School News

Post-Ofsted report 2009

Further to the recent Ofsted and subsequent parents' meeting is a summary report from the govenors.
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Summer Term 2009

Sports Day

The school sports day was very successful and for once the rain held off.

Spring Term 2009

New Children's Centre

The Local Authority plan to build a Children’s Centre on the school site in the autumn. It will be open by April 1st 2010 and be built on the site of the old existing mobile classroom which will be removed and is situated near the double gate.

Children’s Centres are designed to support children, families and the local community through both activities/meetings at the centre, but also through going ‘out and about’ the area providing support services wherever they are needed.

The centre will benefit the school through being a community focus for our families and through the school Wrap Around Care Club meeting in it. The building will also provide much needed small group meeting space we can use by agreement with the centre manager.

‘Stowey Bears’ playgroup will have their own purpose built accommodation built as an extension the Children’s Centre.

School Restructuring.

Due to the falling roll because of the falling birth rate, the school will again revert to a 6 class structure from September 2009. We plan to have the following classes next year : R/1, 1/2, 2/3 , 4, 5 and 6. Historically the school was a 6 class school until 2003. These changes cause the staff more organisational issues than educational ones as all the children will continue to more forward in their learning whatever their ability.

We are using this opportunity to review our themes and topics so as to further develop our cross-curricular work whilst also seeking to use the outdoor environment more in our lessons. This will mean lessons and learning will be more enjoyable. Our refurbished wild area will be a real benefit to the school.

New Teacher Apointed

On Wednesday 20th May the governors and staff appointed Miss Cooper to be the new Class 5 teacher from September 2009. We had a strong field of nearly 50 applications and interviewed 5 before making the appointment. Miss Cooper is teaching in Devon at present and will be a real asset to the school. Can I thank the children who were involved in the lessons the candidates taught.

Garden Competition at Canninton

We were very proud of our Class 1 entry to the Cannington Garden Competition for which they were awarded a Silver Gilt Award. Well done to the children and staff who worked very hard last week preparing the garden – a much deserved achievement.

French Trip to Cricket St Thomas

The children who go to the French Club all went to Cricket St Thomas for the day. They were accompanied by Mr H Taunton and Ms Isabelle Huntley. Ms Huntley very kindly runs the after schools club every Tuesday for the school.

Once a year Cricket St Thomas turns itself into a French Theme park with all the notices and signs in French and invites all the schools in the area studying French to visit. This was the first year that children from Nether Stowey School attended.

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Pied Piper Theatre Visit

A travelling theatre (Pied Piper Theatre Company) visited school on the 26th February and gave a performance of 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch' to Classes R, 1, 2, 3. The children really enjoyed the performance.

Snow Closure

For the first time in a number of years Nether Stowey School had to be closed because of snow. The week beginning 2nd February saw the whole country disrupted because of snow and here in Nether Stowey we had our share with snow falling heavily on 2 days. More Photos

Music day At Halsway Manor

Class 4 enjoyed a day of world music at Halsway Manor.It was run by Faustus (one of the foremost folk groups in the UK) and Amanes (a Greek group whose music fuses Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Easter styles). The children had a really great time and listen to a variety of world music.

Wrap Around Care Club
An out of hours school club. This provides out of hours care by Ofsted approved staff both before and after school.

Old news articles from previous years

World Book Day 2008
Everyone join in the fun for World Book day dressing up in their favourite characters, from 'Star Wars' to 'Alice in Wonderland' the 'Cat in a Hat' also made an appearance. The imagination behind the costume design was amazing.For more Photographs

Autumn Term 2007
Class 1 and 2 Visited Nether Stowey Library on the 25th September 2007, to learn how the library works. They were met by Mrs FA Langford the local librarian and Joy Tollington who is the children's librarian. This was Mrs Langfords last school visit as she has now retired after working in the village library for over 37 years.

Summer Term 2007

Ocean Commotion July 2007
This was the last school performance put on by Ms A Foyle, the school music teacher for 21 years. The children of years 5 and 6 put on another great performance. It was really entertaining and the children all performed outstanding especially considering the lack of rehearsals because of the number of events that take place this term.
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4th Bridgwater Tag Rugby Festival
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Coe Cup June 2007
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Wisteria Competition May 2007
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Spring Term 2007

Teachers V Netball Team.

Autumn term 2006
On 13thNovember the Skipping Workshop team visited the school.
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Summer Term 2006
Nether Stowey's World Cup Day 9th June.
Everyone had a great time with the sponsored Goal Shoot, here is a power point presentation of some of the children who took part.

March 2006
Andrew King our headmaster left the school at Easter, to take up a new position as head. He will be missed and everyone with Nether Stowey school wish him all the best.

"The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe." 7th February to 10th February 2006

The children of Nether Stowey School, performed with brilliance, under the direction of Mr G Thompson and Ms A Foyle. It was a treat to watch, here are our stars of the future.
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Celebration Assembly 19th December 2005
For Photographs of the Assembly click here.

School Sports Day 2005 19th July A lovely afternoon not too hot the whole school and many of the parents turned out to watch the children running, throwing and enjoying a fun afternoon. (More....)

School Fete 2005 A very successful fete was held on 25th June. Thanks go to everyone who helped, £2700 has been raised. (For more Click here)