China, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Kenya, Nigeria….. we are travelling all around the world today and learning a little bit about other cultures. Our children and families speak more than 24 different languages and it’s really fun learning what makes us different and what makes us the same. Thanks to the parents and grandparents who came to tell us about their cultures and traditions and who supported staff to plan a really fun-packed day.
A summary of the day with video can be found here – http://www.peddlemywheels.com/school-bike-markets or see below
How it works –
● 08:00-09:30: drop off bikes for selling and we tag them with your details. These are added to the selection of children’s bikes (and adult on request*) we bring along.
● 09:30-15:30: mechanic checks every bike and makes minor repairs where necessary
● people selling bikes will get a valuation of the bike sent via email and a link to a secure site for inputting their bank or PayPal details for payment to be made when the bike sells
● there is a 25% commission charge on all bike sales which we deduct once the bike is sold
● 15:30-16:30: market opens for people to buy bikes. We accept credit cards and cash
● sellers will receive an email when their bike sells and a money transfer will be made the Monday after it sells
● unsold bikes are taken with us to be sold at other markets and payments are made once sold
● if the seller wants to take their unsold bike it is their responsibility to collect at the end of the day
● Any questions – please email info@peddlemywheels.com * Any adult looking for a bike for themselves should complete a ‘Market Order Form’ on our website at least 48 hours before the event and we will try and bring something suitable along.
Our assemblies this week focus on inspiring futures in design and technology and Miss Best kick-started the week with a challenge to build a structure using spaghetti and marshmallows which would be strong enough to support the weight of an egg. It was a fun challenge – but nobody can work out what happened to all of Mr Lawrence’s marshmallows?!?
We have just been informed that our school has been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark at silver level. A huge well done to Mr Shilton whose fantastic leadership of the subject has helped us to secure this impressive award – and to all the staff who always strive to provide exciting, challenging, innovative learning opportunities in Science. And of course, to our wonderfully curious and questioning children! We are very proud.
