Our children took part in a KS2 Times Tables Rock Stars Tournament in May.
— St. Alban’s CofE finished 1st out of 12 schools from DSAT.
— Out of 60 class taking part, our Y4s came 2nd overall.
— Out of 1035 children participating, three of our pupils made it into the top 10: Shivraj (2nd), Dominic B 7th and Mikey M 8th. Noah K placed 21st, Myles F 41st, Grayson K 46th and Isla C 50th.
The effort and commitment from our KS2 children is something we are incredibly proud of. As the results are based on average scores for each pupil, every child who took part contributed to our success.
The photos show the award ceremony where the top 10 MVPs (Most Valuable Players) received their awards and the DSAT trophy was presented. It now sits proudly on display in the school reception.
The children have been learning about Computer Aided Design in Design Technology. We used Crumble Kits to code the lights to a police car.
The settlement of Wickersley is thought to have begun in Roman times. A clearing was made in the woods on a prominent hill, about 6 miles to the southeast of the fort at Templeborough.
In 870, the Danes invaded this part of Yorkshire.
They may have given this clearing its name of ‘ Vikar’s Ley’.
‘Vikar’ is an old Norse word for a steward and ‘Ley ‘ is a Saxon word meaning clearing.
So, Wickersley is named after a person or a steward and is a clearing in a wood.
As we continued our walk, we looked at the erosion of the sandstone walls.
We thought about how the toll booth would have been used to collect money as people travelled along the road into Wickersley.
We also looked at the war memorial.
We have received an incredible influx of donations in recent weeks. We have a wide variety of new books available
- A set of Goosebumps Books by R.L. Stine
- 3 x Diary of Dennis the Menace books
- Even more Horrible Histories and Horrible Science
- 3 x Tom Gates books
- Little People Big Dreams: Harry Styles and Taylor Swift
- Lots more David Walliams books
- A new Famous Five Collection by Enid Blyton
- Paddington: The Movie
- Spiderman Origin Story
- 3 x Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- The Confidence Code for Girls
- 3 x Mr Dog Books by Ben Fogle
- Breakfast Club Adventures by Marcus Rashford
- A wide selection of Horrid Henry Books
- 2 x Bear Grylls Adventures
- A set of Sister Vampire books
And many, many more!
The Year 3 children have a very special visitor today, the author and illustrator, Liz Million as part of the Children’s Capital of Culture 2025 Festival.
You can find more about the Children’s Capital of Culture 2025 Festival here: https://www.childrenscapitalofculture.co.uk/
You can find more about Liz Million here: https://lizmillion.com/
