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- 13/12/17
St Nicholas Carol Concert
The Castle School choir performed at the St Nicholas Church Carol service last week alongside many other Newbury primary schools. They were, as you might expect, amazing and sung their hearts out and got a rapturous applause at the end. It was a wonderful night enjoyed by all.Read Full Story - 11/12/17
- 11/12/17
Santa visits The Castle
Father Christmas paid us an early visit last week to see all the children in Primary House. It was wonderful to see all the pupils' faces light up when Santa came in and gave them all a present. All the children were so very polite and Santa is keen to come back next year.Read Full Story - 07/12/17
Cold Weather Advice
We are expecting some significantly colder weather over the next few days. As such, West Berkshire Council have issued some advice to help keep the most vulnerable in our community safe. Please read the attachment below.Read Full Story - 06/12/17
Children in Need update - £1906.52!
A Massive Thank you to our students, staff, parents and local communityRead Full Story - 04/12/17
BASE Team of the Year Award
Nicola Hall (World of Work Assistant), Louisa McClure (World of Work Co-ordinator) and James Whybra (Assistant Headteacher Post-16)Read Full Story - 04/12/17
Non-Fiction November
As November draws to a close so does Non-Fiction November and our Bingo reading challenge. A huge well done to everyone who achieved Bingo by reading 4 in a row! And a special well done to Madison and Pendragon Class who read a full house! It has been wonderful to see so many of our students e...Read Full Story - 28/11/17
Oxford are Foodwise
This week Oxford Class, as part of their Foodwise lessons, tackled the tricky art of making bread. We had to carefully follow the recipe, weight out the ingredients and have lots of patience as we waited for the bread to prove. We made a variety of shaped rolls including plates and hedgehogs. We...Read Full Story - 28/11/17
Trip to The Watermill Theatre
On Wednesday we had the opportunity to watch The Watermill Theatre's Christmas performance of ‘The Borrowers.’ The story focuses around a family of tiny ‘borrowers’ who live under the floorboards of a large Victorian house. The lives of the borrowers drama...Read Full Story - 20/11/17
Children in Need
Last week our whole school community (pupils, staff and parents) all got moving to raise money for Children in Need. We moved on foot, in the water and rode horses and bikes to try and reach the distances used in a Sprint Triathlon. By the end of the week we had achieved so well that we had actually...Read Full Story - 17/11/17
The Castle School Band
Our school band members are busily practising for Christmas. Here they are playing through Jingle Bells and sounding really wonderful with their tenor horns, trumpets and p-bones. We all look forward to hearing from them over the Christmas period.Read Full Story - 17/11/17
Musical Marching for Children in Need
As you will know, we are trying to cover a lot of distance this week in aid of Children in Need. We have had walkers, cyclers and runners. However, Pembroke class (pictured), Dover and Windsor have done something a little bit different, by being the Castle School's very own marching band! With i...Read Full Story