Huge congratulations to all the children who participated in the Cambridge cross-country competition on 2^nd December. The children put in a great deal of training prior to the event, doing the Daily Mile with their classes each day and attending extra practice sessions with Mr Cattermole and Ms Coulter. On the day, they represented Shirley School wonderfully with positive attitudes and their best efforts and we are so very proud of them all! A particular mention goes to Iver (Y4), who won the Y4 boys' race - an amazing achievement! Well done everyone!

We had a lot of excited children yesterday when there was a surprise visit from Pudsey Bear.  Pudsey spent time with the Preschool and Reception children in their classroom before meeting the rest of the children in the school hall where everyone joined in the Cha Cha Slide dance. Everyone who wanted one got a 'high five' from Pudsey and then he even surprised the parents on the playground at the end of the day.

Year 3 had a fantastic time during their Stone Age themed day of learning on Friday 25th October. They completed many exciting activities such as flint knapping using bars of soap and gathering resources to make cave paintings. Finally, they spent the afternoon around a campfire in the nature area grinding seeds and baking apples. What a great day!