Head Teachers Blog

Well done NKS children Our super children have been watching the shoelace tying videos and are doing a fantastic job. Here is a video of their new amazing skills

Every year we enjoy watching spring unfold with some super live bird cams. This year we have three beautiful predators: Tawny Owls, Peregrine Falcons and Ospreys. I hope you enjoy them. Tawny Owl Cam Peregrine Flacons Ospreys

Some super World Book Day poetry What a lovely World Book Day we had last Thursday and Friday (We love it so much, we have to do it over 2 days). The children embraced the poetry theme. I made a video of some of the children reading their selected poems. I wonder if you can …

It is great to see so many children wearing shoes with laces at the moment. It must be coming back into fashion. One thing many of the teachers have informed me is that we have A LOT of children wearing laces but they do not know how to tie their shoes. This is a simple life …

Poor Tom has had an accident to his teeth. We are not sure what happened but he has broken his two top teeth. We took Tom to Bicester Vets and met the lovely Kyra who took extra special care of him. He now has some medicine which he is taking very well. He is now able to eat his …

5 Hand claps to learn We have been having fun sharing clapping games in assembly over the last few months and children from Reception to Year 6 have been showing off their skills. If you want to learn a new clap I found a video showing 5 popular hand claps for you to learn. Enjoy

After a parent wrote in about adults’ behaviour outside the school gates, I asked the teachers to chat with children about their experiences. I was so shocked, I felt compelled to create a short video to share with the Kidlington community. Please watch and share.

So what is going on with lunchtimes at NKS? Hopefully your child/ren has been coming home with positive comments about lunchtimes since half term. We have signed up to a programme called OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) to improve the quality of play at NKS. We know that play is …

In assembly today I showed the children how to make a very simple paper snowflake. Hopefully, they will enjoy trying this at home.

We had some exciting news last week that I must share with you… North Kidlington has been awarded the PLATINUM school games mark. It’s so hard to get, and we have been given the award for both this year and next! The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme …