This term Year 1 have been exploring the Great Fire of London and brought history to life with a fantastic craft day! They built 1666-style houses from cereal boxes and re-enacted how the fire spread. They were able to carry out the burning safely, thanks to the valuable fire safety knowledge they gained during a visit from our local firefighters. This experience helped the children make meaningful real-world connections to their learning, making it both fun and educational for everyone involved!

A huge thank you to the families and staff at Thrapston Primary School and the Brooke Weston Trust for supporting our Mufti Day on Friday 27th June! Together, we raised an amazing £587 for Millie, a local girl who recently had her leg amputated and is fundraising for a prosthetic leg. We wore sports clothes in honour of Millie's incredible sporting spirit - she's an inspiration to us all! #MakingMillieMobile #MuftiDay #CommunityKindness

Today our Year 5 children attended the annual Brooke Weston Trust Olympics event at Corby Athletics Stadium. It was the fourth year for the event but only Thrapston Primary's second time attending. The children took part in the javelin, shot put, 'three strides', long jump, sprint and an obstacle course. After lunch, there were three relay races - boys, girls and mixed. All of the activities built up points which were collated at the end into a total. Out of the six primary schools that attended, Thrapston Primary came fourth! All of the adults were so proud of the way the children behaved, participated, encouraged and supported each other. Everyone had a brilliant day - a big thank you to the organisers!

Year 1 had a lovely visit to our local library yesterday. The wonderful volunteers talked the children through how they can join the library and have their very own library card to borrow books with. They also read some stories to the children and explained the Summer Reading Challenge which is coming up. We will be getting more information on this soon

On Friday our Year 2 children took part in "Break the Rules Day!" as a celebration for reaching their class dojo milestones and for all working so hard and trying their very best during their assessments this week The children came into school in non-uniform and some had wonderfully creative hairstyles! They played games, watched films and had ice lollies. The children's favourite rule they broke was being allowed to eat their dessert first at lunchtime! Well done, Year 2, for all your hard work!

Many of our Year 6 children successfully completed their Bikeability cycle training this week - an important step in developing vital life skills. The course began in the safety of the school playground, where they built up their cycling confidence and control. From there, they progressed to riding in the local town, learning how to navigate real roads and safely respond to everyday hazards. Along the way, they developed independence, improved their ability to assess risk, and built confidence on their bikes! We hope lots more of our children will now choose to use cycling as a form of transport, which in turn will have a positive impact on their health and wellbeing as well as the environment

TPS Forest School needs your help! We are looking for donations of the items listed below from our families, local businesses or community! Any item, however small, would be extremely appreciated as we work to get our forest school well-equipped and prepared for our children . Please share this post with anyone you think may be able to help us. Thank you!

We hope everybody has had a lovely May half-term. We are looking forward to welcoming the children back tomorrow, for the final term of this academic year! Let's make it a brilliant one! See you in the morning