Goodness me! We are half way through the final term and I really can't believe how time is flying. We still have learning to do and...

Thank You to everyone who helped make the fete a massive success and raise £1800!

Well done to the Challenger children who coped well with an unusual week. Firstly they didn't have their usual class teacher and...

Congratulations to all of Year 1 who did a splendid job with their Phonic Screening assessment last week. I know how hard children have...

Welcome back to school for our final term of the year. I can't believe we are here already and looking forward to the packed term ahead....

We had a very enjoyable trip to the River and Rowing Museum last Tuesday. Please see the gallery of photos below. Children wrote...

We had great fun on Friday! At the start of the day we welcomed Charlie from Y2 who presented his video showing us around the dairy at...

We had a very interesting visit to Nettlebed Creamery last week. The children were fantastic and represented Nettlebed School in the way...

Huge thanks to Nettlebed Creamery who invited us along to find out about cheese-making. Tamsin and Tommy greeted us and showed us around...

What a lovely start to the new term it was last week! The children came back to school with a great attitude to learning and produced...

Lower School have started their 'Nettlebed' topic with a beautiful walk around the local area and even spent some time in the churchyard...

Welcome back to Term 5. I hope that all Challenger families have had a wonderful Easter break. How lovely to have seen some sunshine...

Year 1 and Year 2 had a great time at the Cross Country at Langtree in the last week of term. They all ran to the best of their ability,...

What a fun end to the week we had! The Easter egg hunt was a cracking way to finish the week and we all enjoyed ourselves. The snow and...

We had a great week learning facts about Viking longboats and children produced some super explanations as to why they were a successful...

The Vikings are coming! Well not really - that happened a long time ago but we will be finding out how they travelled when they did...

What a great week we had! I loved the enthusiasm that children showed for their learning and was impressed with their knowledge. We...

We are looking forward to Science Week at Nettlebed, kicking off with our dress-up day on Monday. I can't wait to see all of the...

We had great fun last week celebrating World Book Day; we enjoyed some live sessions with Julia Donaldson, Nick Sharratt and Axel...

You are a reader was the theme this year and Nettlebed spent most of the day enjoying talking about everything books. All children...

Welcome aboard the HMS Challenger where our history topic for Term 4 is 'On the Water'. We will find out about different types of boats...

Challenger class were treated to a drama workshop in the last week of Term 3. It was led by Mr Goddard from Berzerk Productions who...

We enjoyed story time in the round house on Friday afternoon, followed by playtime in the garden. Mr Wright expertly refereed a game of...

We enjoyed finding out about hedgehog hibernation last week. When writing hibernation facts, we discussed whether Ms Roberts' 'hedgehog...

Fire Engine visit We had a wonderful surprise on Friday thanks to the brilliant Henley Fire and Rescue Service. The children had a great...

Animal Migration - Hot and Cold Topic This week we will find out about the incredible journeys that migrating animals undertake. We'll...

Science week Next week will have a science focus and Challenger will be thinking about seasonal changes and how they affect our lives. We...

What a great first (half) week back! Well done to all the Challenger children who started the new term with the right attitude to...

A very Happy New Year to you all! Firstly, I must thank you all for your lovely Christmas gifts – it is very kind of you. I hope that...

Year 1 competed in house groups to make the longest paper chain. We were very impressed by their building techniques and all groups made...