End of Term Cake

Holly's had a great year with Mr Heaney, so she decided to make him a cake for the last day of term. The jelly babies represent the class. Not sure about the symbolism of him eating them...

A Day At The Races

After a couple of postponements due to a waterlogged pitch, the school finally held a combined "mini sports day" on Friday. The practical upshot of the "mini" part was that all of the "participatory" events - egg and spoon, beanbag tossing, hula hooping and so on - were dropped in favour of simple, competitive running races. The difference was palpable, there was some fine close racing, and the kids all felt it - the excitement was evident in their deafening cheering for their respective houses in every race. A grand morning out.

After Eight

After Eight - comes ten? Holly had a wee gathering of chums round for a camping sleepover in honour of her forthcoming tenth - tenth! - birthday. We went to the Commie Pool, played a few games (including the After Eight game, pictured) in lieu of the proposed barbecue, and the intrepid girls camped out overnight in the garden. They must have had about 30 minutes sleep between them...