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February 2023

  • 20/02/23
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    Wellbeing Bags

    P4PC (Pupils 4 Positive Change) have been working very hard, with Charlotte Williams, a Health and Wellbeing in Schools Support Officer, to design and make wellbeing bags, which classes can borrow in school.  Students decided what they would like in the bags, based on the 5 ways to...
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  • 10/02/23
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    Wishing everyone a Happy Half Term Break

    I would like to wish all our students, families and staff a wonderful half-term break.  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...
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  • 06/02/23
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    Mighty Machines Exhibition

    Mighty Machines Exhibition by students of The Castle School Might Machines is an exciting collaborative educational art project with The Castle School and local printmaker, Charlotte Adcock. The project explores identity and social exclusion. The students have used mixed media to examine th...
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  • 03/02/23
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    Breakfast Workshop visits at Post-16

    On Friday 20th January, Jan from The Newbury Show Ground Education Team visited Post 16 to run a Breakfast workshop.  The students helped to prepare fruit for smoothies before tasting two different types.  They then helped to make porridge before tasting that again! They listened to a talk...
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  • 02/02/23
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    Wildlife Photography Competition

    Six students from The Castle School entered The Base’s "My Wildlife" Competition. We are happy to announce that Christian, Charlie, Ryland and Harry all were judged finalists by the judging panel. After an online vote, Harry was chosen as the Under 18 category winner with h...
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  • 01/02/23
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    Cooking up a storm!

    On a Tuesday afternoon we have been cooking independently with a partner. Our teachers have been leaving us in the kitchen on our own! We have cooked lemon drizzle muffins, cheese scones and shortbread. We had to read the recipe and follow it all by ourselves. We also had to find and weigh out all t...
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