Upton Infant and Junior Schools held a non-school uniform day today to help raise funds to support the people of Nepal.

Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake on Saturday, its worst in over 80 years. More than 500 people have been reported dead and 50,000 more injured. Many families have lost everything in the earthquake.

Thanks to the generosity of Upton Infant School's pupils, families and staff, a total of £615 was raised. It was particularly touching that some children were moved to donate their own pocket money towards the appeal.

Thank you very much to all members of our school community. Below are a few pictures of the children in "non-school uniform".

Today, as the sky darkened during the solar eclipse, the children of Upton Infant School each ran a mile around 'the rec' to help Mr Martin, one of our lunchtime supervisors, raise money for Forest Holme Hospice. The fastest finishing children in each year group will go on to represent the school in the 'Manor Mile' cross country competition.

Mr Martin will also be running the London Marathon in a few weeks time to raise money for this very worthwhile cause. 

We were pleased to welcome many of our parents into school on Tuesday evening to find out how children learn mathematics at Upton Infant School. Parents tried out a range of strategies for themselves to solve a variety of calculations. They also pitted their wits against the children and took part in an 'Are you smarter than a 5 year old?' quiz, which highlighted the expectations we have of the pupils throughout the school.

We will shortly be sending home a guide for all parents which will explain the strategies taught at school.

Upton Infant School celebrated World Book Day in style today, with all children and staff dressed up as their favourite book character - some very inventive costumes were on display.

The children took part in a range of activities based around books - take a look at the photos at the bottom of the page to see for yourself.

Some of the Year One children even created their own story based around the characters they had come dressed as - watch the video below to find out more.

Whatever your favourite book character, you are sure to see them in the video below:

The Owls Class had a super time on their trip on board a Condor Ferry.  Please click here to read an article about the visit in the Dorset Echo, or click here to read more on Condor Ferries website.

In the new 2014 National Curriculum the government has emphasised the importance of children being able to perform poetry.  The Foxes performed a great poem about Fantastic Mr Fox for their recent class assembly.  Click on the link below to hear the Foxes class in action!

http://youtu.be/BNkE0NDzl48

One of the most prestigious events in the school calendar took place today - the annual Great Upton Pancake Race.

Two representatives from each year group donned their fancy dress to tackle the fiendishly tricky obstacle course in pouring rain to fight for the coveted Pancake Race trophy.

This year, Year Two munched their way to victory, stealing the trophy from Year One. Well done!