As Chair of Governors, I am delighted to be able to inform you all that, after two very busy and exciting days in the life of Calmore the Governing body have successfully appointed a new Headteacher!
Mrs Lisa Marshall, from Fryern Junior School, will take over the role of Headteacher from 1st September 2012. All the children are very excited and are very keen to get to know their new head. May I also take the time to say a huge well done to the children who were wonderful ambassadors for our school while we were undergoing the process.
Finally, I would like to say a very big thank you to Mrs Thorne for the past 9 years of dedication and support she has given to Calmore. We know she will do everything possible to support the transition, and continue to work very hard until her retirement at the end of term. - Mel Allingham Updated May 2012 To read a letter from Mrs Marshall, click here.
Calmore Schools Go the extra mile for Sport Relief.
Pupils at Calmore 'run to Scotland'! Pupils from Calmore Junior and Infant School took part in a mega challenge in support of Sport Relief 2012. After watching David Walliams take on the Thames and Helen Skelton's extraordinary kayaking adventure along the River Amazon, our children were inspired to take part in their own long distance challenge! The pupils set out to collectively run/jog/walk 363 miles around the school field which was the equivalent of journeying from Calmore to Edinburgh! Each class from Year 1 up to Year 6 took part, with pupils collecting sponsorship from friends and family to join in the fun. In addition to this, pupils and staff came to school dressed as a favourite sports person and the day culminated in a staff vs pupils netball match later in the day - a close match that was eventually won by the pupils, 7-6! The starter's gun was sounded at 9:30am, when 6ND and Goldfinch class from the Infants gathered in the Junior school playing field for a mass warm up led by selected Year 6 sports young leaders. Pupils began their mile run at staggered intervals beginning with infants then juniors. Years 5 and 6 supported the younger children as they made their way round the course. In order to complete the 363 mile relay, an elite race consisting of the top runners from each class, ran the final leg from the Scottish Borders to Edinburgh. First place went to Logan, second to Jordan and William took third but it wasn't until the final runner crossed the line, could the school celebrate their achievement of 'making it' to the Scottish capital. Every child had been provided with a fundraising form and had been collecting sponsors for 3 weeks prior to the day. The added incentive that Mr Darch would complete the homework of any pupil who managed to raise more than £20 seemed to spur the children on further still and the total raised is a magnificent £2000! Thank you to everyone who took part and contributed towards making Friday such a brilliant day. It is great to know that while having an enormous amount of fun, the pupils have made a big difference to the lives of many other less fortunate people both in the UK and abroad. Updated April 2012
Year 4 Puppet Production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
The last week of Spring term saw Year 4 two very successful performances of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to parents and friends. All the puppets, scripts, props and ideas came from the children and they excelled themselves with their presentation skills. Some children even took on the role of directors who ensured that everyone kew their lines and that each scene looked good from the audience's side of the curtain. It isn't an easy job to present a puppet show well, but we picked up some tips from the late Jim Henson on Youtube and I'm sure you'll agree that that the whole year group deserve Oscars for their performances! Well done children and staff of Year 4! Updated April 2012
Southern Regional Gymnastics Finals
Very well done to our Gymnasts who went off to the Southern Regional finals on the last Sunday of February. Although we didn’t come back with a medal I know Mrs Northover (our Coach) was extremely impressed with all our performances and as usual the children were all just brilliant school ambassadors. Many thanks to Mrs Northover, Mrs Macleod and Mr Lethbridge, all of whom made this amazing opportunity possible for the girls. Most of all thank you to the girls for all the hard work, dedication and ambition they are putting into their gymnastics! Updated March 2012
