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Talk by Debby – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition

We were privileged to have had a visit by Debby, whose relative was one of the members of the Ross Sea Party. She spoke to us all about Shackleton’s plan to cross Antarctica, the two different parties of men and the jobs they had.

Debby also brought in some papers and artefacts which have been in her family since Shackleton’s expedition.

It was a fascinating talk and really brought our learning to life!

PE at the University of Bedfordshire

Children in years 2, 3, 4 and 5 were invited by the University of Bedfordshire to attend a session of PE lessons in their state of the art gym. We had a great time; many thanks to the University for the fantastic opportunity!

Visit from Ian Rose – Paralympian

Cotton End Primary were honoured to host a visit from Ian Rose – a Judo World Champion and Paralympian.

Ian spoke to the children in an entertaining way about being true to yourself, being the best you can be and making sure you treat yourself and others well. He was very inspiring and made us all reflect on the types of people we want to be.

The highlight had to be, though, when Ian passed around his two Paralympic medals – a Bronze from Atlanta and a Silver from Athens. It just goes to show what can be achieved with dedication and hard work!

More information about Ian can be found on his website: www.ianrose.co.uk

Wider Opps Day

On Thursday 6th February, Badgers attended a ‘Wider Opps Day’ at The King’s House, Bedford. The day was the culmination of 15 weeks of music lessons with Mr Andy Kershaw, a teacher from Music for Bedford Borough.
Badgers learnt to play a brass instrument called the P Bone, which is an entry level instrument for the trombone. Over the course of the lessons, the children mastered several different notes on the instrument, which they then turned into a variety of tunes. They performed ‘Silent Night’ at Christmas, as well as giving other demos throughout their lessons.
During the Wider Opps Day, the children worked with children from all over Bedford. The finale of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was a showstopper and showed just how much they had learnt.
It was a fantastic day and the children were absolutely superb. Well done, Badgers!

Go Outdoors!

Go Outdoors visited us to explain and show what we would need for an Antarctic expedition!

Recorder Club

Keep your eyes peeled for information about a recorder club! Starting soon at Cotton End Primary!