Ah, bless!

Here are some of the children from Year 2 sharing their performance of 'Whoops-a-daisy angel' with the residents of Sunrise Living in Bassett.

We took twenty children to Sunrise and sang songs from this year's Nativity performance.

The residents had a fantastic time and thought the children were really sweet.

We are going to keep up our relationship with Sunrise after our recent assembly from one of our governors about Age Concern!

The builders are back !

'Oh, no!' we hear you say, but this time they're going to be in and out in a week!

We are very lucky to be chosen as one of a handful of schools in Southampton to have Solar panels fitted to our roof!

The panels will generate electricity which will help to reduce our extremely large fuel bill! we'll update you later in the year with how much we've saved.

CHRISTMAS FAIR - Time to get in the christmas spirit.

It's the Christmas Fair on Thursday 1st December.
Come and join us for lots of fun and games to help raise money for the school. We have craft stalls, lots of refreshments, games to play and Santa is coming too! Get a ticket to see Santa from the school gates only £2 each. The fair will open at 3.30, and it's free entry!
We look forward to seeing you there.

Operation !

Today, the children in Years 3/4 invited their parents in to try out their own versions of the fabulous game Operation! The children looked at the original game and saw how it was made. they then designed and built their own version using their DT skills and their knowledge of electric circuits.

This is what one of the parents had to say about their child's work;                                                                                                                                                             "A very clever and thought-out process and excellent hard work. My son enjoyed his project and spoke in length with excitement. This project has given my son an insight into the human body"

Fireworks!

It is that time of the year again where we all look up at the night sky and watch pretty lights and hear loud noises shooting above our heads. However in order to enjoy this time of year safely you must make sure you follow the fire work code. Every year children and adults get injured by not using fireworks correctly, so read the information below and make sure you're not one of them!

Southampton Boat Show

Here are some of years 5 and 6 having a great day out at the Southampton Boat Show last week. They had a great day looking at all of the incredible boats on display. They had a guided tour around a fully operational lifeboat and have also had a look around HMS Bulwark!


The children are trying to decide which colour boat Ms Filer would like them to order ...

Getting ready for the new year!

Here are the amazing team from Skandia in Southampton who have given up their time to come in and decorate our main corridor ready for the new term to begin on TUESDAY 6th SEPTEMBER.


All of the internal alterations have taken place and the new wireless system has been installed so we are well and truly ready to hit the ground running when we get back.


Looking forward to seeing you all bright and early on Tuesday!

Class of 2011

Our Year 6 leavers of July 2011. Wishing you all the very best of luck in the future. We're sad to see you go!

Our year in pictures!

Yr 6 at Paultons

Another photo of the children an the incredible rides !

Paultons Park

Here's some of the year six children having lots of fun on their end of year day out at Paultons Park.

They've been on all of the rides and are having a great time !

Tall Ship race

The Clipper 'Round the World' race starts at Ocean Village next week.

Headline bands will be rocking the city for the kick-off weekend of the world’s longest yacht boat race, which departs from Southampton on July 31.

Big names such as Toploader, Delays and Parade are entertaining during the free Clipper Race weekend held in Ocean Village in Southampton July 28-31.

Headline band Toploader feature on Friday evening.The band is making a comeback from the 90s and 00s, known for hits such as “Dancing in the Moonlight”. Local Southampton indie group Delays is performing on Saturday. One of the hottest teen idol bands, Parade, will also be performing. The five-piece girl band last year toured with Shakira and debut single “Louder” was in the top 10 of the UK singles chart.

The 10 yachts depart from Southampton on Sunday July 31 on their 40,000 mile race, which is set to last for 12 months.

Drumming extravaganza

Here are the fantastic staff at Bassett Green joining the Year 5 drummers and guitarists in their end of year concert.

The children have been working with Mr Pope and Mr Cleaver for the last year and have created some wonderful concerts.

The children didn't realise they had such a talented staff!

Marwell Zoo

Year R are having a terrific day out at Marwell Zoo. They are spending the day wandering around and looking at the wonderful animals.

For some of the children this is their first trip to the zoo so they are very excited!

The teachers are just hoping that we don't bring any animals home with us ...

The Wiz

Dorothy gets given her ruby slippers!

What an amazing show!

If you haven't got your tickets for tomorrow night you're missing out on a treat !

Obstacle course

This is one of the many challenges and activities at this year's Sports day.

I wonder if it will be an event at the Olympics next year?

On the subject of the Olympics, click here for lots more information on London 2012!

Sports day !

It's that time of the year again - Sports Day. The children have been practicing hard and are now in top form to compete in all off the activities. The children have five minutes to get as many points as they can and then move around to the next activity.

Some children have been challenging their teachers to some races - more news on that later ...

Nurture Group Celebration

This is a picture of the children in our nurture group enjoying a fantastic picnic and play afternoon at the adventure play area at Thornhill Primary School.

They met with children from other nurture groups in the city for a celebration afternoon.

They all received a certificate from the Mayor of Southampton, Terry Matthews!

The Wiz rehearsals

This is a sneaky peak at the rehearsals for this year's production of The Wiz. The staff and children have been working extremely hard and this year's show is certain to be the best ever!

The show is on next Tuesday and Wednesday at 6pm. You can get your tickets from 6H.

Hurry before they run out!

On our way home

We're on our way home now. We had a brilliant day and although we didn't win any medals we are really proud of our efforts.

See you in a few hours ...

Game on!

The competition has just started.

We get 5 minutes at each station to score as many points as we can, then we all move round.

They are scoring us for 'Skills for life' too like honesty, team work and communication.

We've arrived!

We made it everyone!

Got here safely and now just practicing our putting and driving.

All of the team have been given different coloured T-Shirts to wear so we all stand out. They haven't got any big enough for Mr Medway or Mr Robinson though!

The team from Yorkshire look good !

We're off!

Well, it's 6.30am and whilst the rest of you are all snuggled nice and warm in dreamy land, we are off on an adventure. We are going to Loughborough to play golf in the national championships.

We are representing the whole of South-East England and we'll be playing teams from all over the UK. We'll try to keep you updated throughout the day on the blog.

Wish us luck!

Work begins!

As you can see, work has begun on the internal alterations of the school ready for September.

This used to be our Nurture room and is being transformed into a Year 1 classroom and a brand new library.

Keep checking back in to the blog to see how the work is progressing!

News for Potter fans !

J K Rowling has an exciting announcement for all of her fans. Are you going to get involved?

Summer Fair 2011

Bassett Green's Summer Fair this year was a terrific success. The event was really well attended and was full of lots of fun games and activities. The school managed to raise an amazing £906 to go towards the cost of the new minibus.



This is the film of two teachers being gunged after winning (or losing as the case may be) the 'Gunge the teacher' competition.

Hop, Step, Jump to victory !

Meet our County Champion!

Maya was one of our students who took part in the Southampton Schools’ Athletics Championships at Southampton Sports Centre on Wednesday 22nd June.

Maya won the Triple Jump competition and beat the existing county record by an amazing 60cm! The previous record of 6m has stood for 5 yrs.

We're really proud of you Maya, well done!

Watch your speed !

"20's Plenty!"

So say these members of our school council. The children spent Friday afternoon with officers from Hampshire Constabulary carrying out a SpeedWatch event.

The children measured the speed of motorists travelling along Honeysuckle Rd. Any motorists travelling more faster than the speed limit had their details recorded and will be getting a letter from the police!

The children also talked to motorist who were parked on the yellow zigzag lines outside the school and told them how dangerous this is!

Lets hope you don't receive one of their letters!

Eco -Warriors say 'Thank you'

Here are two of our Eco Warriors saying a great big 'Thank you' to the Swaythling Neighbourhood Centre committee at their recent AGM.

The Swaythling Neighbourhood Centre have raised a lot of money for our school and have provided us with some land for our allotment.

Look out for opportunities to buy some of our organic produce in the future!

Tag rugby tournament

Wow! Look at this fine example of a rugby team! Bassett Green were one of two schools to respresent the city at the regional Tag Rugby tournament in Aldershot.

The children did really well and won two of their five matches. Unfortunately this wasn't enough to put them through but the certainly gave the opposition a run for their money!


Well done everyone!

Congratulations!

On the 25th May 2011, Ms Bandey gave birth to baby Elsie! Both mum and baby are doing really well at home. We are all very excited about seeing them both, really soon!

Travel photographer of the year

Click here to see some of the entries in the 'Travel Photographer of the Year' competition. They are truly amazing. It's an exciting world out there !

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