Latest News
Keep up to date with our latest news below.
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Ukrainian Club
Mon 27 Mar 2023Each week Rostik (Year 5) has been helping Mrs Botia to run a Ukrainian club, teaching other children some simple phrases and greetings. Thank you Rostik for sharing your expertise and for teaching us something new!
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Computing Curriculum - CSPA app
Mon 27 Mar 2023In computing children have loved using the new platform introduced by Mr Green (Computing Leader). Year 5 have loved creating a CSPA App!
MIss Badrick (Year 5 Leader)
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Walk to School and Be Healthy week
Fri 24 Mar 2023Despite a few showers, lots of children have been able to walk to school and do extra exercise during playtimes this week. Our dedicated Year 6 Road Safety Officers (Erin, Emma, Kabir, Lucca and Willow) did a sterling job of handing out raffle tickets to walkers. Year 4 ran a mile each day and progressively became fitter throughout the week. Scott and Lauren from Core Fitness joined us on several mornings during the week for a ‘Wake and Shake’ before school. Some of our very keen Year 6 sports leaders set up an inter-house basketball challenge at lunch times. During play times, the children were getting extra exercise by dancing to the music on the stage - thank you Mr Eggleton!
It has also been good to see children getting back on track with healthy choices at snack and lunch times by bringing in fresh fruit and vegetables to eat. They seem to prefer it too. We look forward to seeing which class is the healthiest!
On Groovy Shoes Day, children enjoyed wearing their favourite shoes and lots of children chose to change into their slippers in the classroom. On Wildlife Wednesday, Emma, Erin and Lola (Year 6) delivered an endearing whole school Collective Worship, inspiring lots of children to think about urban wildlife and ways of helping them, such as putting out water and planting wildflowers. That evening, William (Year 4) went home and told his parents what he had learned about hedgehogs.
Mrs Lipscombe, who is also passionate about wildlife, has been planting lots of wildflowers with all year groups so we should have a lovely display from June onwards. Amaira (Year 4) said that she had asked her parents to plant some wildflowers at the weekend. It would be lovely if other children did likewise.
We hope that this week inspires children to change some of their habits to healthier ones and to continue to walk to school, keep fit, eat healthily and start considering our wildlife friends too. Many thanks for the effort you have made to support your children during this week.Mrs Botia (PSHE and RSE Leader)
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Year 5 and 6 Football
Mon 20 Mar 2023The football teams have been busy representing the school recently, with our Year 5 Girls' and Boys' teams taking on Robertswood in their first friendly game of the year.
The boys played an excellent match, with Robertswood just clinching it with a 2-1 victory. On the next pitch, the girls put on a dominant display beating their opponents 5-0.
Two weekends ago, our Year 6 Girls' team were invited to Chesham Prep School for a tournament. The girls played incredibly well, so well we kept a clean sheet in every game. We were very proud to have finished the tournament in fourth place, only two goals behind the team taking third.
I am very grateful to parents for their support in taking the children to the games and cheering on CSPA from the side-lines.Mr Green (Class Teacher)
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British Science week
Mon 20 Mar 2023British Science Week comes to CSPA!
This week we have been celebrating all things Science! On Monday we kicked off British Science week with a whole day dedicated to Science. The theme this year is 'connections' and the children have been thinking lots about what this means in preparation for their homework and class activities.
From egg experiments to astronaut applications the children were involved in a whole range of very exciting activities. Year 3 had a go at creating their very own lava lamps using oil, baking soda and vinegar! Year 4 participated in an egg and teeth experiment and Year 5 spent the day creating applications to become astronauts! The whole school was also involved in a bridge building activity, where the classes were mixed around and the children were set a challenge to build a bridge from straws and masking tape! They did a fantastic job!Here are some quotes from some of the children:
"I enjoyed making the bridges as it was fun to join in with another year group who I wouldn't usually work with" - Kate Class 8
"I enjoyed the astronaut team building activity because I got the chance to learn more about my classmates" - Amelia Class 8
"I loved seeing what the Hubble telescope saw on my classmates birthdays as I find space really interesting" - Ella Class 8
"Did you know that blackcurrant is worse for your teeth than coke!" - Olivia Class 6
"I enjoyed the egg experiment and the bridge making was fun!" - Kitty Class 4
"I enjoyed pouring the liquids into each other, it was a fun experiment." - Poppy S Class 1
"I enjoyed watching Emily's wonderlab - you should watch it! I enjoyed making the lava lamps as it was cool." - Oriole Class 1
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Walk To School and Be Healthy Week is next week!
Fri 17 Mar 2023Our Spring term theme is 'Walking With Wildlife’. The weather looks warmer for walking to school next week so please make a big effort. If you need to drive, try to park further away and walk; our neighbours will be most grateful. Greet our lovely Year 6 Road Safety Officers, who will be rewarding children with raffle tickets and look out for any wildlife on your way to school. To maximise as many opportunities to be as active as possible, we would like children to wear their PE kit to school every day next week.
This is a perfect time to get back into good habits to become fitter and healthier. There will be exercise before school run by Scott at Core Fitness. During play times, the Year 6 Sports Leaders will be organising challenges and Year 4 will be running a mile every day. Please make sure your child comes to school with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables as snacks and in their packed lunch. We will be collecting data to find out which class is the healthiest to win the trophy.
Tuesday is Groovy Shoesday. Children must wear their PE kit and can wear or bring their favourite shoes or slippers for the classroom. No donations are required.
Mrs Lipscombe will be teaching children about the connections of wild flowers to support wildlife and will be planting different species with each year group.
Erin L, Emma and Lola in Year 6 will be raising awareness of our urban wildlife during a special Collective Worship on Wednesday.
Finally, since International Earth Hour is on Saturday 25th, we will be staging our own Earth Hour on Friday, so at 10:00-11:00am we will be turning off all screens, computers, lights and even the kettles in the staff room!
It is sure to be a little bit different and a fun week for all.Mrs Botia (PSHE Leader)
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Easter Hats
Thu 01 Apr 2021Our CSPA children are so wonderfully creative! On the last day of term, they were invited to enter an Easter hat competition. Here are some of the winners across the school.
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Easter Egg Bingo
Thu 01 Apr 2021We had such a lovely last day of the spring term at CSPA! The children loved having a mufti day and we all enjoyed our very first fun-filled Easter Egg Bingo!
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CSPA House Captains
Thu 01 Apr 2021Our new house captains for the summer term are:
Penn House: Augustin and Emilia
Milton House: Rory and Tom
Hampden House: Isabella and Olivia
Gray House: Jack and Lila
They were voted for by the entire school and delivered some exceptional speeches! Well done CSPA house captains!
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Year 3 Sandwich Making
Thu 01 Apr 2021Our Year 3 children enjoyed designing and making their own sandwiches this week as part of their work on healthy eating in science - and these were certainly no ordinary sandwiches! We had all sorts of designs ranging from animals and snowmen to teddies and submarines! They had time to admire each other's before enjoying them for lunch!
