday to Friday. We have various options available re hours so do contact Mrs Harris for further information. This after-school …
We are delighted to be able to confirm the dates for our virtual and face to face school visits Wednesday 17th November 2021 at 9.30am – virtual meeting with the Headteacher, Foundation Stage staff and Chair of Governors Wednesday 1st December 2021 from 9.30am to 11.30am – face to face …
Our Year 5 class are going to be enjoying a PGL ‘Big Reconnect’ residential experience very soon. On Wednesday 20th October 2021, Mrs White (Year 5 Teacher/KS2 Leader) along with 2 other members of staff will be taking the class to the PGL Activity Centre in Liddington to experience activities …
We would like to invite parents and carers of our Reception and Year 1 children to attend a phonics and reading workshop on Monday 27th September from 2.45pm to 3.15pm in the School Hall. During this workshop, we will demonstrate activities, share resources and explain the reading book system used …
We have organised a virtual On-line Safety Information Evening for all Parents and Carers. This will take place on Wednesday 6th October and will start at 7pm. We anticipate it to run for one hour. Julie Tavender – a teaching consultant from Turniton (our IT providers) is running the event …
We’ve uploaded our Remote Education Provision statement on the ‘About us’ ‘Important Information’ tab – please follow the link for further information.
Unfortunately this didn’t happen but Artist and Illustrator told year 2 their drawings might wander off the page. Polar bears are the perfect winter animal to be drawing right now. Year 2 sharpened their pencils and enjoyed sketching and painting along with #hollysurplice – Artist/ Author/ Illustrator and Mum of …
Ok Elves: These impish figures have woven their way through art and literature ( think Shakespeare) for thousands of years. We think Year 6’s creations are both beautiful and magical. #elves #baubles #art #elves #pointy #hats #art #creativity #shiplake#conmunity #oxfordshire #school
Look at Year 6’s robin cards made using watercolour and colour mixing atop with pencil. There’s collage too. Year 4 have used mixed media to create their shepherds learning about perspective along the way. Exactly what we need to see on a gloomy wet day. Happy Friday everyone. #christmas #christmasiscoming …
We’re very lucky to have an American ?? teacher called Jessica. She’s thrown us all a fabulous party today at Shiplake Village Nursery and will be up at school later to help us all enjoy a tradition that encourages us all to be thankful. #thankful #thanksgiving #values #faith #kindness #inspiring …
Please join us for a virtual look around our school at either 11.00 am or 2.00pm on Thursday 10th December. You’ll be able to ‘meet’ staff and governors and ask us any questions. It’s all via Zoom. Please email us with your preferred time and we’ll send you a link …
we’ll be taking time out today to remember what it means for us now, and for those who gave their lives so that we might live today in our communities. This beautifully made memorial is in Binfield Heath. For anyone who missed this morning’s Service of Remembrance. It is available …
Please join us at either 11.00 am or 2.00pm on Thursday 10th December. You’ll be able to ‘meet’ staff and governors and ask us any questions. It’s all via Zoom. Please email us with your preferred time and we’ll send you a link to join. 0ffice.3810@shiplake.oxon.sch.uk or call us on …
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And Year 6 got an extra special postcard.
IMG_8444 Look at the changes to the countryside and the crops since we first started finding out about th food growing around us. We’ve only able to run a short clip here, please see Instagram or Facebook for the full report and to see the special appearance from Mildred the …
Year 1 at Shiplake Primary School – Sing a Rainbow. Unfortunately Miss Boyd was not available to sing this for us today, but she has promised she’ll make herself available with her tambourine, if we are lucky next term. Please see our Facebook page for all the photos. …
Monet was the master of light and colour some say. Year 4 have absorbed this and created their own vibrant masterpieces with their use of full on zinging colours. Brilliant to look at their water lilies and more on a dull day like this.
This is what Science is about at our school. Luckily parents and pupils get that. We’re very proud of each and every one of them. We’re awarding gold ⭐️ ‘s for inspired use of gaffer tape. IMG_7714
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Mr and Mrs Andrews by Thomas Gainsborough is on display at the National Gallery in London. Luckily for you Year 3 have each painted a section for you which has been artfully ( see what we did there?!) been put together by Miss Marrison. Gainsborough would have been delighted with …
Want to know who’s been loving today’s rain ☔️ and what the poppies beside school are used for? please see our Facebook and Instagram pages. Coming soon, we’ll have a ‘ Crop Quiz’ for you. We know how to have a good Friday night at Shiplake Primary with Farmer Simon
Time to leave the kitchen, Year 5 scientists are at work investigating insoluble and s0luble liquids. Science is fun at this school.
This is no ordinary marble run, this is a Shiplake Primary Marble Run with bends and twists and copper piping like no other. Built by Grace and Rose with the help of their brilliant Daddy, we think it’s the BEST MARBLE RUN of 2020 – what do you think ? …
We LOVE science at this school – it finds it way into pretty much every aspect of our lives in one way or another. So, we thought you might like to try out some science based projects at home. Last week’s was a marble run and this week’s is making …
Look at Year 2 at Shiplake Primary – those smiles are immeasurable, forget their measuring skills. Sometimes home learning can be a lot of fun, maybe it’s because it involved water. Who knows or cares? We just ? the results. What were they measuring? Mostly Volume and capacity …
Learning to be a good friend takes a lot of work as William from Year 1 has been learning. We think it might be one to cut out and keep on your fridge. Your welcome.
It may be wet, home schooling may be proving trickier by the day but just look at the bumper crop of winners at Shiplake Primary. Enjoy trampling on that red carpet. IMG_7186
Do you fancy visiting a farm soon? Farmer Simon is a local farmer who is looking forward to welcoming Shiplake Village Primary children to his farm once it is safe to do so. In the meantime he’s kindly providing regular videos showing us what’s growing, how food is made and …
But we know this !!!! ?Year 5 @shiplakeprimaryschool were lucky enough to see the successful writer of ‘The Dreamsnatcher’, Abi Elphinstone a while back. They learnt she loves doing star jumps and used to love sleeping under the ⭐️ ‘s in glens. We’ve uncovered examples of their writing tucked away …
Because we’re happy on a Thursday at Shiplake Primary School – Headteacher, Katherine Page-Howie is particularly happy when she reads about all you are achieving in spite of everything. congratulations ! ?IMG_7057
Lovely to see the faces and the creativity of children ( and grandparents) at Shiplake Primary.
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Madeleine in Year 3 has kindly shared her favourite book when she was at #shiplakevillagenursery. We hope you are able to enjoy it with your younger children or family. So beautifully read too. Thank-you.
This is currently most of Year 3 at Shiplake Primary School, back then they were at #Shiplakevillagenursery. We wondered if any of Year 3 would fancy reading their favourite story from the time, whether it be ‘What The Ladybird Heard ‘ or ‘ Q Pootle 5’ or ‘Farmer Duck’ we …
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Amazing work being done by Honey, Coco and Cherry pupils at Shiplake Primary School this morning raising money for charity. They and their mum spent all yesterday baking and came up with some incredible creations. The queue was long but the happy customers were happy. Good job ? ?
Science, music, poetry, IT, maths, cooking and art. Year 4 have pretty much everything covered in the imaginative work they’ve been creating over the last few weeks.
IMG_6527 Well done everyone who ran it or walked from London to Cairo – we came 1st! Brilliant work.
It’s in Shiplake Primary School’s pupil’s DNA – to think and care about others at the’ coal face’ at this time. Athena and Adella came up with a plan to make money for the NHS. They created cards and badges that sold out within hours and have raised just over …
These couldn’t wait – beautifully written diary entries imagining how children in Year 3 would feel about the ending of the 2nd WW and celebrating VE Day. You might have to zoom into see the text.
However you spend VE Day we hope you have a lovely time. Please check Parentmail for great ideas on what to make, do and eat! These cakes were made by former pupils at #shiplakeprimary for the brilliant staff yesterday. They were much appreciated. Enjoy your day and share your pictures …
Children managed to demonstrate School Values amidst the madness. Good work all of you.
Imaginative and inspiring home learning is being set by teachers and children are being inspired in turn to have a go. Not all the time, perhaps not every day, but when they apply their minds and creativity look what happens. This is ALL year 5’s work. They are holding …
The wonderful owners of Orwells restaurant say children at Shiplake CE Primary “have a great future of baking ahead of them and maybe one day we may even see them on The Great British Bake Off”. ??⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Ryan Simpson -Trotman and his husband Liam Simpson-Trotman, both Great British Menu Chefs gave their …
We wonder if they’ve had to go through long wavy grass to find them. IMG_6041
Mr T is back and his headband is too…. and for a limited season only he has a special guest – Mrs Trendell.
IMG_5610 Imagine the tension in the Fairbairn house this moment in time?! ? Brother and sister are on opposite sides, competing in the ##TTRockstars Corona Challenge. Encouraging words just received from Miss Boucher (AKA Most Competitive Teacher in the Whole World). She says “In the words of the goddess #Nike …
It’s serious and it starts at 9.30am tomorrow. We have challenged some local schools to take part in #ttrockstars – Corona Challenge! Children just log in to their account and can contribute to our school’s effort by answering questions correctly in any game mode. So far, #Badgemore and #KidmoreEnd have …
These little piggies didn’t go to market but opted to do DIY with mixed results. Reception children #shiplakeprimaryschool have been learning all about them. Look at these beautiful creations – like the 3 piggies they learnt that hard work sometimes pays off, leaving more time for play.?We’ve included a link …
It’s asking a lot right now, but we are 100% sure you can step up and put those school values into action. Replicating our weekly celebration in school we’re asking you to nominate your child by emailing their class teacher – it could be baking for key workers, or showing …
Year 6 have been studying the Second World War – making posters along with models of Anderson and Morrison shelters as part of their home learning. The results speak for themselves.
They’re off – children at Shiplake Primary School are hoping to walk or run from Land’s End to John O ‘Groats in a week! Teaming up with The Children’s Challenge they’re competing with other schools to complete the 1.407km! They’re doing it during the hour’s exercise recommended by Govt and …
Leah and Mya have been baking for a while and are pretty nifty ?bakers. Their biscuits and cake were well received tonight by staff. Huge thanks to them both.
Hello, it’s countdown time till the end of the Easter Holidays and we begin the start of the Summer Term. We hope some of you managed to enjoy the lovely sunny weather despite these rather strange and uncertain times. We’ve loved seeing all that you’ve got up to and hope …
The Owners of Michelin Star Restaurant Orwells say children at Shiplake CE Primary “have a great future of baking ahead of them and maybe one day we may even see them on The Great British Bake Off”. ??⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Ryan Simpson -Trotman and his husband Liam Simpson-Trotman, both Great British Menu Chefs …
We’re still open and looking after children of our brilliant NHS and key workers.We’re proud of our role in the community. These biscuits were sent into school today. We’re feeling grateful to our NHS and for all the support we continue to receive from our families.
“Don’t flick it out” were the clear instructions. Nothing says Easter quite like these chocolatey, crunchy corn-flake, eggy thingamy’s.
Pictures of the Bayeux Tapestry along with grass heads were done as part of home learning and sent in by parents. So much fun – T bags were squeezed and splodged all over drawings to give that aged effect. That’s history✅ science ✅ and home learning ✅ covered then.
There’s a fitness battle at Shiplake CE Primary School. These Wimmin don’t have a T in the title and there ain’t no headband in sight. Be warned Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls you’ve not seen anything quite like Shiplake Primary’s Wimmin Who Workout.
It might help us all sleep, Miss Boyd is providing a story for her children to see and read along to on Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s. She’s suggesting that bedtime is a good time to watch it – we agree. We’ve …
Some Egg-Citing news just in. The results of Shiplake CE Primary School and Shiplake Village Nursery ‘s Decorate An Egg Contest: 1st – Snow Leopard by Rose 2nd – Three Pandas by Mabel. 3rd – Grand Hatch by Oscar. …
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We just love these pictures, it’s Shiplake CE Primary School in a nutshell. Inspired and inspiring learning, even while we’re all living through very strange times. The home learning sent to children here from their teachers shows just how much they care. Thank-you Miss Marrison. And look, this is just …
GetFileAttachment Year 2 ‘s imaginations at Shiplake CE Primary are in overdrive. Taking their cue’s from a washing machine( no less). They wondered what it might be like to disappear inside, to an underwater world. Their writing is about to follow
