Balloon update

We are delighted to hear that two of our balloons have already been found.  Both were discovered in different locations on the Isle of Wight.  Two very kind people have taken the time to reply to the school.  One lady found a balloon in her back garden and man found the other while checking his sheep.

It's great to know that our biodegradable balloons have made it so far.

Spelling Bee Champions

Well done Year 2 children for winning the 4LP spelling bee tournament.  There was strong competition from our partners schools, St Barnabas, St Werburgh's and Glenfrome but it was Cabot that emerged champions.

Up, up and away!

It was a perfect clear morning for our balloon release.   Every child has written a message on a balloon to send to people far and wide. The messages ask the finders to contact the school and let us know how far the balloons travelled.  Thank you Mrs Hunter for organising this great Writing Week event.  We are looking forward to receiving some replies.  The balloons seemed to be going in a south westerly direction.  Perhaps they'll make it to France? Or maybe across Europe and into Africa?

We took great care in ensuring all the balloons are biodegradable and there are no strings attached that could cause harm to wildlife.

Our mobile planetarium visit

Welcome back to Cabot for term 5 everyone.

One of the highlights from our first week back was the visit from Immersive Theatres.  They quite literally filled our school hall with an inflatable planetarium.  Every class got the opportunity to experience a session in the dome.  We were guided through the stars and planets in our night sky, before a virtual trip to far off galaxies.

I know children learnt a great deal and thoroughly enjoyed this learning opportunity.  I felt very proud when Mario, the planetarium guide took time to write back to us.  Here are a couple of lines from his email....

"I really enjoyed delivering the programme and found the students to be well behaved, respectful and engaged.  In fact, as I mentioned this morning, I found all the classes to be exceptionally well behaved.  I visit many primary schools and can honestly say I haven't witnessed such a high level of student attention and appreciation for the programme in a very long time."

Well done Cabot pupils - we are proud of you!

Mr Burton

Visit from our Lord Mayor

We were honoured to have a visit from the Lord Mayor of Bristol yesterday.  Councillor Clare Campion-Smith came to see the great work we are doing to promote learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.  We had plenty to show her!  We were very proud to share with her our recent bridge building project; meet our Engineering Club; see what we learn in  computer coding lessons and try out our Science garden.  This visit was part of the Lord Mayor's support for the 'Girls Can Make it' launched today.  You might see more about this on the local news or you can click the link below to find out more.

http://bristollearningcity.com/portfolio-items/bristol-girls-make-it-special-launch-event/

best wishes,

Mr Burton

Book Week 2016 highlights

Book Week Celebrations

A very special guest has just visited our school to help celebrate Book Week.  Postman Pat stopped by to listen to some readers.  He also took some time to say hi to children across the school.  He told me he was very grateful to our Reception class for showing him how to have fun on a scooter.