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- 01/11/23
Experimenting with different Grades of Pencil
Tiverton and Carisbroke class have been learning about value (one of the elements of art). They learnt that shading within a picture shows light and dark. Without shading an image can appear flat. The students experimented with different grades of pencil to create drawings of noses, mouths and ears...Read Full Story - 19/10/23
Castle School Harvest Festival and Bake-Off
P4PC have working very hard to plan, organise and run our whole school Harvest Day, which took place today. We had a fantastic Castle School Bake Off. The judges said: "It was immense and such a lovely experience" Here are the winners: Stuck at It Award...Read Full Story - 19/10/23
Friends of Castle - Relaunch
Friends of Castle Relaunch We are pleased to announce the official relaunch of The Friends of Castle School. We would love you to join us and help make a difference to all our children’s education at the school. If you are interested and would like to be part of a group of par...Read Full Story - 13/10/23
Upcoming Parent Courses
We have 3 very exciting courses coming up next term. These courses are designed for parents and carers of children at The Castle School. They are: A Sleep Clinic run by NHS Sleep Practitioners and Jackie Hogg on 17th November A toilet training intervention workshop...Read Full Story - 09/10/23
Roald Dahl Literacy Project Showcase
At the end of last year pupils within Colchester Class devised an ensemble theatre performance of Roald Dahl’s ‘BFG.’ Over the course of the summer term, pupils used improvisation as a stimulus for script writing, developed characters through voice & gesture and experimen...Read Full Story - 05/10/23
Harvest Day at Newbury Showground
Windsor class really enjoyed the Autumn Harvest Day at Newbury showground. They explored and tasted apples, soup, vegetables and apple crumble and took part in a nature hunt. They were able to communicate well with the volunteers and staff at the showground. Windsor have been growing pumpki...Read Full Story - 25/09/23
Flu Immunisations 28.9.23
Just a reminder that flu immunisations for all children at school are being carried out on Thursday this week (28th September). These can only be given to children if you have given consent. If you haven;t given consent yet, but wish to do so, please read the attached letter that explains how to do...Read Full Story - 08/09/23
Specialist Mental Health Learning Disability Service
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) are setting up a new service called the Specialist Mental Health Learning Disability Service (Berkshire). Click below to find out more about this crucial serviceRead Full Story - 08/09/23
Keyworker Support for Berkshire West
Please click below to find out all about the new Keyworker Team for Berkshire West. You can watch a video about it by clicking hereRead Full Story - 08/09/23
Sleep Workshop in November
Dear Parents and Carers - we have a sleep workshop coming up on 17th November. This workshop is for parents and carers of children at our school who are experiencing sleep difficulties with their child. Click the link below to download the flyer to find out more.Read Full Story - 05/09/23
Welcome back
Dear Parents and Carers, The staff team at The Castle School are so pleased to be welcoming back all of our students this September as well as welcoming all the new students to our Castle School family. We look forward to a successful and fun year of learning ahead. As you will alre...Read Full Story - 19/07/23
Happy Holidays
As we reach the end of the school year, each class has produced a Class Newsletter with lots of lovely information on what they have been doing as well as some pictures of learning. You can read the newsletters by clicking the link below: The Castle School - Class Newsletters (thecastleschoo...Read Full Story