It has been a very soggy morning at Upton Infant School! Mr Churchill, in his wisdom, thought it would be a good idea for children to bring in water pistols and super soakers for an end of year water fight!

What a  fabulous end to a fabulous year!

If ever there was a case of life imitating art, our visit from OFSTED yesterday certainly seemed a bit surreal in light of our Year Two children's end of year performance, 'Uptonland!'. The story involved children being a little rebellious and dispensing of OFSTED inspectors on an inspection of their school.

Everyone who has seen the performance so far has been wowed by the children's accomplished performances and wonderful singing. It has been a truly magnificent end to their journey at Upton Infant School, which has seen the children take small steps, big strides and have exciting journeys.

Another fantastic Upton Carnival!

As ever, a fantastic display of floats and great support from the local community. Well done to all the pupils, parents and staff for their fabulous effort in putting together our Alice in Wonderland float.

As we come towards the end of another school year, the Upton Carnival is always a lovely way to round off another action packed year at school!

We were delighted to gain third prize in the Children's Float competition and very pleased to see Upton Junior School and Upton Methodist Preschool take second and first place for their fabulous floats. Well done all.

The children of Upton were treated to a musical feast this morning when the Lytchett Minster School Band tour visited on the Upton leg of their tour!

The children enjoyed some music from the Lion King along with some rock and jazz.  

Judging by the tapping of toes and jiggling of heads, our pupils really enjoyed it!

What a glorious day it was for our Summer Fair! There were lots of activities, games and stalls to help raise money to replace the playground equipment.

Thank you for coming along to support the school - we hope you enjoyed yourselves! An extra big thank you to the wonderful PSA and staff who organised a super event.

On Tuesday 27th June, 14 of our Year Two children were involved in a football tournament kindly hosted by Lytchett Minster School that also included teams from Lytchett Primary and Longfleet Primary.

It poured with rain all afternoon but this did not dampen the children's spirits. Upton came out on top winning 3-1 in the final. Well played boys - you all did the school proud!

Who says Monday is the worst day of the week?! Definitely not Year Two.

The sun was shining, the water was glistening and the children arrived with a bundle of energy ready for an adventurous day.

Led by qualified instructors, the children took part in a range of water and outdoor activities at Harbour Challenge down at Hamworthy Park.

They enjoyed racing on water rafts and kayaking on the water. The children even stood up in their kayaks, for a singalong to ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes!’

Taking a break from the water, the children climbed up a challenging rock wall and learnt the skills of Robin Hood by practising to use a bow and arrow in archery.

We couldn’t have ran this trip without the ongoing support of our parents, especially the parent helpers who didn’t mind getting their toes wet by lending a helping hand on the trip. Thank you!

Take a look at the photos below!

It was a glorious day on Friday for our annual sports day. Sports Day is always a highlight of the school year, and this year was a fabulous day in which the children embraced the idea that it is the taking part the counts. The morning was spent on Upton Rec where all the children took part in a number of races.

The afternoon was spent at school with the annual water race challenge and presentation ceremony.

Congratulations to all the children for their efforts on the day.

Well done to the 24 children from Reception, Year One and Two who took part in the Manor Mile recently. On a hot day you did the school proud with your determination and sporting behaviour and attitudes.

Reception won their age group and Year One and Two finished second overall. A special well done to Heidi Gridley who won the race for Reception girls! Thanks to Sandford Primary for hosting and Lytchett Primary for organising.