Pieces of Eight
There was much excitement when our Reception children came into school dressed as pirates last week.
The morning began with a ‘pirate themed’ assembly. All the children had to visit 4 islands based on Chandlings values - Kindness Island, Sharing Island, Listening Island and Perseverance Island. On each island they found a key which opened the treasure chest on Perseverance Island (as they had persevered to get there!). The treasure chest opened, to the children’s surprise, revealing a helium balloon inviting them all to a pirate lunch. They started and ended the assembly performing their pirate poem (practised in drama) and their pirate song.
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The pirate lunch of fish and chips was eaten around a pirate ship where all the placemats were treasure maps that the children had made the day before.
"It’s been such a challenging year for all our children," said Mrs Dawkins and Mrs Wimborne,"and we wanted to end it with a really fun day that they will treasure and remember."