Houses of Parliament and London Eye Year 6 trip
On Wednesday 21st February the Year 6 children from Donington and St Gilbert's travelled to the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. The children were a credit to the school and were fantastic all day. We went on the London Eye and managed to spot some the landmarks sights in London such as St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. We then walked across Westminster Bridge to the Houses of Parliament. We were given a tour of the House of Parliament and even went into the viewing gallery and watched part of a debate taking place in the Houses of Commons!
Young Voices
On Monday 19th February our Key Stage 2 choir travelled to Sheffield Utilita Arena to take part in Young Voices, the biggest children's choir concerts in the world.
The children were a credit to the school and were fantastic all day. We joined in with performances from 13 year old drummer Nandi Bushell, singer Natalie Williams and YouTube star MC Grammar. We even got to see dance act, Urban Strides. This was an amazing day and a fantastic opportunity for the children involved.
We cannot wait for next year!
A visit from St Gilberts School
It was lovely to welcome our friends from St Gilbert’s in Year 3/4 and in Reception and Nursery on Monday 29th January. Linking with their topics this term they engaged in varied activities including visits to the immersive suite, practical learning and team building. It was lovely to see the children interact so brilliantly. We hope to build in more opportunities for collaboration between children as the term progresses including the Y6 visit to the Houses of Parliament and sporting events.
Reception 2024 Open Day
3D Immersive Suite Launch
On Friday 22nd September we officially opened our BRAND NEW 3D Immersive Suite in School.
Thank you so much to the representatives of the Cowley Trust, our Governing body and our School Council for joining us this morning to celebrate this amazing new space. We are extremely grateful to the Cowley Trust who have supported us in bringing this vision to life and opening endless possibilities for discovery for the children of Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School.
Our School Council enjoyed testing out the interactive games and exploring new worlds!
Kevin was impressed with the interactive floor, Ella felt like she was in a museum, Chenumi loved how it made her feel very focused and Binaya said it was a fun way to learn!
We would like to extend our thanks to the Lincolnshire Free Press for publishing our exciting news. Please follow the link for the article below.
Singsation
On Wednesday 5th July the key stage two choir went to Lincoln theatre royal to take part in Singsation. A fantastic event where 11 choirs from all over the local area came together to perform. the children had an amazing time taking part in the singing event and we hope to go back next year!
Multi Sensory Room Opening
We are very excited to share with you that on Wednesday 19th April, we held our official opening of our brand new Multi Sensory Room in school.
Due to generous funding from both the Cowley Trust and East Midlands Railway Community Fund, we have been able to create a unique multi sensory room within our school.
For this opening, we were joined by representatives of the Cowley Trust, East Midlands Railway, our Governing body and the Lincolnshire Free Press to celebrate our exciting new room and to say thank you to those involved in making our vision a reality.
School Art Exhibition
On Friday 24th February the whole school came together as we opened an art gallery in our hall. The children from EYFS all the way up to year 6 all had a piece of artwork which they had to show and present. The whole school have been working on the topic ‘Reflections’ so it was interesting to see all of the different adaptations and interpretations the classes had been working on. Throughout the afternoon the children all had a chance to come and look around the whole school art gallery which they all thoroughly enjoyed. Once school had finished, children were able to come in with their parents to proudly show their artwork to them.