Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Tag Rugby Superstars

  Tue 23 Feb 2016
  Twelve Year Two children joined the Yarrells School for a tag rugby training session and matches at Upton Rec. Considering many of Upton's players had very little tag rugby experience, they acquitted themselves extremely well. There were some notable high points, including some glorious tries and some resolute and at times robust defending! The next session will be on March 15th - for our children it can't come soon enough.

  

• A Sparkly Start to term

  Mon 22 Feb 2016

  The school was a hive of activity today as each year group kick started their new topics.

   

  Unfortunately, Reception's topic didn't quite get off to the start they were hoping for. Mr Williams had burnt his toast, triggering the fire alarm. Mr Helm noticed that the school trophies had all been taken and a thief was spotted running off with a bag of loot. Meanwhile, Mr Mace fell off the ladder whilst cleaning a window. Thankfully there were some genuine super heroes at hand to help out, and it led the children to think about other people who help us, which is what their new topic is all about.

   

  In Year One, the children's day started with an aeroplane trip to Kenya where they met African drummer Noah. The children thoroughly enjoyed joining in the drumming themselves. They also found out lots of facts about Africa and created some super chalk drawings of Kenyan wildlife.

   

  And as if the sound of African drums wasn't enough, Year Two started their Indian topic by inviting Punjabi drummer Vijay in to school to teach them some incredible dance moves. They also enjoyed tasting Indian food and creating Diwali Diyas, which are small clay pots filled with oil, lit during the Hindu festival of Diwali.

   

  What a super start to the new half term we have had.

  

• A Fabulous Finish

  Fri 12 Feb 2016

  As we came to the end of the half term, all year groups celebrated the pupils' achievements with fab finishes and open afternoons.

   

  The Reception children held a dinosaur fashion parade, where the children spent the afternoon producing some incredible dinosaur costumes out of junk, and then paraded them down the catwalk.

   

  In Year One, the children put into practice the skills they had been developing throughout the topic. Some children decided to use their DT skills to plan and make healthy pizzas, whereas other children used their new found drawing skills to create some woodland art. Other children produced Julia Donaldson inspired computer animation.

   

  The Year Two pupils ended their Roald Dahl topic by making some 'marvellous medicine' with some weird and wonderful ingredients.

   

  Children across all year groups had also been busy creating some fantastic creations in their home learning.

   

  Take a look at the photographs below to see for yourselves.

  

• Britain in Bloom - Excellence Award

  Fri 12 Feb 2016
  Last night Mr Helm and two pupils attended the Upton in Bloom Presentation Evening.  The girls read their award winning poems about Butterflies and Bees to much applause. The school was presented with a Certificate of Excellence by the southern section of the Britain in Bloom competition for its community involvement and enthusiastic support of local events. 

  

• UIS Football

  Tue 09 Feb 2016
  Two Upton teams made the short trip to Lytchett Matravers Primary for two keenly awaited rematches. In the first game, Upton "Rovers" stayed ahead throughout, up until the final few seconds, when a last gasp goal drew the score at 3-3. In the second game, the "Wanderers" fought hard but were overcome by a strong Lytchett B team. All children worked hard in their positions and the progress made by both teams since the Pyramid Shield Tournament was evident. Thanks go to head coach Mr (Van Gaal) Antell and his assistant Ms Jenkins for the sterling work they put in every Monday after school.

  

• The Upton Pancake Race

  Tue 09 Feb 2016

  It has become a firm favourite in the Upton Infant School calendar - the Great Upton Pancake Race!

   

  This morning the whole school gathered on the playground to watch representatives from each year group battle it out to win the coveted Pancake Race Trophy.

   

  The brave contenders raced over assorted obstacles, all the while tossing their pancakes. The race ended with each racer eating their pancake - this proved quite difficult!

   

  Take a look at the photos at the bottom of the page.

   

  You may like to look at the video below to find out a little about lent.

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Reception Parents' Workshop

  Mon 08 Feb 2016
  Parents of our Reception children were invited in this week to get a taste of their child's daily learning. They got stuck in with a variety of practical activities led by Mrs Monaghan and Mrs Gdesis.

  

• What a Star!

  Mon 01 Feb 2016

  Throughout their time at school, our pupils develop various life skills - independence, team work, motivation, enquiry, responsibility and communication.

   

  Alongside this, we have five aims which we want all of our children to achieve, such as 'To be responsible, show respect and care for other'.

   

  Year Two children are given the opportunity to take on various roles of responsibility in school, and in return can collect reward tokens. Many of the children exchange their rewards quickly for a few sweets.

   

  However, one of our Year Two pupils has been saving up his reward tokens throughout the year for a grander prize from our toy shop. In fact, the prize was not even for him, but for his little sister. This is surely the human embodiment of our aims and life skills, demonstrating great motivation and caring for others.

   

  Well done - what a star!