Mrs Channing's Blog 2019-2020

My face hurt from smiling yesterday morning as I welcomed children onto the playground. Instead of Roseberry uniforms, I was met with an array of characters from a wide range of books. The time and effort spent creating and sourcing children’s costumes was well worth it – the children looked…

You will be aware from a text earlier this week about the Momo challenge which has reportedly been appearing in children’s YouTube videos and caused panic and upset amongst young people. I hope you find this guide useful: …

After weeks of disruption and cold we have heating. Thank you so much to everyone involved in getting our school back to normal (and warm)! Brian from HCS has been a star, the Enquire Learning Trust central team has been fabulous, The Principal of Stokesley Academy has been more than…

This morning I was delighted to award reading certificates to children during our celebration assembly. I love the fact that the vast majority of children in our school family enjoy reading and share books with one another. Those children who don’t like to read just haven’t found the right book…

As you know, we have two major leaks under the floor in the lower school which has caused the heating to shut down. Although we have tried to manage with temporary heaters, the classrooms are cold and children and staff are uncomfortable.

I have met with members of the Enquire Learning Trust…

As you know, we have two major leaks under the floor in the lower school which has caused our heating system to shut down. I understand the huge impact school closure has upon parents and so made the decision to buy heaters for classrooms to keep the school operational. These have, however, not…

Happy New Year! I cannot believe we’re in 2019 already – time certainly flies when we’re having fun!                                                                                  

On Monday, I spoke to the children about my new year wishes for our school family. We talked about how every one…

What a great term this has been. Everyone has worked extremely hard, despite having coughs, colds and sickness bugs! Beautiful work has been produced in school and at home – I have been really impressed with the standard and quality of the homework projects that have been created with patience and…

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time this year, whether it’s been running clubs, clearing the quad, painting handrails, assisting with school visits,     working in classrooms, helping children to change into their Christmas play           costumes, running raffles, or hauling huge…

Today I experienced true kindness. After thanking Daniel for bringing in Lego from home for his friends to play with during break and Golden Time, I asked him to come and choose a present from my present basket. He looked in the basket and picked out a present stating, ‘My sister loves these, I’ll…

This afternoon, children who haven’t lost any of their Golden Time this half term had a treat. They watched two short Christmas movies and had popcorn! They were a pleasure to be with and their behaviour was, not surprisingly, impeccable. This picture didn’t capture everyone in the hall – there…

I am always really proud to show visitors around our lovely school. It’s great for them to see the learning that takes place and the fabulous relationships within our school family. It also gives me the opportunity to reflect upon the work that we do and our vision for the future.

What I love…