This Week at Pathway 4/3/24

Message from the Executive Headteacher
 
What a week! There has been fantastic learning in evidence with a noticeable literary theme across our schools.
 
Creating a culture of reading for enjoyment is something that we are passionate about, and our children demonstrated their love of books in abundance this week. Dressing up for World Book Day was a lot of fun and there was clearly a lot of thought contributed to the ideas on show. Thanks to everyone for getting involved. We hope that this enabled you to have some interesting discussions about your favourite books at home.
 
For us, in many ways, every day is World Book Day, and we are excited to use opportunities such as this week as an emblem of our love of books. To keep the momentum going, we encourage daily reading (to and with) children. Little and often is the best way!
 
It’s been another week where we’ve been able to see our young athletes in action. Our Girls’ Football teams performed brilliantly on Wednesday at the Marches and then our Cross-Country teams were back again to enjoy running in the mud on Thursday. A very well done to all involved.
 
All of the events of this week have been in keeping with our value of focus – Courage. Embracing new and challenging experiences is what we do!
 
Have a great weekend.  
 
Mr Carl Rogers
Executive Headteacher
  
Morda                                                                     
This has been a fantastic sport, space and reading filled week at Morda !
 
The week started with Roses (Years 4 and 5) visiting the Marches School for a fab morning of Science, Food Tech and Art activities. The children travelled to the far reaches of the galaxy in the amazing planetarium; they took part in the ‘Tea Cake Challenge‘ and designed, made and ate a scrumptious desert and did some beautiful mixed media art. Everyone enjoyed the session and a taste of life at secondary school.
 
Tuesday was International Mars Day. Classes joined live steamed lessons from UK Space Education Office and the European and UK Space Agency. Children listened to interviews with Tim Peak, found out about Astronaut training and the on-going Mars mission.
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On Wednesday, a team of our Year 5/6 girls took part in an interschool football; tournament. They played really well and were a credit to the school! Go Girls!

Thursday was a fabulous, fun-filled World Book Day. Children and staff looked amazing, dressed as favourite book characters and were able to talk about the books they loved and why. Cruella Deville (aka Mrs Helen Jones!) organised a great assembly where everyone had a chance to show off their costumes. Check out our Facebook pages for some fantastic photos. In class, children joined the BBC World Book Day online lesson and some classes also joined Scholastic author book events. At the end of the day, there was a brilliant used book sale organised by Mrs Jones and some Year 6 children. Children went away with literally armfuls of books and we raised some funds for the Shamrocks class ‘STARBOOKS Reading Challenge’.
On Thursday, we also said a fond farewell to the lovely Mrs Ellis our Office Manager. We said goodbye in our special Morda fashion with a song and the famous ‘Morda Arch’. We wish Mrs Ellis all the very best in her new post. We will miss her!
Have a super weekend, especially all the mums. We hope your children spoil you!
Mrs Helen Chapman
Head of School