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- 08/10/18
Jeans 4 Genes
On Friday 21st September, The Castle school worked together to raise a fantastic £154.52 for the 'Jeans for Genes' charity. Primary House organised lots of fun games and activities for all pupils in school, including 'stick the pennies on the jeans', 'guess how m...Read Full Story - 05/10/18
Brilliant Banana Bread and Butter Pudding
Totnes Class baked Banana Bread and Butter pudding this week! In Totnes class, we looked at Fairtrade bananas and how to use them in an affordable recipe. The pupils had to work well in small groups to ensure all of the ingredients were used in the right order!Read Full Story - 04/10/18
Tiverton @ Kennet
We made a cup holder, wooden pan stand and a pair of tongs. For the cup holder we had to glue the two pairs of wood together. Then we drilled holes in the wood to screw in the hooks. We had to drill a hole in the base then we screw the base to the tall wood. “I love Kennet because it is...Read Full Story - 03/10/18
World Mental Health Day
It is World Mental Health Day on Wednesday 10th October. The day provides an opportunity "for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide". At The Castle School we w...Read Full Story - 02/10/18
Sleep Course starts this Friday - spaces available
Just a reminder, a two week course for supporting children with sleeping difficulties starts this Friday. We still have spaces. This is a extremely useful two-week (2 hours per week) course for parent/carers of children (aged 0-18) with special or additional needs who are experiencing sleep dif...Read Full Story - 02/10/18
Boxercise fun after school
Boxercise Club started this week and was great fun. The pupil found it very exciting and got them moving and learning skills to keep fit. There are still spaces available so please conact Shannon Booth if you are interested. We also have Bootcamp on a Wednesday. Both clubs start at...Read Full Story - 01/10/18
Pendragon and the Tiger!
Pendragon class have been learning about 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' this term. The tiger came to visit our classroom and made a mess with all the food!!! He then brought his friends from the zoo along too. We wrote a letter to Jon and gave the animals instructions about how to b...Read Full Story - 01/10/18
West Berkshire NAS Coffee Morning
The West Berkshire Branch of the National Autistic Society are having a coffee morning in Newbury on 10th November. Click below to ready more.Read Full Story - 28/09/18
Pastoral Team Christmas Event
The Castle School Pastoral Team are putting on another exciting crafts and lunch event for Christmas. Please click below to download the flyer for more details.Read Full Story - 28/09/18
Go Afternoon Design Work
My GO group have been working hard today designing the set for the secondary pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk. Students produced some brilliant designs and we have decided to make a giant beanstalk, a castle, clouds and a cow! This is Archie's design, which is all his own work. Watch this...Read Full Story - 28/09/18
Colchester Drop Everything and Read
Today in Colchester class we dropped everything for D.E.A.R. time (Drop Everything and Read). This means that we stop what we are doing and read. This could be a fiction book, a non-fiction book, a magazine or a comic. Some of the students told me why it is important to learn how to read...Read Full Story - 24/09/18
Boxercise and Bootcamp after-school club
We have an exciting new opportunity this year for our pupils and it starts next week! Louis is joining us again to deliver 2 different afterschool clubs that will run for the school year! The clubs were introduced to the pupils at assembly, with Louis putting Shannon through her paces...Read Full Story